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A Handy Trick for Shaking the Swine Flu
Swine flu, which faded from the news while the virus took a summer vacation, is getting headlines again – and they're damn scary. On
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I haven’t seen a paper dispenser in a long time that requires one to touch it. Besides that, I always keep the paper in my hand when opening the door, and then get rid of it outside in some other receptacle.
Sometimes it feels like one should just stay home unless it is necessary to go shopping, or something. Maybe one could stock up for the entire season thus avoiding other people. Watch a lot of TV, play on the internet, take a lot of Vitamin C, Zinc, and Echinacea.
Well, since I am one of those lucky “old farts” perhaps I could go outside, and be safe, lol
Swipies: Okay, but that doesn’t address the handshaking issue, and some of us have to go out of the house sometimes (work, school, etc). What do you think of the bowing suggestion?
BTW congratulations and thanks for not trying to put a political spin on this.
I’ve never been one for hand shaking. I generally just bow my head in acknowledgement. So, a slight bow would not bother me.
Good of you to post an article that did not have a political spin to it.
According to the CDC 36,000 (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm) people die from the common flu in the US annually. if 40,000 – 50,000 die from Swine flu, it’s really not much more dangerous than the common flu. Are we going to radically alter our culture because of a media scare? Did we learn nothing from the hype over SARS?
Swipies suggests staying at home if possible. Have we reached the point in society where the flu has us afraid to leave the house?Life is full (and exciting because) of risks, but the swine flu is not a significant one.
“According to the CDC 36,000 (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm) people die from the common flu in the US annually. if 40,000 – 50,000 die from Swine flu, it’s really not much more dangerous than the common flu.”
The point you’re overlooking is that this winter we’re probably going to have BOTH the “regular” flu and the swine flu around, so the flu death toll could be double.
Also the people who appear to be hit hardest by the swine flu are young adults, who are normally most resistant to the “regular” flu.