Swine Flu

Alright, so maybe I'm just crazy, but,

WHAT THE HELL SWINE FLU! WHAT THE HELL!

I don't get what everyone is getting so worked up about.

Yes, it's a flu.
Yes, it's a new strain of it.

And yes, there is no CURE for it yet.

But the panic we see, I think, is totally uncalled for.

People have gotten flus before.
People have died from flus before.

The only reason we're paying so much attention THIS time around is because it's new.
Its the fad. The newest latest greatest coolest disease, if you will.

The people dying from it are the people who would probably die from any form of the flu:
The young

The old
The weak
The poor in bad and dirty conditions.

That it has taken one or two people outside that spectrum is tragic, as are all deaths, but nothing to be so terrified over.

I'm going across this big ol' country of ours come Sunday.
I shall not wear a mask.
I've gotten approving nods, and wide eyed gasps and stares at this comment.

I will wash my hands often, as I always do when I am flying.
I'll bring disinfectant wipes, as I always do.

Other than that,
I think I shall be safe.

Any one else have something to say about this flu? I'd love to hear it :)