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What I found especially enlightening is that no one tape took 1st place in all of the categories. Seems like each tape has its strong and weak points.

I get the 3M for general work, and Gorilla for the heavy stuff, but was surprised at the failure in the shear test.

A noob just like u and live in north central Arkansas. I watch alyx t of iTunes

I am not far from you, but have no clue who alyx of iTunes is.

whether a nuke situation or solar flare – it won’t be a single initial burst – it will be a series of bursts – some of the latter being even more powerful than the initial ….

I agree with this, but not for the reasons most people think. We aren’t the targets (of course, in a CME, there are no targets), so much, as collateral damage in a clash of…[Read more]

I can let them know.

Sadly, it appears that without
a hard line moderation on who
can join, this forum is now
becoming a spammer magnet.

Just thought I would give this thread another update.
Illini Warrior was right:

no recession signs around here – 1,000s and 1,000s of job openings – more ads for truck drivers than ever …

The lack of truck driver adds I see where I am looking is because a couple of the employers struck a deal with local truck driving schools to recruit direc…[Read more]

OK, cool.
There are quite a few brands. Tecsun and Degen are fairly popular among preppers, and I am thinking of buying one, so I thought if you had heard how one of them sounded maybe you could give me an opinion about the sound quality.

(Non-radio people often have more realistic assessments of radio sound quality. Us radio guys get so used…[Read more]

Those are good things to have.
Mind if I as about the Ham Radio Reciever?
Is it a Tecsun or Degen by chance?
What is your opinion of the sound quality?

There are literally thousands of preppers in the Idaho and surrounding area.

They may just not be on here.
Otherwise, I don’t know why no one has answered you.

Sorry it took so long to get back on here. Been busy with physical world for a while.

One of the things we learned last year about EMP’s is that not everything will be killed, so it is possible the plant could continue to operate safely for a while.

On the other hand (OTOH) things might not go well, and a few weeks (I have heard everything…[Read more]

The moderators are struggling with the spam issue.
Not sure how we report it.

ONLY economic downer talkers are the Trump Objectionists – more fake news – fake polls – fake racial claims >>> trying to sway the fall elections ….

That is just the MSM trying to help keep people working, creative writing of fake news Lol!

True, there is no recession now, nor should there be for a few months. Harbor Freight is planning ahead.…[Read more]

As August ends, it looks as though recession may indeed be on the horizon, but it isn’t at the doorstep. There is an approaching flat spot in the interest rate curve, with the 2 year through 10 year treasury bonds all being near the same interest rate. When it inverts, that usually means a recession is only a few months away.

In addition, while…[Read more]

Thanks. now I just need to find epoxy metalizing patch 🙂

I read it from time to time, but it takes too much time to do so constantly.

Would love to see a condensed version of it.

cellengrac asked:

I was wondering when the truck driver shortage would begin to show on the store shelves

It isn’t showing up at the groceries, and won’t unless it gets worse.
The local truck driving school can’t seem to keep up with the demand for their drivers, though.

And can someone explain in dumb people terms the solar minimum. I still…

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I think a couple of us could write an intro article or two to let others know how to get along with this new format, if someone could figure out how to make it so visible that people who are having trouble would see those articles.

I am talking about something similar to a FAQ, but specialized for this forum.

I agree about failure and giving up.

Looks like, at idle, your generator uses about .9 gal per hour.
Average load would be just under half, maybe as little as one forth.
I would plan for (1.667 gal/hour) 32 gal per day, if you go to propane.

My own plans, should I be able to make them work are to use a much smaller generator, and plan to…[Read more]

The last couple of furnaces I have owned have been a little too “smart” to allow falling back to the old way of doing things, so this winter I plan to invest in a kerosene heater. (A 500 gal Propane tank isn’t practical where I live, or I would go that route).

Be aware that many gas cook stoves sold today have an electronic ignition. Also, some gas Bar-B-Ques do, too. They will not work if the power goes out.
If you are buying, ask the question.
Cin (former appliance sales lady)

Specifically, ask if it can be lit with a match, if the igniter goes out.
(On a similar note, I had to light the furnace at…[Read more]

However, a different disaster may have yielded different results. I’ll take advantage of gas if I have it, but wouldn’t bet on anything that’s piped in for long term.

That is exactly what I would recommend.