Reactuate

Haven’t posted in the survival post in a long time. Did you know there was a major natural disaster this week that took out power for an entire US state? Well here’s an article grading tech after Hawaii’s earthquake.
We did a major clean out of the garage a couple of weekends ago and ran across [...]

Via Clayton Cramer: Signs of a stroke.
During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - [...]

So I ran away.

Took us 20 hours to get to my folks house in North Arkansas, which normally takes about 10. 4 hours of that was my fault. I decided to try and get tricky and go east a little ways and then north, avoiding the main artery of 59. What I didn’t think of [...]

I’m writing this on the North side of Houston, Texas. Right now everyone is thinking and talking about Rita. It’s not unusual for Texans to talk about a Rita that will wipe you out, but normally it involves tequila and not Cat 5 winds.

We’re doing some preparing. We like to think were “into” preparedness, but [...]

Have I not been paying attention to Hell in Handbasket? I mean I subscribe and read him everyday, but missed this post. Caught it in the Chronicle of Cordite.

James talks about how to be prepared as a family. Good stuff that deserves some thought. I think its time to teach the boys to shoot. Of [...]

From InstaPundit: “If you’ve got a week’s supplies, and a gun, you’ll usually do okay after a disaster.”

Related story about property owners protecting themselves.

Update: Another quote from the article that inspires a rant.
“Yes, in a sense it’s wrong, but survival is the name of the game,” said the woman, who would not identify herself. “I’ve [...]

Too few people have heard of these guys. Air Force Pararescue are probably the best trained medics in any military. Their training is crazy, going to schools from all the major branches, while studying for their own medic training.

Via Les Jones: Security expert Bruce Shneier says Talking to strangers is the best security strategy for kids in distress. He’s been saying it for years.

I like this quote from the article and his book. “In a world where good guys are common and bad guys are rare, assuming a random person is a good [...]