tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post3220605668640625326..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: your skin in the gameJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-71165962759502861552018-07-31T09:15:43.491-07:002018-07-31T09:15:43.491-07:00"it was only after reading your writing for a..."it was only after reading your writing for a while"<br />Unfortunately this might seem as if I was nudging out newcomers in favor of long time readers. I don't want to keep beating the frugal drum, not enough for the new reader. There is so much to cover that the fundamentals must be a "given" or readers must figure out they really need to spend lots of time for free articles or a whole dollar for my frugal prep book. Making the price of entry this high probably hurts me, but loyal minions that have supported me for years deserve the advance course. It also means if you stay long enough to figure out the fundamentals, you are probably worthy of being saved. Stubbornness, and hard work go well with the apocalypse.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4873384609022736672018-07-31T09:07:54.914-07:002018-07-31T09:07:54.914-07:00and we enjoy reading the prattle.
it was only afte...and we enjoy reading the prattle.<br />it was only after reading your writing for a while that i realized you don't have to be a millionaire with an underground bunker to possibly survive and exist if it all goes wrong.<br />i am thankful.<br />your abundant hair shines lie the stars of heaven.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33395102195703891992018-07-31T06:52:37.322-07:002018-07-31T06:52:37.322-07:00The new rules are the same as the old rules. You ...The new rules are the same as the old rules. You treat your tribe like you would a blood brother. Us against the world, no questions asked. That is the part no one knows about any more, the unquestionable loyalty. Now it is just conditional. That isn't loyalty but oppertunistic. That is the problem with creating a tribe out of nothing-the poor construction material. HOWEVER. That said, there is an issue with finding a tribe later after the die-off. You may not be able to. That will be an article real soon. Hopefully I can bring a new perspective on the subject of tribe. I do enjoy prattling on about that.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-45084315123618547432018-07-31T06:46:58.199-07:002018-07-31T06:46:58.199-07:00Right, nothing personal! You'd do it to them....Right, nothing personal! You'd do it to them. <br />*<br />The "revocable" part is key. Small tribes are just like nation states or empires. Make or break alliances as needed, not as the other guy needs. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26153746196084406692018-07-31T04:45:52.885-07:002018-07-31T04:45:52.885-07:00Yep, tribe is it and the end all. Alliances with o...Yep, tribe is it and the end all. Alliances with other tribes or clans for trade, travel permits, combining forces against other threats, are on limited basis and revocable. Your skin is your uniform, all others of a difference are your enemies either right there and now, or certainly later on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-45511539435039231452018-07-30T20:01:52.273-07:002018-07-30T20:01:52.273-07:00Don't be upset when the other people HATE you ...Don't be upset when the other people HATE you enough to shoot. Calmly return accurate fire, then go loot their bodies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-38548235913337335282018-07-30T19:13:26.960-07:002018-07-30T19:13:26.960-07:00Hard to know what kind of tribe you could form wit...Hard to know what kind of tribe you could form without knowing more about the new rules post collapse. Your best friend may be great now, but lose a screw before too long in a new world. I liked your idea of finding tribe if and when you get to see the post meltdown world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7200794257425404852018-07-30T18:42:58.680-07:002018-07-30T18:42:58.680-07:00Nice to hear-I thought I was being too optimistic,...Nice to hear-I thought I was being too optimistic, not gloomy enough. It isn't the event itself that is so bad-after all, it is just a reversion to the mean-but the not knowing/the unknown. I always hope I'm dispelling some of that. It is going to suck being shot at but hopefully knowing they WILL shoot at you takes away some of the surprise when it happens and you can react faster.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-51006459671425539652018-07-30T18:15:56.980-07:002018-07-30T18:15:56.980-07:00Jim, your genius in describing the observations th...Jim, your genius in describing the observations the Minions have to see and experience is a yeoman service. There is no where else on the planet that a Minion can get stark reality advice on what is necessary come econ/civil collapse and a free fire zone apocalypse. I use this down time period to mental scorecard personnel inside and outside my wire. It is going to take some strong fortitudes to do what must be done, but the Minions having been well trained and indoctrinated will sleep well like puppies after their tour of duty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31170334822292319192018-07-30T14:42:32.472-07:002018-07-30T14:42:32.472-07:00With more bullying there would be more fat shaming...With more bullying there would be more fat shaming and most gals wouldn't look like train wreaks hitting a McDonald's semi on the tracks. I like extra cushion, but these gals store it in all the wrong places.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22239319636201539842018-07-30T14:40:06.410-07:002018-07-30T14:40:06.410-07:00Karma never works like it is supposed to. They...Karma never works like it is supposed to. They'll be there.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34977513134132464892018-07-30T13:37:26.628-07:002018-07-30T13:37:26.628-07:00Yep, the two worst screwings of my life were done ...Yep, the two worst screwings of my life were done by "family". The bright side is that they showed themselves for what they really were a long time ago, so we were able to cut them out completely. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Not that I'd put it past either of them to show up hat in hand when the ass falls out of society. I only hope they've screwed with plenty of others over the years so someome other than myself feels compelled to deal with them in a fitting manner before they end up on my doorstep.jlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662563822328082468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26932821015735279592018-07-30T13:30:39.436-07:002018-07-30T13:30:39.436-07:00I think I get where you’re coming from. You can’t ...I think I get where you’re coming from. You can’t really say this anymore, but I sometimes feel that we were better off as a society back when bullying was more common. I liken this to the animal kingdom, if you were to have a situation where there were too many deer, and not enough wolves. So instead of too many deer, we get too many weak and useless eater kids. Or worse; kids like that “Desmond is Amazing” (Yes, the perverted little freak actually calls himself that) or that CoverBoy James Charles freak. <br /><br />When you look around and see what a circus sideshow that our society has become, it’s not so difficult to understand why Aladdin and friends don’t take too kindly to our ways :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79119170030830292442018-07-30T13:04:22.190-07:002018-07-30T13:04:22.190-07:00I could have been feverish when I was writing this...I could have been feverish when I was writing this...James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-40454659582533780842018-07-30T13:03:47.226-07:002018-07-30T13:03:47.226-07:00Well, resistance is futile. :)Well, resistance is futile. :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-51929443468279093872018-07-30T12:28:28.795-07:002018-07-30T12:28:28.795-07:00I will circle this day on the calendar. I complete...I will circle this day on the calendar. I completely agree with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-30603863939215366912018-07-30T11:43:13.588-07:002018-07-30T11:43:13.588-07:00Two things occur to me after reading this. First o...Two things occur to me after reading this. First of all, the movie "Idiocracy" does a fine job explaining how we got here and where we are headed. Secondly, people are just like electricity and water; all three seek out the path of least resistance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49003730420423918852018-07-30T08:29:26.139-07:002018-07-30T08:29:26.139-07:00Yes. Only a biblicly tight or very well structured...Yes. Only a biblicly tight or very well structured clan or tribe will not be detrimental to your safety and security come collapse and apocalypse. If your family unit membership or loose confederation of friends are as typical of the current larger society then you will be screwed in the KEISTER by them either directly or by their ignorance indirectly. Unless a Minion has such a foundational basis in his family or friends, then he would be better served just going rogue and solo-lone wolf when storms start coming. Think of the primacy of just surviving and staying alive instead of quaint notions and false images of smiling families and friendly neighbors portrayed in advertising commercials. No longer applicable post apoc/ game rules changed on you. Plan accordingly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com