22 Oct
2001
22 Oct
'01
8:34 p.m.
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 10:34:37AM -0700, Tim May wrote:
I've been watching a press conference of D.C. politicos, mayor and company, on CNN. Looks like several inhalational anthrax cases confirmed, and *two deaths* of postal workers over the weekend with "suspicious" symptoms and test results.
I just got back to DC today (was out of state for the weekend), and I'm sad to admit that out of all the 400K+ population cities I can imagine, Washington is particularly ill-suited to deal with anthrax, let alone prepare a reasonable response. The mail arrived today, but I fear that packages (I'm expecting a 1 GB IBM microdrive to be shipped via the post) will be delayed for a while. -Declan