Are you stockpiling supplies and planning to stay home as much as possible during the pandemic panic?

Being a senior citizen you have some sense to be more cautious... this coming from a young person who is going on a trip mexico this weekend. Your best bet is to keep you personal hygiene and the cleaniness of your home at a high level. Your kids are your highest risk since they will be exposed to the greatest amount of people, however i mean that relatively since the risk is still very very low of them catching anything. I would just avoid unnecessary trips and crowd exposure.. that about all you can do.

36,000 people die in the US from the standard flu every year (see the link below). The swine flu has claimed 1 child from mexico who came to the united states so far... i wouldnt worry that much until there is something to worry about.

Don't let the media hype get the best of you.

There simply haven't been any "good" disease/germ stories in the news recently.

The swine flu, as legitimately serious as it is, still does not warrant the paranoia the media is treating it with.

The tap water should be fine. If you really are worried about your tap water you could boil it for 2 minutes and that will kill most bacteria.

I would just do regular grocery shopping, and as far as eating at restaurants, as long as no one at the restaurant has swine flu you'll be fine.

naturally lots of purified water, snacks,fresh fruit,veggies,lots of non perishables.toiletries