Writing about Avian

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Think this can be phrased in a way that it won't trip any wires. 

Sure, that many of you know I am "writing a survivor's guide" for the coming Pandemic. Some may be wondering. What happened? 

Well, it is this way. Much like when I was young and found out the real deal, there is some soul searching involved here. I have not done this in a long time - this is a 2 coffee read maybe - maybe only a sip. Depends But here is the deal. 

First, personally since I joined this site more than a year ago, things have changed. There are a few very active users and people who have become active - well in their own way - but basically - the Pandemic never came - like people sitting on a mountain top waiting for Jesus (yet). 

And interesting psychology is if you say something enough it loses its impact. 

Fact is, at first we discussed whether the virus could or would mutate.  It has and is spreading. Secondly, there have been low path cases in the U.S. and no big announcements on this. That is not to say it is cloaked very euphemistically in main stream that Avian in other forms is in the U.S. and Britian - especially U.K. - the news has been slowly leaked so the net reaction of the public is near apathy. 

There is more interest in tabloid movie stars and Oprah and talk shows and reality TV than whether Avian mutant virus or other viruses sweep the U.S. One too many blaring headlines. 

I notice. Like here Once upon a time a news story could hit on here and you would have 25,000 reads. When we did Nepal, long ago, it was franctic. Posting - etc. Well, Nepal hasn't gone away. In a recent call to Vietnam we have 19 provinces infected and there have been little human to human hops with little notice. 

So - and with the kind permission of the host here - what happened to the writing about Survival in a Pandemic. 

For one, what will be done (as in CDC drills - government exercises) is fairly severe. We are talking quarantine,  troops, and a lot of fatalities. 

Read the U.S.A. Today paper yesterday and guess what - suddenly we have 50% + more deaths in New Orleans the past year because there are less doctors after Katrina. Well.. writing on the wall here. What happens when they padlock the hospital doors and government buildings?

Now, we mustn't mix up those of us who are making an effort to get the word out there with the extreme extreme ones. In fact, the extreme extreme ones muffle the voices of those basing things on facts and real numbers. 

It is like publishing an Avian book which is fiction. One health care person told me, making it fiction makes it non-effective. Makes it Steven King. Makes it the Stand. People don't take it seriously. 

Many have wandered away or have there shelves filled. Now it is community time. Time to convince the grasshoppers, ant style, the winter is coming. Vaccines rot. Well, there are more euphemistic terms, but getting the government to shell out billions for vaccines which are dated and then are not used and must be thrown away is a losing Senate floor deal. 

So, in the midst of writing, and this is up for discussion.. that's why it is being posted here. No name given - no link - just talking - the problem is it will be MUCH WORSE than I thought. 

Was trying to put out a book that TPTB would not be concerned about. Nothing alarmist. Nothing scary. Just an informative prep thing. Well - then I started getting numbers. 15% CFR - law enforcement collapse. 

Death of the main working class 2-35 - a large percentage. Whose going to hoof down to work to pay for grandpa's social security which is in major trouble. I posted up somewhere recently that what would be the net effect of 100,000,000 North American deaths or 1 billion Chinese deaths. 

Well, with Dengue at 40,000,000 or whatever - this is not out in the ozone. It simply, like the slaughter house you don't go into before you munch on your Big Mac, is something most people aren't informed on. It is like a tour through the hot dog factory.  It is like Fast Food Nation. 

It is like China Syndrome before 3 mile island. 

We sit on a ticking bomb and most simply would rather not be bothered or if bothered would cause amazing problems in the economy. 

There was a time when I was truly concerned about people defending their food stashes against armed gangs and crazy people. I always avoided this area - basically saying.. well follow your local laws about prepping defense wise. 

Then I realized.. you know.. there may not be a lot of people out and about perky enough to raid anything. The streets may be "The Stand" empty. 

It is a curious exercise, honestly, when we face 1,000 Katrinas there can be no effective plan. 

So - back to writing for those who will be SIP'd and will make it. Many have stopped telling friend, relatives, children - it is coming. And why suffer abuse and laughter. 

Someone will be out there helping. Those that survive. I have a real gut level feeling they are here and also check out various locations on the net. 
Is it getting worse. Yea - it's not going away. It is mutating. Yea, it is. It is getting meaner, and tougher, and those plans - well - the big ones take money - and when that jet comes rolling down the runway and it starts - 
then it will be taken seriously. 