Survival Tip: Heatwaves Deadly Unless you take Precautions

Heat waves are dangerous and they are deadly. Rolling blackouts and power outages are a real possibility and make matters even worse. There are things you can do to make the time safer for your friends and family. Don’t wait to take action. Do it now. Following are a few steps you can take to help make heat waves a little more bearable: It’s O.K. to raid your 72 hour kit… That’s right, 72 hour...

Survival Tip…Heat Wave, The Dangers…Know the Signs

Yikes it’s hot! With record temperature in the United Sates this week it is a good time to review the danger signs. Yes, the heat can kill and it can do it quickly if you ignore the signs. Review the symptoms and the treatments below and pass along a link to this information to family and friends who may live in the southern and eastern parts of the United States where temperatures are reaching 120...

Our General Store…Tsunami on the Sun…What Can We Expect?

I am really out of the habit of listing food to be added to our General Store each week so this week I left you without a task. So sorry. This week add 5 more cans of fruit per family member. Over the past three weeks we have added fruit twice and desserts. Don’t you love…this plan? We will get to the other food groups but the summer is such a great time to freeze, dry and can fruits...

Our General Store…Paper Again…Solar Flares…The Power Went Out…Halli Again

Yes, there was a massive solar storm yesterday. It has been classified a solar tsunami. Scientists are expecting really magnificent auras in the night sky beginning tomorrow night. The sighting could be as far south as the southern states but probably not. In any case they will be much further south than  Canada which usually gets all the fun. This could just be the beginning. We have been talking about...

Is Your Identity Safe?

We know identity theft is increasing as are all types of crimes. As time get tougher these crimes always increase. We can not achieve self reliance or maintain it, if someone else is controlling our finances through identity theft. There are steps to take and now is the time to take them. Check your credit report at least twice a year. Check with all three of the credit agencies: Experian, Equifax and...