On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:40:45 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2010-01-01 11:18:02 +0000, lloyd said:
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How many of us actually bother to wash our hands enough, especially
when working in the garden. Anthrax and all sorts in the soils. I also
have greater respect for the poor farmers who grow things, having seen
my fruits eaten ,crawled on, shat upon, peed on and so on. Not sure
I'd have anything again unless it can be peeled or split. I was
surprised at how many flies there are in the open countryside since I
started growing stuff, and noticing.

You're surprised at flies.......in the countryside

No.

and you think
gardeners are at danger from Anthrax....

We face many dangers. Some real, many imagined. Your point?

This does explain some of the things you say about keeping chickens, treatment of foxes etc.

How?

The Health Protection Agency reports that there has been a *total* of
19 cases of anthrax in England and Wales between 1981 and 2008. The
last death was in Scotland in 2006 and that was of someone handling
animal hides in making and playing drums. This is hardly a deadly
infection that you're going to encounter whenever you dig in the
garden.

Who said it was?

The most basic hygiene means people wash their hands, not fear
of Anthrax in their garden.

You seem to have gone off on a merry dance, or not yet sober from last
nights merriment, either way make no sense I'm afraid.