JMB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 HelloIt's ok to fly Ryanair. You won't get Swine Flu. Cos Mike says so.[:D]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6186585.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Yes but is he just telling Porkies ?[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 will I die - I am travelling today by Swiss trains and EasyJet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 [quote user="odile"]will I die - I am travelling today by Swiss trains and EasyJet?[/quote].......................hopefully not! though you never can be too careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Dare you to wear a face mask [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 A doctor on the radio this morning has stated that it has not been proven yet that so called Swine Flu is any different to normal flu and normal flu kills thousands every year around the world. Also, bearing in mind that the area of Mexico where it started is a very poor area and if they have a Flu virus maybe correct medication was not always availabe so it could be the secondary ailments that would have contributed to the deaths. The people in England that have been diagnosed with it have a mild version of Flu, alledgedly. The doctor blamed media hype for the worry that people are feeling. We are off to Uk soon so maybe the French government may stop the English from enterting France as France appears to be clear of it so far. Oh dear, a nice long holiday in England could be on the cards [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjazz Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I like the way that earlier in the week it was "gripe porcine", and now the French are calling it "gripe mexicaine". Good ole farmers protecting their product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 A blonde lady from Essex (aledgedly)Went to fill up her car at the petrol station but began to sneeze, she was very concerned and phoned her partner.... I think I may have caught swine flu, she exclaimed....... Her partner said....... You are in Texaco not Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Having checked Wikipedia the swine flu episode may correctly be described as a pandemic (but unsure whether it meets the sustainability criterion) though for most of us the word has connotations of millions dead as in Spanish Flu 1918. Will this latest example of the experts going into panic mode set a new Guiness World Record of smallest number killed in an alleged pandemic or new headlines to rival Small earthquake in Chile, not many dead ?Bad luck Gordon et al, back to disaster govt for the leader writers next week.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Seems some globe trotter pig farmer has returned from holiday in Mexico and given the flu to his pigs .....that must have really upset them......What next then a ban on farmers movement ? ....make them dip. their wellies and wash their hands and wear masks if they leave the farm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyF Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 It isn't officially a pandemic yet, though that's still a possibilty. Since it's barely a couple of weeks since the words 'swine flu' hit the public consciousness, it's a bit early to dismiss it out of hand, surely? Previous pandemics started with a wave of mild illness and then came back much more severely in second and third waves of infection in the autumn and winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 [quote user="Frederick"] globe trotter pig farmer[/quote]omg, no. Not the pig puns again....[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuppence Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 There's a hotline to Mexico to see how this 'disease' is escalating, I tried but all it got was ......wait for it crackling!!!!!!!!tuppence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Sorry, Tuppence, but I don't believe you. You never did try to phone the hotline did you?............ You're telling porkies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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