Day: September 28, 2015

Notes for Monday – September 28, 2015

The current sale on Mountain House long term storage canned foods at Safecastle ends on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Despite the recent rush of orders, they are offering 35% to 38% discounts. And, unlike many other Mountain House sellers, Safecastle actually keeps most varieties in stock and ready for immediate delivery. (Many of these other sellers are now building a multi-month backorder list. As of September 24, the Mountain House factory was reportedly 95% sold out of their canned foods due to the recent high demand.) o o o Today we present another product review.


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Day One Response Water Filter

Depending on which survival expert you talk to, they all have a slightly different list of things you need in an emergency, and what order you should do things. Some say shelter is the first thing on your list, followed by fire, then water, and lastly food. While all of these things are important, and I have no argument with them, one of the first things I would recommend is that, whatever brought on your emergency should be looked at closely. If a tornado is headed your way, the first thing to do is get to safety – whatever the …


Letter Re: Traditional Hand Tools

Dear Editor: Here are some observations on non-power tools: Get lots of can openers because they all fail. Older US-made ones from yard sales will last longer. Also stock US-made government issue “P38” openers as backups because they always they always work. Egg beaters and hand drills with an idler gear on the back side are more durable, not just from the support but because they are better quality to begin with. Antique shops are high $ place to shop for hand tools, estate sales are best, next generation often has no clue about grandpa’s “junk”. I found a quality …


Letter: Drought in Western Retreat Areas

JWR: Has the recent drought in the western United States caused you to change any of your “Recommended Retreat Areas”? – T.I.A. JWR Responds: No, it hasn’t. There is an old saying: “Climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get.” I do not believe that the current drought in the northwest is any evidence of any long term climate change. We are simply in an El Niño weather pattern that most likely will last only another year or two. The El Niño weather pattern has temporarily shifted the jet stream, disrupting seasonal rains, particularly in California, where …


Recipe of the Week: Butternut Squash Soup, by C.S.

This a recipe for a soup made from cooked and then pureed butternut squash. Ingredients: 4 ½ pounds butternut squash, halved lengthwise, remove seeds 1/3 cup butter 2 large leeks ¾ tsp. dried thyme 5 cups chicken stock or broth ¼ tsp. salt 2 Tbs. brown sugar ½ cup sour cream 2 ½ Tbs. chives, chopped 8 slices bacon, fried crisp-crumbled Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Place the squash, cut side down on a baking sheet and bake until tender, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly. Using a spoon, scoop out the squash from the skin and set aside. …



Odds ‘n Sods:

Questions raised after shock belt used at Texas murder trial. Incredible! I expect to next see defendants held in courtroom cages (as already seen in many European capital crimes trials.) o o o Here is a headline from the Middle East Forum that sounds like something straight out of my upcoming novel: Obama Throws Christian Refugees to the Lions o o o Regulated out of Existence: Off-Gridders Forced back on the Grid, Camping on own land Illegal