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If I have to have any interactions with others after TSHTF, I hope it is with someone like the three previous posters.
Originally posted by orangetom1999
No one in thier right minds wants to face their nightmare scenerio. However it is much better to have developed some skills in doing this...or at least fending for ones self.
I should tell you that I too learned by trial and error also some advice from an olde country gal how to can tomatos. I think it is a good idea on your part. Not just tomatos but other foods too.
I have purchased one of those vacuum sealer tools to seal meats and other foods ..very handy. This is the basic premise of Canning in addition to the cooking part but sealing in a vacuum.
I am grateful to my mother for teaching me some rudiments of sewing. Buttons ..very easy..darning socks....a bit more difficult. I recall watching here with a plastic egg darning socks. Now today It is very easy and cheap to go to Wally world or somewhere else and purchase a new set.
I have several assortments of needles set aside in a kit..not just straight needles..but curved ones too. Also several sets of hemostats. Thread, string, and fishing line. It is cheap and available now...I hope I never have to use them.
But what do you do if all this breaks down?
Diseria, I suggested to the Amigos an ATS "convention" but haven't heard back yet. I agree that a get together could be a good thing. Not up to me though.
Source
What are the risks associated with a pregnancy at the age of 43?
Doctors put the risks into two categories. Medical risks include conception difficulties, due to falling fertility; a higher risk of deformation of the foetus and genetic diseases and difficulties during labour, especially for overweight or unfit women. All these risks are very well-monitored by the medical profession, but if you are at all worried, it is important that you see your doctor and ask for tests.
Psychological risks are less easy to evaluate, but commonly include over-cautiousness and nervousness during pregnancy, over-protection of the child once it is born, or conversely, a lack of patience as it gets older. Bringing up a child can be very demanding, especially when the 'child' gets to 18 and the parents are over 60! Just because it's difficult however, doesn't make it impossible.
Originally posted by orangetom1999
Good to see you again. It has been awhile. I too am somewhat new to the Survival board.
As to breeding. I dont think that it is something you can actually control in hard times. It is simply a matter of survivability.
Notice that in third world nations they are breeding faster than in the more developed nations..much faster..even without what we term as proper medical care.
The main difference is that infant mortality and the death of the mother in childbirth will increase. But this has not kept the third world nations from populating. Think this through carefully.
I also submit to you that women are much more subtle and accomplished survivalists than most are wont to give them credit.
Your task male and female is to prepare for this survival..good times as well as bad. It is all survival.
Good to see you again,
Orangetom
Originally posted by Diseria
A woman can be 'safely' pregnant until right before menopause. Granted, each woman's clock is different, but 40-50 is the absolute limit. However, after 45 (possibly after 40), the chances of a miscarrage and a complicated birth are very high.
A scary thought: If the world/society truly reset itself, would it then be okay to 'marry' a 12-14 year old? (thus increasing the years of having babies)
I know such a practice was okay for many many years, and has only recently become a taboo.
Originally posted by whitewave
Vasectomies take about 20 minutes under local anesthesia, are 100 % effective method of birth control. Hysterectomies are a few days stay in a hospital, general anesthesia, major surgery and immediately begin degrading your bone density. Getting tubes tied is not a guarantee against unwanted pregnancy. You can still have a "tubal pregnancy" but it's extremely risky to the mother if that happens as she can bleed to death. The egg gets fertilized but implants in the tubes rather than the uterus. If you're worried about your woman getting pregnant during hard times-get clipped
You'll get all the ice cream you can eat.
Originally posted by whitewave
ice cream and sponge baths, relaxing massages and lots of praise. what more could a guy want?
Originally posted by whitewave
mooncup? do tell. link please?