Day: February 7, 2015

Notes for Saturday – February 07, 2015

Today, we present another entry for Round 57 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ 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, DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 NATO QD Billet upper with a hammer forged, chromlined barrel and a hard case to go with …


A Tactical Plan for Surviving Major Disaster in the North American Suburbs, by A.M. – Part 2

Water Water is essential. In Minnesota, water is not an issue. After all, this is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”. Every Minnesotan is within walking distance of a lake, pond, stream, or river– everyone. In the spring and summer, we get adequate rainfall. In the winter, we are blanketed in snow and ice. As if that isn’t enough, most of our forests are deciduous, which means we can use plastic bags to collect respiration (water) from those leafy plants while the leaves are green. Before you all change your bug out plans to include “running to Minnesota”, remember that we …


Letter Re: Early Literacy for Children

Dear Mr. Latimer, I would like to reply to SRG’s letter of response to my article, Early Literacy for Children. I wholeheartedly agree with SRG. Neither of my parents went to college, and my stepdad did not finish high school. He proudly served our country in the military, then supported his family (parents, brothers, sister, wife, and three stepdaughters) by working in the coal mines in Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky. The most intelligent person I know never took a college class, and the dumbest person I know was one of my college professors. One of my three children went …


Economics and Investing:

The evolution of low wage America: The most common jobs by state in 1978 to 2014. The destruction of the manufacturing industry. o o o Events Now In Motion In Greece That Will Create Worldwide Chaos. – A.D. o o o Chinese Rating Agency Warns Coming Crisis Is Worse Than 2008, Blames US “Printing Press”. – G.G. o o o The Federal Reserve’s Outrage Over New Audit Legislation: “If Enacted, It Will Damage The Economy” o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Where Is Germany’s Gold? – Interesting read. RadioShack Declares Bankruptcy after 94 Years in Business Is China Preparing …


Odds ‘n Sods:

While photographs do not make a completely realistic comparison to real life because you don’t get queues such as movement (or lack of movement in response to wind), this article sent in by SurvivalBlog reader P.S. has some excellent examples of natural camouflage: Can You Spot the Snipers Hidden in These Photos? o o o S.M. sends in this link from Zerohedge.com showing the weakness of just-in-time delivery. We may get a dry run on economic collapse: “Catastrophic Shutdown Of America’s Supply Chain Looms” As West Coast Port Worker Talks Break Down. o o o While those in the West …