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Old 01-16-2006, 02:40 PM
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Default Re: Anyone beating the crowd, and preparing for bird flu?

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Originally Posted by Sweepsplayer
It has crossed my mind that, if there were an outbreak, I would indefinitely work from home. Being stuck on the commuter train with people hacking up bird flu phlegm is not very appealing to me.

I wonder if we'll start seeing face masks like they had in Asia during the SARS outbreak. I wasn't taking this seriously before, but now I'm starting to wonder.
Heck, just riding Metra in winter is horrible. I don't know about you, but I swear every sick and sniffling person is intent on going to work and sitting right behind me. Atleast that's what it feels like.
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