Odds ‘n Sods:

News from formerly pleasant Oxfordshire, England: Mob takes emergency water supplies during Banbury shortages.

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Today is the last day of the three day sale: Ready Made Resources is also having a 25% off sale on Mountain House foods where they are offering a free copy of “Survivors” when you order two cases Mountain House foods. Note that this offer can be multiplied — i.e. you will receive five copies of the novel if you order 10 cases of Mountain House foods.

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The Los Angeles Times reports: Emails show top Justice Department officials knew of ATF gun program. Note that they termed it a “surveillance operation”. But taxpayer dollars were used to buy some of the guns, so it was much more than that. Your Tax Dollars At Work! In related news: House Republicans Request Special Counsel to Probe Holder on ‘Fast and Furious‘. And we also read: CBS News Reporter Says White House Screamed, Swore at Her Over Fast and Furious. (So, it seem that it was the BATF that was “Fast” and the White House that was “Furious”.)

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Tennessee Prepper sent an interesting link on farming weather predicted for the next 10 years: Hunker Down to Weather the Next 10 Years.”‘There are indications that the climate will become increasingly volatile over the next 20 years. Dry years will be drier and wet years will be wetter. Volatility may not be permanent, but it will be a fixture for the next 10-20 years,”