Swine Flu
Apr 29th 2009, 9:41 pm
#46
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Re: Swine Flu
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How very kind of you to think about me. I can be snarky too!
It did NOT originate in Canada. It originated in Mexico. Just as the 9/11 problem did NOT originate in Canada, though the US pointed a finger in our direction . After much investigation, it was proven without a doubt, that the 9/11 terrorists accessed the US using US planes and US documents. For the US an ' inconvenient' truth.
Recently, the US is again beefing up security and demanding that all land travellers using the US/Canadian border whether they be US or Canadain citizens have passports, to prove their identity. In the past a driver's licence or a birth certificate was enough. When questioned on the reason for this, the person in charge of the US Home-Security , and also the defeated Republican Presidential candidate both re-hashed the erronious allegation that the 9/11 terrorists made their way to the US via Canada.They also suggested that the border with Canada was more of a problem than that with the border with Mexico
So , when the news is fresh I suggested that we declare that Canada is NOT to blame for the flu' apparently now rampant nor did it originate here, so that in the future Canada can not be blamed for that too.
Unfortunately, truth can be twisted to suit one's agenda.And many people really believe what 'those in authority' tell them, true or not, and don't bother to check .
I hope this answers your post el_richo.
How very kind of you to think about me. I can be snarky too!
It did NOT originate in Canada. It originated in Mexico. Just as the 9/11 problem did NOT originate in Canada, though the US pointed a finger in our direction . After much investigation, it was proven without a doubt, that the 9/11 terrorists accessed the US using US planes and US documents. For the US an ' inconvenient' truth.
Recently, the US is again beefing up security and demanding that all land travellers using the US/Canadian border whether they be US or Canadain citizens have passports, to prove their identity. In the past a driver's licence or a birth certificate was enough. When questioned on the reason for this, the person in charge of the US Home-Security , and also the defeated Republican Presidential candidate both re-hashed the erronious allegation that the 9/11 terrorists made their way to the US via Canada.They also suggested that the border with Canada was more of a problem than that with the border with Mexico
So , when the news is fresh I suggested that we declare that Canada is NOT to blame for the flu' apparently now rampant nor did it originate here, so that in the future Canada can not be blamed for that too.
Unfortunately, truth can be twisted to suit one's agenda.And many people really believe what 'those in authority' tell them, true or not, and don't bother to check .
I hope this answers your post el_richo.
The second part was just pure curiosity as i'd not read anything about originating from canada.
Had i known you were Michael Moore in disguise i'd have kindly remained incommunicado
Apr 29th 2009, 11:24 pm
#47
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Re: Swine Flu
Hardly Michael Moore, I assure you .
To me sarcasm and snarky are the same thing
I did realize that you were not up on the political cross border Canada/US issue;therefore the long explanation .
Apr 30th 2009, 1:20 am
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Re: Swine Flu
yep love it - just nicked it as facebook profile pic!!!!!!! 
Apr 30th 2009, 1:47 am
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Re: Swine Flu
My daughter says that someone in her School just got back from Mexico 
(there are two confirmed cases in Alberta), and my Mum called me today to see if we're all ok and said that a School has been closed over there as a result. Hope me OH gets back OK from his jaunts around the US.
(there are two confirmed cases in Alberta), and my Mum called me today to see if we're all ok and said that a School has been closed over there as a result. Hope me OH gets back OK from his jaunts around the US.
Apr 30th 2009, 3:42 am
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Re: Swine Flu
No - and No!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8025649.stm
(thank god I found that - my mum is prone to a little (ok a lot) of exageration and I should have thought to check first...
LOL )
Apr 30th 2009, 7:20 am
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Re: Swine Flu
So even if this becomes a full-blown pandemic, what are the chances of actually catching it? And even if you do catch it, what are the chances of actually dying from it? Outside of Mexico, seems like this flu variant is milder - the two Scottish honeymooners said they thought they were jetlagged!
Apr 30th 2009, 11:45 am
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Re: Swine Flu
So even if this becomes a full-blown pandemic, what are the chances of actually catching it? And even if you do catch it, what are the chances of actually dying from it? Outside of Mexico, seems like this flu variant is milder - the two Scottish honeymooners said they thought they were jetlagged!
Apr 30th 2009, 4:23 pm
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Re: Swine Flu (Not for minors)
Apr 30th 2009, 9:07 pm
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Re: Swine Flu
So even if this becomes a full-blown pandemic, what are the chances of actually catching it? And even if you do catch it, what are the chances of actually dying from it? Outside of Mexico, seems like this flu variant is milder - the two Scottish honeymooners said they thought they were jetlagged!
Apr 30th 2009, 9:13 pm
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Re: Swine Flu
E.g. if I recall correctly, last year's panic about avian flu was the HN51 (? something like that anyway) and this swine flu is now H1N1 or something... I can't help but this is just media sensationalisation of "life as normal".
If anyone knows better I'd be happy to be corrected.
Apr 30th 2009, 9:20 pm
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Re: Swine Flu
Is there such a thing as "normal" flu? Are all influenzas just a variation on a basic type of virus?
E.g. if I recall correctly, last year's panic about avian flu was the HN51 (? something like that anyway) and this swine flu is now H1N1 or something... I can't help but this is just media sensationalisation of "life as normal".
If anyone knows better I'd be happy to be corrected.
E.g. if I recall correctly, last year's panic about avian flu was the HN51 (? something like that anyway) and this swine flu is now H1N1 or something... I can't help but this is just media sensationalisation of "life as normal".
If anyone knows better I'd be happy to be corrected.
Flu is flu is flu, just different strains by normal I meant strains that have already been seen in humans.
Yep, is life as normal...........something to keep an eye on but nothing more at the moment.
Having had 'normal' flu in the past year, the mild version of H1N1 that peope are having sounds like a slight cold to me.
Apr 30th 2009, 9:42 pm
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Re: Swine Flu
as opposed to man flu which renders 50% of the population completely useless within seconds
