That's one of the bad things about working around soldiers, too, Phil. They go all over the world and can pick up anything, and bring it back home. Smile. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Hospital cost > Paul, > > I believe what you said is true. I mean, I think they are trying to close > the barn door after the horse has already gone. At any rate, whatever this > flue type is, it won't kill you but you'll wish you would die just to get > over it. I know what happen here in Colorado. Some dad blamed foreigner, > who doesn't know how to ride a horse and doesn't wear a cowboy hat or cowboy > boots, flew in from overseas and brought this thing with them. Gots to > blame somebody for it. And to think Denver just had to built an > international airport so we could get direct flights from all over the > planet. Of course, the West Nyle virus last summer was no picnic here in > Colorado either. I sure hope that thing goes away or they come up with some > shot for it or something. They had a few cases of West Nile over in Idaho > right at the end of the mosquito season. So they are thinking it will > continue west next season. What I can't figure out is why big mosquito > states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, a state with more > mosquitoes than any five states, and then, of course, theres Nebraska, North > and South Dakota, and think of Missouri and all the southern states. I just > can't figure out how Colorado was so hard hit compared to the rest of the > country. It makes you wonder if the dumb virus is going to move back and > forth across the country until they come up with a vaccine. > > Phil.