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! ⅔ 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 Lightsout™ Trail/Game Camera Combo https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/wildgame-innovations-prizm-20mp-lightsout-trail-game-camera-combo-2759325p.html   $99.99  reg $229.99 Survival PDF collection. https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm