Posted on 08/25/2012 4:56:33 PM PDT by Kartographer
Periodically, I like to perform what I call a “walk around” inventory. In the simplest of terms, what that means is that I walk around my home, garage and yard with an eye peeled to deficiencies that need to be corrected to insure my safety in the event of a natural disaster.
Here where I live, that primarily means an earthquake or winter storm but in fact, it could mean anything that disrupts a normal way of life.
In addition to my walkaround inventory, I go over my preparedness checklist so that I can re-familiarize myself with the things that need to be in place at all times – things that I may have allowed to go slack for one reason or another.
With hurricane season upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to uncork the preparedness test as a reminder that even though a it has been almost seven years since the last major hurricane in North America, we still need to be aware of the supplies and skills we need to have at hand to stay safe.
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Keep a few pounds of seasoning/cure on hand. If the freezer goes down you can make jerky.
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Why didn't you bring the food outside once the freezer stopped being cool enough? If it was cold enough to snow, it was cold enough to freeze food (or at least keep it colder than in your house, which you presumably tried to keep warmer than it was outside).
Unfortunately, I will almost never have that option, being in South Texas. Of course, there's some advantage to the heat - we have a long growing season, and solar ovens are very practical (if I ever get around to buying or making one, that is).
Below is my comment to the writer of the subject article, but it applies equally to you, Kartographer:
Gee, thanks a lot for showing me how UNprepared I am, and how much stuff I have to buy.
Seriously, thank you! We all have holes in our preps, and this article illustrates them for anyone who cares to read it. This is a big wake-up call.
For those that find this article insufficient motivation to do more (especially getting in shape and storing more food & water), I’d suggest a read of “One Second After.” I just re-read it this weekend, and it produced that same punch-in-the-gut feeling that I had after the first time I read it.
First, there is no such thing as a "class 3 weapons permit", there are class III FFLs for dealers and class III licenses for manufactures of Class III items but no permit or license for people who buy them. You fill out an ATF Form 4, which requires mug shots, fingerprints, personal information, a sign-off from the chief law enforcement officer of your county/parish, location and name of class III dealer you are buying from with a signature of the owner of the business along with the weapon's serial number. The application will trigger background checks at local and federal levels. When the Form 4 is submitted to the ATF it must be accompanied by a $200.00 certified check to cover the "transfer tax" of the weapon. That's about it, except you must always have the "transfer tax" documentation in your possession when taking your weapon away from your registered home address. You may not take it across state lines nor can you move your residence with out notifying the ATF.
There are a few quirky things about ATF classifications of weapons, for instance if you want to buy a select fire rifle (semi/fully automatic) with a short barrel and a sound suppressor. The ATF considers each feature as a weapon. Therefore you are buying three weapons not just one assembly and must make an application to cover the semi/full auto feature, another for the short barrel, and still another for the suppressor. Each item will have a serial number traceable back to the transfer tax document(s) and each requiring a $200.00 tax stamp.
As to "standing watch" with a legal machine gun, there are likely legal pitfalls to such activity. First, taking your legal class III weapon on board is legal as long as you are within the boundaries of the state you reside in. If not and you get caught (Coast Guard Inspection???), you are looking at heavy fines and/or jail time. If you manage to get out into international waters with your goodies you are now on a par with all the rest of the pirates. And if you do make port in the Bahamas (or any other sovereign nation) you will be in deep kimchi if you start flashing the hardware around. That is also true of non class III stuff as well unless other arrangements have been made with the Harbormaster.
Regards,
GtG
PS Class III stuff is so damned expensive and so tightly regulated, most people consider it an "investment" and keep it locked away in their gun safe.
I might have to add that to my Christmas list. I used to make my own breads quite often, but a few years ago I messed up my shoulders and now kneading or rolling out dough is a painful experience.
“I messed up my shoulders and now kneading or rolling out dough is a painful experience.”
I know about painful shoulders. Right now, my left one is too painful to use other than pick up something very light. It’s hard to “rest” a shoulder, since one has to use his/her arms all the time and that’s shoulder movement.
I looked for the bread knead buckets for someone who contacted me, and they appear to be considered “antiques” now. I found two listed and one of those was on Ebay. That may be the best place to look first.
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