Today was the Santa Clause Parade in downtown Toronto and everybody was there. There were many marching bands and holiday floats including one with Barbie and Ken. Barbie still looks good. By rights she should be 51 years old. Personally, I think she’s had work. Torontonians were out in full force to view the parade and it made me wonder? How on earth did Toronto manage to contain the number of SARS cases to 251? Did they close down the TTC?
Remember in 2003 when the World Health Organization issued a travel advisory to Toronto because of SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome? Close contact with an infected person caused the spread of the disease. And don’t get me wrong, as far as germ carrying devices go, you can't beat a cruise ship or as they are so lovingly referred to by many a seafarer as that floating Petrie dish. And even tuberculosis can be found on air plane tray tables along with really bad air plane food. But never under estimate the subway train; that rapid moving, germ carrying, metal transit test tube. And today’s parade caused record numbers of passengers. Talk about close encounters of the germ kind. Sardines have more space.
Riding the subway in TO is the equivalent of a TSA screening. In order to get to your destination you must first undergo embarrassing brushing, poking and groping from complete strangers. It`s like a really bad one night stand, or so I`ve been told.
No comments:
Post a Comment