Pigs Get Revenge!

Pigs are delicious. Plain and simple. Bacon is one of my three perfect foods (the other two are Kraft Mac N Cheese and JIF peanut butter). But it seems that the pigs are striking back.

Swine Flu is going to be around for months, at best. People are already buying supplies (you can't find a medical mask in the whole of Austin, TX) and changing travel plans. I can't blame them. Trusting the federal government to protect you is a lot like asking the IRS for help with your tax refund- not the best plan.

Initially this wave of buying will show up as a bump in retail sales figures. But if the flu scare gets worse, and people stay home, then look out for more economic bad news. If affected areas decide to issue warnings to avoid public places, you can bet that shopping malls, concerts, sports events, schools, and churches will suffer in a big way. Grocery shopping will become a middle-of-the-night activity. While online sales may jump, overall sales will plummet.

Let's hope they find a vaccine soon, as that is the best way to calm this situation down. This flu doesn't have to turn deadly in the U.S. to cause a lot of pain. At least summer is here. Those poor folks in the southern hemisphere have more to worry about as swine flu mixes with their normal flu season. Uhhggg.

P.S. I bet we're within weeks of some animal lover getting mad at the fact that this whole thing is being blamed on innocent piggies...