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Re: Coronavirus outbreak in China -- now spreading by EMPnotImplyNuclear @ 02/19/20 04:19 AM

Originally Posted By: Jeanette_IsabelleEMP, I don't understand why you are continually attacking fellow members. Jeanette Isabelle Hi Jeanette Isabelle, Do you believe covid-19 is 20 times more lethal than flu? Do you believe covid-19 is 1000 tim

Re: Heat Rescue Disaster Recovery by EMPnotImplyNuclear @ 02/19/20 03:32 AM

Originally Posted By: Jeanette_IsabelleOriginally Posted By: RenWasn't there a link on here to the kit breakdown every household is expected to have. Which included things like safety helmets etc. I do recall a thread of that nature. I don't know whe

Re: Coronavirus outbreak in China -- now spreading by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/19/20 03:27 AM

EMP, I don't understand why you are continually attacking fellow members. Jeanette Isabelle

Re: Coronavirus outbreak in China -- now spreading by EMPnotImplyNuclear @ 02/19/20 03:15 AM

Originally Posted By: Renhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html 20 times more deadly than flu. 64% of deaths have been male even though both sexes having similar infection rates. Reuters reporting half a billion people

Re: Featured in a Comic Strip by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/18/20 07:48 PM

Suzi is the only female we see. She's the one with auburn hair in a ponytail, wearing glasses, blue jeans, and a rolled-up flannel shirt over a black t-shirt. Jeanette Isabelle

Re: Featured in a Comic Strip by Russ @ 02/18/20 07:33 PM

Slow on the uptake...Which character is Suzi?

Featured in a Comic Strip by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/18/20 06:38 PM

Not really. Suzi is so much like me that Eddie Dixon may as well use me as a model. https://mccalloncallcomic.com/comic/suzis-first-masterpiece/ Jeanette Isabelle

Re: The Youngest ETS Member Turns Thirty-Four by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/18/20 06:22 PM

I'm not that far off. Jeanette Isabelle

Re: Coronavirus outbreak in China -- now spreading by Ren @ 02/18/20 01:46 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html 20 times more deadly than flu. 64% of deaths have been male even though both sexes having similar infection rates. Reuters reporting half a billion people have had travel restrict

Re: Handwarmer power banks, useful? by teacher @ 02/17/20 11:03 PM

Two month report, Dryguy works well, holds a nice charge and is warm but not too warm. Recommended.

Re: 4 pages of survival information (wilderness) by teacher @ 02/17/20 11:02 PM

Video is fine, but assumes they have a change, remember that they have it, can find it, etc.

Re: Luck at the thrift store! by teacher @ 02/17/20 11:01 PM

Just picked up a hammock quilt...for $10

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by teacher @ 02/17/20 10:59 PM

SOL sells tiny rolls, you can also wrap a bit around a pencil.

Hiking website by Janysboy @ 02/17/20 06:58 PM

There is a Hiking website called "Hiking HQ" which I have been a member of for more than 2 decades. The originator is Sgt Rock, aka Ernest Engman. I believe someone on this site is also a member but I can't recall that person's name at the

Re: Japan's Tsunami Caught On Camera by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/17/20 01:19 AM

This long video shows the aftermath, twelve days after the tsunami. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Ejjzx6tK0 Jeanette Isabelle

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Janysboy @ 02/16/20 09:46 PM

Sorry, that's wallet. And I've figured a way to keep the duct tape.

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/16/20 01:55 PM

Wslle? Is that a typo or a product I'm unfamiliar with? Jeanette Isabelle

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Janysboy @ 02/16/20 12:53 PM

I was looking for something to carry in my wslle

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Famdoc @ 02/16/20 12:38 AM

I wrap several feet of gorilla tape around an expired ID or credit card or similar piece of plastic, like an ID card holder, and keep that in my backpack. It seems to be just as sticky when needed.

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Acropolis50 @ 02/15/20 09:54 PM

My method to EDC duct tape ( or for me Gorilla tape) is to wrap it around a ,cut to size, piece of clear plastic report cover. U can purchase plastic report covers at ant office supply store or over the internet. I’ve created such rolls as sma

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Jeanette_Isabelle @ 02/15/20 09:32 PM

How small are you looking for? Jeanette Isabelle

Re: Revising and updating your EDC by Janysboy @ 02/15/20 09:21 PM

I've been looking for a way to carry a small piece of ductape on my person as part of my EDC. So far, no luck. Anyone know of a source? I've checked my local Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Target. No luck.

Re: Coronavirus outbreak in China -- now spreading by Janysboy @ 02/15/20 09:17 PM

The lining of the airways has cilia, tiny hair like things which sweep the mucous up and out of the airways. Nicotine paralyses the cilia, and causes the mucous secreting cells to proliferate and produce thicker mucous to protect the interior of the

Re: Coronavirus outbreak in China -- now spreading by chaosmagnet @ 02/15/20 07:27 PM

I’ve never been a medical professional or scientist, but I’m pretty sure that smoking increases your risk for respiratory infections in general, and I know from long-ago previous experience that respiratory infections tend to be much worse for smoker