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Preparedness Notes for Monday — August 10, 2020

On August 10th, 1984, Red Dawn [1], the first PG-13 rated movie, starring Patrick Swayze was released. The movie (the 1984 original, not the 2012 remake) is a favorite of both JWR and HJL. The movie embodies the independent, indomitable spirit that created this country.


Two newly-listed properties, over at SurvivalRealty.com:

70 acres outside Kamiah [2] (inside the reservation), with “almost Artesian” well, for $200,000.

and,

Off-grid cabin on 5 acres, north of Cedar City Utah [3] for $250,000

Jonathan Rawles (My #1 Son), who owns SurvivalRealty.com mentioned: “We’re continuing to see extremely low property inventory in many rural regions, and a surprising number of properties selling before even being listed on the MLS, or before being advertised publicly.”

Today we present another review by our Field Gear Editor, Pat Cascio.

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#1 Comment By Tunnel Rabbit On August 10, 2020 @ 7:13 am

Defending your suburban home from on the ground and not on the roof
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#2 Comment By Tunnel Rabbit On August 10, 2020 @ 1:22 pm

Looting is now a constant in Seattle, Chicago, and Portland. Scroll down this feed to see video after video of what is mostly not on the news. Law enforcement is mostly nonexistent and they attack government buildings and loot businesses causally. I follow Matt Bracken’s Gab page and get a quickly updated each morning. They are now moving into the suburbs. Leave now. The Police will not protect you and your mayor and governors silently condone it. Nothing will be done to stop this. It will only get worse.

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#3 Comment By Krissy On August 10, 2020 @ 5:54 pm

This is how I felt after watching your link:

Woodrow Call Rude Behavior. – youtube

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#4 Comment By Tunnel Rabbit On August 11, 2020 @ 3:15 am

Hi Krissy,

Please let me know if I can help in some way.

#5 Comment By Krissy On August 11, 2020 @ 5:57 am

Tunnel Rabbit,

I am touched at your offer, and not only do I accept, but I will ask you to do the hardest thing for me; please pray. The Holy Spirit will make it right…

Thank you so much!

I watched some of your other links to, “Southern Prepper.” Wow. Did I learn a ton. What a great teacher. Thank you for sharing the videos.

For the present, I am a long way from harms way, plus I have 2 LEO and a K-9 GSD on both sides of my house, as well as a few military guys in the neighborhood…

Blessings to you and thank you for your amazing offer to help,
Krissy

#6 Comment By Once a Marine… On August 11, 2020 @ 10:30 pm

Krissy, you go from Woodrow Call to the Holy Spirit. Wow.

Carry on in grace

#7 Comment By Krissy On August 12, 2020 @ 8:08 am

Hi, Once a Marine, I confess I don’t understand your comment, but, yes, I did get very angry watching the violent, thieving rioters destroy other peoples businesses. Even though I hadn’t seen Lonesome Dove for decades, that movie scene came immediately into my mind. Woodrow’s character is a man of strength which the city of Seattle and the state of Washington are in need of to take care of these domestic terrorists destroying Seattle.
I had to see what was still happening in Seattle from Tunnel Rabbit in Montana providing video links, because the Seattle news hasn’t been showing the evil going on. They’ll only show some broken business windows the next day and sweetly mention the clean up.

Anyways, all that to say, this was just me being real. No pretension. What would be the point? The Lord knows all my thoughts anyway. I apologize if I have offended you. You may find comfort in knowing that I confess my sins to the Lord nearly everyday, and He washes me
clean because He cannot break His word.

“If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.”

If you knew of my backstory of being in an abusive marriage for over thirty years, you would understand why I like male characters who are protectors.

Here’s another shocker. Guess my favorite character and scene in the Predator movie, and no it’s not with Arnold.

It’s the Indian guy.
He sends Arnold and others onward to escape while sacrificing himself against the alien. All you see is his strength and courage, as he stands on the tree log, knife in hand ready to face whatever comes. Screams ensue and you know it was a good death…

Sorry, I got off track. What can I say. I ponder too, why I am the way I am. I am a work in progress. Blessings to you and yours, Krissy

#8 Comment By Once a Marine… On August 12, 2020 @ 3:33 pm

Thank you for your forthrightness, Krissy. After reading your post, all I wanted to do is offer you a comforting hug.

I gratefully accept your blessings.

My comment had nothing to do with taking offense. More to do with your breadth of expression. I seldom see a video clip from a western in the same post as reference to Holy Spirit, who I look to for guidance. Regarding Lonesome Dove, my sweet spouse and I read the book to each other on our honeymoon. As she was driving us home, I was reading a beautiful, touching passage and was weeping. Looked over to her and she, too, was weeping. I immediately suggested we weep in a stopped car on the shoulder. She agreed. We sat there, holding hands and crying for the longest time. Even as I write this, my eyes mist up.

I applaud you for having the strength to leave an abusive marriage. May the Holy spirit continue to bring you healing. I send you prayers and will ask my sweetheart to join me in praying for your full healing.

I’m glad to know you are, like I am, in the “work in progress” battalion.

Carry on, in grace

#9 Comment By Krissy On August 13, 2020 @ 6:20 am

Once a Marine,

Your kindness is like medicine. I feel so blessed by your response, tears are falling. Please thank your sweet wife from me for both your prayers. May the Lord repay you a hundred fold!

I was wondering what your heartfelt weeping scene was. Unfortunately, I never read the book. However, in the movie, I think I wept the hardest when Gus died and then Lori got her letter from him. I wept and wept so much my throat hurt…

My favorite quote:

(Clara offers Sheriff July Johnson a job on the horse ranch so she can help raise baby Martin.)

Sheriff: “I don’t know anything about ranching’ and raising horses.”

Clara: “You’re not stupid are ya? You can learn can’t cha?”

I think my kids heard Clara’s line a thousand times growing up…

Hope you are both well and enjoy your week, Krissy

#10 Comment By Once a Marine… On August 13, 2020 @ 5:28 pm

Now my eyes are stinging, Krissy. With your tender gratitude.

Then with you mentioning the scene where Gus dies. That was it for us. So heart-wrenching. The movie did the book justice, down to minute details.

Being connectd with you enriches my life. I see you allowing the Holy Spirit to act through you in this world.

Carry on, in grace

#11 Comment By Mountain Trekker On August 10, 2020 @ 7:14 am

In Wyoming we are a very welcoming people. We welcome anyone, from anywhere, regardless of your political persuasion. If your a Liberal, please come on out and bring your money, spend it, and head on back to where you came from. If your a True Conservative, come look around, and you may find that you would like to live here. See how friendly we are! Trekker Out

#12 Comment By Matt in Oklahoma On August 10, 2020 @ 10:17 am

WOLVERINES!

#13 Comment By RKRGRL68 On August 10, 2020 @ 11:19 am

Ditto that!!
LOVE Red Dawn

Rock on

#14 Comment By Matt in Oklahoma On August 10, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

The only proper movie for gun cleaning (in a dead russian major’s hat of course) cause all that hate’s gonna burn you up

#15 Comment By anonymous On August 10, 2020 @ 12:58 pm

I was in high school when that movie came out. Seeing in the theaters was fun.

The audience singing “America the Beautiful” during that one scene. And cheering whenever the commies got their comeuppance.

It wasn’t just a movie, it was an experience. And a training film.

I feel so sorry for the generation that got that awful remake instead.

PS – There was even a book published earlier that year called “What To Do When the Russians Come”.

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#16 Comment By BWL On August 10, 2020 @ 6:31 pm

Checked it out and just bought the last one. Thanks!

#17 Comment By K On August 11, 2020 @ 2:26 am

Partisan Rock

In the early days of World War III, guerrillas, mostly children, placed the names of their lost upon this rock.

They fought here alone and gave up their lives “so that this nation shall not perish from the earth.”

– Erica (Lea Thompson)

#18 Comment By RKRGRL68 On August 10, 2020 @ 11:24 am

Also, as of right now (5:30 AM) complete chaos in downtown Chicago. Rioting, looting, shooting. All expressway exits closed to downtown, all bridges have been lifted to prevent people coming in or out of downtown and all train service has been stopped

Buckle up kids, it’s coming to a city near you! (Hopefully NOT)

Have a Rockin great day, watch out for yourself

#19 Comment By RCB5472TN On August 10, 2020 @ 11:34 am

RKRGRL68…praying for your safety…May The Lord of Hosts lead you… may you find shelter under His wing…may He be your fortress

#20 Comment By RKRGRL68 On August 10, 2020 @ 12:42 pm

RCB5472TN,

Thank you for your kind words. I’m well over 100 miles from this madness. I just knew it would be a matter of time before this happened here. This is on top of the record amount of shootings that happened in Chicago EVERY weekend.

Praying for everyone’s safety.

Rock on

#21 Comment By Tunnel Rabbit On August 10, 2020 @ 2:28 pm

Here is an example of what we can find on Matt Bracken’s Gab page. During this time leading up to civil war, Bracken’s valuable insights will be available:

“Antifa terrorists in Austin, Portland just received a large cache of weapons in preparation for coordinated multi-city “TET offensive” against America
Monday, August 10, 2020 by: Mike Adams

We’ve just learned that Antifa terrorist groups in Austin, Texas and Portland, Oregon have received a large cache of weapons that are being handed to them in preparation for a coordinated, multi-city uprising. Dubbed the “TET Offensive” by Dave Hodges (The Commonsense Show), this planned multi-city attack looks likely to take place before the coming election, as anti-American forces now realize Joe Biden cannot win. So their new goal is to unleash so much chaos across America that elections must be suspended, allowing the Marxist media to roll out its “Trump is a dictator” narrative.

This new delivery of weapons to Antifa forces on or around August 9th has been confirmed by reliable sources. It is consistent with previous announcements by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) describing government seizures of full-auto weapons parts and illegal suppressors that were intercepted during shipment from communist China to several U.S. cities, including Detroit MI, Louisville KY, and Melbourne FL.

Here’s a photo of one of the recent CBP seizures of full-auto weapons parts that turn AR-15s into military-grade battle rifles: [rest at link]”
@WRSA

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#22 Comment By Jimbo On August 10, 2020 @ 6:36 pm

Brings to mind another oldie but goodie:

Invasion USA

#23 Comment By Tunnel Rabbit On August 10, 2020 @ 3:57 pm

Book written by Southern Prepper 1 available on Amazon, $8.93

“Retreat Security and Small Unit Tactics”
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#24 Comment By RCB5472TN On August 10, 2020 @ 8:27 pm

Does this appear to be happening today. [10]

#25 Comment By Bear On August 11, 2020 @ 1:23 pm

Woooof. 50 years ago, but nothing new under the sun, I guess…

#26 Comment By 3ADscout On August 10, 2020 @ 10:13 pm

Well I guess we could say that many American cities are behind the lines in occupied America (reference to Red Dawn).

#27 Comment By wally On August 11, 2020 @ 1:39 am

God forbid that it happens but if it does i am prepared….

#28 Comment By Krissy On August 11, 2020 @ 2:37 am

Happy Birthday to Dan!