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- Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:01 pm
- Forum: Disasters in Current Events
- Topic: Mexico becoming a failed state?
- Replies: 1248
- Views: 95050
Re: Mexico becoming a failed state?
Hi from almost ten years ago, phil in cs is still top billing
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:59 pm
- Forum: Family Prep
- Topic: College kids
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4613
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: Weatherproof Wilderness First Response Kit - pelican style?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6433
Re: Weatherproof Wilderness First Response Kit - pelican style?
If you have the funding, I'd recommend making a trauma specific kit and a 'sick call' kit. not many remember the wound care portion and how many dressings you actually need. I would humbly add a traction splint because even if you're the only one to have in the nearest 150 square miles, someone wil...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:33 pm
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: Levaquin shelf life
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1604
Re: Levaquin shelf life
There's nothing about useful shelf life. Unless I missed it. There's a buttload of information there. I'm not trying to say there isn't - just I don't know how long is too long to keep it in my back pocket.NT2C wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:05 pmdrugs.com, is not...
https://www.drugs.com/ppa/levofloxacin-systemic.html
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:52 pm
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: Levaquin shelf life
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1604
Re: Levaquin shelf life
Read the professional literature on it. I have a copy of the Merck manual and Physician's Desk Reference from around a decade ago when I last contributed to this website but they are in fact silent on the topic. I know for a fact that some things in particular ciprofloxacin are formulated for decad...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:34 pm
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in a Low Resource Environment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2457
Re: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in a Low Resource Environment
I can't speak to the effectiveness of vac therapy on large wounds; I have had several, and never once had positive results with the big wearable pump and negative pressure dressings. Doesn't stop my doctor from trying though. Full disclosure I am a wheelchair user with repetitive and frequent decubi...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:57 pm
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: Levaquin shelf life
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1604
Levaquin shelf life
I had a bad thing going on last year, cellulitis infection in my leg. It presented as swelling and redness for which my GP prescribed a ten day course of levofloxacin 500 mg. I took one, saw her the next day, and with no immediate outward signs of improvement, was admitted to hospital with IV vancom...
- Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:39 am
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: News in the battle with MRSA
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1326
Re: News in the battle with MRSA
"discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as strep, harmless" The harm that comes from MRSA etc is not the actual infection. It's in every hospital and tends to ...
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:54 pm
- Forum: Eats and Drinks
- Topic: Rat....it's what's for dinner!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4403
Re: Rat....it's what's for dinner!
Excellent post. Thank you.Regulator wrote: If you’re a gambler, or just really like rat, here’s what you’re dealing with. Clicky
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:57 am
- Forum: Eats and Drinks
- Topic: Rat....it's what's for dinner!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4403
Re: Rat....it's what's for dinner!
im not gonna lie... the tails actually look kinda freaky to me Me too, but earlier the OP said that rat tails are still edible if less desirable. I personally would love to know what happens to the tail if you braise it low and slow - i am guessing it would just be divine! The OP chose to post pics...
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:30 am
- Forum: What Would You Do?
- Topic: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4095
Re: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
In my case, bugging out from a local disaster, no matter how bad, would be career suicide... does anyone know what happened to the public safety personnel who fled New Orleans after Katrina? I'm actually curious, now that I think about it... But given a disaster of sufficient magnitude, we're talki...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:02 am
- Forum: What Would You Do?
- Topic: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4095
Re: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
to head down to step families farm in Gloucester. I know form holidays there that the farm is capable of housing my immediate family (step family included) for any extended amount of time with minimum discomfort. So my question is, at what point do you draw the line in deciding who stays or goes? A...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:45 am
- Forum: Eats and Drinks
- Topic: Rat....it's what's for dinner!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4403
Re: Rat....it's what's for dinner!
That looks so damned good. I wasn't paying a lot of attention until I saw the photos of seared meat and then doused in broth. Damn man that looks so good. Question though, were there any parts that would be chewy or stringy? The western appetite has some amount less tolerance for game meat, and it l...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:30 am
- Forum: What Would You Do?
- Topic: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4095
Re: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
For me, it is a matter of who will work or not. Food for the short term could be hard, but long term it could be beneficial to have a few extra hands to produce more. What if they had a car full of supplies, but got jumped. I'm confused about how you open up with an ode to self-sufficiency and end ...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:15 am
- Forum: Zombie Training Films
- Topic: Terra Nova
- Replies: 101
- Views: 8662
Re: Terra Nova
I really liked the finale. The last few episodes were losing me, but they really pulled it together for the finale. Hope it gets renewed for another season. I have to disagree. Is the show still worth watching for the premiere in season two; yes - but barely. Maybe it was South Park that called thi...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:50 am
- Forum: What Would You Do?
- Topic: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4095
Re: Where do you draw the line? (Extended families)
After trying to convince extended family to prep for themselves, those family member would not be welcome to use the resources that I have been storing for my wife and two children. As much as it would pain me to have to turn family away in a TEOTWAWKI I would do it. Especially those who offered no...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:39 am
- Forum: Contingency Planning & Preparation
- Topic: What did you get for Christmas that is a PAW Prep Item?
- Replies: 153
- Views: 9031
Re: What did you get for Christmas that is a PAW Prep Item?
I got a book claiming to be an SAT test about zombies. Still not sure if the two-legged and zero-armed variety is more dangerous than the two-armed and zero-legged variety.
I freaking have a wish list on amazon!

I freaking have a wish list on amazon!
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:30 am
- Forum: Eats and Drinks
- Topic: How do you cook your fish?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3210
How do you cook your fish?
Watching the first season of Good Eats and got to the fish episode called "Hook, Line, and Dinner." I noticed something tonight about pretty much every cooking show I've ever seen about how to cook fish - the first thing the host says is "if it smells like fish it isn't fresh"; the second thing they...
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:22 am
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: Electric weapons - suggestions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 599
Re: Electric weapons - suggestions
It's a weird situation. Before the new law, nobody was allowed to carry electrics except current and former LEO's and ex military, and everyone was allowed to carry firearms as long as the weapon wasn't concealed or loaded. I'm not a handgun fan, and I can't really explain why - the barrels are alwa...
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:00 am
- Forum: Zombie Training Films
- Topic: Terra Nova
- Replies: 101
- Views: 8662
Re: Terra Nova
I'm ex-Army and still keep a subscription to Army Times. I'm always reading about all of the things they are doing to upgrade military weapons. Trying caseless ammo for rifles and all sorts of electronics. It's not far fetched that in 100 years time they will be using rifles with electric fireing p...
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:53 am
- Forum: Survival Experiences
- Topic: strangest thing you have ever seen
- Replies: 1846
- Views: 181584
Re: strangest thing you have ever seen
Not two years ago, I was rolling down state street with my lady friend when this hopped up hippy dreadlocked moron started railing at me - "Use Hydrogen!" - Yeah - did he not notice that I was using muscle power to locomote my crippled ass down the street, which is a lot more efficient on all scores...
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:27 am
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Because it's not a virus, you moron!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3460
Re: Because it's not a virus, you moron!
One little slip of the knife is all it takes I guess. You'd think that all this time and energy focused on disaster prep and rebound would help a guy to exercise caution - you'd be wrong. All it took was a single tiny slip of the knife. A man can spend years trying to please six and eight-tops but t...
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:26 am
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Help me out with my BoB
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1705
Re: Help me out with my BoB
$500 is a lot - I'd recommend just keeping like - $10 in quarters, 2x$20's and $10 in singles in your bob - you really don't even need the twenty's but the singles and quarters would be awesome if you happened upon a vending machine that still works after you bug out
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:22 am
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Comments for "Because it's not a virus, you moron!"
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1926
Re: Comments for "Because it's not a virus, you moron!"
I support you and the idea of a groupwrite, but I am saddened that zs contributors are not usually predisposed to sustain a thread like this for long. If you have a story you want to share, they are very supportive and sometimes "micro-fanbases" can develop, but on average they don't really engage i...