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Moriarty's avatar

A virus post is coming tomorrow, I am working in 3 of them, but undecided where to go with each, because they are fairly complex, and simplifying some of the science is quite hard sometimes.

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Beenz's avatar

Question: if you took the Chinese Sinovax (non mrna)and months later got terrible shingles what can you do? Take the usual vitamins and low carb?or is there something specific to take for shingles?

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Moriarty's avatar

Take melatonin or turkey tail extract, large doses of Vitamin D for a few weeks.

Low carb or fasting will absolutely help you

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Beenz's avatar

Sincerely appreciated. Ill put the kettle on for a cuppa coffee.

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Possum's avatar

Fresh air and sunlight. Could try applying colloidal silver and ani inflammatory and antiviral diet. No refined carbs. I find oranges good. Follow that with green tea and it maximises vitamin C. Refreshing after taste. And melatonin the most important antioxidant.

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Possum's avatar

I reckon just put out there in point form. Heading, subheading (?) then intro paragraph or put it out anyway.

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Ray's avatar

the problems for the globalists mount, how can they bring in digital currency and ID's if the grid is unreliable?

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Moriarty's avatar

What alwasyscurious said, and the reason these things don't get me depressed that much. A lot of the things I write about are massive problems for the WEF types.

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alwayscurious's avatar

silver lining

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Edwin's avatar

It is like bankruptcy, first gradually and then all at once!

Here in the US we are so accustomed to a stable power grid, oh we only hear about those crazy Californians enduring "rolling blackouts" because they failed to invest in their energy grid, while we fail to invest in our energy grid.

When we have a systemic collapse regionally, or nationwide, it will be that damn global warming!

And our lack of investment in "renewables."

"You really can't make this $h!t up!"

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BaronDestructo's avatar

It really feels like a perfect storm looms on the energy front and any recession, and resulting demand destruction, will offer nothing but a brief delay to the inevitable catastrophe.

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Beenz's avatar

Can someone recommend a suitable SHTF energy backup for my needs? Im thinking of just getting a $100 camping solar panel with built in usb to charge a phone. Bare minimum i know but roof panels cost thousands.

My question is: Is there a mid range option i should get instead?

and do u have to buy a battery pack to store the solar energy as well as the solar panels?

I dont wanna power my whole house, i just wanna buy something cheap incase of SHTF. Although maybe i should be looking at roof panels cos if its not SHTF but merely years of economic collapse and expensive energy, roof panels might be better.

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Moriarty's avatar

That is exactly what I did. Just read the reviews on Amazon, they have a bunch of decent ones, you should try to get the ones with 10-20w or more, portable but powerful enough to charge things a little bit faster.

The solar panels (portable) will generate the energy and charge your device directly, so yes, if you want to "store" the energy they generate to use in some blackout situation, a external battery is recommended (I have one, planning on getting another).

You should definitely look into roof panels and see if it is within your budget and perhaps buy them after a few months or something, because the supply will suffer pretty bad when everyone in "rich countries" want them. I can't buy them here because a few cost the price of a car lol.

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Bud's avatar

It may be helpful to browse a forum (diy solar power forum, northern az wind and sun’s forum, solar panel talk, and possibly homesteading today). Lots of stuff on the dreadful utube that can be useful as well. Additionally, depending on where you are located, you may also be able to find someone who is upgrading their panels and looking to sell their older equipment that may adequate for your needs.

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JS's avatar

My sister who lives west of Detroit reports intermittent power outages affecting her ability to work at home. I'm surprised we have not had them. It was 97F in the city where I work on Monday. Days above 90F are historically rare around here.

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hillcountry's avatar

mentioned to a recent acquaintance that back-orders on transformers are excessive; some custom utility ones at 40-months. I said "I hope DTE is ready". He said, "I worked for DTE for 30 years and I can tell you they ain't ready".

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Moriarty's avatar

In another energy focused post, among the comments I left one, basically hidden, about the back-orders on transformers, it has been getting worst every month, now some of the crews that work replacing ones that they burn too fast (from use), are scavenging for parts... I hope the grid doesn't actually fail, because it would takes months to get it back together...with a competent administration...

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hillcountry's avatar

have you read Gail Tversberg @ OurFiniteWorld.com?

very insightful and thorough energy analysis

she's been at it for many years

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