Don't Panic!!!!!

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According to the Daily telegraph, Nine dead swans tested for bird flu in Britain

Just last week a government 'expert', stated that it would probably be six months before bird 'flu was going to enter this country, the following day France reported it's first confirmed case.

Now as well as all the environmental departments we also have John Reid, the Defence Secretary, telling us there is nothing over-much to panic about, call me picky but back in the 'good old day's' the defence secretary was known as, The secretary of War.
Having him involved does not fill me with hope.
Perhaps what we need to do is find every exposed piece of water that migrating birds are likely to use and dose it with Night Nurse, admittedly this will not cure the birds of the disease, but at least if they are too sleepy to take off we won't get covered in snot when they sneeze in mid-flight!

[grego]

Yeah its a big concern even though the swans tested negative, I dont think it'll be long before its in this country, the main concern from the government is whether we stop buying chicken or not! Doesn't seen right to me.

[chav1]

isnt there a vacine available but our govenment sees as it to be too expensive to give people because bird flu might be on teh way

i thought that was the idea of a vacine

maybe after a few thousand people die the govenment might consider letting us lesser folk have it

[grannyclaret]

i am not going to panic,,, i dont think i caught mad cow's desease... if its going to happen ,then it will.if we panicked at everything we would be nervous wreaks

[SPUGGIE J]

As it is illegal to kill the Queens birds what will happen if it goes the same way as foot and mouth?

[grannyclaret]

all those beautiful black swans at dawlish......they are realy lovely

[West Ender]

They said on the News, tonight, that the swans did not die of bird flu. So what was it, mass suicide?

[Debbie J]

Us mere mortals will be the last to know it has landed on our shores.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I don't think I'll waste any time panicking. If it's coming here it's coming and panicking won't stop it.

I've got to the stage where if I can't change a thing I don't worry about it any more.

[staggeringman]

less be honest ! who is going to stop eating chicken..korma,madras,vindaloo......kiev or what other chicken grub you can get!is the kentucky going to go bust?are we going to stop eating everything with egg in it i dont think so! i think its china trying to put us off chicken and eat more rice they can do away with the you chew and stuff and charge us the earth for boiled or flied lice then!.......BUT!... IT WONT BE EGG FLIED LICE WILL IT!
WHY IS IT SWANS AND NOT OTHER BIRDS?.....................oops sorry just finishing my turkey off! where where we? oh yes bird flu and getting covered in bird snot!Naaaaa load of bird brains thought this one up!summat killed a few people from across the world yet when it hits our shores its epidemic, ? panademic, ? sod it! its goin to spread like wildfire...................WHY HERE?
sod it going to ring for my last chicken curry before it lands or snots on us!

[staggeringman]

this is when it is at its most dangerous, But been told that if you eat curry down at a certain pub ,YOU can blow it away and get a roast chicken as payment.:engsmil:

[Acrylic-bob]

It's not just migrating wild birds that we have to worry about. Apparently chicken sales in Italy have gone down by as much as 70% and sales in Germany are down by 20%. Guess where all that leftover chicken is heading?

You can expect fast food shops to be cashing in big-time on the cheap chicken bonaza.

Since thorough cooking kills the virus, it would seem sensible to only buy your chicken from reputable sources and cook it yourself, then you know that it has been cooked properly.

[jimmi5bellies]

KFC for tea for me tonight