Originally Posted by
tripledip
No signs of his whooping cough until about 2 hours into the flight. He did seem a bit disheveled, and not happy to be squished between 2, but at least said squishing was taking place in an exit row. He was incredibly fidgety, but so am I on some flights, so I just put on my eye shade and zoned out, until the loogies got out of hand. Again, no prob if you're getting a coughing or sneezing attack, the air on non-787s is horrendous, but my god, people, do it into your freaking elbow pit!
I do not disagree with you, but I used to get a major cold once a year or so.
I have learned that the chances of catching the germs of someone else are greatly reduced as long as you wash your hands thoroughly
before touching sensitive body parts such as your eyes, ears, nose and mouth, as well as before eating.
When someone coughs without covering his or her mouth, I try to breathe the air away from them by turning my head.
As a result — other than a few colds so minor that they are not even worth mentioning — I have not been sick in years.