Swine Flu Mania Misleading

I cannot believe the B.S. of the article on Swine Flu by Misty Bell in the June 2009 issue. The people she talked to made it seem to me that truck drivers are like plague rats of the Middle Ages. I do not know if my experiences are that much different than those of so many others in that my contact with others is very limited. I tried to keep track of the number of people that I made real physical contact with in the last week, and it was less than five.

I did not spend much time in a sealed area (no airplanes, no malls) and little time in shipping and receiving offices. I did not shake any hands or hug others. I sat by myself for meals and spent little time in game and TV rooms. The true contact level was minimal compared to office people or salesmen.

I believe the swine flu is spread by direct and/or close prolonged contact or exposure with an infected person. I do not have fleas or other pests that would spread the flu! As I finish this letter, I am reminded that these are the same people that back in February tried to say that if we did not get “National Health Care” back then, we were all going to become sick and a lot of people were going to die! They are still trying to shove that plan through Congress with a different scare tactic so as to prevent anybody from really looking at the details.

Norman Heithoff, Peoria, Ill.

CB Truth

I read Todd Dills’ recent article ‘Changing Channels” in Truckers News concerning CB radios.