It’s been an interesting week. That’s interesting as in the old Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times”. If you have been watching the news lately, there was a devastating series of storms in the southern USA that spawned dozens of tornados and left over 300 dead, the second worst occurrence in US tornado…
Why Do I Prep?
non- electric sewing machine and lamp My husband passed old family acquaintances in the hardware store yesterday. “There are always problems!” was their Eeyoristic greeting. No! My husband thought. There are always solutions! After all, they were standing in a store full of them. The store owner made his living selling solutions! He had…
Disater Mitigation – Wild Fires
As the population grows, more & more people are building their homes in what was once virgin forest area. Homeowners who build in wooded areas must take certain precautions to protect their homes as much as possible.Build using fire retardant materials, or have flammable materials sprayed with fire retardant chemicals. Keep your roof and gutters…
Bug Out Bags (BOB)
Think of it this way, You are awakened in the wee hours of the night by emergency crews pounding on your door. A wild fire, huricane, tsunami, or other natural or manmade disaster is imminent. You have to leave….NOW. Your alowable time to pack is ZERO. If you have been paying attention, you grab your…
Merry Christmas!
Well it’s the 24th of December and we all know what that means! I want to wish all our readers and friends a very merry Christmas and we wish you all the very best in the coming new year! May all your families be blessed! And for a little Christmas fun I found the following video very…
Seasonal flu shots halted in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia
“A “perplexing” Canadian study linking the H1N1 virus to seasonal-flu shots is throwing the nation’s influenza plans into disarray and straining public faith in the government agencies responsible for protecting Canada’s health.” Read the full story here.