Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
ISSN 2161-5543
A
Free Press is the Guardian of a Free People
In This Issue:
1.
“Instant”
Gardens How to
2.
Free education classes resources
3.
Survivor Jane – Prepper site for women
4.
Discover what you’re good at
Sometimes I
wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or
by imbeciles who really mean it.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
With the upheaval of traditional middle class jobs, most never to
return, many find themselves in the position of finding something else ‘they
are good at.’ Many who do find work also
discover they’re paid much less, often barely enough to make ends meet.
Safer snow shoveling –
push the snow instead of lifting it.
Keep the handle close to your body to reduce pressure on your back.
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
Your education doesn't
have to stop once you get out of school—being free of the classroom just means
you have more control over what you learn and when you learn it. We've put
together a curriculum of some of the best free online classes available on the web
this spring for the first term of Lifehacker U, our regularly-updating guide to
improving your life with free, online college-level classes…
Technical, science,
economics and much more. Go here to see
the full listing:
Computer Science and Technology Finance and Economics Science and Medicine Mathematics Social Sciences, Classics, and Humanities Law Cross-Disciplinary Courses and Seminars Extra Credit: How to Find Your Own Online
Courses
Source: Lifehacker.com
Spokeo:
Privacy and Frustration
I recently discovered Spokeo, an online reference that contains more personal
information than most people would probably like to see gathered in one place.
Spokeo describes themselves as, “Not your grandma’s phone book”. I’ll say. The
information available for free includes address, phone number, street view of
your home (if available), estimated income (we found this estimation to be way
off), estimated value of your home (again, not very accurate),and names, ages,
and relationships to family members (this was correct in the few that we
viewed).
Searching can be done
under any of the five tabs; Name, Email, Phone, Username,
or Friends. The Name tab reveals more information than the
others, but each contains bits related to the subject
Vegetable Seed Garden Mat - Instant Garden, Roll N Grow - Seeded Mat -
Just Roll and Grow! (Easy & Hassle Free!) Plant in garden or family yard!
Grow Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers and Lettuce!
Another option is to
create your own seed mat. According to GardenGuides.com, a garden social media site, the failure of garden
seed mats usually has to do with the types of seeds placed together. To make a
garden seed mat that actually grows well, you’ll need to choose complementary
plants. The best time to make your garden seed mat is in the late autumn or
winter. Here’s their guide for creating your own:
Step 1
Decide what kinds of vegetables or herbs you want to grow in your garden. Purchase seeds at your local garden store, or if you saved seeds from last year’s garden, you can use those. Choose herbs and vegetables that have similar growth rates, heights, water and sunlight needs, and compatibility for companion gardening. Plant size is a big factor. Ensure that the plant types you select are around the same height so the taller vegetables don’t steal all the sunlight, leaving the shorter-growing ones deep in the shade.
Decide what kinds of vegetables or herbs you want to grow in your garden. Purchase seeds at your local garden store, or if you saved seeds from last year’s garden, you can use those. Choose herbs and vegetables that have similar growth rates, heights, water and sunlight needs, and compatibility for companion gardening. Plant size is a big factor. Ensure that the plant types you select are around the same height so the taller vegetables don’t steal all the sunlight, leaving the shorter-growing ones deep in the shade.
Step 2
Unroll and tear off a length of heavy-duty brown paper towels. You can make whatever length you like and even use several lengths of paper towels to create a wider seed mat.
Unroll and tear off a length of heavy-duty brown paper towels. You can make whatever length you like and even use several lengths of paper towels to create a wider seed mat.
Step 3
Mix a thick paste using 1 part water to 2 parts flour. Spread the paste over the length of brown paper towels.
Mix a thick paste using 1 part water to 2 parts flour. Spread the paste over the length of brown paper towels.
Step 4
Place the seeds in the paste, spacing them the appropriate distance for each type of seed. Allow the mat to dry completely. Then, roll up the mat, label it and store it until spring.
Place the seeds in the paste, spacing them the appropriate distance for each type of seed. Allow the mat to dry completely. Then, roll up the mat, label it and store it until spring.
Step 5
Prepare your garden bed when the last expected frost has passed and the springtime soil has warmed to at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Turn and loosen a patch of soil that’s in full sunlight in your garden or yard using a pitchfork. Remove any weeds, grass or other debris from the soil.
Prepare your garden bed when the last expected frost has passed and the springtime soil has warmed to at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Turn and loosen a patch of soil that’s in full sunlight in your garden or yard using a pitchfork. Remove any weeds, grass or other debris from the soil.
Step 6
Unroll your garden seed mat and lay it out on the prepared garden bed. Spread a cover of organic compost over the seeds, about 1-inch thick, depending on the types of seeds you’re planting, or to the depth recommended on your seed packets. Water your newly-planted garden well.
Unroll your garden seed mat and lay it out on the prepared garden bed. Spread a cover of organic compost over the seeds, about 1-inch thick, depending on the types of seeds you’re planting, or to the depth recommended on your seed packets. Water your newly-planted garden well.
FEMA’s Citizen Prepper Guide
Still a worthwhile guide to own and it’s a free download
Preparedness is more than just stocking food supplies or gathering guns in case of an emergency;
preparedness is a mindset you must cultivate… knowledge and planning are the
two best tools you can have.
Survivor
Jane…Thanks to a new subscriber via Twitter
Can I ask you a couple
of questions?
What would happen to
you if a disaster were to hit tomorrow?
What would happen to
you, if someone tried to break into your home, and harm you and your children?
Do you have the
knowledge, skills, and physical strength to take care of yourself and your
loved ones?
I think it’s fair to
say that we would all try to survive, in any situation.
After all, as women,
that is one of the things we do best
The American Preppers
Network is conducting a Network-Wide
Roll Call and giving away …
Several Prizes! All Preppers, please respond to the following link and reply to the Roll Call.
http://americanpreppersnetwork.net/viewtopic.php?f=606&t=17742
Several Prizes! All Preppers, please respond to the following link and reply to the Roll Call.
http://americanpreppersnetwork.net/viewtopic.php?f=606&t=17742
Bathroom Smells. To help get rid of 'bathroom' smells,
instead of using air fresheners, try striking a match, (regular not safety)
sounds strange but very effective
The Nanny
State Updates…
US law limits your freedom freedom of contract. Banking services are strictly controlled and are the future of individual tracking. Learn how this affects you.
The millions
of jobs that have been sent overseas are not coming back. Even if you still have a decent job, now is the time
to be developing a side business or developing other alternative streams of
income.
What you don't want to
do is to just sit there and hope that somehow things will "magically"
turn around if we just vote in the "right" politician.
If you want to get a good
idea of what is really going on with the U.S. economy, just tour some of the
formerly great industrial cities in the "Rust Belt".
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio
one out of every five houses is sitting vacant. It is not that those homes are
not needed - it is just that there are not nearly enough people with good jobs
available to buy up all of the foreclosures.
So, thousands of good
homes are being torn down. The following comes from a recent CBS News report by Scott Pelley....
Across
America, recession-fueled foreclosures and plummeting home values have left
countless properties abandoned and vulnerable to looting. As Scott Pelley
reports, the problem has gotten so bad in Cleveland, Ohio, that county
officials have demolished more than 1,000 homes this year - and plan to
demolish 20,000 more - rather than let the blight spread and render nearby
homes worthless.
For beautiful, shiny clean jewelry, use a soft toothbrush
and toothpaste. Rub lightly, rinse and polish with a towel.
The Parting Thought –
So you think you're
free? Thanks to big government spending and exploding debt, the United States
-- and indeed the world -- is less economically free today than it was a year
ago, according to the 18th annual Index
of Economic Freedom, released
yesterday by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.
We have all been lied
to. For decades, the leaders of both major political parties have promised us
that they can fix our current system and that they can get our national debt
under control.
Finally…you must obey the government or face the consequences
You will use our
currency, and no other, or we will label you a “domestic terrorist” and throw you in jail. You will carry our identifying
documents, and no others, or we will not permit you to leave these boundaries
(as defined by our wars with other states). You will surrender a certain
portion of your private property to us annually, or we will lock you up. And if
you try to escape our cage, you will be shot…
“Until the next
revolution”, the Poor Man
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1 comment:
Most of us wonder all of lives what we're good at...no need to wonder about what the government has done to this country however!
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