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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Hamilton's Reopens and the News Catches The Bug

Stacey and I went through town today and noticed that Hamilton's BBQ had reopened. We decided to eat there since it had been a couple of months since a fire had caused them to close. We went inside and were greeted warmly, we mentioned that we had missed them being open. We were told they had reopened two weekends ago. Norman said he had done almost all of the reconstruction, but he couldn't do the electrical wiring. There were new tables, chairs, and several other items that were all new. Norman had replaced all the windows in the building, put up some new walls, painted all the existing walls and hung a dropped ceiling. It looked pretty good considering the place had burnt, but the main thing was the food was still good.
Several days ago, I posted about a virus that hit our farm. Well, now the news has began to publish articles about the disease that hit us. It is known as 'norovirus' or the 'stomach flu'.
"Thousands of people have shown up in recent weeks, suffering from an intense gastrointestinal illness. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are sending people to their doctors office and the emergency room. And it looks like a norovirus, an intestinal bug that's contagious, is to blame. The virus is contagious. You can become infected from eating food contaminated with the virus, touching a contaminated surface and then putting your hands in your mouth or having direct contact with an infected person. Fortunately the norovirus isn't serious in most people. "Patients will get better in 48 hours, though they may still be infectious for another 72 hours after that." Dr. Conn said. The norovirus is being seen all across the country."
None of us went to the Emergency Room or the doctor, although I would have liked to have had some medicine that would have made me feel better quickly. I didn't think we had the flu because there wasn't any fever or severe headaches that accompanied the symptoms we experienced. If this 'bug' passes your way, be prepared to wear out a path to the bathroom!

Posted by at 4:28 PM
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