I was watching this documentary about solar storms and flares and they say that there's going to be a lot of activity in 2013. Although the government is preparing a little for it, if we do have a major flare it could wipe out our electricity for a few months. Can you imagine going a few months without electricity? Especially for us rock dwellers.

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I seriously think north korea is  probably the next dooms day scenerio for us on the rock unless a tsunami gets us first then at that point I change my answer to tsunami.

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Speaking of economic collapse, why is our government looking at cutting back our military but yet turns a blind eye to people on EBT cards driving Escalades who are not even from our island? What if the news came out with figures showing how much we'd save if we cut the cord to everyone on welfare? Oh, forgot, that would piss off the people who got Obama in office in the first place...

Or foreign aid? Why are we feeding and taking care of countries who wouldn't help us out during a disaster? Not to be a d!ck to small countries like Haiti, for example, but what *exactly* does our country stand to gain by sending them aid? Or Egypt?

upset now?- just wait and see how much economic "aid" is given to nkorea for backing off their aggressive tone

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Speaking of economic collapse, why is our government looking at cutting back our military but yet turns a blind eye to people on EBT cards driving Escalades who are not even from our island? What if the news came out with figures showing how much we'd save if we cut the cord to everyone on welfare? Oh, forgot, that would piss off the people who got Obama in office in the first place...

Or foreign aid? Why are we feeding and taking care of countries who wouldn't help us out during a disaster? Not to be a d!ck to small countries like Haiti, for example, but what *exactly* does our country stand to gain by sending them aid? Or Egypt?
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International aid is often (not always) delivered by our armed forces.

It gives us a good excuse to be everywhere while making us look like (and act like) nice guys.

Its as diplomatic as it is strategic.

International aid is often (not always) delivered by our armed forces.

It gives us a good excuse to be everywhere while making us look like (and act like) nice guys.

Its as diplomatic as it is strategic.

Not to mention the Military has the manpower and equipment needed to quickly deploy and deliver much needed relief to any part of the world on short notice.  I doubt if any other government agency has that capability.

I don't think our government needs an excuse to be everywhere.  We didn't go into the areas devastated by the Indonesian Tsunami because we had strategic goals to achieve.  We did it because it was the right thing to do.  227,898 people died as a result of that disaster.  We sent the U.S.N.S. Mercy, a hospital ship, to help treat the survivors.

Nations all over the world provided over US$14 billion in aid for damaged regions,[81] with the governments of Australia pledging US$819.9 million (including a US$760.6-million aid package for Indonesia), Germany offering US$660 million, Japan offering US$500 million, Canada offering US$343 million, Norway and the Netherlands offering both US$183 million, the United States offering US$35 million initially (increased to US$350 million), and the World Bank offering US$250 million. Also Italy offered US$95 million, increased later to US$113 million of which US$42 million was donated by the population using the SMS system[82] According to USAID, the US has pledged additional funds in long-term U.S. support to help the tsunami victims rebuild their lives. On 9 February 2005, President Bush asked Congress to increase the U.S. commitment to a total of US$950 million. Officials estimated that billions of dollars would be needed. Bush also asked his father, former President George H. W. Bush, and former President Bill Clinton to lead a U.S. effort to provide private aid to the tsunami victims.[83]

In mid-March the Asian Development Bank reported that over US$4 billion in aid promised by governments was behind schedule. Sri Lanka reported that it had received no foreign government aid, while foreign individuals had been generous.[84] Many charities were given considerable donations from the public. For example, in the UK the public donated roughly £330,000,000 sterling (nearly US$600,000,000). This considerably outweighed the donation by the government and came to an average of about £5.50 (US$10) donated by every citizen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami

Not to mention the Military has the manpower and equipment needed to quickly deploy and deliver much needed relief to any part of the world on short notice.  I doubt if any other government agency has that capability...............................

Wait...............government and quick in the same sentence?

Wait...............government and quick in the same sentence?

 

Wait...............government and quick in the same sentence?

It was a relative comparison ... kind of like naming one of the slowest restaurants in town "Zippy's" ...  compared to whom?

Longs running out of wax and tweezers.......then what will the men of this generation do

 I apologize about that comment....

I meant to say, "Any man of any generation that plucks and tweezes" what will THEY do?

I apologize about that comment....

I meant to say, "Any man of any generation that plucks and tweezes" what will THEY do?

Go for the Andy Ronney look!!!! Oh wait, didn't he just die?

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Keep an eye on that H7N9 influenza going down in China, bruddahs...

 

Yeah I seen that....the Nu Flu.....

Its so ironic how new Diseases and Flus show up all the time....... 

They keep blaming monkeys, birds and swine......classic

Yeah I seen that....the Nu Flu.....

Its so ironic how new Diseases and Flus show up all the time....... 

They keep blaming monkeys, birds and swine......classic

The more antibiotics we use the more diseases mutated and become stronger.  Imagine the damage from anti bacterial soaps and such.

Keep an eye on that H7N9 influenza going down in China, bruddahs...

 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100671550 

The more antibiotics we use the more diseases mutated and become stronger.  Imagine the damage from anti bacterial soaps and such.

bass, you forgot bath salts