Day: October 24, 2015

Notes for Saturday – October 24, 2015

October 24th is the anniversary of the firing squad execution of Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling, in 1945. His ignominious place in history was to have his surname become a noun. “Quisling” is now a moniker synonymous with treason and alliance with an invading army. Something tells me that the popularity of “Vidkun” as a boys’ natal name in Scandinavia dropped precipitously after about 1942. Ditto for “Adolf” in Germany and “Benito” in Italy, after 1944. o o o I was glad to see that Amazon.com has finally updated their list of my published works, including my soon-to-be-published novel, Land of …


Howdy Folks, And Welcome To Our Neighborhood!, by ShepherdFarmerGeek

I’ve been working on this article for a while and maybe now’s the time to share it. I would like to have a page of orientation information to post at our bugout encampment or in our neighborhood after we’ve implemented the Community Action Plan and the dust has started to settle. So this is my best attempt to put together some foundational ideas that should apply to every situation. I’ve deliberately tried to keep it conversational, simple, and friendly (maybe even slightly humorous), because there are a lot of “don’ts”. I’m looking forward to seeing what else the SurvivalBlog community …


Letter Re: The Harsh Truth About Bugging Out of Cities

HJL, A very short but pointed book is How Do You Kill 11 Million People?. If things collapse, there will be radio broadcasts or just assumptions that rescue will come. The Jews were told by the Nazis that the trains were to take them to safety so they didn’t fight until they couldn’t. I’ve been through two major “grid down” situations in an urban setting. The first was an ice storm in southeastern Michigan, where there was no power for two weeks. The second was the east coast blackout about a decade ago. In the first case, it was just …


Economics and Investing:

SurvivalBlog reader sent in this article about Russia’s response to the oil crises and sanctions: Russia retreats to autarky as poverty looms Items from the Economics Team: China: Red Capitalism is the New Black Swan (Zero Hedge) U.S. Pensions Slowing Waking Up to Risk (Reuters) The Two Income Trap and the Myth of High Wages (My Budget 360) Puerto Rico: Another Bailout Coming (Zero Hedge) o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Peak Prosperity – Has The Market Trend Shifted From Bull To Bear? Debt Prioritization Bill Comes to a Vote as Borrowing Limit Looms – Every time the “debt …


Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader T.P. sent in this link about Los Angeles considering a billion dollar “toilet to tap” water program. Hey, the astronauts do it; what could possibly go wrong? Ummmm, lets see… Typhoid, Cryptosporidium, Hepatitis A, Giardia, Leptospirosis (yikes!), Taeniasis, HPV, Rotavirus, Norwalk, Dysentery, Poliomyelitis… Have they forgotten that astronauts are screened for these things and are healthy? See Wikipedia for Waterborne diseases. o o o Mexico is getting hammered by Hurricane Patricia. It’s a category 5 storm with 200mph winds being recorded upon landfall. Keep them in your prayers today. Thanks to T.P. for the NOAA link. Reader JBG …