Health (again) & Snow!
Was awake coughing during the night again. Was sick too, almost choked on it! Sorry for the imagery, folks. 
Called in sick today, one of the night staff answered and handed the phone to one of my seniors, we both agreed it wouldn’t be beneficial for anyone if I went to work today, and she said she’d phone up someone else to see if they can cover my shift. I then had to contact the civic centre to let them know I was absent through sickness, the nurse called back and said if it continues, see a doctor in a few days.
This bug is going around and I’m sure the doctors clinics are plagued with people with these symptoms. I’ll see how it goes. I’ve been taking Covonia (looks like petrol, smells like petrol, tastes pretty yucky. Dad put some on a cotton bud to see if it was actually flamable, but it wasn’t 
), and it seems to be helping my chest. I think I have been coughing so much I have bruised a rib. Ouch. I also have a headache, I’m feeling hot, have a stiff neck and a sore throat and just generally feeling under the weather.
OMG I just heard there’s snow outside Cardiff. Le sigh. We’ll most likely get it now. According to the Met Office earlier:
As cold air sets in across the country the Met Office is expecting a spell of snow on Thursday and at first on Friday. Two separate areas of snow are expected. The snow affecting eastern Scotland and Northumbria will be more persistent and heavy leading to 10-20 cm accumulations on high ground, and 5 cm or so on lower ground, though rain is more likely close to coasts. This is expected to cause disruption to travel networks especially across higher level routes. Lighter snow is expected further south, which will turn to rain later. Here, there is some uncertainty about how much snow there will be, though latest estimates suggest little, if any, lying snow in most parts, but with the risk of 3- 5 cm over parts of East Anglia and southeast England, as well as on high ground over 100 m elsewhere. Again, this could cause travel disruption, though with lower confidence.
On the map it shows South East Wales too, a bit of it, and it looks like we’re gonna get some.. Get your shovels out, especially those in Scotland!!