Day: June 16, 2016

Notes for Thursday – June 16, 2016

Don’t forget that we are still running the SurvivalBlog Writing Contest. If you have an article you would like to submit to the contest, finish it up and email it to SurvivalBlog. If you haven’t read the list of prizes that are going to the top winners, you should take the time to read them below. Remember, if you have won the contest before and it has been longer than a year, you can enter and be eligible again. Past winners of the Honorable Mention prizes can enter the contest any time. o o o Today, we present another entry …


Something in the Water- Part 1, by J.R.

After years of dreaming, planning, saving, and sweating, you are finally ready to leave occupied territory and make your move to the American Redoubt. You have poured over maps, studied census data, consulted with real estate professionals, and talked to county planning and assessors offices. You now are down to your short list, but what about the water supply? Water can make or break your new homestead. “It’s no problem,” you say. You checked the well logs, and the general area has good producing wells of reasonable depth, or your selected property already has a well. What is a Well …


Letter Re: Dealing with Troubled Teens in a Post-Collapse World

HJL, In response to the question “Let them in or not?” in “Dealing with Troubled Teens in a Post-Collapse World- Part 1”, do yourself a favor and answer “NO!” to that question. Dealing with a “troubled teen” when the child is your own is one thing. Voluntarily inviting that kind of volatility into an already bad situation is sheer insanity! Not only will the child not listen to you, you run the risk of an “authority conflict” between you and the child’s parents. This will affect everyone under your roof and could spell disaster for all. Reaching out to others …


Economics and Investing:

SurvivalBlog reader A.S. sent in these two links profiling dead malls across America. Wow, what an economic recovery the Feds have wrought! Completely Surreal Photos Of America’s Abandoned Malls The death of the American mall o o o Glitters, but Not Gold: Fake Gold and Silver Coins ‘Flooding’ Market – DSV o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Peter Schiff – It’s Gonna Be Awful! Venezuelans Barter Diapers for Food on Smartphones o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Murphy’s Law: What You Ignore Will Kill You – Sent in by S.G. o o o Terror watch list takes center stage among gun-control proposals JWR’s Comment: As I’ve noted before in SurvivalBlog, the Terror Watch List and the No Fly List are both horribly flawed, with tens of thousands of false positives! Contact your congresscritters and tell them NO WAY and to not weasel into some sort of compromise with the liberal Democrats! o o o BREAKING. FBI Director Jamey Comey “Confused” About Motives Of Orlando Shooter (VIDEO) – B.B. o o o Orlando victims died because they were …