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.
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At Clark Howard’s site: Food Expiration Dates: What You Need To Know. The included charts are quite useful. Here is an excerpt:
“Here are the most common terms you’ll see:
- Best If Used By/Before: Peak flavor or quality, not a safety deadline
- Use By: Last date for best quality (safety only applies to infant formula)
- Sell By: Guidance for retailers, not consumers
- Freeze By: Suggests when to freeze for best quality
Bottom line: These dates usually tell you when food is at its best, not when it becomes unsafe.”
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Our Editor-At-Large Mike Williamson liked this video: The Real Reason Modern Lumber Is So Bad (Here’s The Solution.) Mike’s comments: “An excellent video on how lumber is cut, useful for people cutting their own. Good information on knots and grain.”
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SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson suggested this item: What are the world’s deadliest animals, and can we protect ourselves against them?
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What Should I Do Before, During, and After an Earthquake?
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Deputy shot and killed while serving eviction notice.
Video from 22plinkster: MARS FRT TRIGGER FOR THE RUGER 10/22.
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Metal detectorist finds Viking Age gold coin that might upend history. (A hat tip to reader D.S.V. for the link.) Here is a pericope:
“What makes this coin a bit of a head scratcher is what it depicts: a bearded profile of Saint John the Baptist. Thanks to a Latin inscription, experts have no doubts the coin shows the Christian saint. But what experts don’t yet understand is why the Vikings, who had conquered the English kingdom of East Anglia (where the coin was found) and who weren’t Christians, minted or wore a coin with a Christian saint on it. Why would pagans want a coin with a Christian on it?”
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Life imitates art: MMIWG2S+LGBTQQIA+? Too Many Letters in Canada. JWR’s Comment: I predicted this LGBT acronym length inflation in my novel Land of Promise, 11 years ago.
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Some bad news for Virginians: Spanberger inks bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. That was just one of four anti-2A bills that she signed.
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Trump Administration Kills the Most Annoying Car Feature Obama Forced on Drivers.
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By way of Whatfinger, there is this report at Fox Business: Escape Plan: New York Faces Mass Exodus Over High Taxes.
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At X/Twitter: Approximately 61 million adults and 4 million adolescents are now taking psychiatric medications.
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And, lastly: Extremely conservative men 35-45 now have almost four times as many children as extremely liberal men.
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