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Preparedness Notes for Monday – October 29, 2018

October 29th is the birthday of Vermont Garrison, fighter pilot an American who fought in three wars– WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He was born in 1915 and died February 14, 1994, in Mountain Home, Idaho.

Hugh James Latimer October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

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Pepper Ball LifeLite, by Pat Cascio

Not all threats need to be met with lethal force, because sometimes a threat can be handled by less force. Today, we check out the Pepper Ball LifeLite. Threats No matter what type or where threats come from, they are always a dangerous thing. My own wife works as an elementary grade school teacher. Though in a rural area, danger can spring up at any time. Don’t believe for one moment that “it can’t happen here” or that it can’t happen. It does all the time, no matter where you live or work. We’ve all heard the former saying when …

Pat Cascio October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

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Recipe of the Week: Spicy Lamb Shanks, by T.U.

Ingredients: 4 to 5 lamb shanks 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup dried apricots 1 cup pitted prunes 1 cup water 2 tbs vinegar 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves

SurvivalBlog Contributor October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“The four sprang forward affrighted. No hand had ever been laid upon them except in love; they had been nurtured ever so tenderly; and as they grew, their confidence in man became a lesson to men beautiful to see. What should such dainty natures do under such indignity but leap as from death? Forward they sprang as with one impulse, and forward leaped the car. Past question, every experience is serviceable to us. Where got Ben-Hur the large hand and mighty grip which helped him now so well? Where but from the oar with which so long he fought the …

James Wesley Rawles October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

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Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on cryptocurrency stability. (See the Cryptos section.) Precious Metals: Gold and silver lived up to their “safe haven” reputation last week, amidst some genuine “pucker factor” stock market chaos. If you were invested in stocks, then you would have lost around 2.5% last week. But …

James Wesley Rawles October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018