As a person who has been prepping seriously for about 15 years I can tell you Water is probably one of the most overlooked and under-prepared for items in a household. So many folks stock up on ways to DISINFECT their water but not on actually storing the DRINKING water itself. This article recommends stocking…
Category: Natural Disasters
Help Is NOT Coming, You Are On Your OWN
Although this article has good intentions and has some good information, if you want to stay REALISTIC, I would not include FEMA into any of your Preparedness plans. I will leave it to you to do the research as to the WHY.-SF These seem like harsh words that one may expect to hear in a…
The Man Who Waited…
A Cautionary Tale about NOT being Self-Reliant and thinking 911 will save you. Prepare Now. Train Now. Act Now! -SF The man who waited…. “We are approaching ultimate inversion: where government is free to do anything, while citizens may act only by permission.” ~ Anon The family of man who froze to death in his…
Humor: Brave DC Guardsman Run Toward the Sounds of Snowflakes
With Winter Storm Jonas ripping the Deep South and the Eastern Seaboard a new butthole, I thought this piece from Duffel Blog would lighten things up a bit. Stay Safe, Stay off the Roads if you can and Stay Warm out there! -SF WASHINGTON — D.C. National Guard 1st Lt. Patrick Hoover has taken a…
Heads Up: Legionnaires Disease Kills 10 in Flint, Michigan Since Water Change
Something you may have not heard about since all this kicked off in Flint..All the Media has been talking about is Lead Poisoning, Legionaires Disease is something totally different and certainly more dangerous. -SF Ten people have died and 77 others have been sickened byLegionnaires Disease in Flint, Michigan and the the surrounding area since…
NO! You can’t have my Civil Rights, I am Using Them Right Now!
“The ‘looters’ credo’ has brought you to regard your proudest achievements as a hallmark of shame, your prosperity as guilt, your greatest men, the industrialists, as blackguards, and your magnificent factories as the product and property of muscular labor, the labor of whip-driven slaves, like the pyramids of Egypt. The rotter, who simpers that he…
A State of Disaster Declared in Texas by Gov Abbott
Update: We had a F3 and a F4 Tornado touch down near Rowlett and Garland Texas Sunday and Kill 14 People ..It was the second deadliest Tornado in Texas History, with the first occurring in 1953 in Ft. Worth, a F5 Tornado that Killed 114. I would appreciate your prayers and support in this desperate time….
“Hamland” Security: Amateur Radio’s Place in Securing the Homeland
During times of disaster, homeland security resources at all levels of government are often stretched to capacity. The whole-of-government approach involving local, county, state and federal agencies is sometimes not enough, especially in the realm of communications. That is where a dedicated group of private hobbyists, known as amateur radio operators, or “hams” as they…
What it Would Really Take to Knock Out the Power Grid
As our electrical system lifts itself out of the stone age, the defense built around it will require added vigilance. My favorite joke when I was 5 years old was, “Where will you be when the lights go out?” The answer, of course, is “in the dark,” though I used to make my very patient…
“Thankfully There’s a Nice Tree Here….”
Rocket Scientist of the Year Award Right Here Folks: I came across this video which tells the story of a fellow Texan near Austin (Onion Creek to be exact) getting swept away in flood water in his car this past Friday and then climbing out onto a tree through his car window and doing a…