Posted on 04/27/2006 6:37:36 PM PDT by blam
You might want to check your state dept of health website.
They can give you all your local updates. Also the kids here are starting to bring information home from their schools about this.
I have a concern that the first h2h2h2h mutations will take place in Africa. Many rural people die of the odd disease all the time, without being seen by anyone except the village healer...
If the feared mutation(s) take place in rural Africa, it could get a foothold there, and move outward.
I'm in hurricane alley, Mobile. So, preparing for everything else is just an extension of my annual hurricane stockpiling which is very deep. I have my own supply of water, gasoline, electrical generators and stand alone propane and assorted utensils for cooking outside, etc.
After hurricane Katrina we were without electricity for seven days, when the Red Cross (from Nebraska) arrived handing out MRE's, we were on the back patio eating spaghetti, salad and garlic bread, lol. My neighbors lost all or parts of their roofs, not me. I have four dogs (click on my name to see them) and keep 6 months to a year of supplies on hand for them, also.
My plan is to be able to 'manage' a cat-5 hurricane during a Bird Flu pandemic while at war with Iran...and, maybe, a small asteroid impact.
I had a dream last night that a cat-4 hurricane was hitting Houston and as the eye crossed the city, terrorists decided to explode a dirty bomb in the eye and the hurricane dragged the radiation all across the eastern US. (I don't know what the life or lethality is of a dirty bomb so, another silly dream/idea?) I'm not prepared for a dirty bomb!
Are you burying your head in the chicken coop?
My plan is to totally isolate and when I'm convinced the H2H mutaion has occurred, I'm going 'underground' (so to speak).
You aren't the only one, by any means.
This is a good move if it gives people details in simples terms that can be understood by an eight year old. If they spell out that it may not happen but, if it does, you'd better be prepared.
I just don't know if I'm prepared to turn away hungry people...I'm a soft touch in this area.
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