Note from JWR:
Today we present a guest article by Dr. Cynthia Koelker, a name familiar to SurvivalBlog readers. She is the author of the book 101 Ways to Save Money on Healthcare.
Day: January 16, 2011
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Medical Quarantine — Protecting Your Family from Infection, by Dr. Cynthia Koelker
Plague. Yellow fever. Cholera. Diphtheria. Diseases which evoke images of death and despair. Though less likely to transmit a fatal illness, would you open your door to someone with hepatitis, strep throat, or methacillin-resistant staph? What about a person suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, a cough, or lice, or a fever? Are you immune to measles, polio, and whooping cough – and would you even recognize these conditions? How will you know if someone is going to come down with influenza in the next day or two? Before antibiotics, before anti-virals, before immune globulin, societies used quarantines to protect their populations. …
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Letter Re: Firsthand Experiences in the Australian Floods
James, I would like to bring you and your readers a synopsis of the floods in Australia and their probable scenarios; firstly I have a first hand view through sandbagging and seeing friends through rising floodwaters, so I have a strong viewpoint. Around where we were in Brisbane east side , the water rose very quickly, the house where our friend is on a flat concrete slab, the water rose within 2 hours about 3 feet ! The house was saved along with much prayer. It is estimated that seven billion tons of water has been dumped on Queensland ! …
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Economics and Investing:
Cost to Make Penny and Nickel Rises for US Mint. It now costs the U.S. Mint 9.22 cents to produce a nickel! Build your pile now, before the coin composition changes! (If you dawdle, then you’ll have to sort coins. And once the base metal value exceeds 2x face value, nickels will be driven out of circulation by the general public.) Illinois Lawmakers Pass 66 Percent Income Tax Increase Ben S. was the first of several readers to send this: Housing Market Slips Into Depression Territory Items from The Economatrix: S&P, Moodys Both Warn On US Credit Hard Times In …
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Odds ‘n Sods:
#1 Son forwarded me this: In Nuclear Silos, Death Wears a Snuggie o o o Some news from Israel for the Orchestrated Institutional Stupidity Department: IDF collecting settlers’ weapons o o o Avalanche Lily flagged this one: “Food riots in America? You’re crazy…” o o o P.J. sent this: Living large: Home going up in Highlandville to be one of country’s largest. This “one-family house” has some veeeery interesting specifications.
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Jim’s Quote of the Day:
"Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes." – Nehemiah 4:14
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