My hubby just informed me that the US/Mexico border is closed? Is this true?
If it is true (not yet) I will be getting guys calling me to sleep here!
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My heavens...there has ONE diagnosed case in a local elementary school here and they have closed the school the rest of the week! they are now powerwashing the building and playground and sanitizing inside...
One case ...un-confirmed...at Angie's middle school... school today...still open but the custodians are working through the night with disinfectent...?....we do live close to Mexico...
Seriously....a lot of people die from the flu each year...I was shocked when I saw stats years ago....be safe!
Coast to Coast AM? Did the doctor have a tinfoil lining in his scrub hat?
Stick with Sanjay Gupta. Him I trust
What a very condensending thing to say.
Coast To Coast does have some strandge guests sometimes but they also have a lot of well known scientists and researchers on the show also.
The guest was Dr. Gary Ridenour M.D who is a mediacl doctor and researcher from Nevada who have been researching the Avian Flu virus and wrote a book about it.
He was VERY knowledgable about Swine and Avain Flu and talked about ways to protect yourself if the unthinkable happens which is that the virus mutates into a more deadly form.
I think I trust him 10X's more than what our government is telling us.
This is a little silly to bring up, but I've been watching wedding TV shows today (not sure why, slow day -- grey outside) and I really feel for any May brides!
Bumbleberry, we were scheduled to fly to Cancun with a group of friends from Toronto for a wedding on May 14! The flights (Air Transat) have been cancelled, and everything's up in the air (ha ha, no pun intended!). The bride and groom have the option of changing the destination, or changing the date. They've already booked their honeymoon - Italy - for directly after the wedding. Guests who were coming from overseas have flat-out cancelled. If the dates are changed, we likely can't attend: got lots planned for June, July, August. It's a shame.
I am sick today with my normal cold(I think) From first time of the year using air conditioners on a few hot days last week. My hubby has a cold and my daughter does~So It is kinda panicing me~I have severe asthma so It makes my colds much worse~So I am freaking out. I am in OHIO~And so far I think 1 case had been found in our state but on the other end of the state than where I am.~I have an anxiety disorder also~So I am totally agreeing with the ones that say~the media should quit freaking us out about it~it's honestly scaring the heck outta me! Especially since I just read that a toddler has died in the united states from texas~23 month old~My hearts go out to the family.
My kids are my life.I can not imagine how they are feeling and those in mexico that has lost loved ones~I am so sad for them all also.
I live in the bay area - San Jose, CA to be exact - and they have already closed down a highschool here because a student came down with it. And a few cities surrounding mine have reported cases of the swine flu. Being a mother of 2 very young boys, I am FREAKED out. I am giving my house a good scrub down after work, and stocking up and water and such just incase places start shutting down. Better safe than sorry, right ...?
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I am not concerned, I mean it's just like others illnesses and flu viruses. I rarely get sick though. When I first heard about the flesh eating bacteria I walked around like for quite a while. They said the lady got it just by bumping her knee on a table! This will die down, but really what is putting everyone into panic mode going to do for us all...just my own opinion though
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Coast to Coast AM? Did the doctor have a tinfoil lining in his scrub hat?
Stick with Sanjay Gupta. Him I trust
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Coast to Coast AM? Did the doctor have a tinfoil lining in his scrub hat?
What a very condescending thing to say. LOL! I hope it made you feel better to say that!
Granted Coast To Coast does have some strange guests sometimes but they also have a lot of well known scientists and researchers on the show also.
The guest was Dr. Gary Ridenour M.D who is a medical doctor and researchscientist from Nevada who has been researching the Avian Flu virus for a long time and wrote a book about it.
He was VERY knowledgeable about Swine and Avian Flu and talked about what exactly we are looking at ways to protect ourselves if the unthinkable happens which is that the virus mutates into a more deadly form.
I think I trust him 10 times more than what our government is telling us now.
What a very condescending thing to say. LOL! I hope it made you feel better to say that!
Granted Coast To Coast does have some strange guests sometimes but they also have a lot of well known scientists and researchers on the show also.
The guest was Dr. Gary Ridenour M.D who is a medical doctor and researchscientist from Nevada who has been researching the Avian Flu virus for a long time and wrote a book about it.
He was VERY knowledgeable about Swine and Avian Flu and talked about what exactly we are looking at ways to protect ourselves if the unthinkable happens which is that the virus mutates into a more deadly form.
I think I trust him 10 times more than what our government is telling us now.
Well, here's a link to the recap of the Coast to Coast show:
[Ridenour] estimated there was a 40% chance that the new virus was man-made, and was released either accidentally or intentionally.
Appearing in the latter half of the show, Alex Jones and Stephen Quayle both agreed the new swine virus was not natural. It's a "genetically altered bioweapon," possibly being "beta-tested in the field" to target specific races, Quayle contended. Jones cited experts in the field, pointing toward the virus being designed,
Sounds plenty flakey to me. I'm sorry if I come off as condescending but I kinda pride myself on being rational. And I'd like to know who Jones' "experts" are. Anybody can find an "expert" to back up whatever kooky hypothesis they embrace, treat that expert's knowledge as The Almighty Word of the Lord and anybody who disagrees with it is a heretic looking to be burned @ the stake. See under Autism Wars
The World Health Organization raised the threat level to Level 5 today. Only one more level (Level 6) and the government can legally declare martial law, shut down all schools, ban any public gatherings and order mass quarantines etc., etc..
Basically at Level 6 that means Constitutional Rights are non existent if the government so deems.
And if we are eventually ordered to self quarantine ourselves in our homes ... sooner or later EVERYONE has to go out to get food.
The World Health Organization raised the threat level to Level 5 today. Only one more level (Level 6) and the government can legally declare martial law, shut down all schools, ban any public gatherings and order mass quarantines etc., etc..
Basically at Level 6 that means Constitutional Rights are non existent if the government so deems.
And if we are eventually ordered to self quarantine ourselves in our homes ... sooner or later EVERYONE has to go out to get food.
Anybody worried yet?
I'm sorry, but could you link or at least reference your source for this information. I've done quite a bit of searching since reading this and have found nothing but heresay to support this. Level 5 refers to "human to human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region" and level 6 refers to "community level outbreaks in at least one other country in a different WHO region in addition to the criteria defined in Phase 5." (This info here.) That hardly seems like a reason to resort to martial law, especially if there is no mandatory government action on phase 5.
for quite a while. They said the lady got it just by bumping her knee on a table! This will die down, but really what is putting everyone into panic mode going to do for us all...just my own opinion though 
