tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post198648319708822225..comments2024-01-25T11:14:39.042+00:00Comments on maniacmum: Don't panic, Captain Mainwaring!Jane Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-83365514935772023352009-07-17T12:10:06.679+00:002009-07-17T12:10:06.679+00:00Hello FG. Sorry I only just saw this. I stole this...Hello FG. Sorry I only just saw this. I stole this image from elsewhere, have no idea about copyright!<br /><br />AnnoDyne Media hysteria v v annoying and now getting worse.<br /><br />Bwca Brownie Figures quoted on news last night were 3000-65000, and newsreader very very quick to say lower figures more likely. Woman on QT last night who works for ambulance service pointed out NHS can't win. If they don't plan and worse happens, it's their fault, if they do plan and it doesn't, they've wasted money.<br /><br />There will be more serious cases. There will be more deaths, but I think we should keep it in perspective.Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-23480759545809670872009-07-17T01:28:18.191+00:002009-07-17T01:28:18.191+00:00Now it's 17 July, SIX weeks later, and this is...Now it's 17 July, SIX weeks later, and this is the headline -<br /><br />Pregnant women told to don masks as swine <b>flu outbreak worsens</b><br />Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago<br />Australia's peak obstetrics organisation has warned pregnant women to wear masks in public and stay at home if possible <b>as the number of serious cases of swine flu surges</b>".<br /><br />Yesterday the London Telegraph had a figure of 65,000 in their headline ... an estimate of potential deaths.<br /><b>I cannot believe that handkerchief manufacturers have not used all this media to promote their product as a means of supressing the spread of the virus.</b>BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-77833868238371373792009-05-27T23:15:47.942+00:002009-05-27T23:15:47.942+00:00The thing about the media hysteria is irritating b...The thing about the media hysteria is irritating because they imply that anyone infected is gonna die.<br /><br />Not true, as you say.<br />The people (infants, infirm, elderly) who are most at risk from this H1N1, are always, and already, at identical risk from all the other infections we have always faced.<br /><br />Those MP's over-doing their expenses claims must be glad of the headline diversion though.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-31531384567782437962009-05-27T22:19:04.002+00:002009-05-27T22:19:04.002+00:00I followed you here from Daisys Dead Air and have ...I followed you here from Daisys Dead Air and have read down from the top, (enjoying myself immensely thank you) and read your other blog as well.<br />NOW I have to use this Lemsip Oink jpg - is there a credit I should mention?<br />I hope you don't mind.<br /><br />Not the shoulder-sneeze: no no no <br />When 'kerchiefless, quickly pull up top of jumper/Tshirt/jacket garment and sneeze inside your own clothing.<br /><br />peace and loveiODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394268529143990889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-76898244720391612312009-05-06T08:49:00.000+00:002009-05-06T08:49:00.000+00:00Hi Bec, lovely to hear from you. I think I never e...Hi Bec, lovely to hear from you. I think I never emailed you back. Sorry... Just finished book 3, Last Christmas, coming out this Christmas, and about to start a new one. Nice to see you back in the blogosphere and hope you aren't sneezing!Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-33259354161816085902009-05-03T21:35:00.000+00:002009-05-03T21:35:00.000+00:00I love the piggy lemsip box!
Have never heard of ...I love the piggy lemsip box!<br /><br />Have never heard of the sneeze into your shoulder thing but it sounds very sensible and, yes, totally gross. <I>Just</I> the sort of thing a doctor <I>would</I> say. <br /><br />How goes the latest book? It's been an age since I've blogged and have lost track of where folks are at.<br /><br />BecBechttp://becandcall.typepad.com/rootshootmarry/noreply@blogger.com