Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
For Independent Minded People!
ISSN 2161-5543
In
This Issue:
1.
Top 10 Skills you need to survive chaos
2.
10 days of the Mason Jar Christmas
3.
Congressional Reform Act of 2012-Needed
Now
4.
10 ways to find a hunting mentor
5.
How much work is a gallon of gas worth?
"Our job is to give people not what they want,
but what we decide they ought to have."
-- Richard Salant
(1914-1993) former President of CBS News
but what we decide they ought to have."
-- Richard Salant
(1914-1993) former President of CBS News
Top 10+Skills
You Need to Survive Chaos
In a pinch, it’s not the things
you have as much as the skills you have that will be your most valuable assets.
By the way, since it takes years to acquire all
the necessary skills for provident, abundant living, I
recommend adding COMMUNITY as a pre-requisite to an attempt to become truly
self-sufficient.
1.
Gardening, food preservation and raising small livestock
2.
Butchering and meat preservation
3.
Advanced First Aid skills
4.
Welding
5.
Basic carpentry and home repair skills
6.
Small engine repair
Compressors, Saw Mills, Rototillers, and the list goes on… count the number of small engines you use. Chain Saws, 4-Wheeler ATV, Generators, Pumps, etc.
7.
Hunting, trapping, fishing, butchering
8.
Gunsmithing
9.
Making wine
and beer
10. Vet care skills for livestock, pets
Whether you might dream about living
in the wide open space of the country or getting away from the throw-away
society, for many this dream will be just a dream, but you can still be more
self sufficient at home in a busy city.
Self sufficiency is all about ways to
develop skills, to save money, to develop more wisdom in how you live and ways
to be more effective in your home and work life. For the past few years, the Poor Man has
brought you resources such as those outlined above to help you survive no
matter what happens. Below are a few
more resources.
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Self-Sufficient-in-a-City
http://www.food-skills-for-self-sufficiency.com/about-me.html
Find a doctor who
takes Medicare, includes info on hospital privileges, certifications and
more: www.medicare.gov or 800-633-4227
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
10 Days Of Mason Jar Christmas
Gifts in mason jars are reusable. I can use up whatever
came in them (usually a tasty bake mix), and then keep the jars around the
house either to hold candles or even to give gifts of my own.
Amy Bayliss presents 10 different ways you can use a
mason jar for gifts this holiday season. Navigation is easy, just click the
link of the gift you want to learn more about and you’ll be whisked away to the
how-to page.
You’ll find how-to’s for making and giving baking mixes,
using mason jars for drinks, hosting gifts, meals, storage, and even
decorating!
I really loved some of the decorating ideas, because they
are simple enough that you could do them as craft projects with your kids. All
you need for some of them is white glue and tissue paper.
The link for savory dishes and lunches in mason jars is
one you can use year-round.
Whether you’re searching for holiday ideas or simply a
unique way to take your lunch to work, be sure to check out these awesome uses
for mason jars!
10 Ways to Find a Hunting
Mentor
Programs that provide guidance to budding sportsmen and women. Read more.
Programs that provide guidance to budding sportsmen and women. Read more.
Hundreds
of uses for salt
Full-spectrum salt has a
multitude of uses, including:
• Adding trace minerals to sprouts and gardens
• Making salted meats and fish for long-term storage
• Day-to-day cooking and meal preparation
• Animal licks for raising healthy livestock
• Finalizing fermented foods such as sauerkraut
• Making butter and cheese
• Bath salts, for soaking up trace minerals in bath water
• Adding trace minerals to sprouts and gardens
• Making salted meats and fish for long-term storage
• Day-to-day cooking and meal preparation
• Animal licks for raising healthy livestock
• Finalizing fermented foods such as sauerkraut
• Making butter and cheese
• Bath salts, for soaking up trace minerals in bath water
Salt is essential for life. That's why every land animal seeks out salt and craves it. It's why ocean creatures live in waters made out of salt. It's why human blood is fundamentally made with salt. Your body cannot retain water without salt, and when a hospital drips an IV solution into your bloodstream to keep you alive, it's a salt (saline) solution!
Your body was engineered to like the taste of salt because your body absolutely needs salt's minerals in order to survive.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038338_Himalayan_Salt_barter_items_survival.html#ixzz2F1YP3nTw
How many hours of work a gallon of gas is
worth?
If you never
heard of David Blume, well he is a legend among the survival and prep crowd as
an alcohol distilling expert. Click here to see the video.
Oh, a side note. Before the taped interview with David, I was chatting with him about who was buying alcohol stills these days. He told me years ago, it used to only be African villages and die-hard survivalists in Idaho who wanted to drive their four wheelers after the crash. David told me that today, there is a growing interest in distilling fuel by seasoned business people and entrepreneurs who recognize the niche that is opening up with higher costs of petroleum. Is this something you might want to invest in?
Check out the interview, and join in as the comments are very interesting and I'll be able to respond to your input too. Click here to see the interview.
Oh, a side note. Before the taped interview with David, I was chatting with him about who was buying alcohol stills these days. He told me years ago, it used to only be African villages and die-hard survivalists in Idaho who wanted to drive their four wheelers after the crash. David told me that today, there is a growing interest in distilling fuel by seasoned business people and entrepreneurs who recognize the niche that is opening up with higher costs of petroleum. Is this something you might want to invest in?
Check out the interview, and join in as the comments are very interesting and I'll be able to respond to your input too. Click here to see the interview.
Come the
end of this year, we likely won't be seeing a savage “fiscal cliff”. Only a fast downward spiral, that's been in a steep dive for the last 4 years. The decline
occurred when Obama first took office. Obama wants tax increases for the rich,
including increases coming from tax rates jumping up after 1/1/2013, when the
Bush rates expire
As Walter Williams: Future Generations
(George Washington University) discusses, a conservative estimate of this administration’s unfunded
liabilities (FY 2011) is $87 trillion. That exceeds 500% of our
GDP (2011) of $15 trillion.
Very, Very cute Digital Christmas Story…you’ll enjoy
and share this. Peace on Earth to all of
my friends!
There are 82 programs
on teacher quality run through the Dept. of Defense, Education and Energy as
well as NASA and the National Science Foundation.
The Nanny State Updates…
More
‘Traitors Among Us’
The President and the
leadership of both political parties in both houses of Congress have abandoned
their oaths to uphold the Constitution.
After
President Richard Nixon was forced from office in 1974, congressional
investigators discovered what they believed was the full extent of his use of
the FBI and the CIA to engage in domestic spying. In that pre-digital era, the
spying consisted of listening to telephone calls, opening mail, and using
undercover agents to infiltrate political organizations and, as we know, break
into their offices. Nixon claimed he did this for the protection of national
security. He also claimed he was entitled to break the law and violate the
Constitution. "If the President does it, that means that it's not
illegal," he once famously said.
For another
look at how your privacy rights are being snuffed by government spooks…
Sensationalist media breeds deadly shooting sprees and
encourages copycat murders - Here's how to end the madness
(NaturalNews) In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, mainstream media has guaranteed more mass shootings will transpire in the future. By showcasing murderers as cult-like antiheroes, extreme acts of violence are glorified -- prompting...
(NaturalNews) In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, mainstream media has guaranteed more mass shootings will transpire in the future. By showcasing murderers as cult-like antiheroes, extreme acts of violence are glorified -- prompting...
Today’s retirees are the first to pay more into Social Security than
they will receive and it will get worse for future retirees.
Congressional Reform Act of 2012
This has gone around the internet a few times…perhaps it’s time to rethink it for 2013!
This has gone around the internet a few times…perhaps it’s time to rethink it for 2013!
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no
pay when they're out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social
Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into
the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the
American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all
Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. (Or, use the same COLA they give to Social Security recipients).
5. Congress loses their current health care system and
participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void
effective 12/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.
Congress made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in
Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their
term(s), then go home and back to work.
Don't you think it's time?
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