Survival and Emergency Preparedness

1. thank you. I printed out two copies of the pdf file. I had never created a top-off list 2. I have $90 in free money to top off every three months. I had mentioned this is a use it or lose it OTC allowance on my medi-care program. 3. We just through 4 years of economic and supply disruptions cause...

Additional thought. There was a time when every kid had a pocket knife - those days are gone. The skills in using pocket knives doesn't exist among many kids and adults. If and when, there is a major societal problem, people will have to relearn skills, particularly using a knife as a tool. And many...

Where I live, it is possible that a tomato plant can live over the winter. Because I was not having luck with seeds over the last few years, I switched to young plants. The problems are: few places still sell pony packs; and, corporate management does not understand that in my area you can plant yea...

Serviced the car a few hundred miles early. Had the suspension checked as I was sure that it is leaking. I got a lot out of the car suspension system. However, it is that time again to have it replaced. An older car. After doing the research (and learning that some of the clerks at parts companies a...

One of the hardest things to do is to discipline oneself to get rid of things. I have items saved up for donation to the boy scouts sitting since February. I checked and the road will not be repaired until maybe next June. However, I received emails of two other people in the organization - a cover ...

Responding to Bob's posting. 1. A Buck 110 is fine for a survival knife. In 1977, I was in various places . . . Afghanistan, Pakistan, SE Asia hilltribes with my late wife. I carried 5 knives and she carried 3. If you would have limited me to one knife, it would have been the Buck110. 2. Some mentio...

1. admitting a short coming in the 2024 plans. Now I have a solution. 2. I donated a lot of items to the boy scouts in December and January. Unfortunately, the road has washed out. I have a truck load ready to go. Fortunately, I have a list and photographs. Next week, I have to find alternative plac...

2024 goals. The boy scout camp is still isolated by washed out road 7 months later. If no progress in repairs by January, the itemized items may go to a different charity. Yesterday, I picked out about 20 folder knives to give relatives over the next year. I sued to be a knife dealer. 2025 is upon u...

chickens. Raised white leghorns. 1. rats and mice are a potential problem if you don't go with cages. 2. chickens will roost in a tree. so at one time, we had a fence around an orange tree and the oranges were incredible. 3. you can trim one wing and then a chicken will not attempt to fly over a 6 f...

I had to order my dental records and should have done so sooner. For years, I had dental work done at a university. I was not under the impression that I might need to keep a copy of the records. After all, the dentist has an xray machine, etc. It turned out that I needed to have a screw replacement...