<p>No confirmed cases in PA yet, but a group of students at Slippery Rock U just returned from student teaching in Mexico and have been told they will not be allowed to participate in this weekend’s graduation ceremonies.</p>
<p>I know this sounds selfish but on top of everything else with this economy. My D had an interview today for a summer job. It’s for an amusement park. I wonder if this flu will affect their hiring and jobs at touristy places.</p>
<p>We live in a tourist type area and unemployment is at 19%. Last year with $4/gallon gas and this year with the swine flu is going to be devistating to the summer economy.</p>
<p>My family has plans for a family reunion vacation in VA this summer. That seems the least of my worries at the moment.</p>
<p>I really hope that my D is able to find some kind of job this summer. I see her slim hopes of a job vanishing with now this swine flu.</p>
<p>Mom IM’d me this morning to share that the CSU in my hometown has a case of Swine Flu.</p>
<p>One of my friends is displaying symptoms…I’ve been begging him to go to the health center to get it checked out, but no luck so far.</p>
<p>To call or not to call that is the question. I don’t want to add to the concern, but I really wonder what they are doing. My D is on those NYC trains and subways all the time. I almost mailed her some bottles of Purell today and a mask and decided to wait. I just hope the colleges are doing something to inform and educate the students . I know this is crunch time and most of them probably don’t have time to read the newspaper and my D never watches TV…</p>