My Doctor is concerned about this. The pandemic of 1918 was an avian flu. But….we don’t have to wait long to find out if this is hype or not. By spring we will know. I may be among the few, but I don’t think that this was a stunt by President Bush. I may be crazy, but I don’t think he blew up the levies (levys?) in New Orleans, either,or caused global warming. I say, get your flu shot, take vitamins, and wait until spring, and we will know. [:)][:)] We feed the ducks in our nearby pond, and they are almost tame. They come running when they see us. We used to think it was cute. Now I wonder…? Most of the cases have been from people who clean out bird coops, though.

Fieldthistle, I have a great amount of respect for your other comments. This is the only one that I disagree with. I have to admit, though, I don’t live in a poultry capital. I have heard of the horrible polution that the industry causes.