Day: September 20, 2014

Notes for Saturday – September 20, 2014

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How Will YOU Get the Family Together When the SHTF?, by T.W.

If you’re like most of us, your family is very often spread out over a fair-sized area during the course of the day. It’s not unusual for my immediate family of four to be spread out over an area spanning around 30 linear miles. I travel about 15 miles in one direction to work, with my wife traveling about 15 miles in the opposite direction. The kids are usually somewhere between my wife and me. This is by design on my part, although as my son gets older I am relying on him more and more as part of my …


Letter: Starched Military Camouflage Uniforms

Good morning, Hugh, I read your Thurs 9/18 post on using camo clothing that’s never been starched; how does one tell if a garment has ever been starched? I supposed this may apply to all garments, not just camo. (I reference the common military phrase “breaking starch” on utilities laundered by base personnel.) Is there a way to purge the starch, to make sure it’s not affecting IR detection, since it may be difficult to tell if a particular garment has ever been starched? Or, does starch affect fabric fibers in such a way that the IR susceptibility cannot be …


Economics and Investing:

Spot silver just took a dip below $18 per troy ounce for the first time an many moons. This would be a good time to buy, folks! – JWR o o o Creative Strategies for Staying One Step Ahead of Global Chaos o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Food-Stamp Enrollment In Illinois Outpaces Job Creation By Nearly 2-to-1 The Fed’s Laughable GDP “Forecast” Just Got Even Funnier Scotland Rejects Independence as U.K. Vows to Give It More Power Here a Bubble, There a Bubble Says Marc Faber


Odds ‘n Sods:

Mob Violence, Terrorists, & Fears of Tyranny: Are You Arming & Armoring Up? – T.P. o o o News Montville, N.J. Plan Would Allow Searches Without Warrants For Underage Drinking. – T.J. o o o And Then They Came For The Bolt-Actions. – B.B. o o o NBC: Survive Home Invasion By Cooperating With Invaders, ‘Treat Them Like Royalty’ – T.P. It’s absolutely astonishing in this day and age that any reporter would suggest such poor advice that will likely get you killed. Cooperating with a home invasion thug may have been exactly what Jull Su did and look where …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do …