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Re: America's SAR Is in a State of Emergency by nursemike @ Today at 03:46 AM

Interesting debate. There seems to be general agreement that citizens have a right to some kind of fire service, some kind of law enforcement service, and some kind of public education, and acceptable that the quality and quantity of those services v

Re: America's SAR Is in a State of Emergency by dougwalkabout @ Today at 02:47 AM

Good lord, is this virus so powerful that it can delay March 32nd?

Re: America's SAR Is in a State of Emergency by Russ @ Today at 02:40 AM

My cornet playing (to use the term loosely) could be considered pathetic, but not a state of emergency.

Re: America's SAR Is in a State of Emergency by hikermor @ Today at 02:18 AM

In the covid-19 era, what activity isn't in a state of emergency?

Re: Anybody planting a garden? by Teslinhiker @ Today at 01:00 AM

Originally Posted By: dougwalkaboutMcKenzie Seeds, an excellent seed company out of Brandon Man., reports that their turnaround time is now 5-7 days for online orders, due to volume. It used to be same-day. They still have lots of stock though. Tha

Re: How long does the coronavirus live on surfaces? by KenK @ Today at 12:49 AM

I captured a pic of that info off of a Fox News graphic, so it sits on my cell phone as reference ongoing. In our effort to stop nasties at our door after we pickup packages and mail we deposit them just inside the doorway, write the letter of the d

Re: America's SAR Is in a State of Emergency by KenK @ Today at 12:25 AM

My wife had to talk me down off the loft railing. Lesson learned. Thanks for the reminder. Happy April!!

Re: America's SAR Is in a State of Emergency by AKSAR @ Today at 12:14 AM

Search and Rescue Groups Urge People to Stop Climbing Cabinetry During Pandemic Search and Rescue Groups Urge People to Stop Climbing Cabinetry During Pandemic Quote:Climbers have largely heeded the call to curb their outdoor pursuits during the COV

Re: Funny Photos by dougwalkabout @ Yesterday at 09:57 PM

The Ernie bit is absolutely a keeper!

Re: Anybody planting a garden? by dougwalkabout @ Yesterday at 09:49 PM

McKenzie Seeds, an excellent seed company out of Brandon Man., reports that their turnaround time is now 5-7 days for online orders, due to volume. It used to be same-day. They still have lots of stock though. As I write this, I see fresh snow comin

Re: Funny Photos by Jeanette_Isabelle @ Yesterday at 08:58 PM

Re: Anybody planting a garden? by Teslinhiker @ Yesterday at 07:19 PM

Originally Posted By: dougwalkaboutI'm hearing reports that seed companies (especially specialty, heirloom producers) are swamped with seed orders. I assume this is because of the economic downturn. The same thing happened in 2008. If there's somet

Re: How long does the coronavirus live on surfaces? by Ren @ Yesterday at 07:08 PM

AP News from mid March https://apnews.com/fe0239e95b8ad1037639e...zCxsUhDuFxd0Q7U Link to the paper the report was based on https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v2

Urban Preparedness

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Chisel @ Yesterday at 06:55 PM

Best choice , and cheapest, is to find any expired plastic card and wrap a few feet of duct tape around it. You can control how 'fat' the card will become by how many inches/feet you wrap around it.

Re: How long does the coronavirus live on surfaces? by Jeanette_Isabelle @ Yesterday at 06:20 PM

Mom is disinfecting every package we receive. Before the current drill, Mom had already been doing most of her shopping online. We receive so many packages that I got to know our U.P.S. driver. His name is Garry. Jeanette Isabelle

How long does the coronavirus live on surfaces? by Doug_Ritter @ Yesterday at 03:53 PM

Consider the source, of course... However, with all the delivery going on, worth consideration. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2...cts/2866340001/

Re: Oregon sends 140 ventilators to New York by chaosmagnet @ Yesterday at 02:11 PM

Originally Posted By: RenIt seems inevitable that NY is going to run out of ventilators. Thank you.

Re: Oregon sends 140 ventilators to New York by Phaedrus @ Yesterday at 02:45 AM

I just saw that China is ponying up another 1,000!

Re: MacGyvering the coronavirus by Phaedrus @ Yesterday at 02:44 AM

I rather like Boaty McBoatface!

Re: MacGyvering the coronavirus by nursemike @ Yesterday at 02:19 AM

It's a bvm squeezer. Clever solution to the bellows/compressor issues, but limited control over oxygen flow, room air or 100%, and limited control over inspiratory pressure and volume. Both are critical values for anything but short term ventilation.

Re: Oregon sends 140 ventilators to New York by Ren @ Yesterday at 01:19 AM

Cuomo says they have 2,200 stockpiled but only enough to last another 6 days. They have 350 people a day needing a ventilator. And seems people need to be on a ventilator for around two weeks, sometimes more. It seems inevitable that NY is going t

Re: Oregon sends 140 ventilators to New York by chaosmagnet @ 04/04/20 11:05 PM

This was a good thing for Oregon to do. I have been looking but I have yet to find data indicating that NY is out of ventilators.

Re: Oregon sends 140 ventilators to New York by hikermor @ 04/04/20 09:51 PM

Good tidings. Situations like this bring out the best and the worst in people. nice to see something positive and helpful.

Re: Oregon sends 140 ventilators to New York by Phaedrus @ 04/04/20 09:48 PM

I'm glad to see someone stepping up!