Advanced First Aid

10/18/21 • 107 min

Discord Link - https://discord.gg/3Z9DNABn

News -

Alan - author Gary Paulsen died this week. He wrote survival novels the hatchet and the River, which I remember reading when I was a kid (I have specific memories of reading those while unable to participate in things with a broken hand in a cast)

Ian - Ex-Cops enforcing covid rules, ‘secure isolation site’.... Snitch lines

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-covid-19-1.6205235

Lee Valley Tools looks at 1 year backlog for items.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lee-valley-supply-chain-1.6212065

quebec nurses refuse mandatory overtime

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-nurses-refuse-mandatory-overtime-1.6213883#:~:text=Quebec's%20largest%20nurses'%20union%20 says,regional%20health%20authorities%20on%20Friday.

As fate would have it, they have given the government a deadline of Nov 15th to end it for good. Nov 15th is also the date the government gave for them to prove vaccination or be suspended/fired.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5769443/big-pharma-paying-doctors-hospitals/?fbclid=IwAR0nZ7Wn90cAZKZOxcSXHHg8G59uES6cl4oTgKzakkt8Ae3klAh_ea8QLOc

Iqaluit’s contaminated water supply. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-iqaluit-confirms-contaminated-water-tank/

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Jeff - Step up your first aid knowledge at least one level....or take a refresher course

Deal of the Week

Ian - Thanks to Better Andrew - Kleen flo fuel stabilizer - 3.99 . almost 1⁄2 off.

https://www.princessauto.com/fuel-stabilizer/product/PA0008898397

Survival PDF collection.

https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm

Discord Link - https://discord.gg/3Z9DNABn

Tiger tank in WWII used wood gasififer for training.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/q5v1y0/tiger_tank_used_for_driver_training_converted_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Discord Link - https://discord.gg/3Z9DNABn

News -

Ian - Ex-Cops enforcing covid rules, ‘secure isolation site’.... Snitch lines

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-covid-19-1.6205235

Lee Valley Tools looks at 1 year backlog for items.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lee-valley-supply-chain-1.6212065

quebec nurses refuse mandatory overtime

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-nurses-refuse-mandatory-overtime-1.6213883#:~:text=Quebec's%20largest%20nurses'%20union%20 says,regional%20health%20authorities%20on%20Friday.

As fate would have it, they have given the government a deadline of Nov 15th to end it for good. Nov 15th is also the date the government gave for them to prove vaccination or be suspended/fired.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5769443/big-pharma-paying-doctors-hospitals/?fbclid=IwAR0nZ7Wn90cAZKZOxcSXHHg8G59uES6cl4oTgKzakkt8Ae3klAh_ea8QLOc

Iqaluit’s contaminated water supply. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-iqaluit-confirms-contaminated-water-tank/

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Jeff - Step up your first aid knowledge at least one level....or take a refresher course

Deal of the Week

Ian - Thanks to Better Andrew - Kleen flo fuel stabilizer - 3.99 . almost 1⁄2 off.

https://www.princessauto.com/fuel-stabilizer/product/PA0008898397

Survival PDF collection.

https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm

Discord Link - https://discord.gg/3Z9DNABn

Tiger tank in WWII used wood gasififer for training.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/q5v1y0/tiger_tank_used_for_driver_training_converted_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Previous Episode

Fireside Chat

News -

Lebanon power outage https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58856914

Drones on the loose

https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-algorithm-trains-drone-fly-through-forests-40kmph/amp

Thanks, BA!

2⁄3 federal workers vaccine exempt https://westernstandardonline.com/2021/10/two-thirds-of-federal-civil-service-will-be-exempt-from-mandatory-vaccinations/

Amateur ham radio operator saves his friend’s life 500 miles away

https://thebl.com/us-news/amateur-ham-radio-operator-saves-his-friends-life-500-miles-away.html

Supply chain - christmas at risk

https://financialpost.com/news/economy/never-seen-it-this-bad-christmas-at-risk-as-supply-chain-disaster-only-gets-worse?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2KA9qz2EVvMH13pmrFpDSwAksIW1iaCVJ_Av9b3KBPJ-bwcfXw-SFDbBo#Echobox=1633355592

Hospital staffing to get worse as covid mandates kick in

https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-health-sector-braces-for-worse-staff-shortages-as-vaccine-mandates-come-due-1.5618334

Scott - NASA DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) - crashing a kinetic vehicle into a small asteroid to just nudge it’s trajectory, and have the small change cause huge changes in the long term course. It’s nice that NASA is looking after this and it’s one less thing for me to worry about. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Jeff - Make a point of sitting down with a couple like minded folks and talk about potential concerns or solutions to them.

Upcoming events

Ian - Film Aficionado Gun Series (FAGS) match Oct 23 at Guelph Rod and Gun Club

https://practiscore.com/october-23-idpa/register

Its kind of like IDPA but also entirely not related to IDPA at all

https://practiscore.com/october-23-idpa/registe

Deal of the Week

Alan - Bluehive Power Bank, 5300 mAh $15.98 reg $49.99

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/bluehive-power-bank-5300-mah-0355270p.html#Clearance

Eric - Wildgame Innovations Prizm 20MP LightsoutTM Trail/Game Camera Combo

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/wildgame-innovations-prizm-20mp-lightsout-trail-game-camera-combo-2759325p.html