I have a Bulk Download Script that will download all the .ZIP files in one sequence. I still have to fix a couple .ZIP files in Categories but I should have the script posted for use sometime this weekend.
We’re both still recovering from illness last week but doing better so hopefully will have it posted either today or tomorrow.
The Librarian
A friend and I were chatting the other day and an interesting (darkly humorous) scenario came up.
EMP: BAD DAY #1: A Solar EMP has hit and you feel as well prepared as one can be. You gather your family into the basement where you have accumulated weapons for every member of the family, ammo and reloading supplies to meet any possible need.
Then you realize that all your gun safes have Electronic Locks… non-functional Electronic Locks.
The Librarian
Just a note on the issue of Price Controls on Food which has been much in the news recently.
I’ve been chatting with a friend who escaped Venezuela when the economy collapsed there and only slightly before the worst of the repression began.
The day Price Controls on Food were announced is considered by most Venezuelans to be the day that the collapse of the economy truly began. Within days food began to disappear from the grocery stores and marketplaces. Within a month the government tried to ban grocery stores from closing which was meaningless since they had nothing to sell. It cost more to purchase the items than they were allowed to charge for them.
Since then food is primarily a Black Market item. There has been some improvement but it is primarily in the major cities especially ones where tourists visit. In the rest of the country food is still scare and expensive.
Keep any eye on the issue. The day Price Controls on Food are announced run, don’t walk, to the nearest grocery stores. Take a trailer, an SUV or pickup truck. Load up on as many long term storable groceries as you can, canned goods, dried beans and rice, pasta and any other shelf stable things that you will eat. That is certainly what we intend to do.
Bit late in the season for gardening for most folks but most people can plant tomato plants in containers as well as herbs and spices to improve beans and rice.
I’m 73 and I never thought I’d live to see something like Price Controls on food in the U.S. being seriously discussed much less promised. Like Forrest Gump said “You never know what you’re going to get.”
The Librarian
Just a quick update on things here.
My wife’s brother has been in the hospital in the ICU for some time now. There were some serious complication after what should have been a fairly routine surgical procedure. Needless to say we have been focused on that the last couple weeks.
Today, finally, he has taken a turn for the better and there is some measurable improvement in his condition. It will still be some time before he’s back home but we’re hoping we’ll be out of ICU by the weekend.
I’ll should be back to work on the site before too much longer.
The Librarian
Waiting for Debby to arrive here in the Cape Fear region. Doesn’t looks like we’ll be getting much more than a bit of rain and some blustery wind. I’ll likely be out in the beehouse working on some stuff there.
Ran across an interesting and informative Tucker interview of Patrick Feeney on Prepping as a way of life in contemporary America. You can easily skip over the political parts if you like but then Politics is what is creating the increasing need for Prepping.
Only place I strongly disagree with him is when he says he doesn’t expect there will be a shortage of Gasoline. Venezuela has some of the largest oil reserves in the world and 5 large refineries. Yet the people sell gas in 2 liter soft drink bottles that they smuggle in from surrounding countries.
Nonetheless an interesting listen.
https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1820868239812886645
The Librarian
One of the site Users, Fehmi in Turkey, found a copy of All About Tea Volume 1 and sent it to me.
Volume 2 was in the Library but I was never able to find the first volume. It’s in the Coffee and Tea Category or can be found in the Last 30 days search. I also cleaned up Volume 2 while I was working on it.
Thanks Fehmi.
The Librarian