Red Mosquito

LetMeSleep wrote:Chest freezer full. Store room has lots of tins and
dried goods plus toiletries and cleaning products.
About ten dozen bog rolls. Ten litres of sanitizer.

All topped by my 50 rounds of .223s

I just need to buy some extra dog food and I think we're all set for a couple of months if need be

70km away from me confirmed I bet it's already in my city.

Multiple cases in Mexico. Good thing they paid for that wall.

told my wife this morning to start stocking up on canned goods. figure now's as good a time as any.

hot tip: make sure you have a manual can opener or you're going to be like that guy in the one Twilight Zone episode who breaks his glasses.

Does the coronavirus cause power outages or something?

4/5 wrote:Does the coronavirus cause power outages or something?

People won’t be able to gather anymore - at places like ... power plants. So, yeah.

dimejinky99 wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:It matters because most Americans retirement funds are backed by stocks in Dow. Swings like this erase tens of billions from peoples savings. downward streaks in the Dow tend to crush incumbents in elections

That’s a good thing in this case though right?

Saw a tweet from Donald from years back saying if the Dow Jones (he speller it joans) falls below 1000 the president should be fired from a canon into the sun

His base are gonna take this hit too surely so maybe there’s an upside

$3.4T, yes T, has been wiped off so far this week.

Bi_3 wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:It matters because most Americans retirement funds are backed by stocks in Dow. Swings like this erase tens of billions from peoples savings. downward streaks in the Dow tend to crush incumbents in elections

That’s a good thing in this case though right?

Saw a tweet from Donald from years back saying if the Dow Jones (he speller it joans) falls below 1000 the president should be fired from a canon into the sun

His base are gonna take this hit too surely so maybe there’s an upside

$3.4T, yes T, has been wiped off so far this week.

Buy low, baby.

Follow the money. Someone is behind this coronavirus conspiracy.

The rich get richer in times like this. Gobble up more assets at low prices, watch them appreciate.

Bammer wrote:

4/5 wrote:Does the coronavirus cause power outages or something?

People won’t be able to gather anymore - at places like ... power plants. So, yeah.

I don't think it's that serious. Most industrial systems are highly automated at this point (assuming someone doesnt conduct industrial sabotage or a cyberattack).

I would be more concerned about existing food deserts in cities getting restocked (warehouses are susceptible and the workers are unlikely to take off for fear of getting fired) and nursing home or full-time care residents getting what they need if medical staff are unable to work or redirected to care for sick kids. Hurricane Katrina might be a closer model to what to expect.

4/5 wrote:Does the coronavirus cause power outages or something?

worst-case scenario, that's all.

I mean, a light storm can cause a power outage.

I'm just gonna go on a much needed starvation diet

Ho boy

Can someone please just explain to him that the people most at risk from this are old people who vote republican?

McParadigm wrote:Can someone please just explain to him that the people most at risk from this are old people who vote republican?

Delete this post.

Based on the opening headlines of every 90’s post-apocalypse movie, we are inches away from seashell buttwipes and kangaroo rappers.

My doctor prescribed me some tax cuts the last time I was sick. Cleared things right up.

I have a father in law on a ship off the coast of Japan. He's been there since June. Should I be worried that I haven't heard from him for several days?