120,000 is indeed too high. The estimation for deaths by Seasonal 'flu are 12,000 So, can I pretend that extra '0' was a typo? And there are 31,600 'unneccesary' elderly deaths in the winter period. As for the New Orleans stuff, fair enough I must admit I haven't been keeping up with it - but having seen the recent run on petrol, I still think that people panic at the first sign of trouble. -Reynolds - Equal opportunities cynic...