Odds ‘n Sods:

Mat Stein’s new non-fiction book “When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival”has been released! Yours Truly wrote the Foreword. Let’s do our best to push it into Amazon’s Top 10.

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I heard from Mark Baciak of PNW Arms that his company’s relocation to The American Redoubt is almost complete. They have moved their ballistics division over and should have their weapons division moved by January, 2012. They are moving to Potlatch, Idaho. They have also announced a “Black Friday” sale with a 25% discount on all in-stock merchandise. I should also mention that their new line of solid copper bullet pistol ammunition will be formally announced in April.

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John G. in California mentioned that Empire Masonry Heaters makes a prefabricated masonry stove kit that is relatively inexpensive ($3,900) and easy to assemble.

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Another over-reliance on GPS news story: Single-engine plane makes hard landing in Pasco neighborhood. (Thanks to J. McC. for the link.)

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John N. forwarded this bit of odd news from Nanny State Britannia:You can’t buy that lime… it could be classed as a weapon: Shock for chef shopping at Asda