Day: November 3, 2014


October In Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold and silver and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. The marketplace in October was focused on how fast the European Union economies were going down the tubes and how badly it would affect the U.S. economy. Ebola continued to dominate the news channels on TV, while a slump in oil prices squeezed oil-producing countries, from OPEC to Russia. Gold fell to a monthly low on October 3rd of …


Scot’s Product Review: Brass Stacker Products for the Mosin Nagant

I recently reviewed the Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30 bolt action rifle, and while I really like the old rifle, I did see some problems with using it in today’s world. Fortunately, there are so many of them out there these days that there is a market for improving them and some savvy folks stepping up to the chore. The thing I really hated was the safety, but I doubt if the Russian Army ever had the same concerns that we have today about negligent discharges. While the safety is effective, it is very difficult to apply and release. You have …


Recipe of the Week: Egg Foo “Yummy”, by L.H.

Our then-5-year-old son renamed this dish over 25 years ago, and the name stuck. We cannot call it anything else anymore. It’s a simple recipe, perfect for a “meatless Monday”, easy to throw together, and easy to have the ingredients on hand. I serve it with some fresh or canned fruit and call it supper. Ingredients: Note: These sauce ingredients are 1/2 of what was called for in the original recipe I copied. We find the sauce to be just barely enough, but I only have to buy one can of the [expensive, these days] prepared soup, which makes it …


Letter Re: Feeding Farm Animals

Thank you for the article on kids feeding farm animals. It certainly can be dangerous around the farm or ranch. It can even be deadly. But your comments on acclimating kids to handle these chores is spot on. I am 68. When I was 10 or 11, I was tormented by three geese at a neighboring farm. My older brother kept a horse there, and so I was there frequently to help care for it. I had to figure out on my own how to handle those geese. I had to do so out of sight of the owner, who …


Economics and Investing:

NEWSFLASH: The Fed Isn’t Stopping QE! JWR’s Comment: I told you so. o o o The oxymoron of the labor force when labor means not working: 92 million Americans are not in the labor force with 12 million of those being added only in the last 4 years. o o o These Poor 3Q Earnings Reports Foretell 2015’s Economy o o o Kim Kardashian and Fiat Money Have The Same Intrinsic Value o o o China Filling Strategic Reserve With Cheap Oil


Odds ‘n Sods:

S.W. Florida Bomb Shelter, interesting look back. – JRN It may be a look back, but it still sounds interesting to me for future use… o o o By way of Infowars.com: Bundy Family Treated as Terror Suspects by TSA o o o Sipsey Street Irregulars: There will be raids. – B.B. o o o More reasons to home school: Allah in the Classroom — the ABC’s of Forced Conversion. – B.B. o o o ‘Entire villages disappeared’: Ebola deaths in Sierra Leone ‘underreported’ – K.D.