Bird Flu...Problem or Hype

[deanbmw]

chesters1:

it tears especially in the tesco freezers there 4 degrees colder than sainsburies

brill pmsl

[chesters1]

i almost went queer but luckily capons were taken off the market and saved me from going over to the dark side

[Peter Waller]

Rumour has it that we need a bit of thinning out .

 

A sad reality of nature, and one that we must be prepared for. One of my daughters is a pharmascist at the UEA Hospital in Norwich. Apparently everything is in place, not least plans for the closure of night clubs, football grounds etc. If nothing else we won't be caught on the hop, but worrying nevertheless.

[Dan]

Peter Waller:

One of my daughters is a pharmascist at the UEA Hospital in Norwich. Apparently everything is in place, not least plans for the closure of night clubs, football grounds etc. If nothing else we won't be caught on the hop, but worrying nevertheless.

Will they ban work?!

 

dan

[Dan]

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Originally posted by Dan:

Will they ban work?!

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Second thoughts ..... no I'll never get a plumber now!

 

Dan

 

[ 17. October 2005, 11:35 PM: Message edited by: Dan ]

[Steve Walker]

They're talking about 50,000 "excess deaths", but you have to bear in mind that normal flu causes about 15,000 of these every year. I'm not belittling that, my grandparents are in their 80's and seem to have become much more frail over the last year or so, and I'm afraid for them, but it's likely that many of the people who die will be people who will not survive their next illness whatever it is.

 

Having said that, the 1918 flu has recently been genetically reconstructed from old tissue samples, and found to be a bird flu. What was unusual about that flu virus was the number of fit and healthy young people it killed.

 

Still, good to know our "key workers" will be prioritised for vaccination and antiviral treatment. NHS front line staff, for sure, and emergency services personnel, but I haven't seen a definition of who else these people are; does it include "Diversity CoOrdinators" and "Promotional Events Organisers" and "Community Outreach Facilitators"?

 

I made that last one up. I just Googled it. There is such a job. Scary.

[Scopex]

Why don't we simply place all our elderly relatives outside on the pavement, whilst we lock ourselves in with our stockpiled heinz bean and andrex mountains and wait till things have run their course?

 

[ 18. October 2005, 12:41 AM: Message edited by: Scopex ]

[Steve Walker]

Scopex:

Why don't we simply place all our elderly relatives outside on the pavement, whilst we lock ourselves in with our stockpiled heinz bean and andrex mountains and wait till things have run their course?

Because within 4 hours of not having a cup of tea they'll revolt and beat you to death with their walking sticks

[Scopex]

Steve Walker:

Steve Walker:

Why don't we simply place all our elderly relatives outside on the pavement, whilst we lock ourselves in with our stockpiled heinz bean and andrex mountains and wait till things have run their course?

Because within 4 hours of not having a cup of tea they'll revolt and beat you to death with their walking sticks

Shucks....I just knew there had to be a down side!

Back to the drawing board methinks!

[Guest sandpipper]

My mate is a grave digger and cant wait for the extra over time and just before christmas too