Day: June 18, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — June 18, 2025

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815. The army of Napoleon Bonaparte and France was defeated by British forces under the Duke of Wellington and Prussian troops under Field Marshall von Blücher. — June 18, 1178: Five monks at Canterbury reported seeing something exploding on the moon shortly after sunset/ This was the only known observation. — June 18, 1812: The War of 1812 began as the United States declared war against Britain. — June 18th is birthday of Pastor Douglas Wilson. Born in 1953, he is the pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and a …


A Primer on Backup Power – Part 1, by R.H.

Introduction Our modern world has been built on the copious use of inexpensive energy. Along with motor vehicles, electricity is the major foundation of modern civilization. Because of electricity, our lives are easier and safer. We do things and live in ways that would amaze our ancestors. My father had told me stories of growing up on the farm without electricity, but it took my own experience to make it click and understand how crucial it is to have a stable source of electric power. It was in 1998, and the power had gone out, again. While our local grid …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Reported on June 9th: Whole Foods’ shelves could get bare as supplier shuts down deliveries after cyberattack. Here is an excerpt: “A major supplier to Whole Foods said it has shut down deliveries after it was hacked – leading to fears of empty store shelves. United Natural Foods, a $31 billion distributor …