Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection
Never had a flu shot... last time I got the flu was when I was a kid in school and even then it was more like a cold than anything else. Wash your hands before meals, stay away from people that are sick. Wash your hands when you touch something that's been touched by someone who shows signs of being sick with anything. Eat peppermint candy when you're around people who are sick. Yes, believe it or not, peppermint in your stomach is a natural antiseptic of sorts.
Then you did not have the flu. It is absolutely nothing like a cold.