There are many magical things about being a driving instructor.
One of these magical things that is bugging me at the moment is coughs and colds. As an ADI it gets you three times.
The first hit is when the cold first appears. Pupils get it, and some cancel lessons, but some don’t.
The second hit is when YOU get the damned thing off the pupils who didn’t cancel while they had it. Depending how bad it is you may have to cancel lessons. Even if you don’t, you feel lousy.
The third hit is when the pupils you passed it on to start cancelling. This is the stage I am at right now.
As a general rule, you know who gave it to you to start with, and you can be pretty certain who got it off you when they start coughing and sneezing in the car. You can’t charge people for being ill, so you have to absorb it. To be fair, though, it’s only been about 6 hours total in the last 3-4 weeks all told, plus feeling lousy during Hit #2.
Be warned: it’s a sore throat that develops into a cough, a runny nose with sneezing, a headache, and aching limbs. It lasts for a week or more.