First… this is a perfect example of why everyone in the U.S. should have THEIR OWN emergency supplies.
The next disaster is always just around the corner. But we never know which corner.

FEMA looks like they are preparing best they can for the event, but please realize the government, at best, can do only so much.

Okay…

You know to store water and food. Water is more important than food. Rule of thumb is to store three times as much as you think you should. You won’t be sorry.

You can look though this site for some poignant recommendations about everything else.

In this post I’m going to be thinking out loud about some things that aren’t on most lists. But could be really, really handy.

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Israeli sources which said country-wide defense drill would begin in Israel Sunday are saying that on Wednesday all Israelis will be requested to go to their shelter or fortified room in their home at 11am and 7pm local time. I do not remember this source giving such exact information about timing in the past.

Israel’s defense cabinet will hold their meeting in a new anti-missile shelter on Wednesday.

Same sources report that President Obama has added the USS George HW Bush Carrier Attack Group to the naval forces that are surrounding Syria, which previously included the USS Bataan Amphibious Strike Group. Joining the party are Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Barry and USS Truxtun. All these naval movements are open source on the internet. Nothing is secret about them. Clearly the US wants Syria to understand the extent of the power arrayed against them. Though of course there may be other assets in movement which are not openly known.

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A week ago I posted ‘A Pause’.

Everything is still in the air, all is still waiting, we are still on pause.

There is movement in the undergrowth, a lot of scurrying, but the big game is keeping out of sight.

The date of January 15 has been generally bandied about by all sides for the release of the indictments from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. It looks like, possibly, it is a real date. But there are never any guarantees in the maelstrom that is the Middle East.
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Nothing much doing in the Middle East that is out of the ordinary.

An aid ship for Gaza was not allowed to dock in Egypt for overland transport of the supplies. Pretty much a non-event, it does show that the blockade of Gaza is still in full swing.

Israel today held another big military exercise on the border with Lebanon. It made hardly a ripple in Lebanese press. They are becoming quite used to it. I don’t know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Depends on viewpoint, I suppose.

Israeli sources are publicly trumpeting the clandestine monkeywrenches that the Mossad has been throwing into the Iranian nuclear program. They keep saying over and over that the program is now 3 years from being able to make a Bomb. I’m sorry, but that seems a little optimistic.

Even in the news releases, the crucial qualifying phrase ‘by themselves’ is softly included. (more…)

Hurricane Earl is roaring up the East Coast, and millions of people are wondering if it will hit their area hard. Forecasts for hurricanes are helpful, but far from guaranteed to be accurate. The next 24-36 hours should tell the story. Hopefully it will have a happy ending, if you are one of those threatened.

Emergency Supplies

Even now there may be time to make a little difference. I suggest you do what you can. In the areas most likely to be hit, stores have already been overshopped, and crowds have made getting things difficult. Hopefully there are some items left on the shelves. Question is… is it worth going to the store? If it is dangerous, no it isn’t. If you can get in and get some things and get out without a confrontation or being hijacked, sounds like it may be still worth a try. Use wisdom.

When disaster strikes, stay away from stores. You’ll only find trouble there at that point in time.

Let’s assume you can get to a store and they have some stock left. If it were me, I’d get things in this order:
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Here’s an emergency food supplier that is ready to put their money where their mouth is. Or rather, where our tastebuds are.

They’ll give you 6 free meals to try if you’ll pay shipping and handling. I think that’s an excellent idea. Try it before you get a bunch of it. They’re sure enough you will like it to take a loss on it if you don’t. You decide. How?

Go to the site from the link below. Click on TASTE at the top of the page.

Order your emergency storable food supply today at
eFoodsDirect.com!

The following is from the Taste page:

Our new Nutriversal™ meals have gotten such an amazing response from so many that we are confident that once you taste these incredible recipes, you’ll be a customer for life.

These great meals can be found in the Responders, GrabnGo Packs, and the Case Lots.

Food expiration dates printed on the can or package of food are not an infallible guarantee. It is a guess. It is an informed guess, and I think it is good guideline. Manufacturers generally perform due diligence and test the longevity of their packaging.

But it is still a guess. That is why many expiration dates are hedged with Best By dates. Those are the manufacturers’ best guesses as to how long the food inside will taste like it was meant to taste, with a fair degree of freshness. This is probably the most conservative guess for the longevity of the food’s wholesomeness. It is my opinion that manufacturers think that the food is probably safe to eat beyond that date, but do not want to promise that.

And here I want to stress that everything in this post is only my opinion. These are just some of my thoughts, and are not intended as any sort of guideline for anyone else.

In my opinion, Sell By dates cloud the issue of expiration. (more…)

According to very probably Mossad sources, Osama bin Laden has been in a small town outside the capitol of Iran for the past five years.

This worldclass intelligence information was leaked to the US and others at this time for obvious reasons. Israel has become a worldclass pariah in the eyes of the world community because of their handling of the ships that tried to break the Gaza blockade. Turkey is thinking about pressing that issue to the point of making it a flashpoint for regional war.

Israel, by throwing this flash-bang onto the world stage (more…)

The potential for a catastrophic war is certainly present in the Middle East. But it is not certain. Everything could calm down for an extended time before things heat up to the boiling point. We might have to wait for weeks, months… years. Or it could all go south tomorrow. Or a few minutes from now.

I just want to encourage my friends… and I consider you my friend if you read this blog with a good heart… not to become weary with doing good.

If you have stored provisions against disaster, you have done a good work. (more…)

One of the primary sources for emergency food in the United States is Nitro-Pak

There are good reasons.

1. ‘Iron-Clad’ 120-day Guarantee

2. Free Shipping in the continental United States over $100, most items.

3. Over 50,000 products

5. Guaranteed lowest price. If you find a lower price on an in-stock item, they will match it.

6. In business over 25 years.

7. Most orders ship in 24 -72 hours, although the time can get much longer when there is a perceived crisis, and then they also run out of the most popular items.

They have MRE’s, Emergency Food Units, Freeze-Dried Food.
They have Earthquake Survival Kits, Camping Survival Supplies, and Survival Food.
They even have esoteric emergency supplies like Space Food, Potassium Iodide and Nite-Vision Equipment.

Is this beginning to sound like a commercial?

Yes. It is a commercial. I would like you to go there and see if you find yourself saying… oh… I do not want to wait until it’s too late. I want some things on hand NOW. And start being actually prepared.

Have I gone through this checklist and made sure I have nearly all of what they suggest?
Yes. And I have a lot more of some categories, like first aid supplies.

Humor me. Go to Nitro-Pak. and click on 72 Hr. Survival Kits. Then when the next window comes up, click on 72 Hr Survival Kits. At the top of the page that comes up, you will see **72 Hour Emergency Info & Checklist. Click on that.

You will be shown an extremely well-thought-out emergency checklist.

The first part is a list of reasons why you should actually do something to be prepared. It is interesting.
The second part is the checklist with links to many of the supplies themselves. It is vital.

You can print out this checklist.

It is free.

Please take a little time and consider the checklist. As I’ve said, and as they say… because it is so true… when an emergency strikes it will be too late.