For the past three years of The Rational Male there’s been a consistent presence in the comment threads of guys seeking advice for particular situations with regards to Game. Whether it’s fine tuning certain aspects of Game or a larger consensus of the guys participating in my comment threads it’s become obvious there’s a need for a dedicated page and comment thread to address these Field Reports.
So I’m instituting this page for exactly this. If there is some urgency to have members of The Rational Male community analyze your particular situation feel free to hit anyone up in the comments of my current post, but please refer them to your particular field report with a link to your comment here. I’m hoping this will alleviate the mass of posts for field report analysis and Game specific insights piled into the main blog post for any given week.
There will be some rules for this “forum” as such. I ask that you only keep your comments to addressing the field reports at hand and save your larger theoretical stuff for the main posts, or if relevant, keep the “bigger scope of things” posts to being as succinct as possible. There will be no moderation in this comment thread (spamming excepted), so realize it will be a very hot kitchen before you post. I will impose no restrictions on video links here, nor will I limit links to various, but pertinent articles.
Understand, this is an experiment for now. It’s likely this comment thread will exceed thousands of comments. I’ll be instituting new comment plug-ins for wordpress to deal with this in the future, but I may archive this page the the posts and refresh this page in the future as well. If this gets cumbersome I may simply institute a dedicated forum-style sub-site of The Rational Male to accommodate for Game specific questions.
So have at it, post your field reports and feel free to comment on the ones you have some particular insight for. Be forewarned that it’s likely things may get a bit salty at times and I expect a lot of back & forth with debate and disagreements, but that’s what this thread is for – to hash out Game particulars for your given situations.
Blax
“It’s not going to be the virus per se as much as it will be capacity to deal with sick people. We’re not prepared and will pay the toll now.”
When things get bad incidentally they call the available wildland fire fighters,these people respond in two hours and on the way. They are the ones that first responded to Katrina and set up emergency medical units. These men and a few women are trained from 1st responder to paramedic and medical unit leaders.
Palma
And so I did that.
There you go class. Action. He didn’t spreadsheet it to death. And you don’t need originality. Look around, going to be a lot of money made off this event.
Blax
Re healthcare… Imagine a clipping of the wealthiest generation? The easing up on SS/Medicare, the outflows from estates etc.
Always look on the bright side of life…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJUhlRoBL8M
Blax if all else fails you can use your torch bottles (no acetylene),set the flow as low as you can then use an old respirator loosely. Mucinex, mullen,echinacia goldenseal. Mormon tea or breath easy.
https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1kr4hfdm6q2n4/The-World-Is-One-Big-Carry-Trade?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Essential%20II%2003162020&utm_content=The%20Essential%20II%2003162020%20Version%20A%20CID_443fd95a5fbeb5cce80737787bbf2aa3&utm_source=CampaignMonitorEmail&utm_term=The%20World%20Is%20One%20Big%20Carry%20Trade
Wahoo New York state has already activated the national guard around Westchester, and the governor is calling for more military assistance. It’s a numbers game. When this shit takes off in NYC it’s going to be trouble for the entire eastern seaboard. And then it’s westward. I have a tank of oxygen used for welding and it’s about full😁 . I also have a giant stockpile of antibiotics ( because bacterial long infections usually follow the viral destruction) and a handful of antiviral ( recyclovire….sp?) And I keep mucinex and cold meds and Tylenol stocked up. I have a basic… Read more »
Blax, your bases are covered good.
“So far the market is halted after a swift 7% drop at open. 2250 down. Gonna be a hell of a week.”
I will leave my retirement funds alone and wait for the recovery that is inevitable, if for some strange reason the markets don’t recover the money won’t buy anything anyhow.
PalmaSailor
Validation void for THOTS
Well, it’s like…I dunno…as long as credit cards still work…
https://nypost.com/2020/03/14/business-booming-for-cam-girls-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/
I had a bad feeling about this virus about 2.5 weeks ago so moved all my retirement stocks to cash before the big dip. So I’ll be buying low when this shit blows over in a few weeks (?). Might run out of TP before then…
Already working from home 3.5 days a week so I’m making that full time now. Just waiting for the local gym to close
If you are NY NJ or CT hit that squat rack today…
https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/gyms-casinos-restaurants-more-in-ny-nj-ct-closing-tonight-over-coronavirus.html
And grab a Guinness a day early… 🍻🍀
Palma
“Just had a mate on who used to work for Cisco – said all the DFLAMS at the exchanges are over subscribed by 20:1 contention.
If everyone wanted to Netflix and chill the internet would fall over 😳
No social media for snowflakes”
Kids being told to work ” online ” ( 32 million and counting…). people being told to work from home ( 8 hours mostly ). CDC websites.
And yeah, Netflix and Disney and Hulu and Amazon etc.
Shit might start to fall over anyway, depending on where you live.
Wahoo ” will leave my retirement funds alone and wait for the recovery that is inevitable, if for some strange reason the markets don’t recover the money won’t buy anything anyhow.” Dow -3000 ( approx. ) I too tried moving stuff around, but actaully I’m not doing bad as I’m a long term guy. Oil is starting to concern me, but even that isn’t a killer. But my 401k’s are getting the shit kicked out of them. I never 100% counted on them anyway, so …meh. I know a lot of folks that lost a majority of their 401k’s in… Read more »
Hopefully someday I’ll be around to wear an “I survived The Great People Totally Losing Their Shit Pandemic of 2020” T-shirt.
Palma “And I’m not a stocks guy but I can’t see it getting better anytime soon.” Yes. It must go down ( overvalued ). I bought on a 25 year plan, so things have to really go to shit before I have heavy losses. I never tried to make a short term killing because risk averse. I worked long hard hours specifically to get munny to invest, aside from my living wages. When my company axed our pension for 401k’s, I took half my cash out and rolled it into IRA’s, because I knew I was gonna get fucked eventually… Read more »
@Palma: well done with the wills. Seems like it is going to go better than you planned, even though a lot is uncertain right now. @Disgruntled: I wish I had done the same a few days ago! I did it today. @Wahoo: I don’t know if you can (and I might be wrong) but I find it hard it will recover soon, like I said I cashed out of the market today and will cash back in later (or move the cash outside). I started going into the market around 2014/2015 and still had a net positive outcome overall, but… Read more »
IAS The market will get worse because the FED put a trillion dollars into it ( not a liquidity problem….yet ) and cut rates to zero, and the market still tanked today. It’s because this isn’t a ” real ” financial issue yet. They are looking into the future and the uncertainty, which will indeed spark a credit crisis eventually because there’s so much debt in the system, and if the virus curtails industry enough, the defaults will fly. So when trump said ” we’re probably going into a recession” today, he put the nail in the coffin. A real… Read more »
Palma
“You’re making the standard mistake of not cutting a loss and letting it run because you have emotional investment, just like men can’t cut the relational equity they have in a woman.”
Lol, I hear you, but I’m not at a loss yet.
I got my ear to the ground tho.
“Maybe now they will overhaul the health care system”
Maybe we’ll get a single payer system like Italy’s.
Hold me back!
Nah. We’re probably going to stick to our bankruptcy inducing shoddy system we have.
No money? You die.
A little money? Road to bankruptcy.
If anyone runs out of TP, probably no need to dial 911 and whine. Except in coastal Oregon.
https://www.policeone.com/bizarre/articles/we-cannot-bring-you-toilet-paper-oregon-towns-police-lament-911-calls-for-tp-shortage-TmEB7DRxTcBsazE4/
https://www.policeone.com/bizarre/articles/we-cannot-bring-you-toilet-paper-oregon-towns-police-lament-911-calls-for-tp-shortage-TmEB7DRxTcBsazE4/
Says an awful lot about the folks that live there.
“New York state has already activated the national guard around Westchester, and the governor is calling for more military assistance.” And prohibiting the assembly of men in groups of more than 10. You’d almost think that there was gonna be a military coup. Or maybe a dry run. “When this shit takes off in NYC it’s going to be trouble for the entire eastern seaboard.” Probably peter out in DC because of temp and won’t go south of there. “And then it’s westward.” The virus is more of a problem for cold, high-density areas. Not flyover country, except for major… Read more »
“The virus is more of a problem for cold, high-density areas. Not flyover country, except for major metro areas with lots of public transportation. It’s already on the left coast. If you get acute respiratory distress syndrome (alveoli fill with fluid), you’ll need an ambu bag. They are old technology, but they work for ARDS if you keep the pressure up most of the time. If you’re at risk, move to the southwest. Funny, lots of at-risk people have already done that. Florida is high humidity–not a good place for at risk people to live. Take 500-1000 units of Vitamin… Read more »
PalmaSailor
I told my son once while in France …
In France? In France?
Palma “Very quiet in here boys – are we all deafened by the sound of the helicopter engines?” 😳 Nah busy working around the ranch. Denver shut down the restaurant and bar scene yesterday then a few hours later the casinos followed suit. I went out for truck parts and traffic was busy for a workday noon, likely folks catching up on their running around and shopping with the extra time off. The local market was out of TP LOL Got a good deal on tri tips and all the females I interacted with were friendly today. Welded some hard… Read more »
@PalmaSailor
Very quiet in here boys – are we all deafened by the sound of the helicopter engines? 😳
nah… don’t you get the us news?… we’re all out standing in line to panic buy more guns… and ammo…lol
in case you haven’t seen this… he’s been following the virus outbreak pretty well… with good content… he’s got a good breakdown for the UK… looks like a sh*t show… and only a couple of weeks ahead of the us…
stay safe…
good luck!
@PalmaSailor @HABD “Looks like a shit show” Yep – forgive me for not watching the clip – enough bad news for one day. if the change in policy in the uk works… and that’s if everybody complies voluntarily… which is a big IF… the numbers get a lot better… the potential 250k dead goes to 20k… for example… still a sh*t show but not as horrible… My spreadsheet shows 113,000 in the U.K. by month end. After that obviously it starts to get real. lol… not ‘real’ enough for you yet?… at this point, the end result is baked into… Read more »
@PalmaSailor
oh, and one more thing… if you are in to natural remedies… don’t take elderberry/sambucol… it can trigger the cytokine storm…
good luck!
Saturday I went to the hardware store and the last 10 pound bag of pinto beans was going away. Store manager was assuring an older woman they’d be getting another pallet in “pretty soon”. Grocery store was sold out of flour – not sure that many people really know how to bake bread anymore, didn’t check the yeast packet supply. In the world of hardware I bought a packet of clear safety glasses, the kind one wears when using some power tools or machine tools. Because many respiratory virii can be spread in a sneeze-cloud by landing on the eye,… Read more »
I grabbed a whistle and went out to be the Saint Paddy’s Day parade. Very dark and quiet out there. Passed a dark and closed up cafe with a big banner in the window that read “Grand Opening Celebration!”
Those poor bastards are fucked.
kfg
Those poor bastards are fucked.
Yes, but not literally. But that reminds me:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Sex-workers-face-ruin-amid-virus-fears-brothel-15136474.php
Palma
here’s no way deaths are going to be even as low as 250,000.
You talking in the UK?
OK… Time is come for a dead pool. US – UK – Global – set a date April 30th? Source – W.H.O?
Place yer bets….!
Those poor bastards are fucked.
Yeah. I’m very much in the camp of The Cure is Worse Than the Disease…
Makes a great book idea though… Menacing global power finds an exploit to destroy all of its rivals using psychology, an understanding of culture and a non lethal bio weapon.
Any ideas why the virus growth in China basically appears to have completely stopped?
Just because they put the country into lockdown? But in that case why hasn’t it stopped in Italy (unless the results of the lockdown are delayed by a few days)?
And if it is because of the lockdown in China, won’t the growth kick off again once people are allowed out? And why do I keep reading that places like Hong Kong and Singapore are basically almost back to normal except for temperature checks everywhere?
I’m (still) relatively optimistic. I think that the fatality rate is closer to 1% when the health services have not collapsed under stress (which they did in Wuhan and North Italy). I base this in the reported fatality rate being lower in the rest of China, and the numbers from South Korea which allegedly are testing extensively, so they have a better idea of the true number of cases. There is of course a possibility that everyone is lying. Not sure about “The cure is worse” as what Sentient said… The extreme approaches are do nothing and lockdown. Do nothing… Read more »
@Culum: the number of real cases is not known at any instant, and I imagine China lockdown is more effective for many reasons than Italy lockdown (as in, people will actually do it in China to a greater extent).
There are indeed some day delays when you go into lockdown, people who are infected but haven’t gotten to symptoms yet will still increase the number of known cases as the symptoms kick in.
That and China could be lying about the numbers.
@HABD: China claims to have developed a vaccine:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine/china-gives-go-ahead-for-human-trials-of-potential-covid-19-vaccine-state-media-idUSKBN2141TI
If true, this probably adds fuel to the conspiracy theory that China made it and released it in their population in a place where it would easily spread to other countries.
If that is the case, they were quite devious. As a dictatorship, they are better at lockdown than democracies, they built extra hospitals real fast, and they may very well return to productivity faster than Europe and the U.S.
@Palma – sorry to hear that. Certainly sounds like it. Probably better to get it over with now in all honesty. Dozens of people at that last conference I attended just before the world shut down have now caught it including Conference Girl. For some reason I remain symptom free but it is probably only a matter of time. @IAS – I believe that that trial Chinese vaccine is one of three. There’s at least one which was fast tracked into human trials in the States. Re HK and Singapore – a friend in Singapore tells me that they have… Read more »
The governor here has told us to prepare for a shelter in place order. Cases are escalating quickly, but that is to be expected. China didn’t ” create ” covid19, s the cdc and w.h.o. Have been tracking it, among others, at least since 2015. What’s happening now was always a possibility, but here at least, we dropped the ball on preparedness. Anybody remember h1n1? As far as hk and Singapore, our offices there have been closed/in work from home more for 3-4 weeks already, our London office closed last week. It’s essential not to overwhelm the hospitals/health care system,… Read more »
Palma, hang tough man. I’m going fishing.
Yes Palma. If anyone can kick Corona’s ass it’s you.
@Palma: I think you wanted to catch the virus early on purpose actually 😛 Just to get it out of the way already. Fearless asshole that you are.
Get better fast and keep munching those Brasil nuts!
Yes Palma, hang tough and HYDRATE!!!!!! ( with water and electrolytes). Tylenol instead of ibuprofen for fever.
Btw, the u.s. / Canadian border is closing to all but essential travel.
Pay attention everyone.
Blaxie
Don’t know what CNN is reporting – 19 is the year of discovery.
Chinese numbers… About the same as their accounting and financial reporting.
So intersexual dynamics question – baby boom or bust coming?
I think boom. Women’s are skeered and will offer it go in trade. Without knowing.
Local one has popped back up via text…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vHbXI2p4k
Shelter in place music.
@Sentient: boom, for sure.
IAS
https://mobile.twitter.com/RationalMale/status/1240115186071031808
Bwahahahahaha
@PalmaSailor Blaximus
hope you feel better…
Yes Palma, hang tough and HYDRATE!!!!!! ( with water and electrolytes). Tylenol instead of ibuprofen for fever.
Btw, the u.s. / Canadian border is closing to all but essential travel.
Pay attention everyone.
+1… except let that fever run… see that doc’s^^^ video about fever reactions to understand why… just keep hydrated… and rest…
good luck!
@IAS most important concept from that article… “Experts at the World Health Organization say they do not expect any fully tested and approved vaccine to reach the market until the middle of next year.” next june…lol… and that’s IF everything goes well…lol… you might be ‘living in a cave’ by then… lol… remember the last vaccine they tried for the very similar SARS virus outbreak… the vaccine just increased the CFR…lol… this virus was designed to be ‘not vaccinate-able’… it’s kind of higher up the bioweapon food chain than just a flu bug…lol and that^^ whole concept applies to a… Read more »
@Culum Any ideas why the virus growth in China basically appears to have completely stopped? has it?… have they stopped burning bodies?… serious question bc i don’t know and don’t have time to look it up… Just because they put the country into lockdown? But in that case why hasn’t it stopped in Italy (unless the results of the lockdown are delayed by a few days)? exponential increases are fast on the upswing… if you don’t lock down fast, you get double your numbers every 3 days or so… And if it is because of the lockdown in China, won’t… Read more »
@PalmaSailor China have expelled all US journalists: https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/china-to-expel-more-us-journalists-in-latest-tit-for-tat-move If it really is under control, why not give them all a Hawaiian shirt to wear and drive them round the people’s republic in a convertible to see its just like stepford right now? ummm, bc it’s not better?…lol… there are certain steps that happen before war breaks out… that’s^^^ one of those steps… the whole idea behind that virus’ development was to invade the US for its better land/resources… the decision the CCP is trying to make right now is “do we go now or not?” ie “follow the plan” (even… Read more »
PalmaSailor
I’ve def got it. Cough / temperature / stinking headache and everything aches..
DO NOT TAKE IBUPROFEN OR ASPIRIN there is evidence those particular anti inflammatories makes things worse.
America holds the record as the most heavily armed nation in the history of the world.:-)
You can try to walk in and take it, but you’ll never walk back out.
“Thoughts on how far to let it go?”
Be afraid of 105.
Palma, make sure you take at least 500 units of Vitamin C daily. Avoid restaurant food and eat carbs for energy when you need to. Get plenty of sleep.
A year and a half ago I had something that hit my lungs and 103 degree fever, no energy, no appetite. I ended up with pneumonia. No hospitalization–just antibiotics. Lasted three to four weeks. May have been an early form of COVID19.
Probably wouldn’t hurt to have someone look in on you daily.
PalmaSailor
Could drive myself in to ICU and I’ll try but I think the Army will be on the streets by Friday.
But then how close are they going to want to get to me?
Something like a really big butterfly net, prolly. So you can’t cough on them too much.
Got a humidifier? If not, get one.
Palma, if you have the energy, watch or read stuff that will make you laugh. That seems to help with cold and flu…even if it doesn’t at least you’ll keep your spirits up.
@Palma
Depressingly age appropriate so I moved on.
Seriously Palma, watching those videos – I’m assuming that was you talking – you’d be a lot better off chasing the 20+ crowd rather than those old vultures. Your voice, attitude, and delivery will make you a killer with the younger crowd. They’ll just eat that stuff up
… Once you get better, of course
since the kung flu is a hot topic here… (and i really hope @PalmaSailor gets better…)… here’s some light reading on the uk’s (and other countries’) current efforts… for you to enjoy during your lockdown…lol
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf
good luck!
yes, it DOES say lockdown until an effective vaccine (=18+ months of lockdown)…
and
Wash Your D*mn Hands!!! ™ …
lol…
good luck!
@HABD: yep I read that, which is why I thought the market recovery of 5% yesterday was… Quite optimistic of investors.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-study/new-coronavirus-can-persist-in-air-for-hours-and-on-surfaces-for-days-study-idUSKBN2143QP
since the kung flu is a hot topic here… (and i really hope @PalmaSailor gets better…)… here’s some light reading on the uk’s (and other countries’) current efforts… for you to enjoy during your lockdown…lol
Now it’s more like the spaghetti flu….😐
@Palma
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
IAS The market closed today at 2017 levels, below 20,000 ( which is almost where it belongs). The market isn’t the ” real ” economy. The real economy is getting fucked globally right now, which negatively impacts the ” take ” economy of the markets. Watch, and gains will be short lived until a plan is executed. Talking and doing aren’t the same. Once a medical plan and an economic plan is in place, to help the ” people ” ( which is the opposite of what’s been happening for the last 20+ years ), then you can count on… Read more »
@IAS
@HABD: yep I read that, which is why I thought the market recovery of 5% yesterday was… Quite optimistic of investors.
that’s what normalcy bias looks like in motion…lol… people (or algos…lol) are ‘buying the dip’… bless their hearts…lol
good luck!
Not letting me post a link to www wuwt. that claims malaria drug is preventive and a viable treatment for kung flu.
@Blaximus Now it’s more like the spaghetti flu….😐 lol… that works on sooo many levels…lol IAS The market closed today at 2017 levels, below 20,000 ( which is almost where it belongs). The market isn’t the ” real ” economy. The real economy is getting fucked globally right now, which negatively impacts the ” take ” economy of the markets. true… and guns are the new pitchforks…lol… say that might make good t-shirt…lol Watch, and gains will be short lived until a plan is executed. did you split an order of bulk wishful thinking with @Culum?…lol… maybe it’s my natural… Read more »
@Wahoo
here you go… and let’s hope that works out…
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/17/an-effective-treatment-for-coronavirus-covid-19-has-been-found-in-a-common-anti-malarial-drug/
good luck!
Reading headlines, watching CNBC, it’s gotten tedious. Needs a theme song.
Here it is.
Habd, ya thats the one thanks.
@HABD well… i’m back from my jaunt into Da ‘Pocolypse ™ …lol HABD out in the field… yay! and lol! Since you like lengthy reports (and have much more time to go down a rabbit hole now… lol), here’s one for you. Almost a decade ago, National Intelligence Council brainstormed various scenarios of what the future may bring. That’s a useful exercise that helps you poke your long term strategy and decide on the course of action early in the game. Enter the Alternative Worlds analysis report: https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/GlobalTrends_2030.pdf What they considered were also a few potential disruptive events. One of… Read more »
As a major food exporter, Brazil has benefited from rising prices.
Cue “brazil nuts” lol
In other news:
Spends A$3,260 on 2000+ toilet rolls and says she thought it was for 48? Hubby buys it and builds her a throne. (rolls eyes)
R0 (transmissibility) of COVID19 is about 2, which means that an infected person will, on average, infect 2 other people. But that is worst case, in a cold, dry climate. In a hot, humid climate, R0 is about 1. In cold, dry climates, herd immunity will establish faster than in hot, humid climates and R0 will more rapidly become <1…the question is whether the health care resources can stand the strain if an inadequate job of quarantining the at risk population occurs. One of the problems in Italy was that the ambulance personnel infected other people who then went into… Read more »
Please, go on.
Tell me more.
Tell me more about RO.and hot and cold and dry climates, despite what we can actually see.I
Somebody said a.couple of.weeks ago that we had 15 cases here,.and that it was going to go down to zero.
8700 and counting……
Smfh.
American adults of all ages — not just those in their 70s, 80s and 90s — are being seriously sickened by the coronavirus, according to a report on nearly 2,500 of the first recorded cases in the United States. The report, issued Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that — as in other countries — the oldest patients had the greatest likelihood of dying and of being hospitalized. But of the 508 patients known to have been hospitalized, 38 percent were notably younger — between 20 and 54. And nearly half of the 121 patients who… Read more »
Thinking RT biz is going to be krushed… consider some Patreon. Toss from a helicopter if it makes you feel better.
@IRL i was wondering why i was getting that weird feeling i should check TRM before i leave the office…lol… nice to see you back… @HABD well… i’m back from my jaunt into Da ‘Pocolypse ™ …lol HABD out in the field… yay! and lol! lol at that visual… that’s just about what it’s like living in my head…lol… how did you know?… Since you like lengthy reports (and have much more time to go down a rabbit hole now… lol), here’s one for you. i don’t really have THAT much time…lol… but those rabbit holes do whisper to me…lol… Read more »
HABD
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FItEjc6VtuU
I was watching when this happened. It was a big over the top, but….
Mark Cuban had a much better take on the financial problems that I 100% cosign.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9SAUEFvHo
Now, let’s see which way we ( our leadership) decided to go.
Or will the market have to reach 10,000 with double digit unemployment because fuck people?😂
@IRL
they did get a chance to show off that english lit degree from yale though…
lol…
good luck!
mostly the big problem with those types of groups is limited thinking and confirmation bias
Old war games. reminds me of the story of Petraeus, some war game setting. he sends hit squads and a$$assinates all the leaders of the opposition…
But really lot’s of conjecture. Feelz?
$100 USD per person dead pool. [we will figure out collection]
Bids due Friday 7PM Eastern Standard Time. Closest to the number wins. Most wins – wins…
Settlement on 7PM 4/30/20 as per WHO data.
US Infected / US Dead
UK Infected / UK Dead
Global Infected/Global Dead
Get to work!
@Palma and everyone. Here’s a clip of an exercise for everyone to try, especially the elderly when they are well.
https://zhealtheducation.com/episode-39-a-surprising-way-to-correct-cave-man-posture/
It’s basically a diaphragm stretch. Will squeeze the lungs out a bit. Expect to cough at the end.
You might feel it pull a bit in your upper back.
Lmk how it goes
~Just Beers
Physical gold price and paper gold price (futures and other derivatives) diverting sharply as people literally stock up for the apocalypse- this is a real concern.
Does anyone remember if this happened after 9/11 and the Lehman collapse?
https://www.bullionstar.com/blogs/bullionstar/bullionstar-update-the-window-to-purchase-precious-metals-with-fiat-currency-is-closing/
“Somebody said a.couple of.weeks ago that we had 15 cases here,.and that it was going to go down to zero.”
The case count will go up in your state until your population gets herd immunity–then the case count will start decreasing. Basically, 50% of your population has to contract COVID19 before that will happen.
“And nearly half of the 121 patients who were admitted to intensive care units were adults under 65”
You can be young/middle-aged and be at risk…diabetes…lupus…lung cancer…leukemia…cystic fibrosis…asthma…etc….
I was answering Blax and my post went to time out.
Some optimism regarding the Imperial College study:
https://necsi.edu/review-of-ferguson-et-al-impact-of-non-pharmaceutical-interventions
@Everyone: I want to “game” solutions to this, even though I don’t think the govs are going to do anything like this. I think there is a way to get this over with in a few months (instead of 18 months or so), and the key to it is massive testing. I like what South Korea is doing, although I would definitely also couple it with some draconian lockdown measures. Lockdown everyone not critical, mass produce testing, test extensively, isolate everyone known to be infected (inc. the asymptomatics) in quarantine (not at home, I don’t trust the general population). With… Read more »
Palma and Culum People have been told gold is a good investment to hedge against monetary collapse, and millions that could afford to do so invested. But if we only use common sense, the idea in practice is pretty much a non starter overall, because 90% of any given population won’t have any. Think about that seriously. Imo, any solution individuals attempt to come up with to separate themselves from the overwhelming majority of people will not work,.or will not work for very lomg. Fiat currency changed the way people process the idea of ” wealth ” unfortunately. Folks really… Read more »
” Our society is a much more.dangerous place because so many people are incapable of truly taking care of themselves. The support system required for people is inordinately large.”
Well said Blax
@Blax: I’m seriously wondering about buying a bow and arrows (I learnt how to use one back in school, although I wasn’t by any means a sharpshooter to hit the bulls-eye).
IAS
Buy a good knife. Buy a pellet gun and lots of pellets. Twine. A good book on bushcraft.
Here is a poor man’s kit.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=3M1NDwAAQBAJ&gl=us&hl=en-US&source=productsearch&utm_source=HA_Desktop_US&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=PLA&pcampaignid=MKTAD0930BO1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5eXqusim6AIVEoeGCh2SQQ8DEAQYASABEgIMB_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
@Sentient: damn, there goes my romantic idea of pretending to be Robin Hood.
I’ll google some reviews, but if you care to spend your time schooling me, pistol vs rifle, CO2 or pump action…
I think even air guns are restricted here, but the police won’t come into my house to check and I can order from another EU country and (if I do it before borders are shut down).
Lol, airguns and certain bows are restricted here, but this is also why I tell men to not be so concerned with being 100% law abiding to your detriment. Most knives that I own are actually illegal to carry in Jersey. 😅😅 But I have a few crossbows that I’ve had for 30 years, and I have pellet/bb guns that I’ve had just as long. Everything in a steel foot locker in the attic. Hell, we can’t even have slingshots. I now have 2 with steel ball bearings and replacement bands. Fuck any nonsense restrictions that tend to hobble me… Read more »
IAS
Not a co2 and not a pump. Spring piston. Something close to 1000 fps for 177 caliber. Or the highest fps you can find in 22 caliber. 4x scope for the win.
All birds. Squirrels. Rabbits. Cats… 😛🐱
Rifle of course.
Hatsan 125 .22 air rifle is a good one to look at.
@Blaximus HABD https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FItEjc6VtuU I was watching when this happened. It was a big over the top, but…. if hilton goes to zero, i’m gonna buy the whole company for a dollar…lol… then go long on malaria meds and clean up!… lol… Mark Cuban had a much better take on the financial problems that I 100% cosign. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9SAUEFvHo Now, let’s see which way we ( our leadership) decided to go. Or will the market have to reach 10,000 with double digit unemployment because fuck people?😂 i agree with his approach… my question has always been why do we bailout those big… Read more »
@Just Beers
@Palma and everyone. Here’s a clip of an exercise for everyone to try, especially the elderly when they are well.
https://zhealtheducation.com/episode-39-a-surprising-way-to-correct-cave-man-posture/
that’s a great site… thanks for posting that…
good luck!
@IAS it’s kind of late in the game… didn’t you get ramped up when i was talking about this sh*t last fall?…lol re rifle or pistol… why not both?…lol… something like this… https://www.airgundepot.com/crosman-p1322-air-pistol-black.html maybe with some upgraded parts… they make a carbine version also… and spring piston is good… also nitro piston… basically a ‘gas spring’… for the rifle, pumping is too slow… i think these air guns are actually pretty big over there… get a good scope for the rifle… same with bow and arrow… why not both… but bows are high-tech… you need to tune your bow and… Read more »
“Something close to 1000 fps for 177 caliber.” Ignore fps ratings and look up fpe/joules. If you’re shooting at 1000 fps you need a heavier pellet. You’re looking to get around 800-850 fps with a round nose, a bit less with an expander. More drop to compensate for when aiming, but more stable in flight so more accurate and a heavier, slower pellet will penetrate better than a faster, lighter one. If the money isn’t an issue it’s worth getting a chronograph and a selection of pellets to tune your load. CO2 you’re dependent on supply of cartridges and energy… Read more »
True.