The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “HJL”. South Africa’s Cape Town issues a water crises warning.

Mine is Real

Reader P.S. sent in this YouTube video that is almost humorus. Two young perpetrators attempt to rob a quick-mart at gun-point. The only problem is that they didn’t check outside before they did it and almost immediately a cop enters who opens fire on them after they have hopped the counter, striking both. You can hear one of them yelling: “It’s fake! the gun’s fake” and the cops response is priceless: “Oh well, mine is real.” At least this time, crime did not pay.

Asteroid

Reader G.P. sent in this article profiling an asteroid that is half a mile in diameter and will be hurtling past earth at 67,000 miles per hour close enough to be considered potentially hazardous. Asteroid AJ129 will fly by on February 4th, 2018. In the meantime, Detroit had a meteorite strike on a much smaller scale on Tuesday. NASA has suggested that the meteoroid was large enough that there are probably fragments on the ground since their Doppler radar showed patterns indicative of that.

Banned Bumpstocks

Showing his true colors, New Jersey governor, Chris Christie signed an unconstitutional and illegal law into place that outlaws the sale and possession of bump-fire stocks among other firearms accessories and components. The law takes effect immediately and requires anyone in possession of a bump-fire stock to surrender it to a law enforcement agency without compensation within the next 90 days. Those who refuse will be subject to three to five years in prison, a fine up to $15,000, or both. Now aren’t you glad He’s not president?

Bundy Case

Reader H.L. sent in this article on the importance of the revelation of the presence of snipers and the significance of the Feds attempt to hide that fact in the Bundy Case. The roots go all the way back to the rules of conduct put in place before the Ruby Ridge incident where FBI snipers were given shoot-to-kill-on-sight order for any male on the Weaver land. The order was put in place without any plans to offer the ability to surrender to authorities and resulted in the death of Randy Weaver’s wife. Bundy had issued a call for help from the militia’s due to the presence of FBI snipers which the FBI denied were in place. It turns out Bundy was right all along, on that count.

Water Crises

Cape Town, South Africa has issued a 90 day warning that it will run out of fresh water as the city supply dwindles. They are asking residents to scale back their usage and have placed a usage cap of 87 liters per person per day. The shortage stems from three years of low rainfall and drought coupled with a growing population and an increase in water consumption. If the city water taps are turned off, residents will be forced to travel to one of the 200 municipal water points across the city to collect a maximum ration of 25 liters per day. Thanks to P.S. for the link.

Warning to Save Power

In icy Mississippi, an electric power grid manager is asking customers in most of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and some of eastern Texas to reduce their power usage this morning because electrical demand driven by frigid cold could exceed available capacity. If the utility company can’t meet demand, they will initialize rolling blackouts. Entergy is advising people to lower their thermostats, delay laundry, dishwashing and bathing and work to prevent cold air leaks in their home. Thanks to G.P. for the link.

Who Survives and Who Dies

Daisy Luther, over at The Organic Prepper has an article based on information provided by Selco (of Balkans Collapse fame) on who survives and who dies when the SHTF. They talk about the initial stressors such as the feeling of hopelessness and the loss of control that a person feels as well as re-aligning your values. What is now most important to you. At least as important is how many people will bend rules that they had in place prior to the collapse. An empty belly is a powerful motive in challenging a person morals and ethical values. Thanks to H.L. for the link.

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Please send your news tips to HJL. (Either via e-mail of via our Contact form.) These are often especially relevant, because they come from folks who watch news that is important to them. Due to their diligence and focus, we benefit from fresh “on target” news. We often “get the scoop” on news that is most likely ignored (or reported late) by mainstream American news outlets. Thanks!