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Bird Flu Concerns
The fact that the Wisconsin Badger Women's Hockey team won the NCAA Championship,
did not reduce the sting of having our beloved Badgers lose to UNLV in the Mens' Basketball NCAA second round.
In reality, the Badgers hopes of a Final Four berth crumpled to the floor with Brian Butch, two weeks ago.
A dislocated elbow.
On to Baseball.
Go Brewers!
I've been trying to put off this topic. Bird Flu preparation.
But, Millie Mishmash just won't let it die.
Millie is emphatic that Common Senseville begin preparations to combat the Bird Flu.
I mentioned a week ago that I had been in contact with Brendanne C. Phillips, author of
What you Must Do To Escape the Bird Flu.
Brendanne told me it would cost a little over $8000 for known costs, (body bags)
if Common Senseville were to seriously plan for the Bird Flu.
Let's say $10,000 with some contingency funds.
That's not a great deal of money in our budget.
We could budget for the body bags next year.
Also, last week I called an old friend of mine, Dave Osborn.
Dave has worked for (now called) Jenni-O Turkey in Barron for over 25 years.
There are millions of turkeys in northern Wisconsin.
Even though Dave works in the Accounting Department,
he, in general, has an abundance of knowledge about turkeys.
I asked him, "Dave, should Common Senseville include Bird Flu preparation in our Disaster Preparedness Plan"?
I Expected him to say, "Don't worry about it".
He didn't say that.
He didn't want to talk about it.
He wouldn't talk about it.
He certainly wouldn't say, "Don't worry about it".
Now, I'm worried.
Our Disaster Plan is due for revue again in May, just like it always is.
We update the personnel and equipment lists. Not much else.
The Disaster Plan has not been really "reviewed" in at least six years.
A thorough review is in order.
But, Bird Flu????
I just can't get over what people would think,
if Common Senseville were to spend time and money preparing for the Bird Flu?
I sometimes have a hard enough time convincing people of my seriousness of opinions now.
What would they think if I endorsed preparing for the Bird Flu?
The process of preparing for the Bird Flu might even lead to a better Disaster Plan in total?
Force us to look at things we might not have?
But, Bird Flu?
Any comments? Please?
Take a chance on being ridiculed?
Or, forget it?
Mayor Al
Al Arnold
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