Day: May 15, 2014

Notes for Thursday – May 15, 2014:

WooHoo! The one year countdown to the release of the long-delayed movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road has begun! o o o 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 …


Survival and Prepping in a Homeowner’s Association, by M.B. – Part 2

Homeowner associations, property owner associations (POAs), planned unit developments (PUDs), or common interest developments (CIDS) may be in a unique position to take advantage of local planning, control, management, and oversight in providing both essential and recreational services to the members they represent, especially in times of disaster or severe economic downturns. The HOA should follow, at a minimum, the Community Associations Institute “Model Code of Ethics” for HOA Board members, which follows: “Board members should: Strive at all times to serve the best interests of the association as a whole regardless of their personal interests. Use sound judgment to …


Letter Re: Survival and Prepping in a Homeowner’s Association

Hugh, This article, while I am sure sincere, read like a property builders happy brochure. To think that HOA board members are any more responsive than the Elites in Government(s), is a fool’s dream. Let me put forth my experience with an HOA. I owned a modest, 2 bedroom, 1 bath half plex in a bedroom community of Sacramento. When I moved in, the dues were $75 a month, and for that sum, the HOA mowed my lawn-in front. My home had no backyard, although the rest of the complex had nicely fenced backyards. When I asked why I was …


Economics and Investing:

“Fundamental Imbalance”: The GAO’s visualization of our long-term budget crisis. – G.P. o o o Slavering Wolves of Inflation. – H.L. o o o Items from The Economatrix: If Economic Cycle Theorists Are Correct, 2015 To 2020 Will Be Pure Hell For The United States Global debt enters terminal velocity mode: Why central banks have no intention of slowing their public and private debt binge. U.S. retailers probably had decent showing in April


Odds ‘n Sods:

JWR was recently interviewed by the folks at The Daily Coin podcast. The half-hour interview covered a wide range of preparedness topics. o o o Best concealed carry handguns. – B.R. o o o Policing for Profit? Lawmakers, advocates raise alarm at growing gov’t power to seize property – H.L. While the civil confiscation and forfeiture looks cool on TV, it affects real people and the Georgia Sheriffs Association should be ashamed of their stance that curbing that law would reduce the profitability of upholding the law. What makes them different from the thugs they police in that situation? o …