Did you come down with the Flu/cold at FUN?

oldsubguru

The FUN show was great and I did get to meet a few of you as you passed through Public Registration. On Saturday, I developed a sore throat and by Sunday knew that I had caught something. Both my wife and I came down with the bug and are now in the last stages of getting rid of it. I know that Randy Campbell of ICG caught the same thing as well and I was wondering if anyone else came down sick after the show?

CoinBuyer12

Some people think the F in FUN stands for Florida, it actually stands for Flu.

messydesk

I had a bit of a cold last week that I could feel starting Sunday after I got home. I was over it by Thursday afternoon. Had a bowl of pho Friday for lunch (extra lime and sriracha) just to make sure it would be gone.

STONE

Yup! Along with allergies. Not fun

AnkurJ

One thing I always keep on me is hand sanitizer.

Lakesammman

Probably let your blood alcohol get too low - it kills the virus.

BryceM

Well, it is about the worst flu season in the last decade or so. You could have picked it up anywhere.

Justlooking

I didn't go anywhere near Florida, but I feel awful.

ebaytrader

Yuuuuuup!

Been sick with it since getting back from the show.

WaterSport

Caught it the thursday before Christmas so I do not think I was the contagious one at FUN.

WS

Walkerguy21D

Spent all day Thur and Fri there, plus nights out.....met lots of folks, and did lots of biz - no problems here.
Hope you get well soon.

Coinosaurus

NP here. But you have to take care of yourself when you travel - stay hydrated, wash hands, get sleep, don't eat too much convention center food, etc.

Broadstruck

<< <i>I didn't go anywhere near Florida, but I feel awful. >>



Same here!

georgiacop50

<< <i>... had a bit of a cold last week... >>



Nope. The influenza hits you like a ton of bricks. There is no "bit of" flu...

valente151

Yep. Luckily it only lasted three days.

WTCG

I didn't but plenty of others did, some more serious than others. Considering the unsatisfactory hygienic standards of the vast majority of numismatists and the number of people who were in the aisles coughing and hacking it doesn't surprise me how many people were infected.

At a coin show once you touch coins you keep your hands isolated from the rest of your body and never ever touch your mouth, eyes, or nose and never handle food. If you do that not only do you substantially cut down your infection chances you also cut down the chances of contaminating coins with debris and fluids.

Tdec1000

<< <i>I didn't but plenty of others did, some more serious than others. Considering the unsatisfactory hygienic standards of the vast majority of numismatists and the number of people who were in the aisles coughing and hacking it doesn't surprise me how many people were infected.

At a coin show once you touch coins you keep your hands isolated from the rest of your body and never ever touch your mouth, eyes, or nose and never handle food. If you do that not only do you substantially cut down your infection chances you also cut down the chances of contaminating coins with debris and fluids. >>



Well spoken Dr. Wei!! lol

PQpeace

I picked up the FLU in Florida...just getting over it.
Larry

WTCG

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<< <i>I didn't but plenty of others did, some more serious than others. Considering the unsatisfactory hygienic standards of the vast majority of numismatists and the number of people who were in the aisles coughing and hacking it doesn't surprise me how many people were infected.

At a coin show once you touch coins you keep your hands isolated from the rest of your body and never ever touch your mouth, eyes, or nose and never handle food. If you do that not only do you substantially cut down your infection chances you also cut down the chances of contaminating coins with debris and fluids. >>



Well spoken Dr. Wei!! lol >>



Every time I see someone rummaging their hands through rows of slabs or rolls of circulated coins then take that hand and grab a handful of potato chips to stuff straight into their mouths without washing up first I cringe. At a show like FUN you see something like that happening about once every 5 minutes. Then you wonder why people get sick.

IrishMikey

I did not, but I got my flu shot in November. I have gotten a yearly flu shot since my last bout with the flu 18 years ago.
It darn near killed me then, and I swore I would never take chances again.

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>Probably let your blood alcohol get too low - it kills the virus. >>



Yah, otherwise FUN Flu Unto Numismatists.

mustanggt

Nope, no flu but I did get a flu shot and took a few precautions

SoCalBigMark

Didn't go to FUN but woke up with a very bad cold Saturday, starting to feel a little bit better, didn't get to try my new parachute.

Tdec1000

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<< <i>I didn't but plenty of others did, some more serious than others. Considering the unsatisfactory hygienic standards of the vast majority of numismatists and the number of people who were in the aisles coughing and hacking it doesn't surprise me how many people were infected.

At a coin show once you touch coins you keep your hands isolated from the rest of your body and never ever touch your mouth, eyes, or nose and never handle food. If you do that not only do you substantially cut down your infection chances you also cut down the chances of contaminating coins with debris and fluids. >>



Well spoken Dr. Wei!! lol >>



Every time I see someone rummaging their hands through rows of slabs or rolls of circulated coins then take that hand and grab a handful of potato chips to stuff straight into their mouths without washing up first I cringe. At a show like FUN you see something like that happening about once every 5 minutes. Then you wonder why people get sick. >>



Yes and it is disgusting! I agree with you!

Tiny

Not at FUN but my wife got it here in town and I got it since the next Tuesday and still trying with all the
wonder drugs to get rid of it, all most done. Yea like they say, we can go to the moon but can cure a cold.