Lanzhou, China
The apartment has been quite dry since the central heating came on. I've taken to putting little bowls of water on windowsills, and bought a squirty bottle to spray around and try and raise the humidity a bit. On Monday I woke up with a particularly dry mouth and nose. Then as the day progressed I started sneezing. At first I blamed the allergies and reached for the nasonex, but by the end of Tuesday it was obvious I was coming down with a cold. So, the rest ...