Swine flu and commercial aircarft air flow

What with the swine flu going around I keep reading about all the bad air on airplanes...

Don't believe everything you read.

And I learn something new everyday. I would have bet money UAL never had L1011s.




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England has an idiot in charge

Gordon Brown said negotiators had 50 days to save the world from global warming and break the "impasse".

He told the Major Economies Forum in London, which brings together 17 of the world's biggest greenhouse gas-emitting countries, there was "no plan B".

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And you guys thought we had an idiot in Bush?



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Obama's health care plan preview

For a preview of what Obama's health care plan will do to old folks, let us view what the state of Florida plans to do if the Swine flu gets really bad.

The plan, which would guide Florida hospitals on how to ration scarce medical care during a severe flu outbreak, also calls for doctors to remove patients with poor prognoses from ventilators to treat those who have better chances of surviving. That decision would be made by the hospital.

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The Florida plan also calls for intensive care unit patients and those using ventilators to be reassessed after 48 to 72 hours.

Those whose chances of survival have significantly worsened would be taken off the machines or discharged from critical care to make way for others who may have a better chance of survival. If needed, they would be given palliative care to keep them comfortable.

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I have a better idea.

1. Refuse treatment to everyone who refuse to get a flu shot.

2. Fire everyone involved in this "plan."

3. Throw Obama and company out of office. Impeachment is the only way.



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The Left gets it right on Medicare

Sometimes the Left does get it right. Medicare is a single payer system and it works really well, for the most part, for the population that is targeted. We old folks that Obama wants to kill off so he can provide free health care to his base group, who mostly are either the same people ACRON wants to organize or the dumbest group of voters in the history of the world.

Of course Medicare is not free. I paid into it for 39 years and now, in this first year of Obama the Chosen, the spouse and I will hit about $2500 in Medicare premiums and $1000 Medicare RX premiums. In addition there is $4000 in supplemental insurance premiums and about $6000 in co pays and drug costs. That’s $13500 after tax dollars or about $17000 before tax.

But I digress. The issue isn’t what my health care costs are. I am merely an old fart who merely went to work in 1952 at age 14 and merely held a job continuously for the next 51 years, still consults some and still pays taxes. No, the issue is that some people are being treated unfairly. And, in fact, they are. Life its own self, to steal a line from Dan Jenkins, is unfair. I mean I could have been born rich instead of poor and “brutally handsome.” (This is a test. Where did I steal the last from?)

So let’s address the “fairness” issue.

“legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules”

Now, let’s put everyone under Medicare. Just send them all a Medicare card, include dental and Rx drugs in it, and pat ourselves on the back. We have been “fair.”

Of course to be fair we are going to have to pay for the drugs we use, the Doctors and Nurses time and talents, not to mention all those other workers and infrastructure involved in saving our disgustingly fat behinds.

What, pay for what we use? How so unfair. Let’s just tell the Doctors, Nurses and drug researchers it is their duty to work hard, study for years, borrow thousands of dollars to pay for the education and develop the drugs and techniques involved in saving our precious fat behinds.

I mean they will continue to do that. Won’t they? I mean we do have Hope. Don’t we? Surely they wouldn’t object to seeing 50 patients a day, investing millions in research for new drugs and having less free time than your average dope dealer on his second bust. I mean what highly educated very intelligent Doctor with years of training would object to being told how to treat patients by a bureaucrat who graduated from State Community college with a two year degree in "Administration.”

You wouldn’t mind if the government ran aviation like that would you?

“Tower this is America Screwed 69. I am low on fuel but have runway in sight. Request immediate clearance to land.”

“America Screwed 69 you are 5 minutes and 24.65 seconds late on your ETA. Per FAA rule 445000.87655.76534.1.9 request denied.

“Uh tower, be advised we are late because of bad weather over Kansas.”

“This isn’t Kansas, America Screwed 69. Turn Left to 180, proceed to holding pattern and I will send your appeal to the “Can He Land Panel.”

"Uh, tower, this is America Screwed 69, any idea on how long this will take?"

"This the tower. Don't call us, we'll call you."

"Congressional Flight Perks All The Time, this is the tower. You are cleared for take off to Warm Climes and Perks Galore. Please declare souls on board, Congressional Pages excluded."

That wouldn’t bother you would it?



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Life in a bottle

Damn. I'm already on number 3!



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Secrets of long life from the Orient

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that's it...don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiency. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No pain...good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food are fried these day in vegetable oil. In fact, they permeated by it. How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy?!? HEL-LO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..

Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And remember:

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"
Hat tip to Jimmy M!







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Sweat Lodge

I'm sorry but I was born and raised in the south. We had no air conditioners beyond fans and many went to movies because the theaters were "refrigerated" not because the products were all great. In fact, it was 5 years after we were married that my wife and I had an air conditioner....

So I hope you will understand why I have to consider anyone paying money to go sit in a sweat lodge to be pretty easy in the "I believe" department. So the friends of the victims have my sympathy but could we please introduce a wee bit of skepticism into the world and a damn site less "I'm ok, you're ok?"




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