I had a 40º temperature yesterday (104º Fahrenheit), and I had the shakes, so I called into work sick. I was in real pain. Do you think they told me to stay home and get well soon? No, instead they told me they won’t “tolerate” sick leave, reminded me that I'm still on my trial period, and said it wouldn’t look "professional" to cancel classes—apparently they think it looks more professional to have contagious teachers moaning and shaking throughout class between squirts of Orofar® into their throats. Can you believe that?
p.s. one really great thing about the American heath care system is that they give you pills for everything. Here they give you huge doses of disgusting tea (well, at least there's booze in it)
p.p.s. my special lady was my lady-in-waiting (but for a nobleman). she spent half the day keeping me tucked in, souped up, and forcing me to drink disguisting tea...which did make me better. Unless it was my huge sperm count.
UPDATE: Because I succumbed to the pressure and went to work on Tuesday, I now have complications and am sequestered from the world, including my two special children, for the next five days.
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104 F is grounds for hospitalization around here. Think it's the swine flu?
It's grounds for hospitalization here too. Problem is I can't hold English lessons in my hospital room: that wouldn't be professional. I did skip work yesterday, incidentally, my special lady made me, but I went in today and whispered instructions between cd listening exercises.
Buy a chicken. Place in pot, cover with water, add chopped onion, celery, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Boil 2 hours. Drink all the liquid, make chicken salad from the bird.
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