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I cannot believe the B.S. of the article on Swine Flu by Misty Bell in the June 2009 issue. The people she talked to made it seem to me that truck drivers are like plague rats of the Middle Ages. I do not know if my experiences are that much different than those of so many others in that my contact with others is very limited. I tried to keep track of the number of people that I made real physical contact with in the last week, and it was less than five. I did not spend much time in a sealed area (no airplanes, no malls) and little time in ship-ping and receiving offices. I did not shake any hands or hug others. I sat by myself for meals and spent little time in game and TV rooms. The true contact level was minimal compared to office peo-ple or salesmen. I believe the swine flu is spread by direct and/ or close prolonged contact or exposure with an infected person. I do not have fleas or other pests that would spread the flu! As I finish this letter, I am reminded that these are the same people Swine Flu Mania Misleading FEEDBACK WHAT WILL BE YOUR 2010 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION? To not make a resolution. Charlie N. To lose this 80 pounds I gained from quitting smoking and moving to pulling vans instead of flats and step-decks. Man, this is such a lazy job now ... Brian G. Resolving to stay in shape and not let the rude `4wheel-ers' get to me! Need to take better care of family and friends, too, when I am off the road and home. Jack F. Ten years ago, my 2000 resolution was to finally quit smoking for good, which I did. Now I would love to finally divest myself of the extra weight gained since that time. Tom B. To get out there and go over-the-road and make my honey proud! Karen M. Better rates and lower fuel prices. Shannon P. Work on getting a better atti-tude at life in general. And try to spend more time with my family. James B. To live a more active and healthy lifestyle, even if I think it will kill me! Tom I. To lose weight ... Jas B. To get back into OTR, been out of it for almost seven years, currently driving Class B Kenworth reefer 20'-28' straight jobs, need to make more money for the family. David R. Just started a new trucking company in this time of recession? Are you crazy??? That's the question we get asked time and time again. We started in February of 2009, and ... at the end of October we just bought our first truck payment free. ... Our New Year's resolution as a company is to be the company everyone wants to work for. You're not a number here! My hat's off to our three drivers working for Mitchell Transporta-tion in DeKalb, Texas. You guys are like family. And (to answer) the number one question: Yes, you guys will be home for Christmas! Anna M. Via Facebook: My New Year's res is to destroy, politically, in any way I can, any incumbent politician. By destroy I mean campaign against! @912Truck Via Twitter: 10 TRUCKERS NEWS DECEMBER 2009