Day: October 10, 2009

Where to Store Food When There is No Simple Answer, by Margy

It’s been almost two years now since I became serious about preparing for TEOTWAWKI. In that time I’ve followed the instructions of the Lord upon the death of my husband to “shore up and seal up my house” but there was always one haunting question. That was, where would I have enough space to store adequate food for my family that I could control the temperature. Living in a mild climate in the heart of America, we have long hot summers that sometimes kiss the thermometer in excess of 105? making outdoor storage of any kind almost impossible. I’ve always …


Letter Re: Documentary Examines a Terrorist Nuke Scenario

Hello Jim, The History Channel has aired a two-hour long documentary titled ‘The Day After Disaster’. It is a very detailed look at what they describe as our government’s top terrorist concern – a 10 kiloton nuke being detonated at/near the Capitol Mall in Washington DC. [JWR Adds: A re-run of this show is scheduled for October 16th at 8 A.M. and 2 P.M.. Tape or Tivo it!] One of the things that became very clear for me is that, should this event occur in DC or any of the handful of other ‘primary target’ cities mentioned, our entire country …


Economics and Investing:

Reader KAF forwarded this: U.S. Budget Deficit Hit Record $1.4 Trillion in 2009 Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes Says State Finances A Mounting Crisis, Things Getting Worse. (Thanks to Jeff B. for the link.) Matt in Tennessee alerted us to this video clip from Gerald Celente: The Dollar is Finished. And, BTW, Peter Schiff agrees. He announced “The carry trade [in US Dollars] is on!” Items from The Economatrix: Roubini: Housing Market Hasn’t Bottomed Yet Treasuries Fall After Weaker-Than-Average Demand at Bond Sale US Budget Deficit Balloons to $1.4 Trillion Questions Remain About Iceland’s Banking Collapse Latvia Threatens Foreign Banks …


Odds ‘n Sods:

From Ben M.: Warning over global oil ‘decline’    o o o 2012 Survival Conference Rocks Scottsdale October 17, Teaches You to Survive Mayan Apocalypse. [JWR’s comment: These folks have a downright goofy motivation, but I can’t knock them for preparing. I suspect that just like those that prepared for exclusively for the Y2K date rollover, their preps will languish, starting in 2013.]    o o o Development plans for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) have been accelerated by three years. Hmm…. I wonder why? Some mullahs should be mulling this over.    o o o Regular content contributor Damon …