To be annoyed to have caught a cold given the amount of handwashing and distancing I have been doing?

[Pansypath]

Yes I know I am lucky it is not Covid. But honestly given the amount of distancing (lots), the amount of socialising (v little) and the amount of handwashing and mask wearing (loads) I am a bit surprised to have caught this nasty green snotty cold.

Are you sure it's a cold? It's been damp, lately. Lots of spores around.

I guess any contact with others will bring risk of colds etc.

Oh no. I would be annoyed too, I have been hoping that cold viruses in general will reduce this year. Who do you think you caught it from?

Was talking about this with dh and saying hope all of this will stop as many cold etc this winter especially at school time.Sorry you're sick OP and yanbu!!!

I've just got my first cold since March, within 24 hours of saying how great it was I hadn't had one since March.

People, be warned. Don't jinx yourselves.

(On the plus side, it's one of the mildest colds I've ever had and I think it's because I'm having it while completely well. Is this what it's like if you don't keep getting them one after the other?)

I have no idea how people catch them without all the hugging and children licking us

How did you get it? Any idea who's sick around you ?

Oh that's very annoying.

Obviously all the things that help keep Covid at bay are no match for the common cold.

Hope it clears up soon.

Def a cold as it is on top of hayfever symptoms (sinusy) but is a cold with (tmi) thick green snot and sneezing. No temp, no cough, etc. It is easing off now but I have had the green snotty phase for a week and had a few days of very runny but not green, nose before that. I read that colds have a 1-3 day incubation period. So as to where I have caught it - one of my dc's has been at nursery so although they had no symptoms maybe through them. And I have been to the supermarket (in a mask etc). And I had to take public transport once (again in a mask with much hand washing and sterilising).