Don't swim in the water in Lake Havasu (and parts of Texas)

[woodstock]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_re_us/killer_amoeba;_ylt=AsqJCXSEPwciGDMdy5s_SkCs0NUE

 

[tonycondon]

its the animal conspiracy

 

[Sleek-Jet]

The media is completely blowing this out proportion... (amazing as that sounds... )

You are 10 times more likely to be struck and killed by lightning than get an amoeba up the nose...

 

[Missa]

Whaaaaa! Protect me from everything, put warning signs up, stay indoors! Never do anything because you might die... wait then you die anyway, and live a dull borring life. It's true, the world is trying to kill me.

 

[JoeSelch]

Whaaaaa! Protect me from everything, put warning signs up, stay indoors! Never do anything because you might die... wait then you die anyway, and live a dull borring life. It's true, the world is trying to kill me.

Whew!
Then at least I know the world isn't trying to kill me (for the moment).

 

[fgcason]

Whaaaaa! Protect me from everything, put warning signs up, stay indoors! Never do anything because you might die... wait then you die anyway, and live a dull borring life. It's true, the world is trying to kill me.

And even if you do the boy in a bubble routine and manage to become immortal, the Sun is going to torch you in about 4-5 billion years.

Society wants and expects 100% safe everything. The Universe has other ideas...

...back to sharing my sandwich with the puppydog...

 

[wsuffa]

I first heard about this driving through Austin when bringing the car up to DC from San Antonio.... There was a case on Lake LBJ this summer.