I used to work with a woman who you used to phone work occasionally and say she was not coming in as she had a cold, the following day she would be back with no sign of a cold. Her excuse was always that she would take off to Southend and walk to the end of the pier so that the wind would 'blow the germs away'! I was never sure whether or not it was a miracle cure or an excuse for a day at the seaside......
Retiring and living frugally in money from downsizing after years of stress


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