Zombie Squad

Lessons from Katrina well leaned and not forgotten?

Just 15 years ago - how time flies....

@Firefly58 You are correct, Brown rice is not a good LTS item. White rice, fortified white rice is a solid choice LTS storage item. Properly stored rice should be good for 30 years. Properly = Sealed in mylar, O2 scrubber and in a cool, dry place - as described int he OP. here is a link to nutrition...

"I think a lot of people have no clue what a real war is like. A little 1913 if you ask me."

quite for truth. However, a very large number of people do know exactly how hard it sucks to be in a war... Hopefully - they will be able to pass on some of this 'Corporate knowledge' to the clueless...

If I may - re"muddy intel" I would note that all intel i provided or self-gathered. is at best, muddy. .I also note that all rioting is local. That is to say, if folks managed to burn down all of Kenosha - the impact outside of the area could be minimal. Note - Could Be , Knowing where you supply ch...

@SCBrian Are these so-called 'web reporters' any worse than the overpaid talking heads seen on the TeeVee? Everyone in the media (big or litle) seems to have an agenda, open or hidden. The "news" is no longer fair or balanced, or in some cases, even the truth of a thing - thus continues the Balkaniz...

I think what will, or will not, happen in the post-election period will be entirely media driven. I no longer watch the TeeVee, getting my news/information from an aggregator site, Its a mosaic of stories across the Nation and requires some thought to sort out what it means for me here in the Frozen...

Well... With interest rates taking a dive, and with my and my wife's careers looking up, it was time to be an adult and stop renting. We bought a house. Pretty standard affair for Alaska "suburbs". Clean well water, new septic, little over an acre, big garage, 2 sheds, ranch home. (SNIP) Biggest th...

@IAmOne I feel your pain friend. We get screwed all the time on postage here in AK. I have to image that someone locally carries Maxpidition gear around your A/O. If you have to go .mil surplus, you could have a decent bag for less that the cost of postage. But, it would be a really ugly colour :mrg...

Just checked the BOL.

All set. !0 ft high fence, with razor wire and folks with auto rifles at hand.

The down side is the noisy airplanes taking off and landing at odd hours...

The best pen?

That makes me SOL - I carry a pencil. Two actually.

Are there really whole tribes of people in the sewers? Yes. Actually, under the streets in the 'flood control' tunnels. There are many YT vids on this 'lifestyle'. Drugs, alcohol and a gambling addition go a long way to explain much in the way of the Troglodyte community. I lived in Las Vegas for o...

Looks like its Denver's turn in the barrel
https://kdvr.com/news/local/business-co ... d-looting/

I wonder who will be next? Tucson? Fenix? Salt Lake?

Seems the madness is heading west....

LOL

I live in Alaska because it is about as far away from the US as you can get and still be in a State where you can ride a bicycle to Austin - NV or TX.

Just remember to cut the power back. Digi mode are 100% duty cycle, something your Icom wasn't built to handle at full power.

I'd suggest starting with PSK31 - then head for the Ft8 jungle once you get your rig/ant dialed in...

good luck

The loss of Google would matter - for a while. Something else would come along to replace it, just like AltaVista or Ask Jeeves. Having a paper list of email addresses is something that should have been done a long time ago. I don't save anything via the Google. We also keep a running IP listing of ...

We've been 'topping up' LTS supplies since the first windfall. (ie COVID Cash) I've put the boss on notice for possible vacation in "mid-Nov (fuzzy enough to cover most anything) A large number of folks locally are working from home, but the already bad employment numbers might get worse as the COVI...

You are welcome.

Make no mistake, 'fireworks' can be very dangerous by themselves.

Throwing a 'canister' type mortar firework can cause a lot of damage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RKIGY6WxvU (misused fireworks demo)

Sounds like the '92 kerfuffle in LA. Back then, Gangs looted liquor stores. Caravans of vans & SUV would roll up and empty the stores in minutes. ( I guess in Chiraq, they have upped their game. This is no time to be living in or around a "major urban area; in the US. In Minneapolis, business are le...

Learning form an others loss is smart. The folks in Lebanon missed the lesson of China Port of Tianji/ 2015 Big smoking hole there as well. 11,300 tons of "Industrial' chemicals as well. (...concluded that the explosion occurred after a highly flammable chemical, nitro-cotton, had been allowed to dr...

On the human side of things Currently getting all of the delayed dental work done for DW. When she is all caught up, then my turn. In a couple of weeks I'm taking take the Eurovan in for get it lifted/leveled. Just had the oil changed in the engine and the transmission checked, flushed w/new oil the...

@ dabster In a basic sense, both radio are (mostly) made in China and put out 5 watts of RF. That it where it ends. The Bofangs run VHF (100+ Mhz) and UHF (400+ Mhz) Line of sight. Period . Yes, if you are on a mountain and someone else is on a mountain..lots of range. Or using a repeater on a mount...

dude chucks an "IED" at Portland courthouse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql4Gf1BYSFI) seemingly in a wonder of police work, the guy is handcuffed and in jail. Tossing bombs is rude by any standard. How did the coppers nab this guy? 4CHAN - had his image from multiple other video feeds in the AO....

2,750 TONs of oxidizer.

Nice secondary there, Tex.