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Monday, September 21, 2015
Building a tiled roof hut
I had to share this! This fella makes very interesting videos. They way he uses the environment around him is amazing!! Of course for some people these things are common knowledge yet for most of us we have no idea how to build anything like this. Make sure and read the description he gives of the video. The build took 108 days!! He also points out all the tools he uses are from previous videos. So please do not think this is something you could do in a weekend!!!!
Enjoy the video!
As Always,
Stay Safe!!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Preparedness Not Paranoid.....
Having a conversation the other day I told a fella
"It's not about being paranoid, it's about squaring things away so you do not have to be!"
Taking time to figure out a few things, pack a few things and think about a few things is about being prepared to handle as many issues which might come up in your life, as you are able to. The first step we should take is to get our finances in order. If you do not owe money then you can save money and saved money can solve most issues which come up. Car breaks down, get it fixed. Need bail money, you got some! The vast majority of issue we are going to face in life are financial related and not zombie related!!!
If you do not know who the photos is of........ For those of us coming from humble beginnings The Jeffersons should be role models! We all should strive to be "Moving On Up!"! Be it financially or otherwise, having your finances in order makes other things easier! Work to get a raise, work to get a better job, pay your bills, save your money and invest what you can! For a lot of us money is the driving force of our issues..... utilizing your financial tools properly takes away your stress and allows you to deal with other situations. Just as picking up a fire extinguisher allows you to not worry about minor house fires and instead focus on other issues.
If you take the time to learn about starting a fire with two pieces of ice but know nothing about the stock market? This is just another tool and you should at least learn the basics. Just as we learn the basics of fishing, first aid and a host of other topics. Never know you start investing early enough in life you could be set by the time comes to kick back on the porch and yell at kids trying to play on your grass. Besides it is always a good idea to step out of your comfort zone and learn something new!!!
Point of this post....... do not spend all day worrying about what might happen! Cover what issues you can. Be realistic in what you plan and spend! If you have to chose between paying the bills and buying a solar generator, pay your bills! Throw some extra clothes in a bag, this covers all sorts of situations. Figure out what thing you can do next to cover as many issues as you can..... buy some water at the dollar store. If you find yourself in a position where your bills are paid, you have money set aside, you have money invested for old age and you have covered the basics of preparedness.................
Then you can think about other things!!!! Remember live life!!!
As Always,
Stay Safe!!!
"It's not about being paranoid, it's about squaring things away so you do not have to be!"
Taking time to figure out a few things, pack a few things and think about a few things is about being prepared to handle as many issues which might come up in your life, as you are able to. The first step we should take is to get our finances in order. If you do not owe money then you can save money and saved money can solve most issues which come up. Car breaks down, get it fixed. Need bail money, you got some! The vast majority of issue we are going to face in life are financial related and not zombie related!!!
If you do not know who the photos is of........ For those of us coming from humble beginnings The Jeffersons should be role models! We all should strive to be "Moving On Up!"! Be it financially or otherwise, having your finances in order makes other things easier! Work to get a raise, work to get a better job, pay your bills, save your money and invest what you can! For a lot of us money is the driving force of our issues..... utilizing your financial tools properly takes away your stress and allows you to deal with other situations. Just as picking up a fire extinguisher allows you to not worry about minor house fires and instead focus on other issues.
If you take the time to learn about starting a fire with two pieces of ice but know nothing about the stock market? This is just another tool and you should at least learn the basics. Just as we learn the basics of fishing, first aid and a host of other topics. Never know you start investing early enough in life you could be set by the time comes to kick back on the porch and yell at kids trying to play on your grass. Besides it is always a good idea to step out of your comfort zone and learn something new!!!
Point of this post....... do not spend all day worrying about what might happen! Cover what issues you can. Be realistic in what you plan and spend! If you have to chose between paying the bills and buying a solar generator, pay your bills! Throw some extra clothes in a bag, this covers all sorts of situations. Figure out what thing you can do next to cover as many issues as you can..... buy some water at the dollar store. If you find yourself in a position where your bills are paid, you have money set aside, you have money invested for old age and you have covered the basics of preparedness.................
Then you can think about other things!!!! Remember live life!!!
As Always,
Stay Safe!!!
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
Syrian Refugees
Without getting into the politics of the situation, could you become a refugee? Yes every one of us could find ourselves in a situation where we are faced with having to leave our home, maybe our city, state and country we call home. The ‘why’ of having to leave is too broad of a question and would take pages to even start to address. Natural or man made situations could force all of us to think about or have to become refugees.
Where would you go? If you left your house right now where would you go; your sister’s house or the home of another family member? How far away do they live? Is their home under the same conditions which forced you to leave your home? How would you get there? What would you bring? How would you transport your family and your stuff?
What if the state you live in is involved with the issue? Can you still go to the first home you thought of? Where would you go if you could not go there? What if the country you live in is involved? Where would you go? Some of these people leaving Syria have moved across SEVEN different countries! Where would you be if you had to move seven different countries?
For those of us in the U.S. moving seven countries by a land route……… Let's find a map. Would put us in Columbia? What do most of us in the U.S. know about Columbia, let alone the other countries we would have to pass through? Heck most of us do not speak enough Spanish to communicate with folks along the way!!
What would you do when you got there? Do you have a skillset which allows you to find work? Would you have to live in a refugee camp? If you made it to another country would you be forced to live on the charity of others? Would the new country you're in be charitable?
A big part of planning for emergencies is mental. Taking a situation you are not involved with and working through the “what would I do in this situation?” is part of preparing mentally. Take a moment and think about the situation. What would make you leave? What could happen which makes you leave, tomorrow you have to grab what you can and start out to a country seven countries away!
Who do you bring?
What do you pack?
How do you pack?
What skills do you have?
Using these moments to think about situations, when you are not under real pressure, helps to get over the mental block of “OH S&^%$”. Mental rehearsals are something used by all kinds of people, doctors, trial lawyers, astronauts, law enforcement, carpenters, ok just about everyone you can think of mentally rehearses a task before they do it. Emergency preparedness is no different, in fact the whole idea of preparedness is thinking through situations before you find yourself in the middle of them!!!
Following your mental exercise try and do just one or two things which could be used for any situation you might face. By a map of your area. What route would you use if your phone could not give you directions and your usual route is clogged with other people fleeing? Do you have gas in the car to make the trip to the first place you thought of? How often do you let the gas level drop below what you would need to get there? Do you have a passport to cross into another country with? If the bank was closed do you have cash to pay any "fees" at the border? Do you have a decent pair of shoes?
You can go as far with thinking about this situation as you want. The idea is to have an idea, the start of a plan. Having a destination gives you a goal, having skills and tools allows you to reach the goal.
As Always,
Stay Safe!!!
Where would you go? If you left your house right now where would you go; your sister’s house or the home of another family member? How far away do they live? Is their home under the same conditions which forced you to leave your home? How would you get there? What would you bring? How would you transport your family and your stuff?
What if the state you live in is involved with the issue? Can you still go to the first home you thought of? Where would you go if you could not go there? What if the country you live in is involved? Where would you go? Some of these people leaving Syria have moved across SEVEN different countries! Where would you be if you had to move seven different countries?
For those of us in the U.S. moving seven countries by a land route……… Let's find a map. Would put us in Columbia? What do most of us in the U.S. know about Columbia, let alone the other countries we would have to pass through? Heck most of us do not speak enough Spanish to communicate with folks along the way!!
What would you do when you got there? Do you have a skillset which allows you to find work? Would you have to live in a refugee camp? If you made it to another country would you be forced to live on the charity of others? Would the new country you're in be charitable?
A big part of planning for emergencies is mental. Taking a situation you are not involved with and working through the “what would I do in this situation?” is part of preparing mentally. Take a moment and think about the situation. What would make you leave? What could happen which makes you leave, tomorrow you have to grab what you can and start out to a country seven countries away!
Who do you bring?
What do you pack?
How do you pack?
What skills do you have?
Using these moments to think about situations, when you are not under real pressure, helps to get over the mental block of “OH S&^%$”. Mental rehearsals are something used by all kinds of people, doctors, trial lawyers, astronauts, law enforcement, carpenters, ok just about everyone you can think of mentally rehearses a task before they do it. Emergency preparedness is no different, in fact the whole idea of preparedness is thinking through situations before you find yourself in the middle of them!!!
Following your mental exercise try and do just one or two things which could be used for any situation you might face. By a map of your area. What route would you use if your phone could not give you directions and your usual route is clogged with other people fleeing? Do you have gas in the car to make the trip to the first place you thought of? How often do you let the gas level drop below what you would need to get there? Do you have a passport to cross into another country with? If the bank was closed do you have cash to pay any "fees" at the border? Do you have a decent pair of shoes?
You can go as far with thinking about this situation as you want. The idea is to have an idea, the start of a plan. Having a destination gives you a goal, having skills and tools allows you to reach the goal.
As Always,
Stay Safe!!!
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