The situation is exactly the same in Canada. My hospital has been running out of supplies for months now, since most of it comes from Puerto Rico. Even something as basic as a bag of normal saline. It all comes from overseas. It's scary.

I'm going to guess 'nay' based on the fact that we're all still here. We are still here, aren't we???

I'm moving to a new city in BC next month and it's surprising to me how stressful it is when I consider moving my preps and potentially getting rid of some stuff. Being in an apartment, I only have enough food & water for about 6 weeks stored (due to a lack of space) but I'm going to have to get...

Here's the scoop. Owned a security company and currently a security consultant Two types of electric strikes. Fail secure and fail safe Most / maybe 99% of buildings use fail secure. Meaning, once the little backup battery in the panel dies, the lock or strike, will stay locked. A key is needed to ...

I'm still around. Busy with work and life. And my prepping has kind of stalled due to a lack of money/space.

I tried the Off clip-on and found that it didn't do anything. I hope you have better luck!

I read a book from the library a while back, very practical. Focussed on foreign travel, war zones,etc, but great tips on crowds and situational awareness... https://www.amazon.com/How-Avoid-Being-Killed-Zone/dp/1608195856 Thanks for that. This also looks like a good one, a similar kind of book: ht...

I agree to a large extent with that thought, Wayne. But there's a small part of me that thinks, as a society, we should be able to gather in large groups for some purpose, be it entertainment or otherwise. It's just a shame that making a risk or threat assessment now needs to be a part of coming tog...

DougM wrote:I couldn't help wondering how many were hurt because they panicked.

I was just watching a video online and I had the same thought.

After seeing on the news yet another terrorist attack, this time in Manchester, I'm starting to rethink things. I've skimmed over articles in the past about how to be safe in case you get caught in the middle of some kind of terrorist incident, but never really paid attention. You know... "it'l...