[WestCoastGal]

I have a question about today's news conference. I missed most of it but caught a small part when the President was talking about the bird flu and the military type quarantines.

Does anyone wonder why he brought that up today? I thought this was about Miers nomination. Are they expecting this flu to begin transferring from human to human this year!!??

This scares me more than terrorism. I can hide from terrorism for the most part, but this type of contagious flu will go everywhere. We are too PC to stop people from coming into our country from areas infected.

Do we need to stock up on even more supplies, say like about 6 months worth?

[WestCoastGal]

Oops I thought I was on the TM thread. Reply over there please. Sorry.

[texasbluebell]

Are they expecting this flu to begin transferring from human to human this year!!??

You know, I was listening to WLS radio from Chicago this afternoon, the host Roe Conn was asking Ron Magers who is a tv anchor in Chicago about this very thing. Why is this being talked about now?

Magers said the Pres has mentioned it a number of times lately, as have others, not sure now who he said.

He said they're now talking about the military controlling and quarantining large areas of population in the US, so I think we had all better be prepared to shelter in place for some time, it sounds like.

[RunningWolf]

I picked up on that immediately. I think he is telegraphing something to us.

In some ways, it reminds me of all the 'chatter' going on in the summer of 2001. I remember all the 'creditable but non specific' etc things coming out of the govt. back then. Basically then sort of message they have now, but not 'color coded'.

I have read many articles about bio weapons experimentation suspect china 'flu' breakouts, al queda and so on.

Wolf

[backhoe]

Not to drag this post OT, but regarding:

...the bird flu and the military type quarantines...This scares me more than terrorism. I can hide from terrorism for the most part, but this type of contagious flu will go everywhere...Do we need to stock up on even more supplies, say like about 6 months worth?

FYI--

Avian Flu Preparedness Project

Avian Flu Surveillance Project