Survival and Emergency Preparedness

I went to my Doc for my annual old guy, medicare wellness checkup yesterday. When you get on medicare you are required to go to the Doc who asks you a bunch of questions to determine if you are being taken care of at home. they ask how much you eat, drink, pee. If you can walk, talk, stand up, sit ...

Of course I drink 4 or 5 cups of coffee in the car. This time I drank less coffee and ate more sweets in the car. We usually stop 3 times on the trip, twice for gas/bathroom and an extra time to go to the bathroom. This time only two gas stops/bathroom breaks. So less coffee and more sweets helped ...

So, we're a few months into 2025... Did a stock of my various supplies ie; meds,etc. Have backup meds for 3 months, resupplied/checked the first aid kits in the home and cars, got a full med checkup for the year. Had also a skin check for skin cancer, they froze a few spots on head that looked funny...

I'm on RA meds... but got the singles shot 7 yrs ago. Nothing since thank goodness.
The shot last 10 yrs IIRC

sorry to hear... it's taking a while.

Mac66 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:59 am Getting ready to head south again on Feb 1. Going to drive straight through 1100 miles, weather permitting.

that's a ride for sure.... but do-able with coffee and jelly beans ( sugar )

Best I've ever done was 1200 miles on a MC. Can say my butt was sore for a few days after.

There is a shot that protects for about 10 yrs....won't work now but for future
Got mine about 6 yrs back, have heard it's painful
feel better

Bmyers wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:01 am Solare panels have advanced enough that we have clients that are switching out their current systems and installing the new panels.

Assuming you mean roof mounted systems... Yes they have improved quite a bit.

Still the pay back on costs is over ten years.

a couple of things I have found... I currently run a couple of large solar panels ( 200w ) to car batteries for outdoor lighting ( and as emergency power if needed ) 1) the small portable units are basically worthless as they don't produce enough current to charge in a normal day. I had in the past ...

Well as long as you already have your preps... you come out the other end fine.
Better to have and not need then Need and not have .

Practice is always good.