Month: September 2014

Notes for Wednesday – September 03, 2014

On September 3, 1752, the American colonies officially adopted the Gregorian calendar, and it immediately became September the 14th. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 54 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,100+ 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, DRD …


Musings of a Law Enforcement Paramedic – Part 2, by LEO Medic

Yesterday, we read about certifications and training to prepare to “doctor” your family/group in a post-SHTF scenario. Today, we have part two of this five-part article, looking at first aid in some serious, even under fire situations. TCCC Lessons: In addition to teaching basic EMT, I am a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC or TC3) instructor, as well as an instructor for the associated Trauma First Responder and Law Enforcement First Responder classes. As anyone in EMS or nursing can attest, one of the first tenants of patient care is that the scene must be safe before care is provided. …


Letter Re: What I Like and Dislike About North Idaho

Hugh, I thought I would write a note for those who are planning on moving to the American Redoubt about what I like and dislike about North Idaho. I wasn’t sure if I should start with the good or the bad but have decided that because the good far outweighs the bad, I’ll start with the bad. There are only a couple things that really come to mind that I don’t like. The first is kind of a bigger one, though, and that is that work has been hard to find. I bring this up only because I don’t want …


Economics and Investing:

Are you Ready for the September Selloff? o o o Video: ‘Mortgage crisis’ is coming this winter: Bove. – CDV o o o Video: US consumers have decided to ‘hoard money’. – G.G. Items from Mr. Econocobas: Japan Wages Rising Most Since 1997 Not Enough to Beat Inflation U.S. Hikes Fee To Renounce Citizenship By 422% U.S. Consumer Spending Falls for First Time in Six Months Survey: Americans’ Pessimism on Economy Has Grown – I believe this highlights the difference between the “recovery” for Main Street vs. Wall Street and those with lots of money in the market



Odds ‘n Sods:

Video: Hidden Secret Passages by Creative Home Engineering – JWR o o o Android security mystery – ‘fake’ cellphone towers found in U.S.. – H.C. o o o Baptist Preacher Censored, YouTube Account Closed For Sermon on Terrorism, Threat to Christians. – G.S. o o o Federal Judge: ‘CA 10-day waiting period unconstitutional’. – RBS o o o Dozens of police agencies report loss of Pentagon-supplied military weapons. – J.C.



Notes for Tuesday – September 02, 2014

We are running a five-part series on EMS this week. This is an area where there has been a burst of activity, both in writing of articles for SurvivalBlog and in the searching of archives. If you are one of those who needs this information, make sure you are printing out a hard copy of it. Simply click on the title of the article; you will then see a “print” link under the title. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 54 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,100+ worth of prizes for this round include: …


Musings of a Law Enforcement Paramedic – Part 1, by LEO Medic

I am a peace officer by trade, but I am also a paramedic. This article will have five sections to it, based on experiences, thoughts, and training that I have seen and done on a few topics that I think may benefit the readers. The daily sections will be: Certifications/Training Options Tactical Combat Casualty Care Lessons/Training Canine ALS/TCCC Selection of Gear Carried Training Tips A lot of this will be geared towards the retreat group that already has some medical training and for the medical coordinator, but it is applicable to someone looking to start somewhere. First, let me share …


Letter Re: 9 Volt Batteries

Folks, If you’re like me you are heavy in AA and AAA cells and rechargeables, and you’re light in 9v batteries (with none rechargeable). This may be a problem for our 9v devices. I found a couple items that might be of some use: Battery Holder for (8) AA with Standard Snap Connector : BH383 Philmore Battery Holder for (6) AA with Standard Snap Connector : BH363 This allows you to make a 9v battery with AA cells. The connector is the same as a 9v connector. The good news is that this makes a great 9v battery, about 2500mAh …


News From The American Redoubt:

Coal industry dealt another setback as Oregon blocks export plan – will feds help?– H.L. o o o Albertsons data breach involved 3 states – RBS o o o When RightNow sold to Oracle for $1.8 billion, who got the money? o o o Sentinel High principal, vice principal suspended o o o Bison hunt starts slowly in northwest Wyoming o o o Paging Sheriff Longmire! Investigation into decapitated body progresses (Powell, Wyoming)



Odds ‘n Sods:

One of the Ryans over at the great Total Survivalist blog has posted a pre-release review of my upcoming novel, Liberators. (The novel is scheduled for release on October 21st, 2014.) Bottom line: He rated it “excellent”, and called it “probably the best book in the series.” – JWR o o o Just ten days and counting to the release of Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt? (September 12, 2014.) – JWR o o o Drought in Spain means massive olive oil shortage in months ahead o o o Strategy irony: Obama declares ‘National Preparedness Month,’ ‘PrepareAthon’. – G.G. …