{"id":18918,"date":"2014-10-04T02:37:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T09:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=18918"},"modified":"2014-10-04T02:37:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T09:37:22","slug":"well-thats-one-response-to-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/04\/well-thats-one-response-to-ebola\/","title":{"rendered":"Well, that’s one response to Ebola …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even with Ebola having turned up in the U.S., I’m with those who resolutely say don’t panic<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Okay, so some guy who knew<\/i> he’d been exposed to Ebola<\/a> decided to get on a plane to the U.S. and he probably won’t be the last. That’s bad, though unsurprising. (If you thought you might come down with a deadly disease, where would you<\/i> rather be?)<\/p>\n

We’re supposed to feel better because Liberia plans to prosecute<\/a> him??? Okaaaay.<\/p>\n

And hospital personnel who knew<\/i> he’d been in Liberia sent him away to expose more people. Because of “poor communication” or “a computer glitch” or some other bureaucratic buck-passing. (And this just after the staff did Ebola training<\/a>!) That’s bad and slightly more surprising. <\/p>\n

And Our Glorious Leader was proven wrong<\/a> faster than you could say “hope and change.” That’s … um, not surprising at all.<\/p>\n

But as some of you folks have already pointed out, we’re dealing with an illness that’s not spread through casual contact and isn’t contagious until symptoms show. And so far Obama and bureaucrats haven’t managed to reduce the U.S. medical system to African levels. That’s good. So … caution, preparedness, but no panic.<\/p>\n

One Faithful Reader and sometime contributor to the blog says he’s more concerned about how to handle friends and relatives who might<\/i> panic if the virus gets loose here. He writes:<\/p>\n

Several times this week I\u2019ve seen breathless warnings to get my preps in order because Ebola. Meh. It\u2019s not that I don\u2019t think Ebola is a threat. I\u2019m prepped. It\u2019s not a goal, but how I live my life.<\/p>\n

Could I live through a 3-week quarantine? Yep.<\/p>\n

Do I need more fuel, food, toilet paper, ammo, cash, bread whatever? Always, but I\u2019m OK.<\/p>\n

Do I expect JBTs or zombie hordes trying to batter down my doors? No more than every day. We\u2019re long past the point where they need an excuse.<\/p>\n

What will I do when my free-loading brother-in-law pulls into the driveway?<\/p>\n

Drink a half a cup of maple syrup, then vomit all over him and enjoy watching him scream like a little girl and run away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even with Ebola having turned up in the U.S., I’m with those who resolutely say don’t panic. Okay, so some guy who knew he’d been exposed to Ebola decided to get on a plane to the U.S. and he probably won’t be the last. That’s bad, though unsurprising. (If you thought you might come down with a deadly disease, where would you rather be?) We’re supposed to feel better because Liberia plans to prosecute him??? Okaaaay. And hospital personnel who knew he’d been in Liberia sent him away to expose more people. Because of “poor communication” or “a computer glitch”…<\/p>\n

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