Day: January 18, 2017

Notes for Wednesday – January 18, 2017

Kevin Costner, who starred in Open Range, was born on this day in 1955. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 68 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened Solar Generator System available to the public. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s …


Hurricane Preparedness Experience- Part 1, by N.K.

S.G.’s recent observations about living through hurricane Matthew is well presented information. If I may, I’d like to contribute my experiences with hurricanes Charlie, Frances, and Jean in Central Florida during 2004. Charlie made landfall in southwest Florida the afternoon of Friday August 13, 2004, coming ashore at Punta Gorda in Charlotte Bay as a strong category 4 with 145 mph winds. After devastating that area, it rapidly traveled diagonally across the state eventually impacting Kissimmee and Orlando in Central Florida before heading up the Atlantic coast. Orlando International Airport recorded winds of 105-110 mph, just below the 111 mph …


Letter Re: Seeking Silver Half Dollars

JWR, I have now asked for rolls of $0.50 pieces at two branches of my own bank (in the greater KC area) and one branch of a bank I do not use. All three of them could not produce a single roll. The second branch of my own bank whined about how “they would have to buy a box of 1,000 to get a roll, and they just can’t do this”. So much for culling silver halves. – DAB HJL’s Comment: This is not an unusual occurrence, especially in smaller banks. You may have to actually visit a large bank …


Economics and Investing:

Silver Will Be Too Valuable To Waste As Money – Interview with Bix Weir o o o BIG MOVEMENT AHEAD IN THE SILVER MARKET… Serious Trouble In Paper Markets o o o Social Security has a looming $11 trillion shortfall – B.B. o o o Video: The Dollar is Headed Down. Everybody is going to be caught on the wrong side of this market ad sentiment is excessively bullish. The dollar is going to be due for a three year cycle low sometime in 2017. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please …


Readers’ Recommendations of the Week:

Reader C.T. sent in this recommendation: I highly recommend The Earthling as a DVD worth watching and owning. It’s a great job of acting by William Holden and Ricky Schroder. A dying man must teach a young kid to survive before the man dies in the Australian wilds. These two actors are the only ones on screen for 75% of the movie. The movie has many object lessons on surviving on your own. o o o SurvivalBlog reader SMW sent in a recommendation for The Long Walk, by Slavomir Rawicz. This is a true story written in the first person …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Videos from Project Veritas: Undercover investigation exposes groups plotting criminal activity at Trump inauguration – T.J. Part I: Undercover investigation exposes groups plotting criminal activity at Trump inauguration Part II: NEW Investigation Uncovers Plot to Chain the Trains & Shut Down DC During Inauguration o o o Feds want facial biometrics that can identify people based on facial hair, skin tone, weight and more – B.B. o o o More Liberal Preppers Stock Up On Guns, Food As Trumpocalypse Looms – W.C. o o o ACLU Demands That Body Cams Are Turned Off During Inauguration While They Intend To Record …