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Myfrotho704_ said:
I’m getting my paycheck tommorow, and I already plan on buying several canned items/dry items that don’t go old, and some more fluid for my breathing treatment thingy (what I use when my asthma flares up) , ain’t taking no risks, not panicking, just getting prepared early in the game
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Mountain House freeze dried food I highly recommend. You can buy it in large cans, has a shelf life of up to 30 years as long as it's not opened and is easy to use once opened. Simply heat up some boiling water and mix it up and let it sit a few mins for a nice hot meal! Campers use the stuff quite a bit.
 
metwannabe said:
Maybe it's ignorance on their part, maybe it's playing with politics, maybe it's not as bad as many think or maybe their just trying to not create panic. Let's face it, whatever he says will be praised by some and ridiculed by others, no matter how right or wrong his words. At least for now maybe the prudent approach is to carry on in public as if this isn't a big deal and be prepared otherwise behind the scenes. I mean can you imagine the absolute chaos that would ensue if he actually came out and stated it was much worse than feared, it's in the US, we need to take action now? You've seen the run on grocery stores for a 2" snowfall forecast right?
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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'm not trying to bash Trump, but he would do himself a great service to address the issue head-on, build his credibility, prepare his country, and stop the stock market nonsense for a while.
 
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..... ?

www.redcross.org

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 www.redcross.org
 
Rain Cold said:
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'm not trying to bash Trump, but he would do himself a great service to address the issue head-on, build his credibility, prepare his country, and stop the stock market nonsense for a while.
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I don't see how you can inform and prepare the country without causing panic. Just look at snow storms around here.
 
EV_WS said:
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..... ?

www.redcross.org

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 www.redcross.org
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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.

Now I’m worried the website I bought the N95 masks off of might be on delay..I’m just not sure because many places seem to be out of stock the more I dig into it..
 
Jimmy Hypocracy said:
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.

Now I’m worried the website I bought the N95 masks off of might be on delay..I’m just not sure because many places seem to be out of stock the more I dig into it..
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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.
 
Until I’m on my death bed or someone I care about is I would laugh at anyone who brings this virus up to me. Sorta like the civil war in Virginia happening. Hot garbage for sell.
 
Heelyes said:
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.
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I like to target practice on the weekends ??‍♂️ coronavirus was mainly an excuse for me to load up on ammo lol
 
Rain Cold said:
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'm not trying to bash Trump, but he would do himself a great service to address the issue head-on, build his credibility, prepare his country, and stop the stock market nonsense for a while.
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You said we haven’t seen a virus like this in a century. On what are you basing this so conclusively? Do you have a link? TIA
 
BirdManDoomW said:
Until I’m on my death bed or someone I care about is I would laugh at anyone who brings this virus up to me. Sorta like the civil war in Virginia happening. Hot garbage for sell.
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Mainly put on hold because the weapon ban was shot down in the VA senate..but that’s neither here nor there
 
GaWx said:
You said we haven’t seen a virus like this in a century. On what are you basing this so conclusively? Do you have a link? TIA
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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
 
GaWx said:
You said we haven’t seen a virus like this in a century. On what are you basing this so conclusively? Do you have a link? TIA
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Spanish Flu of 1918 perhaps? 675,000 Americans killed and 20 - 50 million worldwide.

www.history.com

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.
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Rain Cold said:
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'm not trying to bash Trump, but he would do himself a great service to address the issue head-on, build his credibility, prepare his country, and stop the stock market nonsense for a while.
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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.

As far as Trump goes I'd take the same approach honestly, no need to promote panic and the fact they are asking for 2.5 billion dollars of funding should indicate it is being taken seriously.
 
BirdManDoomW said:
Until I’m on my death bed or someone I care about is I would laugh at anyone who brings this virus up to me. Sorta like the civil war in Virginia happening. Hot garbage for sell.
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Comparing a few thousand angry gun owners talking about a pipe dream civil war to a potential pandemic is bird brained
 
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