We are all doomed!!!!! DIY Diagnosis: Swine Flu Hotline Launched

DIY Diagnosis: Swine Flu Hotline Launched



8:12am UK, Thursday July 23, 2009

Tessa Chapman, Sky News reporter
The National Pandemic Flu Service is due to be launched across England, allowing people who think they have the H1N1 virus to bypass the NHS to obtain antiviral drugs.

Call centre worker

People can ring the call centre for an over-the-phone assessment

Health Secretary Andy Burnham says the service will ease pressure on GPs who have been overwhelmed by the volume of queries about the virus.

"People can either answer questions online via the new website or ring the call centre to be assessed over the phone by trained staff," he said.

Some 31 people have now died after contracting swine flu, although that figure is expected to rise today as Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, announces an update.

Visitors to the Government website will fill in a detailed questionnaire before being given a positive or negative swine flu diagnosis.

Call centre staff manning the telephone hotline will use the same algorithm. They are expecting to field up to 200,000 queries a day.

If a caller is confirmed to have swine flu they will be given an authorisation number, which their designated "flu friend" can use to pick up antiviral drugs from the local collection point.

Over 2,000 staff have been recruited and given six-hour long training sessions before they start work. They are not required to have any previous medical experience.

Some critics claim the "worried well" will abuse the DIY diagnosis to apply for medication unnecessarily.

Others fear swine flu symptoms could mask other serious illnesses, like meningitis.

Seventeen-year-old Gemma Drury, from Chesterfield, was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus by two separate doctors.

She was in fact suffering from meningitis and is now recovering in hospital.

Her father Kevin told Sky News: "If two doctors could get it wrong with Gemma, what hope would someone on the end of the phone with no medical training have?

"It's not the right way to make a diagnosis."

The Department of Health insists the service is simply a way for people to get access to Tamiflu and other antiviral drugs quickly.

Anyone displaying unusual symptoms will still be advised to contact a medical professional.

Too Much Bling....Give Us A Ring!

The rise of modern communism! Enjoy these posters from the UK.

Found on Craigslist

Found 3/23/2009: Category - Rants and Raves

This one is pretty gross! But funny as hell!!

Anyone on CL selling used dildos? (Baldwin Hills)

I enjoy the thrill of shoving a used dildo up my ass. Anybody out there selling theirs? I would prefer one that was used by a homosexual like myself. I can't stand the stench of dried pussy juice! But if you're a disgusting woman and you shoved your dildo up your ass, maybe that will do (but really, who am I kidding? Woman shit just doesn't smell as good as man shit!)

Found 3/15/2009: Category - Missed Connections

need a drunk dialing buddy so I stop having missed connections - w4m - 30 (Southbay)

So I have a horrible habit of drunk dialing the world and my friends are going to take my phone off me if I don't stop. I need a drunk dialing buddy who I can drunk dial whenever. He can also drunk dial me. So whenever you have the urge to drunk dial somebody you drunk dial me so you don't wake up in the morning and say "oh god, I should not have called that person last night." I would be able to do the same with you. If you are a drunk dialing offender then you will know that this add is not strange at all and you will say "heck yeah, that is what I have been missing, a drunk dialing buddy." Please be a normal person. I am actually a professional woman who only parties on the weekends.

Found 3/15/2009: Category - Rants & Raves

"Mexican Corndog" Versus "Mexican Pudding" (somthing like Dirty Sanchez?)

Mexican Corndog is When a man takes a dump on a womans chest, then slides his penis through her cleavage, smearing the fecal matter on his penis, lets it harden, and then the woman sucks it off. Like a corndog.

Jose contente enjoyed getting a mexican-corndog from his cousin maria last saturday.

Mexican Pudding is When a woman puts on a feces and cum filled sombrero after sexual intercourse.

Hey Juan, did you hear that Chavez gave Layla the Mexicana Pudding last night? You couldn't even see that bitch's eyes!

I think they are like a Mexican Dirty Sanchez

laying it out there

Californians just fucking piss me off! If I have to listen to advice from one more know it all fucking dog whisperer about how I mistreat my dog because she wears a gentle leader when we walk I might just explode! Sometimes I feel like people have nothing better to do than critique me. And it's not even constructive criticism. You may think that I'm just some crazy who flies off the handle for no reason, but that's clearly not the case. I wish people would just keep their fucking mouths shut sometimes. And it's not just one person, it's probably 20% of the population....maybe more. I'm being a little conservative in that estimation of assholes in Long Beach. Ok, I feel better now. I think I'll print up some shirts just for dog walking that say "Think before you speak" or "It's none of your Goddamn business" or "It's not a muzzle, you ignorant fuck" or "I'll put a muzzle on your mom" . Ok, now I feel better. A momma joke.

The Compost Bin

Here it is! The Wriggly Ranch Vermipost Bin. Purchased from the City of Long Beach Environmental Services. Here is a link to the page if you want to read more. Long Beach Recycles I'll keep you posted. It should be slick!

Waste Reduction Plan

Recently, I stumbled upon an interesting project to reduce personal waste. I'll explain it a little better later, but basically I'm keeping track of everything I dispose and take note of how much I throw away each day. It's amazing how many opportunities you have to use single serving containers. Just getting a cup of coffee in the morning offers up to three - coffee cup, sugar packet, creamer packet/small containter - it's just amazing. Briefly, here's what I've done to reduce my daily waste to almost zero. 1) washable & reuseable coffee & water cup at the office and home 2) composting all compostable items 3) continue recycling at home & work 4)making a more conscious effort to not buy or use single serving items (wrappers, small containers, ect..) If you are more interested in trying something like this, go to youtube and type in 365 days of trash. There are some pretty extreme videos illustrating a version of what I am doing.

Show Comp

Show Comp

2009 Shows

6/14/2009 - House of Blues - Anaheim
Strung Out w/ Death by Stereo & This is a Standoff

6/12/2009 - ? Piazzas - Long Beach
Pour Habit

3/14/2009 - El Rey Theatre - West LA
Millencolin w/ the Briggs
Local Opener: Black President (LA)

3/7/2009 - Brixton South Bay
Guttermouth w/ Chaser
Local Opener: the Darlings (Redondo Beach)

3/2/2009 - Marquee Theatre - Denver, CO
A Wilhelm Scream w/Guttermouth & Chaser
Local Opener: Frontside 5 (Denver)

2008 Shows

11/06/2008 - Hollywood House of Blues
Guttermouth w/Face to Face

10/25/2008 - Hollywood Palladium
the Grand Re-opening show
Flogging Molly w/Jackson United, the Briggs, & Anti-Flag

10/18/2008 - Hollywood CA House of Blues
Street Dogs w/ Time Again & Flatfoot 56
local opener - The Darlings, Redondo Beach CA

9/25/2008 - Marquis Theatre - Denver CO
Throw Rag, Lower Class Brats, Roger Miret & the Disasters, Viva Hate, Static Thought
local opener - Holly 750

9/9/2008 - Marquis Theatre Denver CO
Crime in Stereo w/ Fake Problems, the Flatliners
local opener - Boldtype

6/9/2008 - Rhinoceropolis Denver CO
Mute Era w/ Recession

6/19/2008 - Marquis Theatre Denver CO
Mustangs & Madras w/ Recession, The Pickup Artists, The Epilouges

6/21/2008 - Lion's Lair Denver CO
Holly 750 w/ Recession, Epidemik

7/24/2008 - Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Recession w/special guests? (unknown metal band)

Fillmore Theatre Denver CO
Pennywise w/ Strung Out, Authority Zero

Fillmore Theatre Denver CO
NOFX w/ American Steel, No Use For a Name

4/13/2008 - Ogden Theatre Denver CO
Anti-Flag w/Street Dogs, the Briggs

Aggie Theatre Fort Collins CO
Dropkick Murphy's w/Cevet
local opener - Bill the Welder

Aggie Theatre Fort Collins CO
Against Me! w/local guests

Fillmore Theatre Denver CO
Dropkick Murphy's w/Big D & the Kids Table

Marquis Theatre Denver CO
Whole Wheat Bread w/Big D & the Kids Table, Brain Failure

Marquis Theatre Denver CO
American Steel, Krum Bums, ?? w/ more
local opener - Boldtype

Marquis Theatre Denver CO
Guttermouth w/Cevet

Marquis Theatre Denver CO
Sick of it All w/Viva Hate, others??

Marquis Theatre Denver CO
Smoke or Fire w/Sundowner

Marquis Theatre Denver CO
The Lawrence Arms w/Sundowner, The Falcon

Cervantes Denver CO
the Alkaline Trio w/American Steel

Ogden Theatre Denver CO
Tiger Army w/Street Dogs

Gothic Theatre Denver CO
Hot Water Music w/Mustangs and Madras

2007 Shows

Ogden Theater Denver CO
Strung Out w/ A Wilhelm Scream

Ogden Theater Denver CO
Rancid

Ogden Theater Denver CO
Anti-Flag w/Big D & the Kids Table

Fillmore Theater Denver CO
Rise Against w/ Thursday, others?

9/13/2007Red Rocks Ampitheater Morrison CO
Rise Against w/ Comeback Kid, Silverstein, Sum 41

Fillmore Theater Denver CO
Bouncing Souls