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Our General Store…Some More Tips For Those Not On Facebook…It’s National Emergency Preparedness Month

  Need more motivation to prepare? Really? Earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes all along the east coast and into Canada. Tornadoes unknown for decades in the mid west. Drought from Florida to the Dakotas, down to Texas and places in between. Huge wildfires in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Three enormous dust storms in Arizona. More than 40 days of temperatures 100 degrees this summer in Texas. Huge...

One More Reason to Think Off the Grid…Checklist Now

I am sure you are all sick of me posting about the failure of the electrical grid. For those who are, have never had a blizzard, heatwave, hurricane, wildfire, earthquake or other natural disaster deprive them of power and they may not understand the danger. The loss of power for more than a day or two can be deadly so one more push for you to get ready! "China's military is developing electromagnetic pulse...

Off The Grid Weekend, Lighting and More….

We have spent quite a bit of time discussing the loss of power because our grid is really in awful shape and we should be concerned even if we never experience an EMP attack or a devastating solar flare. We are so spoiled by the conveniences we have because of electricity that I wonder how we would cope if it were taken away. I guess what that really means is that you will continue to hear more from me about...

Our General Store…Store it and Ignore It…Are You Kidding Me?…Living Without A Dryer

Ready Or Not Tomorrow Night with Crystal Abrahams What May Cause the Grid to Fail and What We Should Be Doing Now to Prepare  I could not believe it when I saw an ad today for a dehydrated food company with the headline: Store It and Ignore It. Good Grief!! Why, why would you do this? Storing long term foods that are dehydrated and freeze dried as PART of a complete plan is not a bad idea but ignoring what...

If The Government Is In Control

A reader sent me a link to this article and I felt it is worth printing here so you can think about the ramifications of allowing anyone or anything, other than yourself to determine the future for your family. There is some good information about applying for aid just don't  hold your breathe. If you still have friends who believe the government will take care of them you may want to pass his...

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