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Total Highspeed Internet Solutions 1091 W. Kathryn Street Nixa, MO 65714 (417) 851-1107 x. 9002 www.totalhighspeed.com ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 8:33:20 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] COVID-19 and WISPAmerica > Well you don't need any other supplies if you have enough ammo. If you run out > of something you just go shoot your neighbor and take his stuff. Ten thousand > rounds sounds like a lot, but it's not when you have 300,000,000 neighbors. > > </jk> > > > On 3/13/2020 8:57 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > > > I wonder, does buying an AR count as moronic behavior? I get the more ammo > thing, 10,000 rounds seems a bit much but to each his own. Don't get me wrong, > I have a few guns around and maybe a couple thousand rounds. > > I just think back to when I was a machine gunner in the Marine Corps. We had > a 3 > man crew for the 50 cal M2. The one guy carrying the receiver carried no ammo > as he was already carrying 60 pounds of metal in addition to everything else > he > had. The other two carried 100 rounds each. 200 rounds for a fully automaitc > machine gun tasked with the a major part of the fire power on a company level > for either defense or attack. In addition, the rifle platoons each carried 1 > box (100 rounds) per squad (13 guys) 3 squads per platoon so a total of 300 > rounds per platoon. 3 platoons per company. so an additional 900 rounds for a > total of 1100 rounds standard. The company commander might throw in a couple > of > extra boxes per platoon if we didn't have to move more than 15 miles or so. So > call it 2100 rounds on the outside. That is for a known or intenional > engagement. Nothing works out like you expect so sometimes you go to kill > someone and nobodies home. Sometimes they aren't where you expect. Whatever. > The point is that you are looking for a fight and you are carrying at most > 2100 > rounds. Now, if we were lucky enough to drive around in a humvee we carried > about the same amount of ammo, but with us instead of spread around. Closer to > 1800 to 2000 rounds. > > Of course there is a supply chain and if the battle is protracted you can > count > on resupply unless everything really goes South. I know you are counting on no > supply chain. But man, you are either the worst shot ever, or don't plan on > doing a lot of aiming or maybe a lot of warning shots. In my experience, once > the first guy gets shot, a lot less ammo gets used by everyone after the > initial panic. Seeing someone get shot seems to really encourage people to > hide > more. > > That makes me think, it wasn't that long ago, but I would imagine with all the > drones equipped with heat signature equipment and the like, the fog of war > aint > what it used to be. We used to count on finding the enemy by sending people > out > to look for them. When you heard a bunch of gunfire, you ran towards it > because > that meant somebody found what you were lookiing for. Seems really low tech > now. > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 11:05 PM Steve Jones < [ > mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com | thatoneguyst...@gmail.com ] > wrote: > > > > I went to walmart. Morons everywhere. This is a frenzy. People acting dumb, > means people will shortly do dumb things. I went and bought an AR and more > ammo > tonite. I just hope these morons stay calm at least till Monday when God > government let's me pick up the rifle. Wife shut me down on grabbing a 20 > gauge > with a pistol grip for the kids. What I buy tomorrow and dont tell her about > is > a different story. > Was talking to the lady at walmart. The truck was outside unloading into the > warehouse more TP and ramen noodles. It will be wash rinse and repeat every > day > as morons moron. They're frantic. The media has people so worked up, it's like > the world is ending tomorrow. > I have kids, so I get a fat gubmint check every tax time and fill my pantry > with > nonperishable goods on your dime. It was nice to see that the canned foods we > picked pretty clean, at least some people do have some common sense. But doing > an annual shop in the middle of this nonsense is grueling. I had to cut out > halfway through. These people are crazy. > I do have my camper ready to quarantine myself. By that, I mean I'm planning > on > sitting in my camper drinking Miller lite, Jameson, and shitposting for 2 > weeks > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 9:54 PM Robert < [ mailto:i...@avantwireless.com | > i...@avantwireless.com ] > wrote: > > > > The interesting part of that was that Italy was 3rd behind China and S. > Korea. I > would love a plot of that vs. Emergency beds/breathers... > > On 3/12/20 6:13 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > > > > Per Vox Media. We're number 1 (in lack of testing). So we are pretty much in > the > dark. > > > > > The Trump administration’s slow rollout of testing for coronavirus has become > something of a national scandal, and it’s easy to see why when you compare the > US testing rate to that of other affected countries. South Korea stands out > for > its rapid rollout of extensive testing, including through innovative > drive-through testing programs. > > Drive-through testing is being piloted in some parts of the US, like New > Hampshire, but we still have a long way to go before we match South Korean and > Chinese testing levels. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > On 3/12/2020 6:06 PM, Robert wrote: > > > i.e. Ostrich syndrome, the US had it bad. Still has it bad. The one bright > note > I saw today was the director of the CDC getting put in a corner to commit to > free testing for C-19 for every person in the US. No need to actually work on > the actuals of it but the commitment is primary unless someone fires him... > > On 3/12/20 9:55 AM, Bill Prince wrote: > > > > > IMO, I think disbanding the pandemic response team in 2018 was not a wise > decision. If they were still operating when this started late last year, they > could/would have started the production of test kits based on our earliest > knowledge of the RNA test needed to identify it. Then we would have had real > information on the extent of the outbreak here. Instead, we went for weeks > under the mistaken impression that it was not here. It was, we just had our > heads in the sand. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > On 3/12/2020 9:48 AM, [ mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com | ch...@wbmfg.com ] wrote: > > > > I am going to do a cheap shot here and remind everyone it is lent. > But before I do that, I am musing about the following: > But I am curious as to what more the US could have done... > If we dropped the ball so did many nations. > No need to reply. > From: Jaime Solorza > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 10:44 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] COVID-19 and WISPAmerica > I agree with Carl. > Most of you understand math...this virus is spreading exponentially...let that > sink in. Our current administration dropped the ball on this one. Now we are > suffering the consequences. > You can't cure ....wait for it....wait for it..... ineptness. > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 12:35 PM Carl Peterson < cpeter...@portnetworks.com > > wrote: > > > > Canceling or rescheduling a conference is by no means "Breaking down the > infrastructure of society". > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 1:27 PM Steve Jones < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > > Breaking down the infrastructure of society over fear mongering is not being a > very responsible member of society at all. This didnt happen during swine flu, > and we made it though it > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 1:19 PM Carl Peterson < cpeter...@portnetworks.com > > wrote: > > > > "If you're concerned about getting sick, just don't go." > IMHO, it isn't about you, it is about being a responsible member of society. > I'm > not judging, or saying we are at that point, but there is a point at which the > responsible thing to do is cancel large gatherings to flatten the curve. > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 1:15 PM Josh Luthman < j...@imaginenetworksllc.com > > wrote: > > > > If you're concerned about getting sick, just don't go. > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 1:59 PM Sean Heskett < af...@zirkel.us > wrote: > > > > I’m sorry folks but this conference really should be canceled for the safety > of > everyone. > Thank you to Sonar For their brave decision yesterday to pull out. > I know this would be a hardship for WISPA’s finances so I think we should all > pull together to make sure WISPA doesn’t suffer financially. We need WISPA and > our members to be healthy and strong both physically and financially. > [ > https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-03-11/coronavirus-advice-from-bioethicists-cancel-that-conference > | > https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-03-11/coronavirus-advice-from-bioethicists-cancel-that-conference > ] > [ https://youtu.be/E3URhJx0NSw | https://youtu.be/E3URhJx0NSw ] > Best regards, > -Sean > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > -- > > > Carl Peterson > > > PORT NETWORKS > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [ mailto:AF@af.afmug.com | AF@af.afmug.com ] > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [ mailto:AF@af.afmug.com | AF@af.afmug.com ] > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > -- > AF mailing list > [ mailto:AF@af.afmug.com | AF@af.afmug.com ] > [ http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com | > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ] > > > -- > Lewis Bergman > 325-439-0533 Cell > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
