Day: March 27, 2014

Notes from HJL:

March 27th is the birthday of the late Robert W. Ford(born 1923, died 20 September 2013. He was amn amazing man who had a remarkable life. . His book Wind Between The Worlds(an account of experiences in Tibet, captivity by the communist Chinese, and his fight against brainwashing) is highly recommended. It is available for free download. o o o Today we present another entry for Round 51 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a …


Dealing With Asthma When The SHTF, by A.C.

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HJL Notes: There are quite a few links in this article. Some are to procedures performed on YouTube. The reader should be warned that while SurvivalBlog made a “best-effort” to verify every link for the medical information, some also contained references to homeopathic and eastern medicine with some eastern religious gestures honoring a false god. When I was about 14, my younger brother, who was 10 at the time, became seriously ill with pneumonia. It started out as a “chest cold”, but after a couple of weeks developed into a deep, body wracking cough along with a high fever. He …


Letter: Tumbling Loaded Ammo Does Not Lead to Ka-booms

Regarding the “Odds ‘n Sods” column from March 22: This is an “old husband’s” tale. Tumbling loaded ammo will not make it prone to detonation. Geoff Beneze, formerly of Dillon Precision, tumbled loaded rifle rounds (ball, flake, and extruded powders) in a vibratory tumbler for six months continuously and had zero issues with any of it. His emails are archived on the Yahoo handloading group. Unfortunately, you have to be a member of the group to read the archives, but here are a couple of the relevant emails I’ve saved: “First off, I would strongly urge that are so inclined …


Economics and Investing:

Peter Schiff: We’re Heading For A Crisis Worse Than 2007 – D.B. o o o RBS sent in this link: MOVIN’ ON UP IN THE WORLD….. NO LONGER FIRST! While this may seem to indicate a poor economy at first, it may also indicate several positive things. Many in the area have chose to reduce their tax footprint by working lower wage jobs, but remaining at home more. Homeschooling is on the rise and there seems to be a healthy underground bartering community. All may not be what is seems. o o o James Rickards: Fed Insolvent, Dollar Will Collapse …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Although JWR generally dislikes eBay because of their anti-gun policies, he does sell a few items there, on occasion. (The last time was several years ago.) Presently, he has a few scarce gun books and a Steve McQueen TV prop for sale there. o o o Continuing the story on the Albuquerque shooting of a homeless man: New Albuquerque Police Shooting Probe Sought – ABC News. It appears that the civilian police oversight panel had demanded an independent investigation as condemnation mounts from across the state. Five outside agencies are currently investigating the incident. It should be noted that there …