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Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1610465)
You know what this says to me? It says he is more interested in telling people what he does, at a cocktail party, than actually running an airline, or fixing the problems. :rolleyes:
Perhaps that's why he was let go? |
Originally Posted by TheManager
(Post 1610141)
Wow. Good friend of mine did some flying in Africa for Bombardier. He contracted Malaria and died at the age of 46. He went to a hospital, actually several. Columbia University Medical Center in New York and UCLA Cedars Sinai, all terrific institutions. Passed away a little more than a year after contracting it from liver failure.
Delta has gone to great lengths to educate and provide meds to its employes. You might want to consider deleting such an irresponsible statement.
Originally Posted by newKnow
(Post 1610255)
I know two grown, healthy, and fairly young guys who almost died from it. :mad:
For this post, I nominate you for tool of the day. :cool: |
Originally Posted by iceman49
(Post 1610401)
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Originally Posted by Trip7
(Post 1610504)
37 people in Georgia alone have died from the flu this winter. I admit "not a big deal" was a poor choice of words when it is a big deal, but what I was trying to strike at is, avoiding Africa because of malaria related deaths akin to Foreigners avoiding the US because of Flu related deaths.
Edit: I'll give you this. You did use the word "deaths" and that helps your argument, but not much. Sorry, but Malaria is far more deadly than the flu. |
Originally Posted by Trip7
(Post 1610504)
37 people in Georgia alone have died from the flu this winter. I admit "not a big deal" was a poor choice of words when it is a big deal, but what I was trying to strike at is, avoiding Africa because of malaria related deaths akin to Foreigners avoiding the US because of Flu related deaths.
I had the flu this year. It wasn't fun, but I'm now not worrying about major organs shutting down, and other long-lasting effects. I've also lived in areas where mosquitoes are very active, and I've noted that you can't possibly avoid bites reliably. I also don't like the idea of having to take something that's very toxic (Malarone), in anticipation of the possibility of getting malaria. For those reasons, I make the personal choice of avoiding working to/from Africa, but I nonetheless might want to visit it once or twice in my lifetime. I don't think I'm being a bigot when I list "Avoid ACC, DKR" in my bidding priorities. |
Originally Posted by Trip7
(Post 1610504)
37 people in Georgia alone have died from the flu this winter. I admit "not a big deal" was a poor choice of words when it is a big deal, but what I was trying to strike at is, avoiding Africa because of malaria related deaths akin to Foreigners avoiding the US because of Flu related deaths.
I can travel all around the US and not worry about malaria. When I travel to Africa there is a significant risk of contracting malaria among many other diseases that are not prevalent in North America. Fact: Malaria is the number one killer in all age groups in Sub Saharan Africa with the only exception being HIV/AIDS in the 15 to 59 age bracket, closely followed by malaria. I do believe they have the flu in Africa as well. Open mouth, insert foot, again. THE REALITY OF MALARIA The largest killer of children Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds, about 3000 children every day. Over one million people die from malaria each year, mostly children under five years of age, with 90 per cent of malaria cases occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. A heavy disease burden An estimated 300-600 million people suffer from malaria each year. More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in malaria-risk areas. Malaria is particularly damaging to pregnant women and their unborn children. It can result in maternal anaemia and low birth weight - the single greatest risk factor for death during the first months of life. Drug-resistance Low cost, commonly used therapies are increasingly ineffective. In many parts of Africa, 70 per cent of malaria cases are resistant to cheap existing antimalarials such as chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine. |
Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 1610124)
It would appear that the gloves are off.
Alaska is putting a stick right in our eye. The battle for Seattle is getting serious. |
Originally Posted by gloopy
(Post 1610563)
Bring. It. On.
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Originally Posted by badflaps
(Post 1610509)
The worst thing an exec. can do, is fat mouth a former employer. Unless, of course this is your last bestes' job forever.
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Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1610465)
You know what this says to me? It says he is more interested in telling people what he does, at a cocktail party, than actually running an airline, or fixing the problems. :rolleyes:
Perhaps that's why he was let go? |
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