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fishbuck
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WHO raises to level 5!
Wow!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Dave
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Whaa???
Just went to the WHO website. It says level 4.
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Cypress
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They're freaking out! What else would you expect form a bunch of know nothings.
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Just went to the WHO website. It says level 4. |
Says 5 now. Statement by Dir. Gen.: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_200...
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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DENNIS
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What level must it get to before we start shooting our neighbors?
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BajaGringo
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You mean, I wasn't supposed to shoot yet???
Damn! I hate when that happens...
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fdt
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Don't worry, keep shooting, I'm getting tired of waiting.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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DanO
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Here's a nifty chart showing where we are in the progression. Note the parabolic curve in the phase 6 area.
[Edited on 4-29-2009 by DanO]
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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Dave
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Like you would need an excuse
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
What level must it get to before we start shooting our neighbors? |
My neighbors know I'm certifiable. 
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BajaGringo
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Then there is no sense in disappointing them now is there?
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rpleger
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This may be the real deal....hang on....
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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BajaGringo
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I am buckled up, wearing my safety glasses, life preserver and packed three months worth of margarita mix...
Rock and Roll!!!
I must have the flu - my typing is getting even worse...
[Edited on 4-30-2009 by BajaGringo]
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Dave
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Dude!
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
three months worth of margarita mix...
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Life's too short to use a mix.
Literally.
[Edited on 4-29-2009 by Dave]
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DanO
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Yep, time to stock up on the essentials for a balanced diet and a stinky bomb shelter: Canned beans, pickled eggs, and beer.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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Bajahowodd
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I was actually surprised when I heard what constituted a level 5. According to a WHO spokesperson on the phone from Geneva, a level 5 is called when
there is a sustained outbreak in at least two countries, within the same WHO region. Obviously, between Mexico and the US, it qualifies.
Heard two other tidbits. In an interview with an epidemiologist who has been working in the field for over a half-century (yes, he's old) he opined
that the reason the flu seems to be striking the younger part of the population is because the older population was exposed to previous swine flu
outbreaks and carry some remnants of immunity. Not the same strain, but similar enough, versus avian flu to trigger the immune system. Progressing
through generations the immunity fades.
Second, although there has apparently been a confirmed death in Texas (a baby), he opined that since this outbreak appears to have begun adjacent to a
pig farm, the virus would be naturally more virulent because the pigs themselves, given the awful conditions, don't live long enough to build
anti-bodies. Thus the death toll in Mexico. Food for thought, anyway.
[Edited on 4-29-2009 by Bajahowodd]
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BajaGeoff
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All the media surrounding this has been insane....but some of the reactions to the media are even worse:
"Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday as a precaution against swine flu even though no cases have been reported
here, infuriating farmers who blocked streets and stoned vehicles of Health Ministry workers who came to carry out the government's order"
What a waste!
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Bajahowodd
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You reap what you sow. We've created a society of 24-hour news, texting, Twitter and the like. So the general public stays connected, even when there
is no real change or development. Then the commentators get going. Orwell was right about alot of things, but maybe he didn't go far enough.
But wait. Pigs in Egypt? Maybe you need to check that source. Muslims eat as many pigs as do Jews.
[Edited on 4-29-2009 by Bajahowodd]
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Woooosh
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I guess level 5 must mean "wear blue masks at the beach".
It's crazy that people wear them walking on the beach. Is there any cleaner air on earth than the onshore baja coastal breeze? OK maybe if everyone
on an off-shore cruise ship sneezed at once.
I'm surprised families aren't camping all over the beach to stay "safe".
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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BajaGringo
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We had that very same conversation here at the house this morning Woooosh. I was watching a family walking on the beach down below us while mom was
struggling to keep the kids in their masks.
But I suppose that it makes them feel better so therefore it must be good...
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bajabillybob
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What most of you aremissing here is that this is no drill and these people at the WHO are shellshocked by this and their late night in Europe news
conference reflected this.
This will compound and get worse every 12 hours. Those of you who are making jokes about it should give some thought to the poor Mexicans who can not
get the most basic help from their government in the best of times and I am sure this will really strain that relationship.
While you are in your comfortable homes with all your creature comforts,there are many poor people in Mexico suffering with this very dangerous
illness and worried about their children.Some have no TVs and radios and have nothing but rumors and worry.
I hope you are proud of yourselves.
Nothing to see here folks,move along .
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