Dane S. suggested a handy winter preparedness page [1], over at LifeHacker.
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Garnet spotted this: Heavy snow halts planes, trains and cars in Europe [2]. I hope that folks there have their fuel, gear, and food squared away!
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The latest from Nanny State Britannia: Myleene Klass warned by police after scaring off intruders with kitchen knife [3].To quote the article “The youths approached the kitchen window, before attempting to break into her garden shed, prompting Miss Klass to wave a kitchen knife to scare them away.” “When they [the police] arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an “offensive weapon” – even in her own home – was illegal.” (Thanks to GG and Ferd for the link.)
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NRA News: UN Doomsday Treaty With Ginny Simon [4]. (Thanks to Word for the link.) Beware: International treaties could usher in “back door” gun legislation!