Day: December 22, 2012

Notes from JWR:

The Dawning of the Day of Discarnate Discomfiture. Well, golly gee, it is December 22, 2012, and to the chagrin of some, the world didn’t come to an end yesterday. The sun did rise in the East this morning, the magnetic poles did not reverse, Yellowstone didn’t go ka-boom, the atmosphere was not ripped from the Earth by the passing of that allegedly-so-sneaky-that-even-astronomers-can’t-see-it Nibiru, and Woody Harrelson didn’t get his life-imitates-art “I told you so” close-up. The crystal channeling New Agers have now had their equivalent of Y2K. What is the real meaning December 22, 2012? I would say that …


The Fourth Essential, by Bob B.

As any survivalist quickly learns, the “three basic essentials” to survival are air, water and shelter. However, I learned to realize that there is a fourth basic essential, that being a stove–which provides a way to reliably purify the water, cook the food and make the shelter more comfortable. Of course, there are many types of water filters, solar ovens and warmer clothing for those needs but, somewhere along the line, the ongoing need for a practical, portable, concealable, quick and highly-efficient means of heating will be needed. SHTF heating that can purify your water, cook your food and warm …


Letter Re: Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration

JWR: I asked my Reverse Osmosis (RO) supplier if I could use his RO system in a bug out trailer by sucking out of a pond.  He told me that if I have at least 50 psi, it will remove 98% of everything. I am building a bug out trailer using old Elite styrofoam panels from house trailer patios.  I am going to have a solar panel on a stand that I can set in the sun.  I will have an extension cord to the controller and two 12 volt golf cart batteries.  I am using a 60 psi flo-jet …


Economics and Investing:

ICE to Buy NYSE for $8.2 Billion, Ending Era of Independence Jim W. sent: Putting It In Perspective: In 2013 The Fed Will Conjure Enough Paper Money To Buy 11% Of All Existing Gold Top 10 Things To Worry About In 2013 Items from The Economatrix: The Real Killer Will Be The Next Recession And There Will Be One Chart Of The Day:  The Death of America’s Middle Class Fed Asset Buying Won’t Speed Growth Above 2% What Inflation Means For You:  Inside The Consumer Price Index (CPI)


Odds ‘n Sods:

Forget the Mayan calendar! Meet the ‘preppers’ who are getting ready for nuclear war, natural disasters, famine, and economic collapse    o o o For a short time, Archer Garrett’s economic collapse novel The Western Front is available as a free Kindle book.    o o o H.L. sent: ‘How-to’ for EMP weapon stunningly accessible    o o o What Feinstein, Schumer and MSNBC hath wrought: Gun Buying Frenzy Photos and Firearms Supplier Sells More Than Three Years Worth Of Magazines In Just Three Days JWR Adds: I just placed a substantial magazine order with CDNN, by phone. It took …