Pandemic flu forum communities

The pandemic flu communities are a vast and zealous lot. The diversity is amazing, and so is the hard work.  The flu forums are slowly growing in number, and I’d like to add my new forum to the mix.
When a new pandemic forum is created, it’s created for different reasons, and never meant to replace, [...]

How do you want your media served?

Dem, our esteemed moderator at the Fluwiki, commented: “their job is not to educate, but to inform, as they see it.” I believe that is just what the problem is.
The news programs on t.v. started out to bring news to the people of this country. Back then, the world was different and we didn’t have the [...]

Panic!!! or not

R.O.I.
By BRETT ARENDS

Load Up the Pantry
April 21, 2008 6:47 p.m.
I don’t want to alarm anybody, but maybe it’s time for Americans to start stockpiling food.
No, this is not a drill.
You’ve seen the TV footage of food riots in parts of the developing world. Yes, they’re a long way away from the U.S. But most foodstuffs [...]

Laundry day: the ole fashion way

While I was at the grocery store the other day, this lady and I started talking,  because I commented on the price of the twin loaf of bread that I buy week in and week out and how it had increased from 2.19 last week to 2.49 this week. She said her family had enlarged [...]

Survival Gardens: A new necessity

As the fam went out for our weekly dose of hot fudge sundaes, I noticed that there seems to be alot more of two things around here: motorcycles, and  new gardens being started. On the way in we counted 6 garden sites just in the newly tilled stage, some quite large.  People are resorting to the [...]

28weeks and The Dark Doctor

I recently watch the British pandemic movies 28 week, and the sequel, 28 days Later. First off, I do not know of a virus that infects the body within 60 seconds of contamination, and renders it’s victim a zombie.( or maybe that would be called a marguarita!
The two movies were very, very sobering, [...]

Community SIP vs Home alone SIP

First, I’d like to say I’ve had a successful experiment. Last July, I dehydrated some mushrooms. Now9 months later, I’m happy to report there is no mold or rot anywhere on the mushrooms. Hubby was even impressed. (score one for cottontop!) Every little is encouragement.
On the Fluwiki, we’ve been discussing “Why won’t SIP/JAH work?” http://www.newfluwiki2.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2326
Well, [...]