Joni Chatroom: http://www.jmdl.com/chat.cfm NE JoniFest 2001: http://www.jmdl.com/jfne2001.cfm Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com This makes sense Kakki, it is a probelme that both teh tourist industry and the media can battle together. the truth is that this strain can be carried by humans, but it can't cause us to feel the symptoms (or so the news leads us to believe) and that is why we shouldn't be doing too much moving around teh countryside. many american tourists that come here are coming here to see the countryside- places like Killarney, and Wicklow. to make it worth their while , many of them go to britain afterwards, or have come here from Britain, and i think that is where the risk lies. i believe the plan is to have some of the St Patricks festivites at a later date. if that situation is handelled correctly by the airlines and hotels, as you suggest Kakki, a lot of ground can be made up. it won't replace what has been lost but it will certainly make a difference. however, since i am being cynical this week (compounded by teh difficulty to obtain U2 tickets!!!) i have problems believing that they will offer any special deals. let's wait and see! regardless of any FMD, the Irish,in general, will be out on saturday partying i am sure. GARRET ----- Original Message ----- From: Kakki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > That is terrible that they've cancelled Paddy's Day. The entire epidemic is > terrible. I hope there might be some unexpected offset to the potential > loss of tourism. Not that this is a good thing but maybe the airlines, > hotels, etc. will have to slash their rates and that could potentially > result in an influx of tourists and their dollars. The L.A. Times did quite > a front page article about a week ago that talked in Apocalyptic terms > regarding the situation in Britain. I was reading about the foot and mouth > disease and although it is devastasting to the market, the livestock version > of it does not transfer to humans. Humans can get another strain of foot > and mouth but, according to the medical websites, it's very rare and very > mild if one contracts it. Maybe the publicity machines need to get in gear > to emphasize this and get those tourists back on the road again. > > Kakki
