Arnold Just Declared a State of Emergency over Swine Flu

Yes. I am in the right place:

Just me, or Does this sound like a News Conference, AND A Movie all in one?

Bloomberg Business JUST stated that Arnold Sch… yeah not gonna spell it, declared a state of Emergency over the Swine Flu in CA.

Last I heard (this morning on NPR) the state with the most cases was New York. Have more cases been identified in CA?

Marin. Of course.

There’s also a number of cases down in Imperial County, near the border to Mexico.

I haven’t seen Arnold make the declaration of emergency but the first thing I imagined was McBain making the announcement only he said, “up and at them!”

I think by this, you mean to compare a news conference is to a (fictional) movie? Nonetheless, I think this does not belong in Cafe Society, and I’m moving it to MPSIMS.

I’m scared. Should I be?

No. A few hundred sick people does not a pandemic make. Moreover, this swine flu doesn’t seem to usually be lethal. It’s a bit worse than the regular flu - but even if you catch it, you’ll probably have a miserable week or two, then get on with your life. Just like the flu.

So where does Skynet fit into all this?

Nowhere that I know of.

However, I’ve been having a recurring dream about a 100-year-old black woman from Nebraska…

M-O-O-N… that spells Schwarzenegger.

Okay, that made me happy. Swine flu epidemic will all be worth it if I get to meet a Tom Cullen.