Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
For Independent Minded People!
ISSN 2161-5543
In This Issue:
1. Buy my stuff-how marketers get you to buy
2. DIY Solar Panels
3. Basic guide to composting
4. Search for credit unions by
location
5. Why Obama Care is destined
for failure
"You wonder why
anyone would make the mistake
of calling it the Commerce Clause instead of the
'Hey, you -can-do-whatever-you-feel-like Clause?' ”
-- Judge Alex Kozinski
(1950-) Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
of calling it the Commerce Clause instead of the
'Hey, you -can-do-whatever-you-feel-like Clause?' ”
-- Judge Alex Kozinski
(1950-) Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Buy My Stuff - How Marketers Get You to Buy
Electronic gadgetry seems to be updated every three months, often
rendering your current Iphone or other gadget nearly worthless. It has always puzzled me to see folks line up
around the block well before midnight to buy the latest iPad, electronic game
or other item knowing full well within a year the price will drop and/or the
product will be outdated.
Then, the clerk will use every
trick to lure you into buying an extended warranty on the item. Very seldom do you need a warranty for a name
brand appliance, electronic item, computer or what not as a warranty is already
included and you simply need to read it prior to purchase AND then make sure
you keep the warranty and original receipt stored away safely should the need
arise.
The goal is to create the impression of freshness which is why they
employ water misters by fresh vegetables (the average apple is about 14 months
old by the time it reaches the supermarket floor) and place fish on ice. Modern refrigeration doesn’t require ice.
Hand writing sale prices on stickers or chalkboards also helps to give
the impression that supplies are limited or these items just came in.
Canned air
is expensive. Try using a blow-dryer
instead to get rid of dust and debris on your computer keyboard.
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
DIY Solar
Panels - Free ebook & other resources
It’s a short guide on
how to built an electricity from Solar Panel. Here’s the main point of the
Solar Panel Design : The main stumbling block to building solar panels is
acquiring solar cells at a reasonable price. New solar cells are very
expensive, and can even sometimes be hard to find in quantity at any price.
Blemished and damaged solar cells are available on and other places at a
fraction of the cost of new perfect cells. These second rate solar cells could
probably be used to make a solar panel that would work just fine. There are
lots of other sizes of solar cells besides 3 X 6 inches available. You could
use larger or smaller cells for your panel. Just keep a few things in mind.
Cells of the same type all produce the same voltage no matter what size they
are. So the same number of cells is always needed. Larger cells produce more
current (Amps) and smaller cells produce less current. The total power your
panel can produce is determined by Amps X Volts.
Good sources to use…
Good sources to use…
Basic Guide to
Composting
It is an interesting cycle. If you just take a moment to take a deeper
look into a pile of decaying things, you will see that some things that are
slowly becoming part of the land. And you also see some offspring that are
growing from the process.
That's life. And that's how your life is also going to be. If you are
in touch with nature, you will see such cycles as miracles, and something to be
joyful about.
Compost is also more than just a using fertilizer on soil. This
actually means that the cycle of life goes on. You can gather decaying leaves
of plants and other manures and things that can be found in your garden for
this purpose. You will then use all the materials to form your very own
compost.
This process is actually practiced by many farmers in all parts of the
world. But ordinary gardeners or people who love nature and things that revolve
in it can also benefit from this.
The organic residue that you collect when you gather different
materials from the land that is converted into something black, somewhat
fragrant, and crumbly (decomposing) is what will be the compost. The idea here
is to arrange the materials so that the soil bacteria and fungi can survive and
also multiply as they all break down. The bacteria act as the converters of all
raw materials so that they must be in a workable environment with proper
moisture, food and air.
If you haven't made yours, but is interested in starting a compost, you
can begin by gathering the green and dry elements that you can see around your
garden. You must think what you can feed the bacteria for it to thrive. For
such, you can tap on the grass clippings, the green weeds, as well as the vines
of pea and leaves of lettuce. What do they have in common? They contain sugar
elements as well as proteins and they all can decompose fast.
Dry leaves and other small twigs must be mixed with the greens when
decomposing. These materials take a lot of time in order to decompose because
they contain little nitrogen. That is why they must not be left alone in the
process.
You can also build a compost pile by mixing a fertilizer, then adding
manure and garden soil between every layer of your gathered waste material.
You need not be a pro to be able to come up with your own version of
this tool. All you've got to have is a big heart for nature and you are set to
go.
What you have to remember is that you are doing the environment a great
favor by being involved in such a process. Not everyone loves to garden, having
said that, it is also true that not everyone will love the idea of making
compost.
Practice will make everything perfect. This is also true with the idea
of composting. Through time, you will be able to develop your own techniques.
And hopefully, you will be able to share with others what a gem you have found
in this kind of process.
Search for Credit Unions by Location…
Or by the organizations they’re affiliated with, including companies,
schools or places or worship by going to:
Fix
hardened paint brushes by simmering in boiling vinegar and then wash with soapy
water.
The Nanny
State Updates…
Refer back to our story from…John
Stossel’s Illegal Everything - How Stupid laws and red tape are ruining small
business and the country…better stop those entrepreneurial children now from
running a lemonade stand or selling Girl Scout cookies from home! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuIahM4mB-8&feature=share
The city of Trenton,
New Jersey is so broke that it has decided to indefinitely postpone buying more toilet paper for city buildings.
Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa (BRICS) will
now provide credit in local currencies. This will not only facilitate growth in
trade but it will also lessen dependence on the U.S. dollar as the medium for
trade.
A TSA manager (not just
an agent) at Dulles International
Airport was recently discovered to be running a prostitution ring out of a local hotel room. TSA agents have been charged with crime after crime after crime and yet we continue to allow them to be in charge of airport security.
Vented
plastic berry boxes provide drainage for seedlings. Close covers at night to protect them from
the cold.
The Parting Thought – Will ObamaCare do any good?
While the legal debates at the
Supreme Court continue to confound and confuse, it should be apparent to all
the concept was flawed from the very start.
The plan failed to address many key issues including:
--It didn’t tackle Tort Reform and the massive lawsuits which drive up
the cost malpractice insurance and ultimately, the premiums we all pay.
-It failed to eliminate Workers Comp costs for small businesses, a vital
component of any health care plan.
-It failed to recognize how low income earners whose budgets are already
stretched to the bone, can afford another cost of living hike.
First, it costs our
businesses with new taxes. Second, it costs our residents with higher premiums.
Third, it costs our states, threatening to reduce access to care for Medicaid
recipients on the losing end of strained budgets.
“Until the next
revolution”, the Poor Man
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