Wednesday: 27 June 2018, Part Three

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,



OMG
Be careful, ...

You can't unsee these

Link:
The Firearms Blog - POTD: Laser Engraved Bat Glock
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/06/22/potd-laser-engraved-bat-glock/


Gun Free Zone - I should have seen this earlier.
https://gunfreezone.net/index.php/2018/06/26/i-should-have-seen-this-earlier/


Gun Free Zone - Good Advice
https://gunfreezone.net/index.php/2018/06/25/good-advice/

Wednesday: 27 June 2018, Part Two

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Mary Hood canning meat at the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs Indian Reservation (ca 2005)
source
OSU Special Collections & Archives

Oldies
In a few short months, Getting Started in Emergency Preparedness will be ten years old,

In honor of this event, ...

I have collected, every Wednesday for the next year, a few blurbs from various places, such as ...


Safely Gathered In
Hannah and Abbie with Brittany, Aleasha, Sarah, and Tiffany provided wonderful advice and suggestions about gathering, storing and using food storage for you and your family. The six women also provided great, delicious recipes based on their food storage that their families eat at family meal times.

Link:
Safely Gathered In - Basic Cooking Skills: Meatloaf
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/basic-cooking-skills-meatloaf.html

Safely Gathered In - Another Whole Wheat Bread in a mixer Recipe
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-whole-wheat-bread-in-mixer.html


Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi and Julie have a wonderful blog with lots of information, so they also have many tips, tricks, and recipes, for you and your family.

Link:

Food Storage Made Easy - Brazilian Black Beans
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2014/06/25/brazilian-black-beans/

Food Storage Made Easy - Blasts from the Past: My Favorite, Ultimate Food Storage Recipe
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/25/blasts-from-the-past-my-favorite-ultimate-food-storage-recipe/

Food Storage Made Easy - Shelf Stable Recipes: Food Storage Cornbread
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2011/06/25/shelf-stable-recipes-food-storage-cornbread/

Wednesday: 27 June 2018

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Medics Prepare Their Equipment
for a training exercise (ca 2013)
photograph by
Staff Sgt. Mark Miranda

I have been working very hard, so I have been very busy, at least that's what my supervisor thinks.

Well, ...

Inventory
We are forming a new team (No, not the Space Force), so we are transferring equipment, buying new stuff, and just trying to get all the supplies, they will need in the short term.

Well, ... It all started with an inventory.

That's right. We had to know what we had, before we went out and bought any stuff.

Just like your family should do to get prepared for the tough times ahead.

Volume Four: Number Twenty-Six

Secret Airships

Charles Dellschau

 (before 1923)

Training



Doom and Gloom

$32,000,000,000,000

Art Festivals

AirBnB

Airing Cupboard 

Christians

Cost Shifting

Earthquakes

Earthquakes, Again

Fathers

Ferry

Hacking

Lava

Lies, Myths, and Half-Truths

Pedestrians

Return Policy

SLAPP 

University of Missouri

Vans

War

Weed


Things You Might Want to Think About

$10
Let me get this straight. 'Blacks' are outraged because a nightclub charged them $10 more then 'whites.'

But, ...

They were O.K. when 'white' people were charged $10 to provide drinks to 'blacks'

Automation
Great, ...

In a few short years, we will have remotely operated soldiers then we'll have remotely operated police officers, then we'll have remotely operated terrorist.

The only problem, ...

We won't be remotely operated.

Civilians
I hate it when the media, especially conservative news sites, calls people 'civilians' when they have successfully defended themselves with a firearm.

Why?

I think it gives credence to the belief that the Police are different from other civilians.

In other words, ...

You are either in the military, or you are a civilian. Since the cops aren't in the military, they are civilians. Just like the rest of us.

Cease-Fire
I wonder why I wasn't suprised.

In other words, ...

When you're winning, don't stop.

Criminals
Illegal immigrants are criminals.

When they get stopped, searched, then arrested, it's their fault the children are crying. Not the cops.

Disrespect
What did they expect?

With that said, ...

Better get your guns and ammo now because Liberals are trying to kill conservatives.


Finally
As you know, it concerned me when states and cities started taking down memorials to military leaders and soldiers in this country because I think it is a poor idea to remind soldiers how fickle our citizens can be, think Vietnam then Desert Storm.

Well, ...

When it comes to bankrupt political leaders like Jefferson Davis and John McCain, I think it's a great idea. So do a lot of other people

I hope they remember that when we decide to take down King, Jr's memorials.

Girl Scouts
They are making a difference

Hungary
Folks all over the world are facing unbelievable danger.

Well, ...

If you're white, Christian, and are willing to learn Hungarian, you might have a new home, if you're willing to follow the law.

Illegal Immigrants
A family arrives in these United States illegally. The parent or parents are arrested and sent to a detention facility. Their children are sent to a childcare facility.

In other words, ...

Some folks want children to be sent to prison with their parents, where they get to hangout with murders, rapists, child molesters, and other villains


Mars
I am a firm believer that we, as a nation, need to explore and colonize other planets, like ... Mars

One
It only takes one person to change the course of a country or ... a civilization.

P.S.
Here is some of the things the new 'president' is facing.

Powder
Repeat after me, ... Dust Explosion.

Look it up. It's on the internet.

Rights
Liberals, at least on NPR, are going crazy with President Trump depraving illegals their rights, under the Fifth Amendment

However, ...

It cost money for the lawyers, so I have an idea.

We can reduce public assistance (SNAP, Section 8, and Handouts to the Kock Brothers, Walmart, and others) and use it to defend the illegals.

Sugar
What's so bad about this ruling? Some folks are going to add honey to their product then promote how they don't add extra sugar to their product.

War
There are so many wars going on. You and your family will probably experience one, within your lifetimes.

White on Black Crime
Yeap, ...

You might want to ... ah, ... racial profile your neighborhood, place of work, and the businesses you visit.


Overheard

"In other words, the Democrats want to win in November to protect corrupt executive branch departments from their boss."

"Unlike Americans, Germans had no legal right to keep and bear arms and the liberal Weimar Republic sought to register, regulate and prohibit firearms. When Hitler’s National Socialist (Nazi) Party took power, they used those records to disarm and oppress the people, and that is why there was no armed resistance movement in Germany. "

"The more accurate metaphor for the economy is an ecosystem."

"This is a campaign of cultural terrorism and dehumanizing racial persecution that whites are being subjected to that is manifesting itself all across the Western world."

"The debate quickly beat a path to identity politics, which make up the actual substance of PC, itself only a method of conveying the substance. PC acts as a filter for sifting out thought that doesn’t conform to orthodox ideology, and for punishing those who dare to express the filtered-out ideas. So, PC only allows for a narrow range of expressed opinion on identity politics. PC is literally thought-policing. It’s hard to imagine anyone being in favor of that, which is exactly why PC behavior is so odious to those of us who value free speech."

"One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles."

"It’s the executive branch’s job to enforce the law. It’s up to Congress to change the laws, which it can do if only it acts."

"For the longest time, the liberals have been having their way in lassoing countries into their fold, including America. All this is in jeopardy now what with the rise of nationalism -- healthy nationalism -- and especially the election of Donald J. Trump. So the elite try to play every trick in the book to keep their agenda moving forward, like this word game with what is and what is not a suitable democracy. These efforts are doomed to fail. Globalism and its twin of liberalism have reached their high-water mark. That tide is now receding. Hence the desperation. "

"The gold-standard method showed a direct linear relationship between increased sodium intake and increased risk of death."


What Others Wrote

Ace of Spades HQ: The Morning Report, 6/22/18

Ace of Spades: Weekend Gun Thread, 24 June, 2018

Active Response Training: Weekend Knowledge Dump, June 22, 2018

Defense One: The D Brief, 22 June 2018


Survival Blog: The Survivalist's Odds n' Sods, 224 

Yer Ol' Woodpile Report: Index 534

The Z Blog: The Dissident Right


That's Just the Way it Was: Ironton, Utah (ca 1942)

Discharging coke oven

Tapping a blast furnace for an iron cast

 Pouring a heat of iron

Tapping a heat of iron in the cast house of the blast furnace

Tapping a heat of iron in the cast house of the blast furnace

Friday's Thoughts and Other Stuff (Plastic Bags)

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

A Shopping Bag Tutu (ca 2011)
photograph by
Infrogmation of New Orleans

Plastic Bags
Several times, this year and last (about 1/3 of the way down or at 19 February, 2016) , I talked about plastic bags.

To recap, we have talked about how plastic shopping bags can be used for cordage, to tie things together. We have talked about how plastic bags can be used for shelter. We have talked about how they can be used to carry water, and ...

Plastic bags are versatile.



Apologizes
I didn't have time to write an article.

Links:
GSiEP - Friday's Thoughts and Other Stuff (Plastic Bags)
https://gsiep.blogspot.com/2018/05/fridays-thoughts-and-other-stuff.html

GSiEP - Fridays: A Collection of Previous Posts - 2016
https://gsiep.blogspot.com/2008/06/fridays-collection-of-previous-posts_93.html

Wednesday: 20 June 2018, Part Three

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Colorado State Capital (2014)
photograph by
ShelleyO14

The Government
Understand, when I say 'The Government,' I mean you, your partner, and any other adult age people in your family.

Becasue, we are the government. We vote for it (Not voting is also a vote). We fund it. We write letters ot it.

So, ...

We own it.

So, ....

All of these problems facing this country are ours.

Link:
Say Uncle - The more we learn about the Parkland shooting
http://www.saysuncle.com/2018/06/18/the-more-we-learn-about-the-parkland-shooting/


National Rifle Association Blog
Wow, ...

You really need to be a member.

Link:
NRA Family - Silhouette Shooting: Fun for the Whole Family
https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2018/6/19/silhouette-shooting-fun-for-the-whole-family/

America's First Freedom - Tips for Starting to Carry
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2018/6/18/tips-for-starting-to-carry/

Shooting Illustrated - Rust Prevention Tips for Your Guns
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/6/15/rust-prevention-tips-for-your-guns/

Wednesday: 20 June 2018, Part Two

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

Red beans and rice,
prepared with smoked spanish paprika. (ca 2006)
photograph by
Paul Goyette

Rice and Lentils
Lentils are easy to cook. You don't have to soak them like other beans.

So, ...

They make a good addition to your family's food supply.

Oooh, ...

Add some rice, one pound of rice for every half pound of beans, per day, and your family has 2000 calories.

Just don't forget the spices.

Link:
The Modern Survivalist - Survival Nutrition: Live longer and healthier
http://www.themodernsurvivalist.com/archives/5523


Oldies
In a few short months, Getting Started in Emergency Preparedness will be ten years old,

In honor of this event, ...

I have collected, every Wednesday for the next year, a few blurbs from various places, such as ...


Safely Gathered In
Hannah and Abbie with Brittany, Aleasha, Sarah, and Tiffany provided wonderful advice and suggestions about gathering, storing and using food storage for you and your family. The six women also provided great, delicious recipes based on their food storage that their families eat at family meal times.

Link:
Safely Gathered In - Food Storage Friday: Peanut Butter Pie (Guest Post)
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-storage-friday-peanut-butter-pie.html

Safely Gathered In - How To...Whole Wheat Bread by Bread Machine
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-towhole-wheat-bread-by-bread.html


Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi and Julie have a wonderful blog with lots of information, so they also have many tips, tricks, and recipes, for you and your family.

Link:
Food Storage Made Easy - 16 Bean Soup
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2012/06/18/16-bean-soup/

Food Storage Made Easy - Food Storage Recipes: Honey Granola
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/14/food-storage-recipes-honey-granola/

Food Storage Made Easy - Food Storage Meats and a Delicious Meatballs Tetrazzini Recipe
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2013/06/19/food-storage-meats-and-a-delicious-meatballs-tetrazzini-recipe/

Food Storage Made Easy - Food Storage Recipes: Honey Granola
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/14/food-storage-recipes-honey-granola/

Wednesday: 20 June 2018

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

Choque automovilístico
en Jagtvej, Copenhague, Dinamarca (ca 2005)
photograph by
Thue

Real Quick
All of the usual suspects are calling for a market crash, again.

Needless to say, ...

You and your family can or can not ignore them, depending on your views.

With that said, ...


Possible Events
I will say it again, you and your family need to get prepared, at least, for the likely events that may happen in your area, such as winter storms in the upper midwest, hurricanes in the southeast, droughts in the southwest, earthquakes and tsunamis on the west coast, and many other disasters, like being fired/laid off, power outages, car crashes, home accidents, and many others.


Unlikely Events
Now some families are going to get prepared for less likely events, such as the collapse of the world financial system, invasion by a foreign power or people, or ...

Link:
SHTF Blog - Understanding EMP and Why You Should Prepare For It
https://www.shtfblog.com/understanding-emp-and-why-you-should-prepare-for-it/

Volume Four: Number Twenty-Five

The Mysteries Of The Horizon
Rene Magritte
(1955)

Juneteenth
On this day, Slaves were freed by a Republican-led U.S. Military. The Freedmen and Freedwomen quickly started an annual celebration to commemorate this day.

A day that many people have failed to accurately remember.


Doom and Gloom

11

Books

The Border

CPI

Domestic Violence

Fire

Gangs

Grenades

Rain

Taxes

Terrorism 

Vehicle Crashes

Volcano 

War, Trade

Things You Might Want to Think About

Charity
I guess folks are starting to realize, ...

The federal government doles out millions of dollars in charity every year, food stamps, Section 8 housing, tax breaks for businesses, and, many others, even for rich folks.

So, ...

They don't need to donate to charity.

Illegal Immigrants
I don't care who they killed, illegal alien, legal immigrant, or citizen.

Them boys need to go to prison for the rest of their lives.

Mental Health Problems
We will probably start seeing similar mental health issues, in the next few months, in our gun-free zones, such as schools, malls, grocery stores, and any place with two or more people.

Because, ...

Some folks still don't approve of the cure.

Proof of Concept
If it works, do it again and again and again.

Socialists
Margaret Thatcher is famously known to have said, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”

Or, ...

The other people leave town, so Socialists can't get their money.

Words
You know, ... One or two people talking crazy isn't a big deal

But, ...

One, two, or ten million people talking crazy is dangerous for you and your family.


Overheard
"I wouldn’t count out the possibility of the original unscrubbed report emerging from deep inside the FBI itself."

"Stone and Caputo’s conspiratorial claims don’t come out of nowhere, on the contrary. The Washington Post has examined the records two men had cited as the reason for suspicion, and they show that the man who approached Caputo and Stone is actually a Russian national who has claimed to work as an FBI informant."

"... a computer-science major, was the only member of the class who had ever fired a gun."

"You know, those same areas where your party has systematically disarmed the population over the decades? In other words, even if people in these areas were willing to rise up and try to respond with violence, the worst they could manage, as things currently stand, would be the riots we saw throughout 2016 and 2017. Let me ask you, Rep. Pelosi, how much was accomplished by those riots?"

"The nine dynamics are mutually reinforcing."


What Others Wrote

Ace of Spades HQ: The Morning Report, 6/15/18

Active Response Training: Weekend Knowledge Dump 6/15/18

Defense One: The D Brief, 15 June, 2018

Survival Blog: Survivalists Odds n' Sods, 220

Yer Ol' Woodpile Report: Index 533

The Z Blog: Pure Politics

That's Just the Way it Was: Natrona County, Wyoming (ca 1936)

Herding sheep.

 Sheep herder

 Sheep wagon

Friday's Thoughts and Other Stuff (Maintenance)

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Timmy Sharp
checks for leaks on an engine before installing it
into a Chevy Coupe V truck in Okinawa, Japan (ca 2005)
photograph by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class John P. Curtis

Two is One. One is None
If you have been prepping for a few months, you have probably read about the importance of having duplicates, from the statement:

Three is Two. Two is One, and One is None.

Of course, like all general statements, it is informative and misleading.


Important
First, it is important for you and your family to have multiple ways of doing certain tasks. An example is creating a fire. when you and your family are out and about in the wilderness, you and your partner should carry a pack of matches and some tinder, have a butane lighter and know how to make tinder from resources at hand, and a firesteel and a striker and have a cotton handkerchief that you're willing to turn into tinder for a fire. Doing this would insure your family can keep warm, discourage insects and animals from attacking your family, signal rescuers, cook your food or warm a drink for your family, and many other things during an event.

But, ... It is ...


Misleading
For many other tasks, you and your family don't need three or two of everything.

However, ...

You do need to know how to improvise a solution, take shelter.

First, do you really need two homes to provide adequate shelter for your family?

Maybe, depending on the situation, but probably not, especially if you can improvise a shelter from natural material, have a close friend or relative that will allow you to shelter with them during an event, or have a credit card or some emergency cash to rent a motel room for a few nights as your homeowner's insurance gets up and running.


Another way the "Two is one. One is none." statement is misleading is when it comes to spare parts and maintenance. Let us take spare parts, first.

Spare Parts Shop,
Gambia (ca 2008)
photograph by
Ikiwaner

Spare Parts
Currently, do you have two cars of the same exact model year? How about, do you or a family member take spare parts off another vehicle, like an oil filter, and put those spare parts on your vehicle?

Well, ... Of course you don't because it would be a waste of money to take parts off one car to fix another car when it's cheaper to buy a new oil filter, v-belt, or other maintenance part.

The same thing for many other items, like grinders. You don't need to buy another quality grinder . You need to purchase some spare parts to replace likely breakable parts.

Take the Little Ark-series grinder, from Retsel. You don't need another grinder, at $120. You need some spare parts.

The same goes for firearms. You don't need another rifle for everyone in the family, you need some spare parts to replace parts that will become worn or broken.

Which this thought, leads to ...


Maintenance
You and your family, also, need the tools and supplies to take care of your equipment. This means you need to store oil and grease. This means, you need to have the skills to use these tools and supplies.

So, ....

What do you think, all of us need to store?

Wednesday: 13 June 2018, Part Two

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

A Spanish Jar, Used for Storing Grain
and other food stuff (ca 1625 to 1700)
source
Walters Art Museum

Oldies
In a few short months, Getting Started in Emergency Preparedness will be ten years old,

In honor of this event, ...

I have collected, every Wednesday for the next year, a few blurbs from various places, such as ...


Safely Gathered In
Hannah and Abbie with Brittany, Aleasha, Sarah, and Tiffany provided wonderful advice and suggestions about gathering, storing and using food storage for you and your family. The six women also provided great, delicious recipes based on their food storage that their families eat at family meal times.

Link:
Safely Gathered In - Food Storage Friday: Tortillas
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-storage-friday-tortillas.html

Safely Gathered In - Basic Cooking Skills: French Fries
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/basic-cooking-skills-french-fries.html

Safely Gathered In - How To...Make Whole Wheat Bread by hand
http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-tomake-whole-wheat-bread-by-hand.html


Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi and Julie have a wonderful blog with lots of information, so they also have many tips, tricks, and recipes, for you and your family.

Link:

Food Storage Made Easy - Rhubarb Crumb Coffee Cake Recipe
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2015/06/10/rhubarb-crumb-coffee-cake-recipe/

Food Storage Made Easy - Texas Caviar … aka Black Bean Salsa
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2011/06/08/texas-caviar-aka-black-bean-salsa/

Food Storage Made Easy - Easy Homemade Strawberry Syrup and Jam!
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2012/06/07/easy-homemade-strawberry-syrup-and-jam/

Wednesday: 13 June 2018

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

An Emergency Supply Kit,
Altus Air Force Base, Okla (ca 2016)
photograph by
Airman Jackson N. Haddon

These United States' Military
I love the men and women of our armed forces!!!

You know why, right?

Yeap, because they are members of the largest organization committed to ... Prepping

With that said, there are smaller organizations committed to getting you and your family prepared for an even, like the City of ...

Link:
City of Seattle - Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit
http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Emergency/Preparedness/FamilyPlans/FamilyDisasterSuppliesKitRedCross.pdf


Coloring Books
If you want to get your family involved with prepping, you need to make it fun and interesting that's why you talk about hiking and camping, not bugging out to the wilderness.

Needless to say, the easiest way to get younger children involved is to use ...

Dang. I already told you.

Link:

City of Seattle - Quakesafe: A Coloring Book
http://alphaqa.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Emergency/Preparedness/Children/Quakesafe%20Coloring%20Book.pdf

City of Seattle - Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book
http://alphaqa.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Emergency/Preparedness/Children/FEMA%20Kids%20Coloring%20book.pdf

Wednesday: 13 June 2018, Part Three

Welcome Preppers and Survivalists,

"If you are good enough for war ..." (ca 1917)
Source
Library of Congress

Good Enough
There is a saying, "The Enemy of Best is Good Enough"

O.K., maybe not, but you get my point, or do you?

Let me explain, ...

I drive a Ford Fiesta S Hatch, not really. It's roomy enough for me and my emergency evacuation + kit during my commute, and it can hold my partner and two kids for an event, if needed.

Well, ...

A better car would be a Volvo v60, at $62,000. It's a little roomer and still has space for an emergency evacuation + kit. Plus, it's a Volvo.

But, ...

Is it really, a better car, or is it a status symbol.

In other words, ...

"Some people just want a little protection, and I’d rather someone with a limited budget has a Hi-Point than go without a gun at all. A good guy with a Hi-Point can still save their lives or the life of someone else. A good guy with a Hi-Point is still a good guy with a gun."

Or, ...

A good gal with a Hi-Point C9, Smith & Wesson SD9VE, .357 magnum revolver, or ... is still a good gal with a gun.

Link:
Bearing Arms - Video: Glock Versus Hi-Point?
https://bearingarms.com/tom-k/2018/06/11/glock-versus-hi-point-showdown-didnt-know-you-wanted/