feeling poorly

We have both been struck down by symptoms of the winter flu and are in short feeling "poorly". They really do say that here. But there is no such thing as felling betterly as I said to someone recently. Still the most common response to anything we say is "sorry". I don't know if they want me to repeat what I said more slowly or are apologising for the weather. Both perhaps. Right now I'm waiting for the phone to ring for some work. What is it about a watched phone never ringing or is it a watched kettle never boils. You know what I mean! I'm secretly hoping it doesn't ring as I'm poorly at the moment....