20thStDad Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Oy, you're killing me here!http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...kHrXwwD97QROAG0 Israeli official: Swine flu name offensive 1 day ago JERUSALEM (AP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sorry, we've changed administrations. You truly believe that it matters, don't you? Can Jews get swine flu? For that matter, why didn't you ask the same about Muslims ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Israeli official: Swine flu name offensive1 day agoJERUSALEM (AP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 You truly believe that it matters, don't you? Actually, that was a Wag the Dog joke aimed at our prior President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Don't get your knickers in a knot. I'm making a jab at the stupid. Those who complain, unthinkingly, about taxes, but still expect services. I think I've explained that three times now.Making fun of stupid people is like shooting fish in a barrel. It's too easy. Why bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Making fun of stupid people is like shooting fish in a barrel. It's too easy. Why bother?I agree, and further, we all get our turn at stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Speaking of stupid, did anyone catch the Chron.Com's Q and A this morning?Someone asked if he should WASH his BACONBITS before putting them on his salad in order to avoid getting the swine flu! Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahiki Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Speaking of stupid, did anyone catch the Chron.Com's Q and A this morning?Someone asked if he should WASH his BACONBITS before putting them on his salad in order to avoid getting the swine flu! Seriously.Please don't laugh about that. It's too easy to make fun of stupid people, and we shouldn't do it. Niche says so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Im wearing a mask and gloves tomorrow, seriously. First Swine Flu death in Houston and Swine Flu case in Ft.Bend Coutny.Don't 'quote' me, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Im wearing a mask and gloves tomorrow, seriously. First Swine Flu death in Houston and Swine Flu case in Ft.Bend Coutny.Don't 'quote' me, please.I heard from a "reliable source" of at least 2 cases in Ft Bend. Not surprising, Texas is one of the states with the most cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Please don't laugh about that. It's too easy to make fun of stupid people, and we shouldn't do it. Niche says so.I'm not saying that you shouldn't, just that it is in bad taste IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I heard from a "reliable source" of at least 2 cases in Ft Bend. Not surprising, Texas is one of the states with the most casesLooks like one case from Ft Bend has been confirmed.HOUSTON - Officials with the Fort Bend County health department say a 17-year-old girl who tested positive for swine flu has since recovered.The girl was tested late last week after showing experiencing some of the swine flu symptoms. A swab test was sent to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and health officials were notified Wednesday of the results.No one in the girl's family has exhibited any symptoms of the swine flu, health officials said.However, officials said the private Harris County school the teen attends will be shut down Thursday. Harris County health officials are expected to release the name of that school Thursday.Fort Bend County health officials said the girl hasn't been to Mexico recently.Currently, officials are waiting for test results on 30 suspected cases of swine flu in Fort Bend County. But they said the cases could include the seasonal flu.So far, a total of 16 cases have been confirmed throughout Texas, including eight in Guadalupe County, three in Dallas County, two in Starr County, one in Cameron County and one in Fort Bend County.Earlier this week, a 23-month-old boy from Mexico died at Houston's Texas Children Hospital from the strain.In this U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed at least 139 cases in New York, California, Maine, Kansas, Massachusetts, Indiana, Ohio, Arizona, Michigan and Nevada.http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/health/090..._bend_swine_flu*EDIT* Swine Flu HAS been raised to Pandemic Alert, the scond-highest level.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30398682/?GT1=43001 Edited April 30, 2009 by UpuPUp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I'm not saying that you shouldn't, just that it is in bad taste IMO. from our resident Master of Good Taste. Today, I heard snippets of a break room swine flu conversation about 'should I stop eating bacon?' I left without comment, but sweet baby jesus, it was hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 from our resident Master of Good Taste. Today, I heard snippets of a break room swine flu conversation about 'should I stop eating bacon?' I left without comment, but sweet baby jesus, it was hard. Is this thing going to snow ball, or will it be like SARS and come and go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 You would think that considering they find pigs offensive and disgusting they wouldn't mind naming a deadly flu after them. Had they picked a different name, left it more technical, it would be less scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 This has Y2K stamped all over it. The biggest non-event, event. 10's of thousands die every year from flu. So far, "mild cases" with the occasional expected deaths... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 This has Y2K stamped all over it. The biggest non-event, event. 10's of thousands die every year from flu. So far, "mild cases" with the occasional expected deaths...I'll file this one with all of your other fantastic pronouncements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Fort Worth ISD closed schools today: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...lu.2f76c58.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Three Houston schools, too:http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/kho...ty.2f70fcc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 This has Y2K stamped all over it. The biggest non-event, event. 10's of thousands die every year from flu. So far, "mild cases" with the occasional expected deaths...I agree that this thing wont be deadly and thousands of Houstonians wont be rushed to the Hospital. However, I no longer think this will be a non-event.I've got a friend in Fort Worth. She's a single divorced mother of two. She works for a living. She now has to figure out a way to care for her kids until May 11th since they wont be at school. She's thinking she's going to have to take an unpaid leave of absence since she wont be able to afford private day care. Of course, in this economy, she isn't to thrilled with the prospects of having to leave work...The panic is clearly spreading. We're probably going to do more harm to ourselves than the actual pig flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 We've got thousands of people flying into Houston this weekend from all over the world to attend the "Off Shore Technology Conference". This is one of the biggest international events in the industry. Should we seal-off our borders to keep them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 OMG, it's in my neighborhood! HELP ME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I agree that this thing wont be deadly and thousands of Houstonians wont be rushed to the Hospital. However, I no longer think this will be a non-event.I've got a friend in Fort Worth. She's a single divorced mother of two. She works for a living. She now has to figure out a way to care for her kids until May 11th since they wont be at school. She's thinking she's going to have to take an unpaid leave of absence since she wont be able to afford private day care. Of course, in this economy, she isn't to thrilled with the prospects of having to leave work...The panic is clearly spreading. We're probably going to do more harm to ourselves than the actual pig flu.There are discussions going on today in my office about dealing with the expected absenteeism, or the possibility of people bringing their kids to work because of school closures. The only official corporate policy response is to stop non-essential travel to Mexico, and follow the WHO guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 We've got thousands of people flying into Houston this weekend from all over the world to attend the "Off Shore Technology Conference". This is one of the biggest international events in the industry. Should we seal-off our borders to keep them out? I can't imagine anything short of nuclear holocaust stopping the OTC. Maybe they'll put some little hand sanitizers in the goodie bags, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 ...sprite and crackers...chicken soup if it gets really bad.But seriously, I'm not worried about me even if I get it, but my 16 month old I do have concerns about. She's not as equipped as I am to handle it. I don't know what precautions we can take besides staying clean and not doing tons of public interaction though. Her day care hasn't closed or hinted they plan to. But if the cases in Houston increase I wouldn't be surprised. We're lucky my wife is at home to accommodate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 y'all read about patient zero shopping in the galleria the day before coming down with the sickness, i presume /http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6400968.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 We're having a PANDEMIC! meeting at 3:00. We've already been warned about non-essential travel to Mex.I'll report back with the results of my meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Cool.. now we can monitor the destruction of civilization in real time...http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&...5.78125&z=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 y'all read about patient zero shopping in the galleria the day before coming down with the sickness, i presume /http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6400968.htmlI'm less interested in the galleria part (before he got sick) than I am the part about him having Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 ...sprite and crackers...chicken soup if it gets really bad.But seriously, I'm not worried about me even if I get it, but my 16 month old I do have concerns about. She's not as equipped as I am to handle it. I don't know what precautions we can take besides staying clean and not doing tons of public interaction though. Her day care hasn't closed or hinted they plan to. But if the cases in Houston increase I wouldn't be surprised. We're lucky my wife is at home to accommodate that.I laugh and I joke, but if I had young children I would be worried as well. The liklihood of them having any serious complications is low, but I would still be worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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