Crimgoddess - you are always the sensible voice of reason, thankyou. I know when I am panicking, my fears disagree with you, yet I know you always speak the truth lol!


You are very good at reasoning things out, as much as our phobia is unreasonable. I think you are right about the media - it pays to look back a bit and see what other scares there have been. Here in Scotland, in the summer they talk of the dangerous "heatwave" and in winter it's the "cold snap" scare stories. It has taken me years to realise these same terms are dragged out every year!


PS - I have never read that avian flu causes v*, not sure, thought it was (apparently) like flu/pnemonia then you die?


PPS - Every now and then we hear about it over here, since it came to Europe and a dead swan was foundin Scotland (about 40 miles from me) - Don't worry, I'll tell you what happens when I get itlol![img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]