EMP or Solar Storm, no electricity, What about lighting?

Every day we walk into a room, flip a switch and in an instant there is light. We push a button and are spending a “Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart. We move a little device on our desk and can be sharing news around the world. We place clothes or dishes in a box and a half hour later they are clean. We expect all of these things to be at our fingertips every day but within mili-seconds of an...

Tip of the Week…City Living and Surviving…Water

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Tip of the Week…Preparing for Emergencies for City Dwellers,Part 3…Civil Unrest

Our April Newsletter is out so if you have subscribed and did not receive one please let me know. April’s issue includes: General Store: Items stored as of April 1st Tips of the Week: Expanded for the month of March Storing Food Safely Containers Appropriate for food storage Containers NOT appropriate for food storage Dutch Oven Cooking: How to Purchase a Dutch Oven; How to Season a Dutch...

Tip of the Week…Preparing for Emergencies…Food Storage in the City part two…EMPs and Solar Flares

Wednesday someone in the yahoo group asked about EMPs and solar flares wondering if they are really a serious threat to our safety. I spent the night and yesterday doing some brush-up research so I could discuss this armed with the latest information. While there has been some great info shared in our yahoo group, I have decided it is time to deal with this issue in a bigger way. Beginning Tuesday and continuing...

Tip of the Week…Preparing For City Dwellers, Part 1…Making Room

I was reminded yesterday that many of you live in the city where preparing can be a little more of a challenge and the things you are preparing for may be a little different than those living in the suburbs and wide open spaces. The next few weeks I will be giving tips for those living in smaller quarters. The place to begin is by cleaning house. That’s right. If you are going to prepare and prepare...