Whew! Talk about timing! If I hadn't left Mexico two weeks ago I would be probably stuck there trying to get the hell out. Swine flu has popped on the scene and all but shut down the capital---Mexico City---as well as most of the rest of the country. On top of that, crossing the border just got that much more complicated. Homeland Security, after all, has to do something besides manipulating color-coded hysteria.
If the virus doesn't become pandemic the paranoia certainly already has.
My friends email me about the dismal reality that has set upon Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. No bars, gyms, dine-in restaurants, or discos are open. All closed by political decrees in the name of public safety---never mind the awesomely low hygienic standards involving, well, everything from public transportation to fast food joints and let's not forget one still shouldn't drink the tap water.
Suddenly swine flu appears and folks remember how filthy it is to NOT cover their mouths when coughing or wash their hands after using the bathroom. Oh the common sense catastrophes re-instill in us!
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