[TaxRelief]

I have resorted to AOL, and I may be able to post at last! LOL!

Realistically, people get "walking pneumonia" all the time. Because of the panic over SARS, people may be inclined to rush to worry over a normal case of walking pneumonia. The dead man, who was only 45, is another story, but he was ill for a lot longer than the index SARS patient.

FYI, we are having a bizarre summer down here in NC. Last year we were in the 4th year of a drought and this year we are having so much rain, that mildew is growing on everything. The young corn has all turned yellow and no one can harvest their hay. This weather is reminiscent of 1816 (The year there was no summer).

People are more susceptible to respiratory infections when they have an excesses number of allergic reactions. And this mold and mildew is causing an unprecedented number of problems here.

[Betty Jo]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/abs_news_body.asp?section=Metro&oid=18602

Scroll down to "Rare Pneumonia Virus Downs Filipino Seamen"

Why should I believe they didnt have SARS?

[blam]

"FYI, we are having a bizarre summer down here in NC. Last year we were in the 4th year of a drought and this year we are having so much rain, that mildew is growing on everything. "

We came out of our 4 year drought here in south Alabama this spring. We've been getting a lot of rain recently too.

[Domestic Church]

"This weather is reminiscent of 1816 (The year there was no summer)."

Funny you should mention that...had just spoken of that summerless year yesterday afternoon and couldn't remember the date in history. We are at least two months behind up here and I'm waiting for the mildew to hit the corn which has finally sprouted a few inches. Nice weather for germs and molds. What was the winter of 1816/1817 like? Any epidemics?