It’s All About the Jobs
I read this article and became really concerned, frightened even. The figures from payroll taxes reported to the Social Security Administration on jobs and pay are, in a word, awful. Even more alarming is this graph with the title “Fewer Jobs, Less Pay”: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61336135@N06/6273282342/ And from the rest of the article: More significantly, the number of people with […]
Endless Fall – Part 3: A New Year, A New World
Note: The following is the third installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. January 9 – 81 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – It’s winter. In more ways […]
And Then There Was a Dinner Meeting
Last week, I had dinner with three other preppers. One was new, and the two others I have been in touch with for some time. We all live in Northern NJ, and are concerned with the economy, job growth, Bugging In, Bugging Out, etc. The conversation twisted and turned in many directions. We talked about forming a group, […]
Saturday Videos
Imran Khan — Why Muslims Hate The United States 1 of 2 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-PdQX0zPo Imran Khan — Why Muslims Hate The United States 2 of 2 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OMp0UNkPeI Oakland Police Officer Flash Grenades Crowd Helping Injuered Protester — WTF!! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52e-Y3SkjNQ SOG Agency: “Legacy of Fight” by Nutnfancy httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqcH6Z82FiA Could You Live With Out Today’s Technology ? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB90ICYDMt4 […]
Euro Fails, Europe Fails
I read this news story and don’t know what to think. Here is the money quote. “Nobody should take for granted another 50 years of peace and prosperity in Europe. They are not for granted. That’s why I say: If the euro fails, Europe fails,” Merkel said, followed by a long applause from all political groups.” […]
Budget Faraday Cage for Small Electronics
I took on a small project this evening, and it was dead simple… I have been thinking about building a faraday cage for my small electronics, or the small electronics I am going to want in the event of an EMP. I was at the Army Surplus store in Hackansack, NJ the other day, and […]
Service Interruption
I wish to apologize to all the readers who came to our site and there was a service interruption today. Rackspace, our host, has moved us to another server, and service was restored… We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience.
Project Update
I lamented two personal prepper issues here and here. A week after the solar oven fail, I successfully made the Arroz Con Pollo in about five hours in the sun. My lot’s shady profile presented a challenge, but I made it work. The only issue was I had to put it in the oven for about 20 […]
Endless Fall – Part 2: A Time To Be Thankful?
Note: The following is the second installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. November 13 – 35 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – It is an ill wind that […]
Review of 5-Minute Microwave Canning
First, this is an interesting book… I 5-Minute Microwave Canning to see if there was a shortcut to canning, and to help me understand if you could can/jar using a microwave. If so, what foods you can can/jar. My first disappointment was not with the book itself. It was because you could not can or […]