If I was buying, it would be companies that make OTC cold medicine and companies that supply o2 and o2 machines. I'm not buying by the way.
It's a combination of all three, plus normalcy bias. We haven't seen a virus like this in a century. There's a balance between measured messaging the seriousness of the situation and all out panic. You have a background situation where the tide is slowly rolling out, revealing the corruption of governments all over the world. Now, you have what amounts to Leslie Nielsen in the Naked Gun, shouting there's nothing to see here, as the compound is exploding in the background, with governments all over the world. People are really going to really lose faith in leadership that either isn't honest or is completely inept. You can indicate that it's time to prepare or you can wait until the mess hits the fan and be 3 steps behind. That snowstorm scenario will be a reality that might not be able to be easily overcome in the latter scenario.
I don't see how you can inform and prepare the country without causing panic. Just look at snow storms around here.
I bought 300 shotgun shells and 500 38 special rounds yesterday afternoon. At worst, I have a lot of target ammo to burn through this spring.While I don't think anything too bad is going to occur from a societal angle. Below link is a decent list of minimal basics. @Jimmy Hypocracy your N95 mask made the list.
I noticed they forgot ammo..... ?
Survival Kit Supplies
Learn what to include in a survival kit should an emergency or disaster occur. The Red Cross lists what you should have at a minimum as well as other additions.www.redcross.org
I haven't allowed myself to prepare like this yet. I'm not sure I can handle thinking about doing more than finding a way to feed everyone off the land. If I have to defend it things will be so bad I don't like to go there yet.
I like to target practice on the weekends ??
coronavirus was mainly an excuse for me to load up on ammo lol
Mainly put on hold because the weapon ban was shot down in the VA senate..but that’s neither here nor there
I could be wrong but I think RC is referencing the Spanish flu. I know that’s where my mind went when this thing seemed to break containment
www.history.com
I honestly think this is still to be determined, initial thoughts of ebola was along the same lines.... again the misinformation from other governments contributes to this. It may very well be that bad but time will tell.
Comparing a few thousand angry gun owners talking about a pipe dream civil war to a potential pandemic is bird brained
Spanish Flu of 1918 perhaps? 675,000 Americans killed and 20 - 50 million worldwide.
Spanish Flu ‑ Symptoms, How It Began & Ended
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one‑third of the planet’s population—and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans.
I hate to say it but it's already here. It has to be spreading at all major airports and high density population areas. The question is at what point does it show itself to the public? It may be no worse than a bad flu season and nobody even noticed it. It could also be like 1918 or worse, how would that impact society?
Reason number 1001 why I love living in the country
Supply chains are already getting disrupted. Major companies are scrapping guidance for the rest of the year. Much more of that is coming. Combine the economic impacts that are already happening with more on the way, along with the extremely infectious nature of this virus, along with the fact that it is already as widespread as it is, along with the fact that it is likely spreading along in places that aren't reporting or detecting it yet, and I'm comfortable saying this is unlike anything since the Spanish Flu. For Larry, I'm not comparing the outcome to the Spanish Flu point by point. But I am quite confident that the economic impacts of this are much more significant than any other disease we've seen in decades...even if the global numbers of infected/dead aren't that high comparatively.
I never said I was stocking up on anything. I'm doing what I have always planned on doing for years. I'm lucky enough to be fully sustainable on my little chunk of dirt. I'm not into processed foods or the sad excuse for meat and vegetables at the store. Don't worry though if the store is sold out, people like me will pick up the slack.
Almost all of the data suggests either/or or a combination of both older people and preexisting conditions. There have been some younger deaths as well. But the older you are and the unhealthier you are, the harder you are likely to get hit. That may change as more western countries with reliable reporting become affected. But for now, it looks like 70+ is the highest risk sector.
Not sure who is pretending it's someone else's problem and stocking up on supplies in case of an emergency shouldn't be dependent upon a POTUS advising you to do so (that's part of the problem we have now, society too dependent on gov't to tell them how to live, react, prepare, etc but that's another topic). Anyway to the first part of your post, from an economic perspective, I certainly see your point but we also have to remember that information (good, bad, right or wrong) gets out instantly now. How much worse would the Spanish flu have been from an economic standpoint if information was available worldwide at the click of a button, instead the virus back then spread much faster then the information itself. The fear of what may or may not occur is what drives the economy these days. I don't know, I just don't get the "we're doing nothing and this administration is sitting on it's hands" argument. We're not a 3rd world country and I'm confident we have the medical know how to combat this issue plus as I mentioned, the request for 2.5 billion dollars indicates steps are being taken.
