View Poll Results: What's the verdict then....
Mass over-hype by the media
12
25.00%
We're all goners if/when it mutates
9
18.75%
Just like any strain of flu that will kill the weak, PS Lewis etc
20
41.67%
Don't care as I'm not a chicken
7
14.58%
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Avian Flu.....
19 October 2005, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
Quite 
I am wondering if I should cover my pond in case they get any ideas?
I am wondering if I should cover my pond in case they get any ideas?
(especially when it's frozen)
19 October 2005, 06:03 PM
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Ah, sh@t! you know what this means? there'll be a culling of chicken meaning a shortage and just like the fuel protests, everyone will be queing up outside KFC!!! I'll never get my bargain bucket now!!
20 October 2005, 12:49 AM
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Anyway - the whole thing is just panic mongering, trying to get us not to notice how unemployment is increasing, inflation is on the up, manufacturing is in recession, pensions are buggered and basically Tony and Gordo have reached 'payback day' - If they shoudl bird flu enough and then someone takes a day off sick, they can blame the buggered economy on some undercooked chicken nugget.
20 October 2005, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ajm
Yes, but in its current form it cannot be transmitted from human to human. The scaremongering is centred around what it will do when/if it finds an infection path between humans.
21 October 2005, 04:12 PM
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Relax. The UK hold the presidency of the EU at the moment, so there's no need to worry.
http://www.eu2005.gov.uk/servlet/Fro...=1107293516484
http://www.eu2005.gov.uk/servlet/Fro...=1107293516484
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