Wow, I've never heard of people getting sick from Sharpies! But it does make sense. I rarely use them since I don't ink my pencil drawings all that often (even though I know I should ^_^;;) and when I do I typically use Micron pens since Sharpies leak through the cheap, thin paper I like to use.
And funny you should mention the American paranoia regarding Swine Flu. Some of my employers and co-workers back in Denver freaked out and insisted on stocking up on mini hand sanitizer bottles when it first broke out. And, to be honest, I got a little scared when I heard the story about the infant who died here in the USA after a family trip to Mexico. A lot of the kids at the Denver schools travel in-and-out of Mexico frequently. Even though I knew logically that the odds were way in my favor, I couldn't help freaking out a little. :P
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Date: 2009-05-21 12:10 pm (UTC)And funny you should mention the American paranoia regarding Swine Flu. Some of my employers and co-workers back in Denver freaked out and insisted on stocking up on mini hand sanitizer bottles when it first broke out.
And, to be honest, I got a little scared when I heard the story about the infant who died here in the USA after a family trip to Mexico. A lot of the kids at the Denver schools travel in-and-out of Mexico frequently. Even though I knew logically that the odds were way in my favor, I couldn't help freaking out a little. :P