Monthly Archives: December 2017

In early November, something strange happened at Cooper Mechanical. You see, the Coop always expects a number of our team members to come down with bugs around this time of year. Despite our best efforts, seasonal colds and the flu remain facts of life. However, no one expected this. It started with the occasional sniffle and cough - but soon, our office was raising up a serious storm of guttural hacking and wheezing. That is, until everyone started calling out sick. People were dropping like flies! As I surveyed the watery-eyed, red-nosed faces of my remaining coworkers, I knew I had [...]

Recently, I was watching the Eagles game with a friend and I couldn’t help but notice that he was coughing up a storm. So much so, that if the snacks hadn’t been so good, I would have made an excuse and gone home just to get away from the germs. Getting sick during the holiday season is the last thing I need! But then I remembered that, every year at this time, I experience this same issue with my friend. He gets a hacking cough that lasts throughout the football season and even beyond. Being the sleuth that I am, I [...]