Winter cold and flu facts. Or fiction?

It is really starting to get cold here in South Africa now. Autumn (or Fall for the Americans?) is over and the real Winter is starting. Temperatures are seriously coming down, people are layering more and more clothes and the sniffles and coughs are becoming more and more commonplace.

I've received the interesting text below via email and unfortunately the source was not credited. It makes interesting reading - you be the judge.

"Cold weather makes it easier to catch a cold.

Fiction. Cold weather has nothing to do with catching a cold. Many people become ill due to the fact that we tend to spend more time indoors in close contact with other people in heated homes. Because of the heated close quarters, germs are more easily passed from person to person. ..."

On chicken soup: Whether it helps or not, I love chicken soup - especially the rich, thick and tasty one my friend E makes! I think it's time for a visit :)

The fuel price in SA: News 24 - 4-digit fuel pumps by year-end

At over R10 a litre ...

This bit of news leaves me very sad. A clear indidictation of the status of the fuel price in South Africa. Unfortunately, public transport is almost non-existant. Of course, this will have a knock-on effect on the rest of the economy. Inflation - here we go again!

Full article here:
http://www.fin24.com/articles/default/display_article.aspx?Nav=ns&ArticleID=1518-25_2320822

"4-digit fuel pumps by year-end

May 12 2008 3:03PM

Johannesburg - Filling station owners have until the end of the year to replace or adjust fuel pumps that cannot show prices over three digits, the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) said on Monday.

Certain pumps cannot show more than three digits and are unable to reflect fuel prices over R9.99. ..."

SA's cheapest car launched (or - SA's most expensive crap!)

Full article here:
http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/NewModels/0,,1369-1374_2319297,00.html

"SA's cheapest car launched

Hailey Philander

To read more about Chery in South Africa, and aftersales and servicing for the new range, click here.

South Africa has a new "cheapest car" - the Chery QQ3 costs R59 900, and it's not as bare as you may think...

Of the ten models currently in production at Chery's Wuhu plant, three - the QQ3, J5 and Tiggo - are now available in South Africa.
McCarthy Limited executives at the launch of its new affordable range also noted that two additional models are a possibility for the local market by the end of 2008.

For now, there are three models to appeal to quite a wide range of buyers."