Walt Longmire Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Andy P said: Exactly and the idiots who cough in their hands. It is disgusting. Stay away from the stores right around the first of the month when all the EBT cards get reloaded. The 'unwashed masses' is an under statement. And you're paying for it. Bernie would have you paying more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&P15T Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Not really. I might get some canned food, but I'm sure it wouldn't be enough for months without normal shopping. I'm thinking if the S really HTF, then water and electricity are major concerns. If enough people are sick, we might lose power and clean water. That's when we'd know we're in trouble. I got a Mustang and an AR15.......I've been waiting for this for a looooong time. Edited February 26, 2020 by M&P15T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nah! I'm old and I have seen all this many times in the past. It is impossible to live in any metropolitan area and have no contact with strangers. I have lived through, Measles, Various Pox's, Polio, Influenzas, and the myriad of other illnesses. I have learned that to fear what might be, is to live in fear all your life. You do the best you can and piss on the rest. Que sera, sera. (there, I also have appropriated another's culture) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 57 minutes ago, janice6 said: Que sera, sera. (there, I also have appropriated another's culture) Yeah, Doris Day is excoriating you on Twitter this very moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Stay up on your supplements and vitamins. Especially Selenium, D and C. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Well, since we have flu in the house (the husband acquired it on his trip to California), he's quarantining himself away from the rest of us... but that means I'm fighting the mastiff for the right to sleep on the couch... anyway, I'm off to restock my usual 2 month toilet paper supply, order the new genny, and get the water softener scheduled to be installed sooner rather than later. I just moved the timetable up slightly so I can get it all done before coronavirus really gets going here. And I'll lay in a second month's worth of animal feed on Friday, just because we have the money this month. By May, there will be enough bugs, etc available to keep the chickens going free-range without supplementation is necessary. Ditto the rabbits. Other than that, I'm not doing much different. We already have 3+ months of food stored, and enough chickens and rabbits on the farm, and deer, turkey, squirrel, etc in the woods, that food isn't really my big issue. It would take a power outage lasting more than 3 months for me to be disturbed, which I don't see coronavirus doing. Mostly, I'm already prepared for this kind of an event, so I'm not changing much. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGW Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Mrs.Cicero said: Well, since we have flu in the house (the husband acquired it on his trip to California), he's quarantining himself away from the rest of us... but that means I'm fighting the mastiff for the right to sleep on the couch... anyway, I'm off to restock my usual 2 month toilet paper supply, order the new genny, and get the water softener scheduled to be installed sooner rather than later. I just moved the timetable up slightly so I can get it all done before coronavirus really gets going here. And I'll lay in a second month's worth of animal feed on Friday, just because we have the money this month. By May, there will be enough bugs, etc available to keep the chickens going free-range without supplementation is necessary. Ditto the rabbits. Other than that, I'm not doing much different. We already have 3+ months of food stored, and enough chickens and rabbits on the farm, and deer, turkey, squirrel, etc in the woods, that food isn't really my big issue. It would take a power outage lasting more than 3 months for me to be disturbed, which I don't see coronavirus doing. Mostly, I'm already prepared for this kind of an event, so I'm not changing much. Similar but no livestock other than my dogs. I also have lots and lots of food for them. The hardest part will be keeping my CPA wife away from other people during tax season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1.1 million people in the US have Aids. ~675,000 people in the US have died from it, with about 16,000 dying each year. Where's the panic? The fear? The dooooooooom? Oh, I get it.... People stopped paying attention to that and the mainstream media moved on to some thing else. Where'd the Ebola go, anyway? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Didn't you hear? Joe Biden cured ebola while he was in jail with Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He also signed the Declaration of Independence and personally killed all of the dinosaurs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/10/2020 at 5:56 AM, tadbart said: No preparations at all. I'm hoping I die early on in the chaos. Exactly this. I wonder if it’s an NP thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 I heard seafood is good for a person, so I just finished off an entire Tanner Crab all by myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 hours ago, NPTim said: Exactly this. I wonder if it’s an NP thing. Amigo, it is funny- I have no doubt that we could pool our intellect and resources, and build quite a fancy little compound to ride out a plague. But at this point (45+), do we really WANT to survive it? Sure seems like a lot of work. On a totally unrelated note, I actually had a good night at work as an NP tonight. Working with a different group of providers, who actually taught and answered questions, and laid out expectations in line with my skills and experience. So, I'll probably be down for the count with the corona by this time next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 8 hours ago, tadbart said: Amigo, it is funny- I have no doubt that we could pool our intellect and resources, and build quite a fancy little compound to ride out a plague. But at this point (45+), do we really WANT to survive it? Sure seems like a lot of work. On a totally unrelated note, I actually had a good night at work as an NP tonight. Working with a different group of providers, who actually taught and answered questions, and laid out expectations in line with my skills and experience. So, I'll probably be down for the count with the corona by this time next week. Hit the Emergen C. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: 1.1 million people in the US have Aids. ~675,000 people in the US have died from it, with about 16,000 dying each year. Where's the panic? The fear? The dooooooooom? Oh, I get it.... People stopped paying attention to that and the mainstream media moved on to some thing else. Where'd the Ebola go, anyway? Those were last week's stories. Now, we have something else to wail and Flagellate ourselves over. If you lived through the Polio Epidemic, you become hardened to the threat posed by illness. I had childhood friends I played with that went away and never came back. It was in every neighborhood, among many of the children. In spite of playing together, not all of us caught the affliction. Do your best and pee on everything else! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, janice6 said: Those were last week's stories. Now, we have something else to wail and Flagellate ourselves over. If you lived through the Polio Epidemic, you become hardened to the threat posed by illness. I had childhood friends I played with that went away and never came back. It was in every neighborhood, among many of the children. In spite of playing together, not all of us caught the affliction. Do your best and pee on everything else! No, but we all caught a cold. And the flu. Those are corona viruses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I’ve had a very irritating day, not a bad day where bad things happen, I’m just irritated as hell and have the patience of a prisoner on anabolic steroids. Any way, this made me smile: If you find yourself in a ridiculously long line, just caught and say, “wow this cough has gotten bad since I got back from China.” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, NPTim said: I’ve had a very irritating day, not a bad day where bad things happen, I’m just irritated as hell and have the patience of a prisoner on anabolic steroids. Any way, this made me smile: If you find yourself in a ridiculously long line, just caught and say, “wow this cough has gotten bad since I got back from China.” I like your outlook! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 The public view of an impending pandemic is so negative, that I am trying to figure out just how I can buy the most stock, and where the cash is coming from. What an opportunity! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I just looked at my 401k. Holy ****. This week has been an absolute bloodbath. Like Janice says, it's good to have a bit of liquid cash. Definitely adding to some positions while they're "on sale." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I like to lurk on Democrat Underground. Holy moly! Take a look at the "general discussion" page. lol. They have already surpassed the demise of mankind. And if you even type "coronavirus" with your keyboard, you have to burn the laptop and dump a bag of lye on it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, tadbart said: I just looked at my 401k. Holy ****. This week has been an absolute bloodbath. Like Janice says, it's good to have a bit of liquid cash. Definitely adding to some positions while they're "on sale." I ain't lookin'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: I ain't lookin'. gonna double down if this BS continues for a while. can't decide if I want to dollar cost average or try to catch a falling knife. Edited February 28, 2020 by tadbart 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eruby Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 18 hours ago, janice6 said: Those were last week's stories. Now, we have something else to wail and Flagellate ourselves over. If you lived through the Polio Epidemic, you become hardened to the threat posed by illness. I had childhood friends I played with that went away and never came back. It was in every neighborhood, among many of the children. In spite of playing together, not all of us caught the affliction. Do your best and pee on everything else! The Bubonic plague approves of this post. Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you're sure to be right. - Harry Harbord Morant 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 A month ago I sold everything in one of my accounts and put it in a money market fund. Turned out to be a good move. I have another account that I plan to add some funds to when it appears we may have reached the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: I like to lurk on Democrat Underground. Holy moly! Take a look at the "general discussion" page. lol. They have already surpassed the demise of mankind. And if you even type "coronavirus" with your keyboard, you have to burn the laptop and dump a bag of lye on it. They really have set a "high bar" for unadulterated panic. Just wait for the election results. The wailing and gnashing of teeth. They will eat their own, desperately placing blame on each other for losing. Not one of them will accept that they fielded an inept bunch of losers running only on the plank that they are not him. After the election, each and every one of the Democrat candidates will be wishing they were him! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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