Every once in awhile Baby Jesus sends me a pretty clear signal in warning. Sometimes I act promptly and make myself look good, hogging all the credit. I’m sure I’ll be paying for that one soon enough. Although in my own defense, an all knowing deity should know that is how I’d react and make allowances. And look at all the good I do. Showcasing perfect hair. Telling people what idiots they are ( for their own good, I say. But I’m sure I’ll get some retort like, you knew you would drive them away with that attitude so you really wanted to hog all the wheat and Enfields for yourself )( Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII SMLE / No.4 MkI Rifle Web Sling
). Bringing fame and fortune to the area. I should be a friggin saint. Anyway, after a grueling hour of thinking up new ways to tell you your faults, no easy task, I went to hit Copy and did something else and promptly lost all my work. Sloppy habits on my part, not manually backing up my drivel. I could just chalk it up to laziness, or I could put a spin on it and invoke the Lords name in vain. Which I know riles up a bunch of you. But let me ask you this. If you take the existence of God as an article of faith, why do you refuse to acknowledge resource depletion which is based on the laws of physics ( The Law of Physics
)? Peace, brothers and sisters. I’m not trying to dog on your religion. I envy you the peace and comfort it brings you. But my question is valid. So, Baby Jesus sent me a message. “I smite your pathetic drivel, a tired rehash of the same old crap. Write it over again, and try to do better, you pathetic hack!” Whoa! That really hurt my feelings. But because I love all of you, at least officially, and really truly love those that send books, bacon, silver or LED’s ( Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light
), I’m writing this article in the evening at home, hurriedly trying to beat the sinking sun so as not to drain the battery.*
I’ve got bad news for you. The bankers, their minions in government, and the businesses that suck up the leftovers like the whores that they are, all will discard you in a hot New York minute like a used prophylactic once you no longer serve their needs. Need proof? There was a little thing called the deindustrialization of America, NAFTA ( The Case Against Free Trade: GATT, NAFTA, and the Globalization of Corporate Power (An Earth Island Press Book)
), four decade long decline in living standards and such disasters as Katrina and 9/11. You have been subjected to a gradual disregard for a very long time. You wonder why you are being screwed. Why is my Social Security being eroded by inflation? Why does my Medicare not pay for my medical anymore? Why did my food bill go from 10% of my budget to 30% ( mine has anyway, and that ain’t eating that great )? Why is Wal-Mart bending me over the Chinese made sawhorse and dry humping me? Why is the food from the market poisoning me even as it costs more? Newsflash, Captain Einstein, you no longer profit the powers that be. The energy available to our exploding population, a population made by deliberately opening the borders to downgrade wages, is declining. There is no more energy growth. There is energy contraction. Energy equals wealth. Less energy equals falling wealth. Falling wealth equals your life sucking hind tit, if you can find a tit at all. Obammy could give two shites that you worked all your life paying into the system. He is going to get his to put in the safe underneath his framed Nobel Prize ( The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize: Advice for Young Scientists
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It is all so simple, but in a blatant disregard of reality since it resembles a nightmare, everyone tries to complicate the damn thing. You are a useless eater. I am a worthless eater. We will all be starved deliberately, just as the Ukrainians were in Soviet Russia ( New 2x3 USSR Flag Russia Russian Soviet Union Flags
). Forget your precious semi-auto guns. The Feds aren’t afraid of your chest beating, your “Don’t Tread On Me” flags, your copy of the Constitution. They are tickled pink that you only have a months supply of food, though. Are you capable of paying interest to the bankers and tax to the government and consume from the corporations as the economy dives straight down? If it is only because of local pension payments, your time is limited. If it is on federal pensions, your time will expire a little farther down the road. I’m not picking on the retired, I’m asking a question. Are you really that essential? It will soon be triage, and “right” and “just” are quaint leftovers no one can afford. *
Very short this time, for obvious reasons. Just stop overlooking the obvious. That is all I’m asking.
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). It wasn’t really a fair test, as we had unseasonably warm weather ( setting a record for the last thirty years ), but the water was scalding hot and had to have cold added to it before I could bathe. The remainder went into the thermos and was hot enough three hours later for washing dishes. Also last night, I watched the newly arrived DVD, “Collapse”( 
), based on Ruppert’s book. Well, that was my thought upon ordering it. Overall, it was a hatchet job. Do NOT buy this DVD. Buy the guys book ( 
) for the same money. It contains ten times the information and isn’t someone else’s attempt at portraying the author as a crazy ass bastard, full of rage and emotion. Of course the guy is emotional. He’s been publishing for thirty years about how corrupt our system is ( 
) ( 
and by and large is being ignored. That gets old after awhile. And who cares if he is crazy. His information is accurate. No genius is recognized in his own time. Just look at me.
). I read most of it but was able to skip a lot and still get enough information. His basic premise was that alternate energy is not enough power and he proposes natural gas, then nuclear, rather than wind and solar. As illustration, he points to a small obscure coal mine back east. The thirty-fifth largest in the country. And in terms of BTU’s it produces almost as much energy as ALL the solar ( 
) and wind ( 
) in the country combined. He is correct there. But grossly inaccurate in his rosy future plan. He thinks that since the new technique of fracking has proved successful in Texas and the NY state area it will translate into a proverbial sea of gas wherever we look. No facts support this. He also totally ignores Peak Uranium. And his answer to Peak Oil ( 
)? He claims that we are finding more petroleum all the time, the transition to gas and nuclear is to reduce emissions. Yes, we are finding more oil all the time, Captain Space Cadet ( 
). But we’ve been using far more than we find, for decades now. He ignores that part also. Another idiot to the rescue.
). We had to boost morale, so it was okay to paint things in the best light. I’d say by and large it was mostly positive rather than evil, with a few exceptions such as the false portrayal of Pearl Harbor as such a surprise. FDR, everybody’s hero ( ooooh, ahhhh, he is our hero since he turned the free enterprise system into a Commie Light state and employed us all in the military or war industry ), was the idiot that stole all the gold by force and devalued the dollar overnight 40% and the great unwashed idiot masses worshiped him. The same puke that was the bankers whore. Yes, geniuses, he tried to get us into the war because he was told to. And he had to goad the Japanese or Nazis to attack us. The details are unimportant. After the war, secrecy was more important. Now propaganda ( 
) is harder to prove or spot. But it never stopped, our masters brainwashing us for our own good. Part of that campaign is to discount any warning that exponential growth will lead to disaster and collapse ( keep the sheep content until they fall off the cliff ). Prophets of doom have been discredited as part of the propaganda. 
). Make hundreds of movies about the end of the world ( preferably with giant ants or zombies ). Overexpose everyone to a mind numbing amount of doom and gloom. Then, it is automatically looked upon with distrust and scorn. When the papers scream of eminent death and destruction by crack babies growing up to be super criminals or chemicals from industry killing us all, or whatever, you stop believing the bad news. Then, when they publish nothing but feel good entertainment instead of real news, it is easy to go along. You saw for yourself that nothing too god awful bad happened. All is well. Remain calm. But, you proclaim, I’m different. I’m concerned. 
)( he pisses me off with the long term slow collapse crap, but two sects of the same religion always disagree the worst over the small details ). He tells you to prep for multi-generational collapse. Since everyone listens to him rather than me, at least the word is getting out. Expect a long collapse. We disagree when it will get here, or how, but at least we agree it will be a bitch once it happens. You see, the propaganda HAS worked on you. You think you are courageous by stepping away from the herd by worrying about the future, but you don’t step too far out of line. You continue consuming, so those in power could care less why you are doing it. I’m not trying to be an ass here. To a good degree I am just as guilty. A foot in each world and hope your timing isn’t off. What I’m trying to say is that some crazy bastard out there is correct about how things end. By discounting his message we endanger our own lives.
). By all means, let’s enjoy ourselves, have a few laughs. Be entertained by my paranoid ramblings. Just keep in mind that you still need to assume the worst and plan on that assumption. Do not be lulled into complacency just because the center has held so far. A growing population meeting declining resources equals die-off. Period. The details are unavailable, but that is the hard reality in broad form. On the remote chance things hold together until after your death, you can leave your preps to your heirs. It will be worth a lot more than money or stocks. Fight the propaganda!
). I think it actually cheers us all up, kind of like the grocery store clerk and customer complaining together about the prices. It’s a relief valve. But this Monday I had a bit of extra help actually cheering me up. Not only did I get my Amazon order in one week instead of two, I had a care package from a loyal minion. A cash donation to take the wife out to a meal ( normally it would have been a $7.77 steak special at the casino but we’ve discovered a much better local restaurant ) which makes both of us happy and even better, a book I’ve been lusting after but never got around to getting. “The Biggest Lie Ever Believed” by Michael Folkerth ( 
). Thanks a million to Idaho Homesteader.
), which made me all hot and bothered about finishing another step away from propane reliance. After three hours I tested the water and it was too hot to the touch. Unfortunately it was so hot it shattered one of my bottles. The wife was pretty excited about the project since I was using clear beer bottles. She got to drain the bottles before use. I was bummed when the bottle broke since I had to clean up the water, she was bummed when it became clear I wouldn’t be using beer bottles anymore. I guess they are too thin of glass. Perhaps it was just a bad bottle. But now I’m going with Mason jars ( 
). Today is the first test run with those and hopefully the thicker glass isn’t so thick the water doesn’t heat enough. I wanted a heater that was sturdy and long lasting, not a cardboard box with tin-foil. I took a trash picken metal medicine cabinet as my box and took two scrap pieces of plywood for the bottom and top ( the sides were insulated by leftover strips of foam ). The plywood was that pressed chip crap so I was able to hammer a hole in the middle of it to cut away a square. I painted that and then with a leftover tube of Liquid Nails ( 
) I placed a sheet of glass on top of it ( the glass was free from leftovers from a coworker ). I removed the chrome trim to expose the holes on the flared metal strip around the side, attached a two by four on one side to attach the hinges to make the top a door. Inside I took a strip of aluminum sheet ( from trash picken ) and used one shiny piece as backing with a smaller black painted piece to lay under the glass containers. I’m guessing it is about two by three feet and about six inches deep. It can hold a lot of bottles and one of these days I’ll try cooking bread or something in there. Cost was under five bucks.
) if you are thinking about going to the theatre. A little action, a lot of thought behind the characters ( not just cartoon cut-outs ) and the story. Staring and directed by Ben Affleck. The FBI guy was the usual scumbag, threatening the gal with taking her kid to get information, but he was also portrayed in a sympathetic light to some degree. Which gets at the heart of this article which is propaganda desensitizing us to torture ( 
) and cops behavior.
) I like the actor so we stayed up past my bedtime to watch it. What a hunk of dog crap! I thought the story and acting was less than stellar, and then they dropped the “T” bomb on me. That ruined the show and I stopped watching it halfway through. Cop dude thinks the suspects story is suspect so he starts holding the guys head underwater in the toilet bowl, then beating his head against the porcelain. After information leads them to find the kidnapping victim, a little girl is saved. The end justifies the means. This has been the TV propaganda ( 
). They might violate an individuals rights and hurt an innocent. But they are not entrusted with the law. However much bad they do, it doesn’t compare with the law enforcement officer that violates the law ( and I include the Constitution so that unlawful orders will be disobeyed ). The government must abide by its agreement to protect the citizens in exchange for recognition or they are nothing more than a protection racket. Torture is not part of the equation. No matter the end. No matter the justification. No, I don’t care if a nuclear bomb ( 
) will kill a million people if the terrorist isn’t forced to reveal its location ( for simplicities sake, assume he is a citizen rather than a foreigner ). Once torture is justified, far more will eventually die in the concentration camps. The line has been crossed. And those foul twats that help push the propaganda that it is all right are just as guilty as those minions of the state that waterboard or invoke unnatural entrances with nightsticks. Because “Blue Bloods” and its brethren cop shows actively push this crap, most people will look blandly on as you and I are rounded up for being enemies of the state. We will become “the disappeared”( 
). And as long as your neighbor gets to keep watching the e-circus and gets his free bread, your fate matters little. Welcome to the Freest Country On Earth.
), but had obviously not gazed reverently upon my portrait to have made such a statement. But he was a bit correct on the “this place is a sausage fest” ( 
) accusation. Come on, guys and gals, disagree with me once in awhile. I’m usually right, but not always. Let’s liven this joint up a little. Spirited discussion ( arguing without animosity ) is needed. Now, back to the bone throwing. If you went over to
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) brand spray oil that ran out of propellant and left the liquid ( more than one bottle, so not considered a fluke ), is a tale of woe anymore. The ass toads in charge scratch their heads and wonder why sales are down as more and more people are being squeezed economically. Wal-Mart ( 
) used to be great, THE one stop shop. Now they are overpriced on half their crap and the other half is special consignment extreme low quality ( it used to be the low quality was a once in a great while occurrence, now it is nine out of ten times ). Sad when the dollar store items are a better buy than China-Mart ( don’t even get me started on Kommie-Mart [ they are anti-gun ] which is only a good buy when an item is on clearance ). Anyway, a year or a year and a half ago, I bought a ten dollar rain suit from Wal-Mart. It was vinyl, not top of the line, but it seemed relatively sturdy. I didn’t need the top, but I stored the bottoms in my backpack ( 
) for when the dirt road out to the compound was really muddy. The road is two miles long, so without the suit you arrive home covered in mud. Even if you pedal slow and run off the road to avoid the asshat drivers screaming down the way splashing muddy water as they go. I swear, as soon as it rained the traffic tripled. That thick rain suit blew out at the crotch the same winter. Perhaps I got a half dozen uses out of it. I didn’t want to buy another suit, and I didn’t after finding out they doubled the price. But going without one was bad. 
), combined, and they keep my torso warm into the teens ( as long as there is no wind ). Thinsulate or whatever is weak in comparison. Sure, sometimes it is itchy. Slightly. And as I laugh at the cold, it bothers me naught. My point is that today’s modern materials won’t be as effective as tomorrows low tech rain gear, but they also aren’t as readily available as wool. So it is nice to have a few pairs of the stuff. And I know most of you need it even more than I do, since you live in much wetter conditions where it usually gets in the fifties or below with rain. Bad enough to kill you if wet. So, don’t overlook rain gear.
). Remember, I served during the War Against The Evil Empire ( 
). Before the fake war on terror ( if there were as many terrorists as claimed they could make their own populous country ), there was the fake war against the Soviets. Bitches like Condoleezza Rice ( 
), expensively educated shrills for the establishment, should have been explaining invasion fears of the Russians founded in real terror attacks by the Mongols or French or Nazis made them erect a buffer as defense. They didn’t want to take over the world for the sake of International Brotherhood. But instead they spread the fear to prop up our industrial military complex and I got paid well to help pretend we were all in danger. But most of the gear sucked. From the Hummer to the M-16 ( 
) to the rain poncho. US military gear, in a lot of cases if not all, is inferior to the European stuff. I love my East German cold weather mittens and West German wool pants. I’m sure the Swiss rain gear will meet my expectations. Just don’t take too long to order as supplies are limited. That’s right, I’m part of the problem, telling you to consume. 
). As in, getting the bank to eat the loss. It entailed illegal moves, risky maneuvers and most likely jail time if not outright rendition. It was diabolically clever. Alas, I won’t share it with you as it can only mean trouble for me. Even if I am “protected” under selective freedom of speech, I still have to worry about arbitrary enforcement. It could be laughed off, or the banker elite could have no sense of humor about it and clamp down hard. I’m sure the NSA ( 
) can monitor all the blogs for key words such as “screw the banks” or “don’t pay the parasitic scum sucking anal whores”. It is one thing to advocate or report jingle mail, quite another to put forth more drastic and permanent solutions. I don’t bring this up to tease, but to say thank you for the input and hard work to my mystery writer. 
)? Officially, I love all my minions and wish you all the best. In reality, some of you are real asshats and need to be one of first in the stewpot. But if I keep repeating the official line everyone will love me back and be confused about my true feelings.
). But in return I’ll go ahead and give you a heads up on his newest book ( 
) so he can profit from our association. I didn’t like the book before this, it was a terribly out of date “updated” form of his original “How To Prosper”. I can’t vouch for his latest. It could be another underpaid ghost writer or the ravings of an old and senile mind. I’ll be looking into ordering it but I can’t say much more than that right now. Okay, his concept was a number of circles in each other, like a dartboard or archery target. The center ring was the most nutritious foods with each ring surrounding it less appealing. You were supposed to work your way out, first acquiring the center ring ( I think I’m remembering this correctly-it’s been a few years since I’ve reread the original ). A minion commented yesterday that this prepping stuff was overwhelming and that confused me a bit. Rawles Super Deluxe Yuppie Plan Requiring A Half Million Dollars, that is overwhelming. The Super Deluxe Redneck Frugal Plan is as simple as some wheat, a gun, a water filter and some LED’s. But I understand the statement because the redneck plan should be looked at as fulfilling the requirements in many circles. You achieve the requirements in the target and then work your way out to the next. I don’t preach the Best Way, I preach the Affordable Way. Anybody from a college student to a retired pensioner can afford the simple basics. Then, because time is more precious than money, you’ve beaten the race. Then you entrench and better yourself.
) are so cheap they are not even really on the prep budget. The dollar store has them and their batteries, for goodness sake. A years supply of food, thirteen thousand gallons of safe water, protection. Throw in a tarp and a few wool blankets ( 
) and you are all set. Wheat, because it has the highest protein content of all the readily available grains. It isn’t a complete protein, but hopefully you can trap enough rats to supplement it. Corn is only half the protein and rice that can be stored is without the nutrients of a whole grain. You can stay alive. This is the important thing- a few hundred bucks will keep you alive for a year after the collapse.
) or at least reloading supplies ( 
). Ammo is far more important than more firearms. Only then would I add junk land to my preps. And only really cheap and affordable land. It might be better to have a place to store your year of wheat, as homelessness is just around the corner for most of you. But wheat, water and guns are the first priority. You don’t know when the global food crunch will go critical. If you never get land you can improvise a squat. You can’t improvise calories. From there it is whatever- solar panels, precious metals ( 
), better arms, non-electric tools.