From David's Desk

Well here it is time to do another creative job of writing and I quickly have several topics to cover.

The first is the pollsters; frankly I don’t much care what they say before or after the ballots are casted. I do find it interesting this year that they can’t seem to get much right other than the day after excuses. Maybe all pollsters are former Falcon football coaches they know what they did wrong after they’ve lost the game. At any rate I don’t really care whether your candidate won, I just hope you went out and voted. If you didn’t go vote then don’t complain about the turnout.

Next subject, Avian Flu and dah it is of potential pandemic proportion. As the guy used to say on Laugh In “Very Interesting” and it is as more and more behind the scene things are happening. You may think our Infectious Disease Hour that we’ve been doing now for almost two years is crazy, it’s not. A friend in a local middle school was talking to the school’s nurse that just returned from a “School Nurse’s Conference” and told my friend I had no idea how serious the potential Avian Flu Pandemic is. This is as she’s printing out a large “Preparedness” document. Folks this is not “Chicken Little” it does involve chickens but it is NO game!!! We had Sharron on from www.flutrackers.com on Monday’s Infectious Disease Hour a very good show and her little business is used by WHO, the UN, and many more to track outbreaks of infectious diseases around the world. If you think the Avian Flu is a joke then go to the CDC website, FluTrackers, or even Google Alert and learn for yourself. As the school nurse said the people speaking at the conference said (as we’ve been saying) the potential pandemic could easily kill millions – and that’s just in the United States! HELLO – wake up folks! So, what can you do about it? Be prepared, stock up on WATER, food, masks, and a large amount of hand soap. Learn to wash your hands every time you come and go and PLEASE teach your children how to wash their little hands properly! At this very moment we can’t prevent it, but we can prepare for it. By-the-way as you are preparing for the potential flu pandemic you are also preparing for man-made (terrorist) or natural disaster or hazard. So, your time and money to be prepared is NOT a waste!

Finally and this is our weakest area personally – work in and with your neighbors. If a neighbor thinks this is a joke go to the next neighbor and when it turns out not to be a joke be prepared to turn the first neighbor away! Sounds cruel, well some projections by local, state, national and international authorities description of what could possibly happen means literally arming one’s self to protect your family and hold on to the food and water you have, because you are prepared!

If the Avian Flu does breakout, remember you are your best protection – wash your hands frequently, don’t go out, and continue particularly if you do get the flu or a family member does STAY hydrated!!!

Please don’t take my word for any of the above – Google Avian Flu and check all this out for yourself!