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1. Re Bezps: The US has been running away from Capitalism since FDR. We’re far closer to Mussolini’s ‘Corporatocracy”, the marriage of government and corporations.

   Probably the closest to true Capitalism we now have is found at flea markets. And “System D”, of course.

2. the effectiveness of flu shots is NOT questionable. The simple fact it is NOT perfect. There is no “question” the science and medical knowledge of what a flu shot can and will do is not “questionable it is in fact known exactly. Each year the flu mutates and each year as the flu(s) that become epidemic are identified the effectiveness of the current flu shot is known with reasonable and certainly NOT questionable precision. BUT,(there is always a ‘but’) this lack of perfection is a rich source of confusion to be used and profited by to peddle various forms of quackery. In fact the flu shot is an excellent opportunity to separate those who know and understand science from those who do not and who prefer quackery. Everyone is free to make that choice.

   1. 1) There is also confusion over Individual health versus PUBLIC health.

      This year’s flu seems particularly dangerous — and even if the vaccine is not 100% effective it can still INDIRECTLY protect people if it reduces the number of people expelling the flu viruses until the flu dies out for lack of hosts.

      Although the use of the term “Herd immunity” is maybe not the best choice of words:

      https://www.vaccines.gov/basics/work/protection/index.html

3. RE: BOV
   Hugh,
   Did you notice in the description the trait embedded in the DNA of every Chevy of this time period?
   “The tailgate will not open”
   LOL

   1. I thought it was just our Chevy truck! We had trouble with the tail lights too. Finally got rid of it. Tho it was emotionally hard – it had been my dad’s truck & son ended up with if for a while & gave it a great Star Wars-inspired paint job.

4. Cool! Imad al-Alami eats one for the team…..

5. Some CUCVs were modified in the late 80s to accommodate the TRC-170 shelter. The shelter was top heavy and tended to roll the truck, so local motor pools were authorized to buy Chevy dually rear axles and re-configure them. You stumbled upon a real rare ex-military vehicle there. Past member of the 3rd Combat Communications Group, Tinker AFB.

6. I’m with those who recognize the efficacy of flu shots and all the arrows in the PUBLIC HEALTH quiver. Vaccines are the number one, most effective protection against disease. And yet how often have I heard preppers decry illegal
   aliens coming into the country with measles, mumps and other illnesses which are then passed on to children in the schools who were not vaccinated because the parents believed the quackery that it was harmful to you.

   Are there risks? Sure, but life is risky. The greater good, especially PUBLIC HEALTH, is served by getting your information from good medical sites and government sites from specialists whose calling is to serve the greatest number of people without political beliefs getting in the way.

   I don’t know why prepper sites have more of this drivel on it than others but it does a great disservice to your children and country. Is it at all possible to leave all the conspiracy theories in the political arena and not the medical arena?

   And that’s why childhood diseases are making a comeback threatening those around them. If you think this years seasonal flu is bad think about the next pandemic and multiply it ten times.

   The saddest part of the 1918 pandemic? The number of people who starved because they were quarantined to prevent spread of the flu but no one wanted to deliver them food because they were afraid to even approach the house.

   I think we’ll be sorely tested when the time comes.

   1. “The greater good”

      “I don’t know why prepper sites have more of this drivel on it than others but it does a great disservice to your children and country.”

      “government sites from specialists whose calling is to serve the greatest number of people without political beliefs getting in the way.”

      You sound eerily like “Ordinary Men.”

      What is your core motivation?

      Are you a real human being?

      Who are you?

7. Los Angeles

   Clearly these are not the people to whom the redistribution went, therefor they must be the people from whom the redistribution came. I don’t see a problem here, they all look equal to me.

8. I look forward to seeing the day that someone trys to confiscate our guns in the “hollers” of our West Virginia Good luck with that

9. BOV

   Dually version was the M1028A2 & A3 factory built as a commo shelter carrier.

   M1028 Truck, Cargo, Tactical, 1 1/4 Ton, 4×4 Chevrolet CUCV

   The M1028 cargo truck is a model of the M10xx Chevy Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicles (CUCV) series of trucks. The linked page provides more information on the general characteristics of the Chevrolet CUCV trucks, varaints and kits, and a directory of links to Olive-Drab.com pages for other models of the series.

   The M1028 CUCV and its variants are light commercial trucks with a pick-up body, with military modifications, designed to provide standard tactical mobility and to carry the S-250 electronics/communications shelter. The M1028 and its variants are derived from the M1008 Truck, Cargo, Tactical, 1 1/4 Ton, 4×4 pick-up truck but with upgrades including a heavier rear suspension with an overload leaf spring. There is no visual distinction between the M1008 and the M1028 series trucks, except for dual wheel models.

   The nomenclature and features of the M1028 variants are:

   M1028 Truck, Shelter Carrier, Tactical, 1 1/4 Ton, 4×4 (S250 commo shelter, communications kit and 24v/100 amp electrical) (NSN 2320-01-127-5077)
   M1028A1 Truck, Shelter Carrier w/PTO, Tactical, 1 1/4 Ton, 4×4 (Same as M1028 with NP205 transfer case for PTO) (NSN 2320-01-158-0820)
   M1028A2 Truck, Shelter Carrier w/PTO, Tactical, 1 1/4 Ton, 4×4 (Same as M1028A1 plus dual rear wheels) (NSN 2320-01-295-0822)
   M1028A3 Truck, Shelter Carrier, Tactical, 1 1/4 Ton, 4×4 (Same as M1028A2 with NP208 plus dual rear wheels) (NSN 2320-01-325-1937)

   M1028A2 and M1028A3: 1) Flared Rear Fender, 2) Rear Fender Side Markar, 3) Offset Front Wheel Hub, 4) Dual Rear Wheels. Image from TM 9-2320-289-10 Change 5

10. Los Angeles Homeless, My youngest son worked for 2 years in the LA area. He didn’t earn enough to rent an apartment so his excess items went into storage and he lived in the back of his pickup truck. He parked in quiet out of the way areas and joined a gym for showering. He said many people were doing the same thing as he was.

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