Odds ‘n Sods:

RBS mentioned that more Kmart stores will soon close. [JWR’s Comment: If you do some shopping in the last two weeks before a store closing and use coupons, I predict that you will bring home some genuine bargains for stocking your retreat. At a Kmart that was closing a few months ago, I noticed that a lot of items had been overlooked, particularly in the pharmacy and automotive sections. I took advantage of 50% price reductions on motor oil, vehicle tow straps, tube socks, zinc lozenges, vitamins, extension cords, light bulbs, LED flashlights, shotgun shells, and propane cylinders. Those items will be great for barter, even if I don’t need them for my own family’s use.]

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K.A.F. kindly sent us the link to a web page with RCA Ham Tips. (An incomplete collection from 1938 to 1970.)

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SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large Michael Z. Williamson sent us a video of some recent F-35B VSTOL carrier landing tests. Mike says: “No catapult need, nor any arresting hook, It’s a new world out there”.

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Some noteworthy missionary zeal: Hospital lures rural doctors with unusual offer. (Thanks to F.G. for the link.)