I haven't delved too deeply into the South China Sea situation yet either. I'm finding research sometimes muddy's the water even further since there are so many different angles out there. I heard tRump is planning on demanding that China hand over a hundred billion dollars in reparations for COVID-19. I'm sure they'll be quick to agree to that. Lol.
I'm finding it's taking me a long time to get side projects done too. I've been planning on rebuilding the wheels for my old Raleigh bike. I've had the parts for weeks but they're just gathering dust. I've never spoked a wheel and was planning on doing it myself until I watched a YouTube video on how it's done. You need a lot of specialized machinery and skill to do it right. My Dad likes to tell a story of how he was riding his bike home from his machine shop one day. He had just crested a freeway overpass and was coming down the other side at about 20mph. Suddenly he heard, "Ping...ping, ping!" The spokes on the rear wheel started breaking one by one and the wheel collapsed in on itself and sent him to the pavement nursing a bad case of road rash. That ordeal was just caused by over tightening the spokes. I don't want to follow in his footsteps so I'd better leave that job to the professionals.
Yes, our medical system is out-of-control. I'm pretty much speechless. Contacting the Ohio Medical Board is a good idea. He takes an insane amount of prescriptions every day and they all interact with one another. We recently took inventory of what he was taking on our own and found the doctors weren't keeping track and, over the years, doctors had him taking two different drugs at the same time for the same conditions. We were able to eliminate four medications just from that one audit. I wonder how many people they kill each year?
The Prius Camping probably wouldn't me a good idea at my age anyway. My back would be wrecked for about a week after sleeping like that. I like the car though. That thing is averaging 60mpg in the city, not that it matters much with gas prices where they are but they're sure to go back up eventually. Still, I can't wait until the day I can trade it in for my Tesla. Soon.
I hope you have a great week, my friend. Take care!