If I hear the term "swine flu" again - I think I am going to throw up! Lately, that is all I have been hearing. I even took a call today that said something like this:
"I know you'ns been sayin' I can eat porkchops and stuff. But what if a hog breathes on me? I mean, there's them there trucks drivin' down the highways full of them there pigs. If one of those pigs breathes on me, will I get sick? Shouldn't we be just a shuttin' down the border to my county so I don't get sick?"
After I reassured Mr. Bill (made up name to protect the innocent) that he was not going to catch the notorious H1N1 virus from pigs, he asked me who appointed me State Veterinarian. When I told him that I was not the State Veterinarian, I became as dumb as a box of rocks. Honestly, it kind of made me giggle - maybe it should have made me mad - but it didn't.
After our trusty State Vet gave Mr. Bill a call and repeated my same statements, "pork is safe to eat. No pig in the entire world has tested positive for this strain of flu. You will not get this virus from a pig passing through town" he was quite content. I guess it takes the State Vet to make a strong argument and convince some people.
Dear State Vet - can you call my husband and convince him I need a new Cadillac CTS? Just asking......
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