YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread. 2009

[Maggi Young]

With luck the sun will be shining and the rain will have stopped before the wedding, Robin. It was lovely yesterday!  Have a good trip!! 

[Lesley Cox]

Dave, in our case it's probably the earthquake that may hit while we have the flu that is a greater risk than the flooding. Yes, Cliff, we have plenty loo rolls (bog rolls would be the right term at present, following all the snow and ice) and no, Rogan, it isn't mobile, though that would be handy wouldn't it?

I'm deeply wounded that everyone is taking my precautions so flippantly when I'm trying to be a good and responsible citizen.  

I think you're right Gote, that humanity seems to need something to worry about or be frightened of. But I would have thought the recession was enough at one time, without swine flu as well. We'll certainly find a good reason to broach the bottles though.

[Ragged Robin]

With luck the sun will be shining and the rain will have stopped before the wedding, Robin. It was lovely yesterday!  Have a good trip!! 

Thanks Maggi, I'm looking forward to meeting some Forum Members on Monday too 

[Maggi Young]

With luck the sun will be shining and the rain will have stopped before the wedding, Robin. It was lovely yesterday!  Have a good trip!! 

Thanks Maggi, I'm looking forward to meeting some Forum Members on Monday too 

 Why, then it is sure to be a fun trip, come rain or shine! 

[Paul T]

Lesley,

You have 100 confirmed cases in the country, and we have nearing that just in my city alone.  More than 2000 confirmed in Australia now.

[gote]

Lesley,

You have 100 confirmed cases in the country, and we have nearing that just in my city alone.  More than 2000 confirmed in Australia now.

Question #1: How many die?? Question #2: How many are struck by the 'Normal' flu? How many die from 'Normal ' flue.
Göte

[Paul T]

Gote,

Exactly.  None dead, although a couple in intensive care.  I think outside Mexico and the US only Scotland has had a death associated with it?  Way less are dying from this than from the normal flu.  The whole thing is a storm in the proverbial tea cup.  It IS a good test run for when the real thing does occur as a major death potential, but the media are making so much more of this than they should be.  The fact that New Zealand is asking people to stock up on a week of supplies in case they need to be isolated shows that over there the over-reaction seems even more prevalent than here (and I thought we were getting pretty bad here!  ).

[gote]

We are in a blissful agreement on this Paul
We do not know that the Mexican deaths were CAUSED by swine flue. We only think we know that the dead had swine flu (also???). Considering the number of Mexicans that die evry day for various causes, The supposed large earlier unnoticed spread of the flue in Mexico I get the imperssion that this is a variation of the post hoc ergo propter hoc syndrom just in this case 'cum hoc....'
Göte 

[David Nicholson]

According to reports on the Scottish death there were, in addition to the virus "other under-lying health reasons"

[Maggi Young]

According to reports on the Scottish death there were, in addition to the virus "other under-lying health reasons"

In the P&J today, the death of that unfortunate woman in Scotland has been attributed to pneumonia caused by the swine flu virus. Her premature baby is not thought to have had the virus. A tragedy indeed for the family.
Many thousands dead each  year worldwide with "ordinary" flu, though, so I shan't be stocking up my cupboards just yet. 

Some news to be happier about: Fred Goodwin the useless banker is to have his pension payment reduced......about time too; The  man's an incompetent disgrace.

[David Nicholson]

It doesn't exactly leave him on the breadline does it?

[Maggi Young]

It doesn't exactly leave him on the breadline does it?

No, more's the pity!

[ranunculus]

It doesn't exactly leave him on the breadline does it?

He has to earn a 'crust'
... or a little 'dough'.   

[Gerry Webster]

It doesn't exactly leave him on the breadline does it?

No, more's the pity!

With an annual pension of £342,000 & a tax-free lump sum of £2.7 million I daresay Sir Fred is laughing all the way to the bank. RBS perhaps?

[Maggi Young]

I'd cut him down to 10k a year and have him lump  that sum ! I'd take the "Sir" away from him too.

Someone caring for a sick relative  24 hours a  day, seven days a week gets just over £50 a week..... who is thinking to pay those folk any bonus?  
Remind me again why this thread is meant to be making me happy?