Day: July 21, 2016

Notes for Thursday – July 21, 2016

July 21st is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway. He was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. He committed suicide in July 2, 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho, after being diagnosed with haemochromatosis, and after electroshock treatments failed to lift him from chronic alcoholic depression. He lived a sad life but was a great writer. o o o We are coming up on the end of Round 65 of 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. o o o As I recently mentioned …


Guest Article: The Best Oils For A Worst Case Scenario – Part 1, by Melissa Mink

I am going to lay out the very best oils in my opinion to have on hand in a “worst case” scenario or emergency situation. I have used (ran a business and used personally) essential oils for 17 yrs now. They are a part of my life, in home and business every day. I am giving my wisdom, gleaned from experience and much research on the uses and abilities of essential oils. Although there is no replacement for a well-trained medical professional, I realize sometimes life puts us all into situations where what we need isn’t always accessible. So here …


Letter Re: Sanitation Considerations for Long Term Emergency Situations

SurvivalBlog, Reading all the back and forth last month regarding what to do after toilet paper is no longer available, lead me to the conclusion that I think we are making things much more dirty and complicated than necessary. I currently have a small one-gallon hand pump pressure sprayer in storage specifically for this purpose. It will be kept next to the toilet or outhouse and used essentially as a bidet. Simply remain sitting on the toilet, “power wash” the affected area, and dry with a clean cloth. You will still need to clean and disinfect the drying cloths, but …


Economics and Investing:

Commerce Dept says large washing machines from China dumped in the U.S. Excerpt: “Whirlpool had alleged that the machines were being sold in the United States at prices below production costs. Samsung and LG will be required to pay cash deposits on washing machines imported from their production facilities in China following the ruling, Whirlpool said in a statement.” o o o The Long-Term Outlook For Silver Is Very Positive o o o Negative Rates: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Vault o o o “These are the danger signals and they are flashing now.” o o o SurvivalBlog and its …


Odds ‘n Sods:

A Mormon Tycoon Wants to Build Joseph Smith’s Mega-Utopia in Vermont o o o Say what?! The L.A. Times has Quite Obviously Lost It’s Mind! – Suggests military will revolt if Trump is Elected If there was any doubt that the main stream media has lost all credibility, this should cinch the deal. – T.P. o o o Video: Making Charcoal. I love watching this guy. It reminds me of the important skills we have lost and of all the modern conveniences that I love. – K.C. o o o Crossing the line: No more knock-off AR-15s in Massachusetts, says …