Note from JWR:
Today, I cover the second of 19 states in my rankings of retreat potential.
Day: September 7, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina Update:
The situation on the Gulf Coast is still fairly grim. The evacuation is nearly complete, and much needed supplies are now pouring in. But the communities that are still hurting the most are the small inland towns that were cut off from communications and that still don’t have power restored. The power utilities are making Herculean efforts to get power restored, but is is a slow process. Their crews are working around the clock. These are good men doing a commendable job. The bureaucrats at FEMA are getting mostly bad reviews for their performance in coordinating the disaster relief effort. …
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State By State – Arkansas
Arkansas: Population: 2.67 million. Population Density: 50.2 per square mile (Rank 5 of JWR’s top 19 states). Area: 53,187 square miles (rank 27 of 50). Average car insurance cost: $721/yr. (rank 30 of 50). Average home insurance cost: $494/yr. (rank 19 of 50). Crime Safety Ranking: 8 of 50. Boston T. Party’s State Firearms Laws Ranking: 66%. Per capita income: $21,995 (rank 49 of 50). ACT & SAT Scores Ranking: 23 of 50. Plusses: Low property taxes. Minuses: High population density (by western states standards.) Tornado prone (ranked #5 out of top 20 States). Poverty. The Arkansas economy barely scrapes …
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Letter Re: U.S. Population Density, Nuclear Reactors, and Primitive Skills
JWR, It may be of some assistance for you to check out http://www.insc.anl.gov/pwrmaps/map/united_states.php. It will support your position on locating west of the Mississippi by showing Nuclear Power Reactors in the United States in map form. It also is an eye opener! One of your “Bloggers” recently suggested that more information on primitive subjects should be looked into. Since I have been taking so much information from your Blog, I felt that I must contribute! See: http://www.bagelhole.org//article.php/Food/127/ – G.C.P.
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Letter Re: Product Review of Rite in The Rain Waterproof Paper
Hello All, I have two of the size that fits in your shirt pocket. That’s where this little product endorsement starts. I was out in the bush one weekend and used my note pad extensively. As usual I got really dirty and forgot to retrieve my Rite in the Rain note book from my shirt pocket. Well, I washed it in the washing machine and dried it in the dryer as well. Upon discovering this I felt really silly, however, to my surprise the note book and all my hen scratching was still intact and readable. I could still write …
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Letter From The Goat Lady Re: Free Survival Medicine Reference
Memsahib: In your spare time (LOL) you might want to check out this book, downloadable free at http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downloads/AM%20Final%202.pdf or hard copy at http://www.cafepress.com/austeremed.23362365 Survival and Austere medicine would be a REALLY handy thing to have in a SHTF situation as it’s practical info, field tested, and doable by a non-medical person. All the authors are in the medical field either as MDs, EMTs, RNs, etc. They knoweth what they are doing and talking about. Chapter 8 is really good on herbs, preps, uses, and the content is approved by the above listed medical personal. I think Chapter 8 is really …
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Jim’s Quote of the Day:
“In this world you’ve just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.” – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne Of Avonlea
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