USA....Sweet and Sour

LET'S  GO  WITH  THE  SOUR  FIRST:

A FLU GERM THIS TIME AROUND IN THE USA IS ONE OF THE UNSUAL ONES, ONE OF THE TOUGH ONES. IT CAN LIVE ON HARD SURFACES FOR A FEW WEEKS, MOST FLU BUGS ONLY FOR HOURS OR A FEW DAYS.

AND THIS SPECIFIC FLU GERM IS ***NOT*** EFFECTED BY THE WASHING OF HANDS, NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU WASH THEM.

WHAT DO THEY SAY; YOU MAY BE SICK FOR 3 DAYS OR SO; BASICALLY STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE; I WOULD ADD YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WEARING GLOVES EVERYWHERE, OR EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH LIKE DOOR KNOBS, THE ELEVATOR STAIR RAIL.

YES THIS FLU SEASON JUST AIN'T LIKE THE NORMAL FLU SEASON.
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GUN THEFT...IN THE USA....BY THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS EACH YEAR. THE BAD GUYS BREAK INTO GUN SHOPS, SOMETIMES SMASHING THROUGH THE DOORD VIA A STOLEN CAR. AND THEY STEAL FROM HOUSE BREAK-INS, IF THEY FIND A GUN, THEY THINK THEY HAVE HIT THE JACK-POT.

WHAT DO THE EXPERTS AND POLICE SAY: KEEP YOUR GUNS IN A STEEL SAFE.
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WINTER WEATHER IS COMING DOWN IN WAVES ACROSS THE USA FROM THE ARCTIC, CAUSING OF COURSE MANY ACCIDENTS THAT SADLY TAKE LIVES. THE COLD MUST BE COMING DOWN THROUGH SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA, ONTARIO, QUEBEC, AND OUT WEST THROUGH B.C., FOR WE HERE IN ALBERTA ARE HAVING ABOVE OR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY.
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THE SWEET NEWS:

THE STOCK MARKET IS UP IN A MIGHTY BIG WAY. THE BABY-BOOMERS (RETIRING NOW BY THE THOUSANDS) NOW HAVE HOPE THEIR INVESTMENTS ARE ON THE MOVE UP, WELL MANY ARE SEEING A 25 PERCENT OR MORE INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON WHATEVER MONEY THEY HAD LEFT AFTER 2008 AND THE RECESSION.
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