Day: December 19, 2015

Notes for Saturday – December 19, 2015

December 19th is the birthday of physicist Albert A. Michelson (born 1852, died May 9, 1931), who was the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize in science, for measuring the speed of light. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 62 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course …


Water Works- Part 2, by JSP

In part 1, I explained several things we did to take our water preps to the next level, which felt good but was still lacking in some areas. So, let’s start by looking at the potential problems of that system. Problems of Our Water System At This Point First, at this point, the poly tanks are not “plumbed” to anything; they are simply static, stand-alone storage vessels. Make no mistake that is way better than having no water on hand but not ideal either. Secondly, the primary grid down backup plan is a gas generator. Many people would argue that …


Letter: Professor Preponomics on Yellen’s Rate Hike

I have long been of the opinion that the Fed has backed itself into a corner with interest rates near 0%. Such low interest rates only serve to encourage the borrowing, adding to the unwieldy national debt. With the interest rates so low, the debt may be currently serviceable, but if the rates are raised, I question whether or not the debt load can be serviced at all. After Yellen announced a 0.25% rate hike, I queried Professor Preponomics on what in the world Yellen was thinking. I believe SurvivalBlog readers will be very interested in the answer. – HJL …


Economics and Investing:

Something Broke In The U.S. Silver Market o o o Here is a new interview done with Jeff Berwick regarding current and upcoming events. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: U.S. News Sell the Bonds, Sell the House, Dread the Fed (Contra Corner) Article Quote: “There is going to be carnage in the casino…” …and from one of the comments at the end: “As the pilot told the passengers after lightning struck the plane and fried all of its instrumentation: “I’ve got some bad news and some good news. First, the bad news. We have no idea where we …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Forced Diversity: Obama Administration Begins Redistributing Poor Inner City Families to US Suburbs – Sent in by B.B. o o o Like him or not, Rush Limbaugh covers the GOP sellout of America. – Sent in by P.M. o o o Reader GJM writes in: I Sold My Soul On A Fractional Reserve Banking Basis—-And Then Some Of The Buyers Were Mean To Me! That’s one of the things about the buying and selling of high offices…The more compromised the ascent, the more uncompromising the descent. o o o ISIS loots the rich heritage of the Middle East, pillaging, burning, …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.” Ezekiel 37:18-19 (KJV)