Day: April 18, 2014

Notes from HJL:

Today we present another entry for Round 52 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ 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), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), A $300 gift …


How And What To Grow For Food In A Survival Situation, by T.K.

I have lived all my life in rural areas in the mid-south United States. Ever since I was little, gardens, orchards, vineyards, poultry, livestock, beekeeping, hunting, fishing, and trapping have been a way of life for me. Now, that is not to say we are off the grid or don’t buy any food from the grocery store, but all this supplements the life we live. Both the family I grew up in and the family I now have are large families, by today’s standards. Like my father, I have a job in town to pay for land and a home …


Letter Re: Banksters

Dear HJL, Regarding the letter about “Banksters”, I spent a few years in banking. I was the guy that ran the computer department. I have never found anyone more clueless about computers than bankers. Every teller had a paper tape calculator in front of them. They had to do all the calculation, then enter the computed values into a computer terminal. Their constant question to me was, “Why do we have a computer?” That did not endear me to the management. A senior VP of operations came to me telling me, he wanted to run a manual test for backup …


Economics and Investing:

Attention Shoppers: Fruit and Vegetable Prices Are Rising – RBS Items from The Economatrix: Food And Housing Costs On The Rise Jobless Claims At Lowest Level Since 2007, But Don’t Cheer Yet Celente – The Vampire Squid, Gold & The Global Ponzi Scheme :So They Are Downplaying Gold To Keep The Ponzi Scheme Going, And To Keep The Equity Markets From Collapsing.” Russia Declares Death of Dollar


Odds ‘n Sods:

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