Remembering 9/11

by Prepperjim | Sep 10, 2011 | Airport Security, Government, Personal, Self Reliance, Urban Survival

9/11 is def­i­nite­ly a piv­otal moment from the last 20 years, espe­cial­ly for the west­ern world. It was a moment when an unan­tic­i­pat­ed attack took place which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 Amer­i­cans. What fol­lowed thrust our nation into two (or more)... Read more

September 11th – 10 Years Later

by ST | Sep 6, 2011 | Airport Security, General, Guest Posts, Levels of Awareness, Personal, Politics

This 9/11 marks not just anoth­er pass­ing year but an anniver­sary. It’s been 10 years since that fate­ful day in 2001. I was work­ing in low­er Man­hat­tan off Wall Street at that time. The whole thing unfold­ed before my eyes. But this day isn’t about me. It’s... Read more

My Morning at Newark Airport — X‑ray Machine, Bullets, and Port Authority Police

by suburban | Jun 8, 2010 | Airport Security, Personal

A strange thing hap­pened to me at Newark Air­port , of all places this morn­ing.  I was up ear­ly because I had to be on a flight to Los Ange­les.  As I nor­mal­ly do when I go through Secu­ri­ty I took off my shoes, jack­et, belt, etc.  I put my... Read more