I notice that some of us on here tend to get carried away with things that many others on this site can’t do. I suggest that we need to evaluate recommendations on what a normal person can do and understand. Each of us have areas of knowledge that we specialize in, knowledge that can help, but only if the knowledge and ideas don’t become beyond the capabilities of the skills of others not expert in the areas. Keeping things and ideas simple, direct and with easily obtained materials will allow the ideas to be used widely by others less skilled in any given area. Perfection, while nice, isn’t as good as simple and functional for many!
Corky 52:
This is a request for clarification more than suggestions.
Are you thinking of the difference between 1)home electricity generators, on site wells, huge propane storage tanks,stocks of Tamiflu and wood burning stoves with cords of wood for a year of isolation OTOH and 2) some basic canned goods, some bottles of water, over-the-counter flu medications and one or two electric torches/flashlights to get by for six weeks?
OR do you want to consider A)expertise in medicine, genetics, virology, epidemiology, statistics etc versus B) grasp of the basic H5N1 threat, its intensity and probable duration, etc?
Guidance, please? Am I missing your intention TOTALLY?
Niloai,
Medical and virilogical stuff is great and I’ve learned much, not real practical in terms of things I can do. I read those posts and it helps to understand overall situation.
I’m more concerned with nuts and bolts type of stuff, things that we can do. I try to post ideas that are in the realm of the possible for most people, things I think you could copy and do if you wanted. The reefer stuff I posted is an example, you could order and replicate the stuff with little need of high skill levels. I also have the skills and tools to disassemble and move the reefer coils outside the box, but doing that would make the project beyond the scope of 95% of the people here to gain just a small improvement. I’m suggesting that some of the more technical types and the high order survival types think of the less talented and keep things in realm most people can do. I see many places where people assume special knowledge is common knowledge just because they know it.
Nikolai,
Sorry for the misspelling of your name! My typing is very bad before much coffee!
I guess the simple way to put things is I thing we should all consider how much knowledge is needed to read, understand and use any post. I try to make my posts so that I can give them to 90%+ of the people I know and have them understand.
We all make typos, even Dr Niman, no problem for anybody.
Personally, and I mean just me ONLY, I scroll down, read the titles on the index page and (for better or worse!) reject most all of them, on whim or from previously opening them.
Inside a thread, I read the first one or two comments, judge my interest, my perceived need, my situation, my finances and my CAPACITY to grasp the apparent technical level and go from there. Where ‘go’ is ‘go on reading’ or ‘go away’!
Sadly, I am sure I miss wonderful stuff—often utterly off the thread title! But our time has limits, and I can’t afford to just read all of everything and still live my life and work to save my life.
This is all in the usual ‘what works for one person’ area.
Cheers and Luck!
Anyone ever see that Twilight Zone episode where the character stocked his bomb shelter with tons of books only to lock himself inside when the bombs started falling and realize that he’d forgotten his glasses?
What seems like a real expensive luxury now that you may wish you’d spent the money on once you are in self-quarantine mode?
For me it is high-end police scanner, solar power equipment and lots of extra water barrels.
Others?
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