Odds ‘n Sods:

Chris in Virginia sent a link to a site with information on oil presses. Chris notes: “The ability from seeds grown on your own property should be of interest to many who want independence. Based on the data provided on line, a patch of sunflowers could provide significant amounts of oil for both culinary and fuel usage.”

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JRH Enterprises is sponsoring started a new survival message board/forum: SurvivalAndPreparedness.com. Check it out!

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Reader J.S. mentioned that even Yahoo now recommends stocking up. J.S. notes: “The comments following are even more enlightening.”

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Chris O. this article: Severe Space Weather–Social and Economic Impacts. Chris notes that it includes state by state location data on vulnerable transformers. Chris also sent the link to this related article: Space Weather Turns into an International Problem.