Day: December 23, 2009

Notes from JWR:

Our blog database overhaul work is now almost complete. Things should be back to normal–and the entire blog (with archives) fully searchable–by Christmas Day. Thanks for your patience! — Today we present another entry for Round 26 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. First Prize: A.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost between $500 and $600, and B.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees, in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready …


Post-SHTF Anesthetic Medicine Options

[Introductory Note from JWR: The following article is presented for educational purposes only. As previously discussed in SurvivalBlog, using vinyl ether for anesthesia can be very tricky. Not only are its vapors highly flammable, but it can can induce deep levels of sedation much more quickly than desired. Thus, at a minimum can can compromise the patient’s airway, and thereby very possibly kill the patient. So unless you have both the equipment and the regularly-practiced expertise to safely intubate and extubate your patient, then do not use ether!] Pain is not my friend!  In some circumstances, it is useful, perhaps …


Economics and Investing:

Jeff D. mentioned: Employment funds going ‘absolutely broke’; 40 state programs to be emptied by the jobless tsunami within two years GG spotted this: The Inflation Bomb Hiding on The Fed’s Balance Sheet Tom B. spotted an article in The Shanghai Daily: Harder to buy US Treasuries. Here is a brief quote: “…it was inevitable that the dollar would continue to fall in value because Washington continued to issue more Treasuries to finance its deficit spending.” Items from The Economatrix: Gasoline Prices Flatten Below $2.60. This may be a good opportunity to refill your storage tanks with fairly reasonably priced …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader Brett F. recommend this piece: Loaded for bear, or wolves–both as a data point on the wolf pack population explosion in the western US and for some good points on gear to carry when in the back-country.    o o o Jim W. sent us a tidbit for the “Global Warming ” file: Big freeze kills at least 80 across Europe    o o o Reader G.G. wrote to mention that appears that Richard Daughty (aka The Mogambo Guru) has retired from journalism. There is a fan site attempting to get Kitco, Daily Reckoning, Agora, and The Asia Times, …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“Be on your guard against the ruling power; for they who exercise it draw no man near to them except for their own interests; appearing as friends when it is to their own advantage, they stand not by a man in the hour of his need.” [2:3] “Judge not your neighbor until you have come into his place.” [2:5] “In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man.” [2:6] “Let your friend’s honor be as dear to you as your own.” [2:15] – Selected quotes from “Sayings of the Fathers” in the Standard Prayer Book, a …