On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:56:31 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 18:46:10 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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Gene Kearns wrote:
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Gimme a brake..... I'm getting over the flue, it is a wonder I am even
coherent....

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Sorry to hear you've been sick, Gene. hope you get feeling better
quickly.
Ditto.

This year's flu bug seems to be almost epidemic. From what Mrs.E. tells me,
most of our family are sick, half the company's employee's are sick, several
of her friends at the horse joint are sick and the schools are half filled
with kids who have either recovered or haven't been sick yet.

I wouldn't know first hand. I've holed myself up in a corner of the house
with enough food, water and dog bones for Sam Adams to last until the GB is
launched. No way am I going out "there" in a community filled with
diseases.

My secret is to get a flu shot every year in October and never, ever
take anti-biotics.

I swear, over use of anti-biotics creates these situations.

Then again, I'm an alien so most Earth diseases don't affect me.

The overuse of anti-biotics do create super germs, but it doesn't matter
if you take them or not. Since everyone else takes them, the germs you
will breath in, have evolved into the "super' variety.

I saw a study four/five years ago about "super" bugs.

Super bugs can be handled very well by standard anti-bioitics if one
practices a relatively anti-biotic free lifestyle. Gives the bodies
immune system a chance to fight back with minimal assistance.

And having two immunilogical disorders, that's important to me.