Originally Posted by
SwingT
I've _got_ to make my short hops next week. I've had congestion and a hacking cough that I was hoping would go away but seems to be hanging on.
I absolutely hate to be sitting next to someone coughing and sneezing.
I'm think about wearing a one of those two for three bucks respirator - cheapie dust mask - for the protection of those around me.
While some may think I'm weird, I'm thinking most will appreciate my doing so.
what d o you think?
I think you should stay home. In November, I felt it important to attend a conference in Germany. The night before I departed I began coughing & felt pretty bad. By the time I boarded the flight, I was a mess. I felt awful about the gentleman seated next to me (even though, I figured out that he was a Skymarshall). I became progressively more sick. I flew home after 3 nts. Felt even worse on the return. Please do yourself and your fellow pax a favor by just staying home when you feel so bad. Apparently, I had a bronchial pneumonia. I never want to subject myself or a fellow passenger to that experience again. The cough lingered for about 5 weeks..