Notes from HJL:

Our prayers are sent on behalf of those in the Southeast who have been hit by a severe winter storm. WHNT has a story with links to several videos: Alabama EMA: 5 People Died, 23 Injured in Tuesday’s Winter Weather Alabama has been hit the hardest, but other states are suffering as well. It is important to remember that in these states, the temperature generally stays pretty warm and when snow hits, it’s a recipe for black ice. One more reason to always be prepared. Stay safe!




Surviving a Major Ice Storm, by S.C.

HJL Adds: S.C., age 17, wrote this as a homeschool project.   So you hear an ice storm is coming and you’re not prepared, what do you do? This article will show you the ten essentials you need to survive. Back in 2009, Kentucky was hit by a massive ice storm that dumped 2 inches of ice on everything. Consequently we were without power for 8 long days. During the week many people had to leave their homes, because they had no heat, no water, and no food. At the time of the ice storm I was only 13 and …




Six Letters Re: Myths About Income Inequality

Hello Gentlemen, I am as capitalistic as they come and have spent the entirety of my life as the son of a self-employed concrete contractor, then owning and running several of my own businesses. Some of us though are questioning the huge profits rolling out of some of the Wall St. firms due to the QE policy of the Fed. It seems like the scales are getting out of balance because of this policy, and the distribution of wealth is appeasing Wall Street while the POTUS’s policies and regulations discourage middle income entrepreneurs. The top few percent get government bailouts …




Letter: Railroad Bugout

Hi Jim, Here’s an Interesting video from Cambodia, which triggered a series of thoughts on bugging out. You have used railroad tracks and trains in your books to speed along movement away from roads and people. This video shows how anyone who has tracks near them and need an escape route when the roads are blocked could be so very simple. The parts to put this together should be cheap and, depending on location, readily available just to have in the garage as a back up back up plan. I am sure enough readers can also tweek it in such …




Letter: Silica Gel Packets

Jim, Hoping you could answer a quick question. I put two jars full of silica gel packets in a glass jar and set them in a oven at 200 degrees over night to dry them out. I noticed that a couple of the bags broke open and the silica gels were brown. Does that make them non effective. I thought they were white to start with. Thank you and may God’s blessings be upon you and your family. P.S.- I liked your comment on one of your interviews where you stated your prayer is for God to put you in …




Economics and Investing:

B.B. sent in this video preparing for an Economic crash. On that same note, T. sent in this article on holding physical gold rather than paper gold. 7 setbacks for the middle class – H. L. Walmart is cutting more jobs from Sam’s club. – T. G.G. sent this link on on The Big Reset, part 2. Lloyds Banking Group says it has fixed problems that affected Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and TSB customers using ATMs and debit cards. – S.R. Items from The Economatrix: TNX Chart: Specter Of Rising Rates HSBC Bank On Verge Of Collapse: Second Major …




Odds ‘n Sods:

Rifles powered by Linux purchased by US Army – R.L.H. I thought it was cool when I learned that many phones were powered by Linux. o o o D.B. sent in this article on Foraging and Looting. It seems clear to me. Foraging is finding what you need from things that really don’t belong to anyone else. Looting is taking something that clearly belongs to someone else. Foraging is OK (except when it’s hoarding) and looting is bad. See? It’s simple. For more on that principle, one only needs to spend some time in the book of Proverbs. o o …