Swine Flu Panic In My Neighborhood
(2009-04-29 at 14:53:00 )

Illnesses and Pandemics are not supposed to be funny because they usually
are very sad and sometimes deadly serious events.

I left the supermarket, today, with my three bottles of bottled water and
sat in the bus stop waiting for the first of the two buses that I have to
take to get back home.

I got onto the bus and paid my fare and then I scanned the bus for a seat
or somewhere to stand. A woman at the very front gave me her seat because
she was going to get off at the next stop and I, thankfully, sat down.

I took my newspaper out of my bag and continued with the crossword puzzle.

I heard someone coughing but I did not pay it any attention, at first.

After hearing some more coughing I looked up from my newspaper.

In the middle of the bus I saw a Spanish woman sitting down with what
looked like a small towel covering her mouth. It was easy to see her
because there were not any people, at all, sitting around her.

There she sat continually coughing with her towel covering her mouth with
tears welling up in her eyes. After every cough people turned their heads
away from her and inched as far away from her as they could get.

I thought to myself that she should get herself to a hospital quickly.

Then the behavior of the human beings around her became humorous to me.

Oh, If only I could catch the expressions on their faces along with their
body motions and feet movements with a hidden video camera!!

When I got home I put my water away and looked at my mail. I turned my
computer on to boot up while I prepared the drink I have every day.

I put a cup of apple cider into the microwave oven to heat up for two and
one half minutes while I peel a fresh lemon and place it into my blender.

I pour the warm cider over the lemon and blend it up. I pour this mixture
through a strainer and go sit in front of my computer and sip on it as I
am doing right now.

If any germs got into my lungs while I was on the bus and I start to feel
ill later on; I have plenty of Thera Flu in the medicine cabinet.

I will use heated distilled water, instead of apple cider, over the
peeled lemon and mix in a packet of Thera Flu and stir it up.

But I only have to do that if I begin to feel funny later on.

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