Comments for The Survivalist Blog - The Daily Survival and Prepper Blog Site. http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net Survival tips for families, preppers and survivalists. Emergency preparedness strategies and solutions that work. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on What did you do to prep this week? by T.R.http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/prep-week-96/#comment-126728 T.R. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:10 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9590#comment-126728 LOL I stand corrected , but point is they changed their marketing strategy ( and quality ) to bounce back as a successful business . GM will probably keep making the same mistakes it always has . Thats one reason that when one company takes over another , most or all the top management is swept aside after the take over . LOL I stand corrected , but point is they changed their marketing strategy ( and quality ) to bounce back as a successful business . GM will probably keep making the same mistakes it always has . Thats one reason that when one company takes over another , most or all the top management is swept aside after the take over .

]]> Comment on Monday miscellany by alikaathttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/monday-miscellany-4/#comment-126727 alikaat Wed, 23 May 2012 03:48:53 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9596#comment-126727 "Both parties represent the rich, although the republicans do it a little more blatantly." Uncle Charlie... I have to agree with you there. Though both parties pay a lot of lip service to how they are working for the middle class... it just doesn't follow through with actions. One sends our money to the wealthy... the other to the poor. Either way, the middle class gets squeezed. Seems that is the one thing the two sides can agree on. I'm tired of having to work so hard to support other people and have less to spend every year that passes, no matter how many more hours I put in or jobs I work. In my entire life, I've never worked just one job at a time... I've always worked at least two - one full time, at least one part-time - but in the last few years, even that is not enough. Actions speak much, much louder than words, and in my mind, both parties speak way too much. Time for some action, no matter who wins the next election. Cat “Both parties represent the rich, although the republicans do it a little more blatantly.”

Uncle Charlie… I have to agree with you there. Though both parties pay a lot of lip service to how they are working for the middle class… it just doesn’t follow through with actions. One sends our money to the wealthy… the other to the poor. Either way, the middle class gets squeezed. Seems that is the one thing the two sides can agree on. I’m tired of having to work so hard to support other people and have less to spend every year that passes, no matter how many more hours I put in or jobs I work. In my entire life, I’ve never worked just one job at a time… I’ve always worked at least two – one full time, at least one part-time – but in the last few years, even that is not enough.

Actions speak much, much louder than words, and in my mind, both parties speak way too much.

Time for some action, no matter who wins the next election.

Cat

]]> Comment on Lessons from the past by Bam Bamhttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/lessons-from-the-past/#comment-126726 Bam Bam Wed, 23 May 2012 03:43:17 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9606#comment-126726 Tom, I agree with your comments. History can be slanted either to the left or to the right, depending on who is writing the books or doing the talking. I also find the comparison of our democratically elected president to Hitler to be disrespectful. I don't agree with every policy Obama has instituted, but I think the office of president of the United States deserves respect. I did read an excellent book about the slanting of history by Danial Quinn. It was called After Dachau--one of the most profound books I have ever read. It starts off really pretty weird but after the first 50 pages, you can't put the book down. It's one of those "what if Germany had won WWII." The premise of the book is that Hitler had gone through with the final solution to the Jewish problem and all unwanted individuals have long since been exterminated. This blond haired, blue eyed woman wakes up after a car accident and remembers a past life--she was the last black woman hiding out in the underground of New York City. The woman is confronted with the evidence of her past life and is forced to reconcile "her" experiences as a black woman with the history/propaganda she has been taught in school. Tom,

I agree with your comments. History can be slanted either to the left or to the right, depending on who is writing the books or doing the talking. I also find the comparison of our democratically elected president to Hitler to be disrespectful. I don’t agree with every policy Obama has instituted, but I think the office of president of the United States deserves respect.

I did read an excellent book about the slanting of history by Danial Quinn. It was called After Dachau–one of the most profound books I have ever read. It starts off really pretty weird but after the first 50 pages, you can’t put the book down. It’s one of those “what if Germany had won WWII.” The premise of the book is that Hitler had gone through with the final solution to the Jewish problem and all unwanted individuals have long since been exterminated. This blond haired, blue eyed woman wakes up after a car accident and remembers a past life–she was the last black woman hiding out in the underground of New York City. The woman is confronted with the evidence of her past life and is forced to reconcile “her” experiences as a black woman with the history/propaganda she has been taught in school.

]]> Comment on Lessons from the past by village idiothttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/lessons-from-the-past/#comment-126725 village idiot Wed, 23 May 2012 03:41:45 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9606#comment-126725 Very true about the French, and furthermore, they put themselves in a tremendous amount of debt by helping us. Most historians believe that this debt was one of the major causes of the French Revolution. Rather than Weimar Germany, I see much more resemblance to our situation and that of the French monarchy prior to the Revolution there. The hate being propagated here in the US is much more akin to the French experience rather than the German one where the Jews were the scapegoat. Class warfare is now the main component of the Obama Campaign and it is going to be ugly. White Conservatives, Libertarians, and Catholic and Evangelical Christians are his target, and violence and bigotry against these groups will get worse than it already is. That's why I prep. Very true about the French, and furthermore, they put themselves in a tremendous amount of debt by helping us. Most historians believe that this debt was one of the major causes of the French Revolution. Rather than Weimar Germany, I see much more resemblance to our situation and that of the French monarchy prior to the Revolution there. The hate being propagated here in the US is much more akin to the French experience rather than the German one where the Jews were the scapegoat. Class warfare is now the main component of the Obama Campaign and it is going to be ugly. White Conservatives, Libertarians, and Catholic and Evangelical Christians are his target, and violence and bigotry against these groups will get worse than it already is. That’s why I prep.

]]> Comment on What did you do to prep this week? by MacTexhttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/prep-week-96/#comment-126724 MacTex Wed, 23 May 2012 03:26:42 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9590#comment-126724 Axelsteve But then I am a MAJOR fan of the M1 Carbine - I only have 4 now - 1 WWII we then loaned to Israel and got back and rebuilt; 2 Universals - 1 being a standrd M1, the other the Pistol version called the Enforcer which is the M1 with the stock and the barrel chopped off and a pistol grip attached; and last, a Auto Ordance Tactical w/ folding stock and synthetic furniture. The local gunsmith got the AO for his wife and had problems but after a trip back to the factory it works like a charm. They felt snake-bit with it, though, and I traded them a non-functioning Universal (he knew - I'm not that kind of gun trader) and 1/2 case of Wolf 7.62 X 39 (that cost me around $45 in '96) even. I've always liked the light weight and short length of the M1 since I was a kid, and while it might not perform like a battlerifle at 300 yards, it has the energy at 100 yards that equals the muzzle engergy of a .357 Mag. The almost non-exsistent recoil allows you to puts several rounds right on the spot quickly, and the gas piston system cuts down carbon build up. If I ever doubted that the M1 deserved a spot in my SHTF arsenal, the day I just happened to be at the pawn shop when a guy came in trying to sell an old Universal M1 AND 2 and 1/2 CASES of Remington SP R30CAR convinced me. This was about 5 years ago and the ammo run had not truly kicked in, so the shop owner passed on the ammo but bought the gun. I followed the fellow outside and picked up 2,500 SP rounds for $300! The writing was on the wall!! So, now that you mention it, maybe the reason I like the 10/22 so much is that it DOES remind me of the M1 - no recoil, compact, light, high ammo capacity and anyone can shoot it. Axelsteve
But then I am a MAJOR fan of the M1 Carbine – I only have 4 now – 1 WWII we then loaned to Israel and got back and rebuilt; 2 Universals – 1 being a standrd M1, the other the Pistol version called the Enforcer which is the M1 with the stock and the barrel chopped off and a pistol grip attached; and last, a Auto Ordance Tactical w/ folding stock and synthetic furniture. The local gunsmith got the AO for his wife and had problems but after a trip back to the factory it works like a charm. They felt snake-bit with it, though, and I traded them a non-functioning Universal (he knew – I’m not that kind of gun trader) and 1/2 case of Wolf 7.62 X 39 (that cost me around $45 in ’96) even. I’ve always liked the light weight and short length of the M1 since I was a kid, and while it might not perform like a battlerifle at 300 yards, it has the energy at 100 yards that equals the muzzle engergy of a .357 Mag. The almost non-exsistent recoil allows you to puts several rounds right on the spot quickly, and the gas piston system cuts down carbon build up. If I ever doubted that the M1 deserved a spot in my SHTF arsenal, the day I just happened to be at the pawn shop when a guy came in trying to sell an old Universal M1 AND 2 and 1/2 CASES of Remington SP R30CAR convinced me. This was about 5 years ago and the ammo run had not truly kicked in, so the shop owner passed on the ammo but bought the gun. I followed the fellow outside and picked up 2,500 SP rounds for $300! The writing was on the wall!!
So, now that you mention it, maybe the reason I like the 10/22 so much is that it DOES remind me of the M1 – no recoil, compact, light, high ammo capacity and anyone can shoot it.

]]> Comment on Lessons from the past by T.R.http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/lessons-from-the-past/#comment-126722 T.R. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:09:36 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9606#comment-126722 Thats why every German tried their hardest to move to the american or british sector when they had no doubt the end was near ........sort of like the kid that knows he did something wrong trying to get home to mama before he got caught up with . SCUMBAGs Thats why every German tried their hardest to move to the american or british sector when they had no doubt the end was near ……..sort of like the kid that knows he did something wrong trying to get home to mama before he got caught up with . SCUMBAGs

]]> Comment on Lessons from the past by Ronhttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/lessons-from-the-past/#comment-126720 Ron Wed, 23 May 2012 03:01:24 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9606#comment-126720 Hitler wasnt all that bad either... At first. Chicken in every pot? But lets look at his early days in the 30's. What we really need to remember is who was right in thier judgement? Chamberlain or Churchill? Hitler wasnt all that bad either… At first. Chicken in every pot? But lets look at his early days in the 30′s. What we really need to remember is who was right in thier judgement? Chamberlain or Churchill?

]]> Comment on What did you do to prep this week? by AZyogihttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/prep-week-96/#comment-126719 AZyogi Wed, 23 May 2012 02:57:54 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9590#comment-126719 I too downloaded the free kindle for PC from Amazon found it addictive. I am writing this on my new Kindle Fire, I think that "free" download is the best advertising Kindle ever came up with. (Will review it if enough interest exsists) I too downloaded the free kindle for PC from Amazon found it addictive. I am writing this on my new Kindle Fire, I think that “free” download is the best advertising Kindle ever came up with. (Will review it if enough interest exsists)

]]> Comment on Offensive or defensive barriers by Ronhttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/offensive-or-defensive-barriers/#comment-126718 Ron Wed, 23 May 2012 02:31:09 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9611#comment-126718 Of the 4 questions you asked at the beginning I think this one is the most important one. "Can you defend that much space?" Of the 4 questions you asked at the beginning I think this one is the most important one. “Can you defend that much space?”

]]> Comment on Offensive or defensive barriers by Redhttp://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/offensive-or-defensive-barriers/#comment-126717 Red Wed, 23 May 2012 02:18:40 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/?p=9611#comment-126717 Science for you . net is having a special this month on oxidizers, aluminum powder, and a couple other items to Get your Creative juices flowing. Coupon code is "mayflowers". Enjoyed the article, and the comments so far. Think this is all I'll add to this topic however. Careful out there. Science for you . net is having a special this month on oxidizers, aluminum powder, and a couple other items to Get your Creative juices flowing. Coupon code is “mayflowers”.

Enjoyed the article, and the comments so far. Think this is all I’ll add to this topic however. Careful out there.

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