Swine flu?

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Betty

News article I read earlier said that 144 schools in Texas are closed until May 11th. 88,000 kids. WTF?

Now if we can just quietly wrap the border fence around the top of Texas while it's sleeping . . .

[Alex]

Sadly the pendulum has swung. We're so far into pre-emptive overreaction that I'm going to be disappointed if less than 10,000 people die in the United States. If this goes on much longer I'm going to require horse-drawn wagons calling for our dead while winding slowly through neighborhoods for satisfaction.

I heard (from "a guy") that all the schools in Minnesota have been closed because a student mentioned her mom had just been to Texaco.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Now if we can just quietly wrap the border fence around the top of Texas while it's sleeping . . .

Amen, sister.

[Betty]

They have closed one of the high schools in our district. (Lee Pollard High) Got a letter home today and an automated call saying it was a probable case. Just now got another automated call saying it was confirmed.

They are closing that school until May 6th.

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Alex

I heard (from "a guy") that all the schools in Minnesota have been closed because a student mentioned her mom had just been to Texaco.

Okay - if that was a hint to back up the info so it's not just from a "guy" - here you go.

Another article mentioned it now more schools and 130,000 kids.

It seems they are shutting down the entire district if one case in found? That seems rather extreme.

[Alex]

No it wasn't commenting on anything from you. I was aware of the Ft. Worth closure and was just reacting to that directly.

[Disneyphile]

I think it should be renamed the Whine Flu.

[Disneyphile]

I've decided that we need to spread around more packs of bacon bouillon so there can be Swine Stew in pandemic proportions across the nation. A pig in every pot!

[Mousey Girl]

I am cooking bean soup today. I went a little heavy on the ham/ham stock. I even added some bacon cubes.

[Alex]

There was a very sniffly guy in the seat behind me on the train. It was nice because it kept the others seats around us empty almost all the way into the city (I'm not afeard because sickness is a sign of moral weakness and I am morally pure and therefore immune to the flu).