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I suppose when the world population is 1 person per square mile, second hand smoke won't be a problem either.
I get one of those great catalogs for end-timers, and it has these fabulous pallet loads of food that includes 10 gallon pails of flour and 20 days of MREs and that kind of thing. I love envisioning what sort of mailing list profile I've created by requesting this catalog.
Sure, I get the print edition, but here's their website:
Emergency Essentials - Be Prepared Emergency Preparedness Food Storage
I'm actually just a bit "into" this stuff, mostly from when we were provisioning the boat for our trip. I really do like survivalist stuff--must have watched a lot of Grizzly Adams as a child.
My only problem with the truck dweller is the 4,000 volt stun gun. Holy moly! But I had to laugh that he calls it a "bug out vehicle". Our trainer has a friend who is an end-timer and he talks about all the different "bug out bags" he has stashed around his house, work, truck, etc when the bad times come! Whoa!
Living in a van by the river--love that it is applicable to hippies and end-timers both!
After the holocaust, it'll be ok to smoke...
So we have a case of MREs kicking around the basement (and the camper),
You and I are on the same page, Brew. All of those are good preps.
I just conceded that we could get the pistol that DH wanted, but only with the condition that a friend teach me to shoot it. I really don't want it, but I think it is probably a reasonable concession and an appropriate part of our home defense. We do not have children visit our home but just in case, the gun will be kept in an inaccessible location to others.
Because of power outages with hurricanes and such, this time of year we check all the flashlights, batteries, water jugs, dry and canned goods, propane, etc. as a matter of course. Good practice and not too tin foil hat crazy, I hope.
After Hurricane Katrina, food was extremely hard to get and there were a lot of MRE's being given out. I was able to find food (not what I wanted, but something anyway) so I didn't partake in MRE's.
I was REALLY surprised when my Weight Watchers leader told us how many calories are in an MRE. For someone like me, one MRE is more calories than I need in two days (six meals). MRE's are supposed to be for extremely active and young guys in demanding situations (to say the least) so the calories just aren't in line with what normal people need.
So, a word to the wise - - if you ever have to use your MRE's, you might want to split one with your wife rather than to eat the whole thing.
Nope, sounds like what I have to do for the winter months. I live on a road that is a main power run to other towns, so downed lines are fixed on my road before many others. We have a generator and keep plenty of fuel on hand in 5 gal containers for prolonged power out circumstances....Because of power outages with hurricanes and such, this time of year we check all the flashlights, batteries, water jugs, dry and canned goods, propane, etc. as a matter of course. Good practice and not too tin foil hat crazy, I hope.
Thanks. I thought maybe there were some symptomatic differences but apparently not.REW, there's a blood test
REW, there's a blood test
Moe, how do you know you had H1N1 vs the "regular" flu?
Swine flu victims tend to make grunting noises through their noses.Thanks. I thought maybe there were some symptomatic differences but apparently not.
Early in an epidemic or pandemic we check almost all symptomatic patients to guide public health authorities as to where the thing is heading. Once you reach truly pandemic conditions you just assess and treat without the blood test. The treatment is helpful but needs to be started early, is expensive, and has some side effects so it's not for everyone.Are they using it 100% of the time to confirm swine flu in your area right now? Or are doctors simply assuming swine flu due to the time of year, as they have been doing here (according to local media)?