Day: November 23, 2013

Notes from JWR:

Today is the 35th anniversary of Operation Dingo, in 1977. This combined air strike and airborne operation against Robert Mugabe’s ZANLA headquarters at Chimoio, Mozambique, was one of Rhodesia’s most successful cross-border raids. — Today we present another entry for Round 49 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $8,500+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted …


Anticipated Traumatic Stress in TEOTWAWKI, by F.B.

Have you been able to sit quietly and thoughtfully imagine what your world would be like at TEOTWAWKI?  Your world? Your new and untried world? There are so many lists on the Internet, and so much information available that it would seem to be impossible to miss this point, but mentally and emotionally we will be all over the map!  Anyone aware of extreme threat situations knows about physiological factors impairing wise judgment.  Body chemistry does strange things during life and death encounters.  In St Paul, Minnesota, an elderly lady was robbed at gunpoint.  She could not tell the police …


Letter Re: Basic Mechanics Skills and Knowing Vehicular Limitations, Part 1

James Wesley, In reply to Z.T.’s article, Basic Mechanics Skills and Knowing Vehicular Limitations, Part 1: In general, while Z.T.’s post concerns tire maintenance, you should think “maintenance” on all fronts. Are you personally familiar with how much oil your vehicle eats per thousand miles? Are you familiar with your current, average and customary fuel mileage? Any diversion from the customary indicates a potential problem. Provided you’re aware of what “customary” is on all fronts. Are you also checking, and familiar with, all fluid levels? Of all kinds? Simple preventive stuff. Find the problem before it becomes an actual problem. …


Economics and Investing:

J. McC. sent: Guess The Profit Margin Courtesy of B.B.: Marc Faber: The Financial Sector Is The Bubble The Most Important Video You Will Watch Today – Deflation Before Hyperinflation Items from The Economatrix: Bernanke: Recent Jobs Reports Are ‘Disappointing’ Fake Employment Numbers – And Five More Massive Economic Lies The Government Is Telling You Collecting Donations For Wal-Mart Employees That Cannot Afford Thanksgiving Dinner? Establishment Proposes: “Have the Government Give Every Adult a Basic Income”


Odds ‘n Sods:

Max Velocity’s post-collapse novel Patriot Dawn will be made available as a free Kindle download on just Saturday November 23rd and Sunday November 24th, 2013. Grab a copy!    o o o Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large) liked this piece: MV Seaman Guard Ohio: Tamil Nadu Police tight-lipped on probe. Mike’s comment: This anti-piracy ship either didn’t fill out the papers or pay the right bribe. But that’s a pretty sad arsenal–31 rifles with only 5,000 rounds.    o o o Mark J. wrote to mention that a traditional manual reloading powder scale can be used to measure …