Service Interruption

by suburban | Oct 26, 2011 | Personal

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... Read more

Project Update

by Prepperjim | Oct 26, 2011 | Personal

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... Read more

Endless Fall – Part 2: A Time To Be Thankful?

by ST | Oct 25, 2011 | Economy, Entertainment, Guest Posts, Personal

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... Read more

And So It Goes, More Economic Crap

by suburban | Oct 20, 2011 | Economy, Personal

Con­fir­ma­tion has come to me that the econ­o­my, real estate, and things in our coun­try just real­ly suck.  I had din­ner with anoth­er friend last night who lost her house this year due to state of the econ­o­my and the way her mort­gage was struc­tured.... Read more

Do You Have a Meal Plan if the SHTF (A Poll)

by suburban | Oct 19, 2011 | Personal

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I Am “SO” Out of Touch

by suburban | Oct 18, 2011 | Economy, Personal

It’s true… I spent the week­end with a friend in AZ close to Fort Hauchu­ca.  Sier­ra Vista, AZ to be exact.  This is a friend I met when we were in the 6th grade in mid­dle school.  We’ve known each oth­er for about 27 years.  One of my... Read more