You Can't Silence Us

Math, it’s a thing

Moderna claims that its COVID vaccine is 44% effective on young children who are 6 months to 2 years old. Doesn’t that mean that it failed 56 percent of the time? Even worse, it was only 38% effective on children aged 2 to 6 years. How can you call a vaccine that fails to work more that half of the time a “success?”

Moderna said the vaccine effectiveness for children under 6 years old against omicron was consistent with the currently approved vaccine for adults 18 and older.

So you are telling me that the vaccine fails to work 62 percent of the time on adults as well? That’s a far cry from the 95% success rate that was sold to us back in 2020.

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By Divemedic, ago

Cashing In

The driver of the truck from my post earlier this week is making out pretty well. After the incident, his truck looked like this:

The truck that was damaged was a 2004 Silverado. A local dealership has announced that they are giving him a brand new 2022 Silverado as a replacement.

That isn’t all. As is the new trend, there is a GoFundMe page that has collected more than $12,000 towards his supposed medical bills. Since the article claims that he didn’t go to the hospital, I am not sure what bills those are.

Not bad. You lose a truck worth $6,000, but are lucky enough that a video of the incident goes viral, so you get a new $35,000 truck and $12,000 in cash.

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By Divemedic, ago

It Took Two Years

But the coof finally caught up to me. It started on Day 1 with some post nasal drip, mild fatigue, and a sore throat. No big deal, but I knew I was coming down with something.

Day 2, and I woke up to discover that I had a stuffy nose and my throat hurt so bad I couldn’t swallow. After some cold water and Ibuprofen, it eased up enough that I figured it was a mild cold.

Day 3 was more fatigue, congestion, and a mild cough. Dayquil worked fine. I took a home COVID test and it was negative. I was tired and fatigued, so I spent a good bit of the day napping before going to bed early with a dose of Nyquil.

Day 4: I went to work and pulled a 12 hour shift. I felt slightly under the weather, but still not too bad. I have had far worse. Symptoms to this point were mild fatigue, a runny nose, and a mild, non-productive cough. I went to bed at midnight with Nyquil and Robitussin. I didn’t sleep well.

I woke early on Day 5 (at 0430) because I couldn’t breathe. I sat up in a chair, eating Vick’s cough drops like candy. That and some extra strength Robitussin DM seemed to work. A second at home COVID test of a different brand also showed negative. I slept on the couch for a good bit of the afternoon before getting up to take a shower. I was shaving when I realized that I couldn’t smell the Vick’s shower tablet. Then I realized I couldn’t smell anything- not my soap, shaving cream, nothing.

My wife and I did some experimenting. I couldn’t even smell Vick’s Vaporub when it was rubbed on my upper lip. The only thing that I could smell (very faintly) was vinegar. That’s when I knew. COVID.

It’s now day nine, and I have spent the last few days sleeping in the recliner, coughing up large amounts of mucous. It feels like I am breathing through a straw. That and fatigue are the only remaining symptoms. Even my senses of taste and smell came back after two days.

My wife doesn’t think that it is COVID, mostly because the home tests say that it isn’t. I don’t want to take an official test, because my job would require me to quarantine for 14 days. Regardless, my wife woke up with a sore throat this morning, so now it appears as though she has it.

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By Divemedic, ago

Roll Your Own

One of the problems with storing food is that your stores are finite. That is, they eventually will run out. So you need to have a way of securing more food once those supplies are gone. If you are like me, you don’t have a lot of room for growing food, and raised beds are a good way to grow food in a small area.

If you are considering building a raised garden so you can grow your own vegetables, consider this video as a helpful starting place:

If you happen to live in Florida, you know that we have some unique issues here: heat, humidity, large amounts of strong sunlight, sandy soil, and a plethora of insects. This channel is created by a Florida raised bed gardener. I am sure you will find it helpful.

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By Divemedic, ago

Gun Control is the Answer

A man in St Louis tried to carjack two police officers who were in a marked police vehicle. Not only that, but he had a pending trial for domestic assault and for violating an order of protection. Those two charges mean that it is against Federal law for him to have a firearm in his possession. Slam dunk, right? Not if the prosecutor refuses to press charges.

The left would have us believe that they support gun control because it will eliminate crime. They know it won’t, because they have no intention of enforcing any laws against actual criminals. No, laws today are aimed squarely at YOU. They know that law abiding citizens will do what they always do: obey the law. The criminals will do what they always do: ignore the law.

Isn’t it time for all of us to realize that our laws have nothing to do with justice?

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By Divemedic, ago