Don't know what to do..

*Penbo* · 30-04-2009 01:07PM #1

Not sure if im putting this in the right place.. but here goes..
Couple months ago booked a week holiday to malaga at the start of june. Really been looking forward to it as just been having an awful time recently between health problems and loads of other stuff.. anyway my parents decided last night that i would be very stupid and selfish if i go on the holiday because of this whole swine flu situation! Their exact words were 'you would probably survive it if you got it but if you brought it back and gave it to us we would probably die' (!!)
Now i dont know what i should do because 1)ive paid alot of money for this and would not get it back if i didnt go and 2)what are the chances of catching it anyway? Plus ive been so looking forward to the break and just to get away. Nothing seems to be going right..
Anyone got any advice on what i should do?

herya · 30-04-2009 01:12PM

*Penbo* wrote: »

Their exact words were 'you would probably survive it if you got it but if you brought it back and gave it to us we would probably die' (!!)

That's awfully nice indeed...

There's still a month, sit tight and observe. If the flu becomes a realistic danger, cancel, if it's just isolated cases go.

star-pants · 30-04-2009 01:17PM

That's a bit horrible of them to say!
No wonder you want a break, is it very nonrefundable/transferrable given the outbreak?
You could wait and see how this develops, is the swine flu in Malaga yet?

JCos · 30-04-2009 01:27PM

hahah that's a joke.

You might catch AIDS as well. Be careful.

Wibbs · 30-04-2009 01:46PM

JCos please read the charter of this forum with regard to unhelpful posts.

JCos · 30-04-2009 01:50PM

Fair enough. Is there strictly no humour allowed in this forum or what?

bluecell99 · 30-04-2009 01:56PM

Go on your holiday and enjoy every minute.

Theres more of a chance catching flu here with this goddam rain and blackness all the time.

Stroll along the seafront in Benalmadena and Torremolinos and gulp in that beautiful Mediterranean air - do you the world of good.

30-04-2009 02:15PM

Do you live with your parents? You could have your holiday and then "quarantine" yourself when you get back, say for another week ... purely for their protection of course

Just keep an eye on the WHO site and keep looking forward to your holiday as normal!!

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

herya · 30-04-2009 02:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

You could have your holiday and then "quarantine" yourself when you get back, say for another week ... purely for their protection of course

Excellent idea. Get your parents to pay for a quarantine week in France if they are so concerned about their safety!

TheInquisitor · 30-04-2009 02:33PM

*Penbo* wrote: »

Not sure if im putting this in the right place.. but here goes..
Couple months ago booked a week holiday to malaga at the start of june. Really been looking forward to it as just been having an awful time recently between health problems and loads of other stuff.. anyway my parents decided last night that i would be very stupid and selfish if i go on the holiday because of this whole swine flu situation! Their exact words were 'you would probably survive it if you got it but if you brought it back and gave it to us we would probably die' (!!)
Now i dont know what i should do because 1)ive paid alot of money for this and would not get it back if i didnt go and 2)what are the chances of catching it anyway? Plus ive been so looking forward to the break and just to get away. Nothing seems to be going right..
Anyone got any advice on what i should do?

OMG go on the holiday! Tens of thousands of people die every year from the average flu. This is no different except its new. Go and enjoy yourself. Your parents are just being selfish and no offense meant...a bit stupid and childish

Colonel_McCoy · 30-04-2009 02:49PM

Go on holidays! Sounds like you deserve it!

Oh The Humanity · 30-04-2009 02:56PM

*Penbo* wrote: »

Not sure if im putting this in the right place.. but here goes..
Couple months ago booked a week holiday to malaga at the start of june. Really been looking forward to it as just been having an awful time recently between health problems and loads of other stuff.. anyway my parents decided last night that i would be very stupid and selfish if i go on the holiday because of this whole swine flu situation! Their exact words were 'you would probably survive it if you got it but if you brought it back and gave it to us we would probably die' (!!)
Now i dont know what i should do because 1)ive paid alot of money for this and would not get it back if i didnt go and 2)what are the chances of catching it anyway? Plus ive been so looking forward to the break and just to get away. Nothing seems to be going right..
Anyone got any advice on what i should do?

Dont mind them, them calling YOU selfish and stupid is a tad hypocritical no?

Go on the holiday and tell your parents to turn off Sky news and go for a walk!

Lux23 · 30-04-2009 06:28PM

*Penbo* wrote: »

Not sure if im putting this in the right place.. but here goes..
Couple months ago booked a week holiday to malaga at the start of june. Really been looking forward to it as just been having an awful time recently between health problems and loads of other stuff.. anyway my parents decided last night that i would be very stupid and selfish if i go on the holiday because of this whole swine flu situation! Their exact words were 'you would probably survive it if you got it but if you brought it back and gave it to us we would probably die' (!!)
Now i dont know what i should do because 1)ive paid alot of money for this and would not get it back if i didnt go and 2)what are the chances of catching it anyway? Plus ive been so looking forward to the break and just to get away. Nothing seems to be going right..
Anyone got any advice on what i should do?

They are quite wrong, its actually attacking younger healthy people so its you who will probably die if you got a bad strain. It will be here by then anyway so I wouldn't put too much thought into this.

LegacyUser · 30-04-2009 07:32PM

PLEASE go on your holiday!!
How many people have died of the swine flu? 10? There are more people dying of the normal flu all the time, and nobody stops travelling. And you're not going to Mexico, you're going to Spain, so you should be fine

hungryhippo · 01-05-2009 07:41AM

Sky News has a lot to answer for. It's in Dublin now anyway so not really an issue anymore.

Serena08 · 01-05-2009 08:13AM

Please go on your holiday it looks like this swine flu will all blow over soon enough!!!!

Your parents are just scared still unfair what they said to you :eek: I hope you have a ball sounds like you need the break

kittenkiller · 01-05-2009 10:06AM

Seems like if swine flu wasn't around they'd be telling you that it was selfish to spend that money on a holiday because of the resession.

Go and enjoy yourself!
Bring them a little piggy with a sombrero when you get back!

*Penbo* · 01-05-2009 10:35AM

Thanks for the replies

Deleted User wrote: »

Do you live with your parents? You could have your holiday and then "quarantine" yourself when you get back, say for another week ... purely for their protection of course

Just keep an eye on the WHO site and keep looking forward to your holiday as normal!!

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

Yeah i live with them unforunately lol.. Believe me if i had the money id have my own place.. Im 21 now :pac:

star-pants wrote: »

That's a bit horrible of them to say!
No wonder you want a break, is it very nonrefundable/transferrable given the outbreak?
You could wait and see how this develops, is the swine flu in Malaga yet?

I would doubt it.. id say only if you were going to mexico or something..
Not in malaga but i think its in the north of spain anyway.

I'd say i will go on the holiday now seeing as its after reaching Ireland now anyway.. feck it..

haha yea i will look for the sombrero pig as a momento:D

stupidusername · 01-05-2009 03:23PM

Lux23 wrote: »

They are quite wrong, its actually attacking younger healthy people so its you who will probably die if you got a bad strain. It will be here by then anyway so I wouldn't put too much thought into this.

I agree with this. Well I've heard now that they're saying it is more likely to kill young people than older people. Explain this to them. Show them the information being given out on the swine flu, and try to reason with them. The quarantine idea one writer wrote isn't so bad... if you don't live at home anyway. Tell them you'll use sprays and all sorts.

Magic.Marker · 01-05-2009 04:42PM

Go away on holiday and enjoy! Tell your parents to stop reading the tabloids. I think they're only making the situation out to be worse than it is. I know thousands have gotten the swine flu in Mexico and some have died from it. But Mexico is a very poor country. Many people there can't effort medicine for it. And the health care they have over there is sub-standard. I doubt the swine flu will have the same effect on this part of the world has it had over there.
Remember what happened with the bird flu scare a few years ago? The media were scaremongering, saying the bird flu was coming over here and that "thousands's will die" and other nonsense and nothing happened in the end. I think this will be a similar situation.

The_Conductor · 01-05-2009 05:04PM

Drogheda has 1 confirmed case of Swine Flu. Dublin has a second case which hasn't been confirmed (yet). Malaga has none.

As per the above- the Swine Flu is no more virulent than H5N3 or any of the other variants which were in circulation here last season- and the flu season is pretty much over too. Flu (of all variants) will once again become an issue come October/November- but to suggest putting your holiday to Malaga on hold, to minimise the possibility of contracting Swine Flu is misguided to be honest. You are about as likely to catch it there as you are in a pub or restraurant in Dublin.........

yawnstretch · 01-05-2009 05:12PM

JCos wrote: »

Fair enough. Is there strictly no humour allowed in this forum or what?

Post of the year tbh.

dudara · 01-05-2009 05:52PM

yawnstretch Stay on topic please. Take the time to read the charter for this forum.

dudara

chalad07 · 01-05-2009 06:01PM

Your folks are being hysterical to be honest. For gods sake, cancelling a trip because a few hundred people world wide have been infected. That's ridiculous,

To put it into context:

No of deaths from Swine flu in US: 1
No of deaths in '08 from normal Flu in US: 40,000

sillyputty · 01-05-2009 06:25PM

Go on the holiday and enjoy every last second. I am heading to California in 2 weeks time and the whole flu thing would never put me off for a second even though there are 6 confirmed cases in the county i will be visiting.
The flu outside Mexico is a lot weaker and is not being passed as readily from human to human.
40,000 people die from infulenza every year in the US, the chance of catching swine flu is about the same chance you have as crossing the road and being knocked down. If you were unlucky to catch it (lets face it you would have to be incredibly unlucky to catch it in spain) the treatment is very effective here in Europe.

*Penbo* · 02-05-2009 12:32PM

sillyputty wrote: »

Go on the holiday and enjoy every last second. I am heading to California in 2 weeks time and the whole flu thing would never put me off for a second even though there are 6 confirmed cases in the county i will be visiting.
The flu outside Mexico is a lot weaker and is not being passed as readily from human to human.
40,000 people die from infulenza every year in the US, the chance of catching swine flu is about the same chance you have as crossing the road and being knocked down. If you were unlucky to catch it (lets face it you would have to be incredibly unlucky to catch it in spain) the treatment is very effective here in Europe.

Yeah you're right. Would have to be the most unlucky person ever!:pac: I did try to get that point across.. anyhow im avoiding conversations with them about it. Cant be bothered getting into a fight.. :rolleyes:

Don't know what to do..

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