The Gift That Keeps On Giving

[bjarvis]

One of the square dancers at a recent fly-in has come down with chicken pox. Depending on the authority, he may or may not have been contagious during his asymptomatic weekend in Delaware. Most folks have already had it, but if one didn't... Oops. At least it isn't bird flu.

Both kent4str and I have had chicken pox in the distant past. Besides, neither of us had particularly close contact with our stricken friend, although we were certainly holding hands with & hugging lots of folks who did.

If nothing else, it is impossible for either of us to have chicken pox since that would interfere with our Seattle/Vancouver trip next week, and that just isn't acceptable.

Comments

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that we'll miss you by one weekend!!

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Figures, doesn't it?

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

Maybe next time? Ever go to Toronto?

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Frequently... my family is scattered around southern Ontario and I usually stay with my ex on the east side. We're long overdue for a trip back to Toronto & area.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

I doubt you'll get chicken pox again.

Thankfully, there are good vaccines for that now. Keely's already had hers.

I mean, I had boo-boos in my *hair*.

[allanh.livejournal.com]

I gave semi-serious thought to offering to take up a collection for the infected dancer, to buy him a badge reading "Typhoid MaryMark".

But that would be too mean (even for me), and unwarranted, since he couldn't have known he had chicken pox when he attended the event.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

We'll work on that for next year's fly-in. :-)

[allanh.livejournal.com]

You could always give him a chicken dangle at next year's fly-in ...