>>>>>>>>>>>>Voters around the country are concluding it’s better to be red than dead—applying a whole meaning to an old phrase. If you do not currently live in a red state, there’s a good chance you will be in the near future. Either you will flee to a red state or a red state will come to you—because voters fed up with blue-state fiscal irresponsibility will elect candidates who promise to pass red-state policies.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillmatthews/2011/10/21/the-red-state-in-your-future/
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>>>>>>>>>>>Move to Canada. Lots of room, lots of oil, and lots of ice for your drinks. You can just step outside and chip some off the glacier and right into the glass.
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>>>>>>>>>>Have you hugged your glacier today? Better do it quick, before it melts.
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>>>>>>>>>I'll get Jake to do some research.;-)
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>>>>>>>>There's still glaciers in Canada? Damnit! I thought my latest SUV purchase would be the end of them. Time to bite the bullet and buy the private jet. ;)
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>>>>>>>If you are coming up this way, be sure to get a flu shot first.
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>>>>>>2011 Flu shot update. Of the people I know for certain who have received their flu shots.
>>>>>>1 was sick for 3 days
>>>>>>1 had their arm go numb for a week
>>>>>>1 has broken out in these nasty pustules all over their hands & feet
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>>>>>Let me add to your data set. My husband and I each had a 2011 flu shot, and each had a little soreness at the injection site and no other side effects.
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>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>Was discussing this with my father last night and he reminded me of his recent experiences following a flu shot.
>>>>4 years ago he lost his hearing for the better part of a month
>>>>3 years ago his arm stayed sore and mildly swollen for nearly two months
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>>>>Last year and this year he has had no side effects.
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>>>>Apologies if this has already been posted, I've been gone for a bit.
>>>>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/10/26/study-flu-shots-are-only-about-59-effective-in-adults/
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>>>http://www.news-medical.net/news/2008/01/06/33993.aspx
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>>To be clear, I'm not against vaccination in general, polio, Hep, etc are very effective and important. We are not at that level with the flu. The current crop of vaccines is a crap shoot and not a cure all. I've seen the stories of an uber-vaccine before. When it happens then I'll consider it, until then the side-effects of the present yearly vaccines are not worth it.
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>Okay. But, if you get the flu you'll wish you had the injection and if you don't get the flu, you'll be right. ;-)

Whether I get the flu or not will makes no difference. For me the potential side effects are not worth the potential benefits. 59% effective is not enough for me considering I've never had the flu. Eating dirt seems to be 100% effective for me. ;)