Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself.” – Martin Luther
Month: August 2014
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Notes for Tuesday – August 26, 2014
August 26, 526, is the official anniversary of the invention of toilet paper by the Chinese. We celebrate this, not because of the convenience of it. In fact, it has many shortcomings, some described within the articles and letters of SurvivalBlog. We celebrate it primarily because now we have an official metric of just how hard core of a prepper you are as well as a metric for just how economically unstable your country is. August 26, 1946 is also the official release date of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 54 …
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Quarantine Procedures for Ebola and Other Diseases at Your Bugout Location, by F.C.
With the most recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, causing the deaths of close to 900 people as of this writing in August 2014, along with reports that some people infected with the disease are now arriving in the U.S., many of us should now be asking this question: In all of my preparedness procedures, how do I protect myself, my family, and others in my bug-out or bug-in location from Ebola and other deadly diseases? What do I do if family and/or friends show up weeks after a full-fledged pandemic has broken out? Do I welcome them instantly …
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Letter Re: Another Good Reason to Can
HJL, Concerning redistributing your home canned food, the new FDA regulations for packaging or repackaging foods are onerous at best. In order to be certified to pack tomatoes, you have a couple of weeks of classes to attend now. This has made it impossible for charitable private organizations, like the Mormon church, to continue many of their programs. In fact if I give away home canned goods to friends, I am technically in violation of the law now. Personally, it means that the average two and a half tons per year of food that I was canning and distributing I …
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News From The American Redoubt:
Idaho to distribute predator deterrent money o o o For Once, Republican Candidates Aren’t the Ones Embarrassing Themselves. We love the American Redoubt, but they are not immune from “crazies”. A Google search reveals this candidate’s vlog, and you can see for yourself why 90 percent of communication is body language rather than words. o o o Child Falls to Death in Yellowstone Canyon o o o Federal ruling points to differences over grizzlies’ survivability
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Economics and Investing:
Federal Reserve Branch Bank Concludes Obamacare a Disaster for Businesses – H.L. o o o Is this the Big One? Central Bankers from the World Over Warn of Impending ‘Perfect Storm’ – JBG o o o Shanghai Silver Warehouse Stocks Fall 24% In One Week – S.S. o o o The Old World Order
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Odds ‘n Sods:
This video from Afghanistan shows some interesting new weapons, web gear, and optics variants, along with some good, old fashioned fire and maneuver tactics: U.S. Recon Team Assaults Taliban Position Under Fire Warning: This video includes foul language. – JWR o o o Electromagnetic Warfare Is Here. – M.C. o o o Lawyers Ask Ferguson Mayor to Grant Amnesty for Nonviolent Warrants, Fines. – T.P. o o o 10 George Orwell Quotes That Predicted Life In 2014 America. – J.W. o o o Why Do the People Abuse Themselves by Empowering Government?. – H.L. o o o How Will You …
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Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.” – John Stuart
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Notes for Monday – August 25, 2014<
August 25th is a birthday shared by novelist Frederick Forsyth (born 1938) and American humorist Patrick F. McManus (born 1933.) Forsyth was the author of The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, and many others. McManus was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho, so his books could be classified as American Redoubt humor. JWR met Pat a few years ago, and Pat very kindly autographed his entire battered collection of Pat’s books. Some of these books had been so well-loved that the pages were falling out of their bindings. …
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Guest Article: Another Good Reason to Can, Process, Preserve, and Repackage Your Produce, by R.W.
As if you have not heard enough great reasons to process, can, and preserve your own foods, here is more food for thought (pun intended). I cannot speak to every state in the union, but as for the state I live in there are some very strict rules about what foods can be placed in an “official, non-profit Food Pantry”– a charity often run by a church or other non-profit organization that hands out food to those in need. Here are a few of the draconian rules that apply to organizations that are trying to get food (mostly non-perishables) to …
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Scot’s Product Review: InstaFire
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Recipe of the Week: Italian Bean Soup, by L.H.
This is a favorite soup of ours. It’s hearty, healthy, and perfect for a cold winter’s day. It is also a wonderful way to slip some healthy spinach into the diets of those in your family who think they don’t like it; they’ll never taste that it’s there. Ingredients: 2 cans (14.5 oz. ea.) cannellini beans (or any white beans), rinsed and drained 1 tbs. olive oil ½ – 1 c. cooked, diced ham 2 stalks celery, diced 2 carrots, sliced 1 small onion, diced 1 c. thinly-shredded cabbage 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes 3 cans (14.5 oz. ea.) …
Letter Re: Calcium Hypochlorite Reminders
Hugh, A reminder that Calcium Hypochlorite WILL corrode metal stored anywhere nearby. Also, many articles appear stating that you can siphon gas from your gas tank. ALL late model cars and 1/2 ton trucks and vans have a restriction in the filler neck that is designed to prevent leaking gas in the event of a rollover. Siphon hoses will not work in this application. They will work in 3/4 trucks and up, because they fall into different federal class regulations. -F.M.
Economics and Investing:
New definition of retirement = work until you die: Half of Americans have little to no savings for what will likely be a long and drawn out retirement. o o o Bitcoin Phishing Click Rate Higher than for Regular Scams. – JBG o o o Beware the Return of Debtor’s Prison o o o DOJ Allows Bank of America to Deduct $12 Billion of $17 Billion Settlement. – PLC Items from Mr. Econocobas: Is Portugal Next In Line For Wealth Confiscation?
Odds ‘n Sods:
From Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: Stupid Hot prvi Ammo o o o Churches warned: ‘Tidal wave of gay theology’ looming – J.W. o o o Want Milk or Toilet Paper? The Venezuelan Government Wants Your Fingerprints. – T.P. o o o An amazing display of an individual soldier’s kit through the ages: Military kit through the ages: from the Battle of Hastings to Helmand – T.P. o o o Drought Leaves 100s Of Central CA Homes With No Tap Water. – G.L.