tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post7617402591136092543..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: YOYOF 2James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-6801543623457623562019-05-16T06:51:39.608-07:002019-05-16T06:51:39.608-07:00I wasn't aware the Indians and Chinese are alr...I wasn't aware the Indians and Chinese are already investing. Which does change my perception. Not about the US ignoring it. I know we will. Our entire culture, economy and educational system are bat crap dysfunctional crazy. No help for that. Plus, all treasure and efforts go to propping up the petrodollar. I remember reading a Wired magazine article on "China's next big thing in nuke plants". It might have been your described method, but I don't know. This was 15-20 years ago. I dismissed it as the usual Tech Porn hype and never heard anything after that. Ignoring the news filters out the 99% BS, but sometimes I miss the vital 1% actual real news. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91913840733798096942019-05-15T20:00:27.746-07:002019-05-15T20:00:27.746-07:00The Chinese are, as are the Indians-east, not Amer...The Chinese are, as are the Indians-east, not American. The Thorium is plentiful, not fissile on its own, has more radioacative material than Uranium per unit, and requires little processing to get that. It also has orders of magnitude less waste product. It has been proven to work, not just by Oak Ridge, but also both India, which is the current leader in developing and scaling the technology, but also by China. It is not "pie in the sky" theiry, it actually works. Whether or not the USA has the smarts or political will to turn to it would depend entirely upon how bad the crisis gets and how short the ropes are that may become used if they don't respond. Look into it before dismissing it outright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46873311119012426872019-05-15T18:08:45.590-07:002019-05-15T18:08:45.590-07:00Sorry, my eyes glazed over. I'll try again an...Sorry, my eyes glazed over. I'll try again another time. My initial reaction is, we seem to have wasted most of our fuel already, perhaps for those 70k weapons for the Cold War. So even if fuel isn't wasted, we still need more to become the fuel we don't waste. And those in power won't give up on the finances invested in the conventional nuke plants, nor will our politicians convert until it is too late. Furthermore, I can't shake the question, why is no one else doing it if it is so easy? I'd say at this point, if it isn't already a "thing" it is just a theory forever more. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-30352410216754684352019-05-15T15:35:41.155-07:002019-05-15T15:35:41.155-07:00Common and widespread. Here is a web site that giv...Common and widespread. Here is a web site that gives an overview in a concise fashion:<br /><br />https://liquidfluoridethoriumreactor.glerner.com/<br /><br />sorry if this is a double post, I do not have a Google account, and reposted as Anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-457230009322756052019-05-15T15:09:24.683-07:002019-05-15T15:09:24.683-07:00What is the status with the fuel? Rare? Widespre...What is the status with the fuel? Rare? Widespread? I'd have to start there. Then, ask why it isn't widespread if it is so good. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-47239575425396508602019-05-15T14:40:40.356-07:002019-05-15T14:40:40.356-07:00I was wondering if you have ever heard of LFTR-Liq...I was wondering if you have ever heard of LFTR-Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor. It is a nuke reactor using Thorium as the fuel, and liquid Fluoride salts as a coolant, no water required, no meltdowns. The heat of the reaction could be used to run turbines for electrical power, and also to use the Fischer Tropsch process to liquify coal into motor fuels. Oak Ridge ran a LFTR for 8 years as a proof of concept during the late 50's to the mid sixties, and it worked well. It was discontinued because the decision was made to use reactors that could produce Plutonium for weapons as the mainstay. It could be used today or in the future and take advantage of our coal resources and to move away from natgas and fracking. Of course the greens would have to be suppressed to get it running, but it could be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8180622949926255072019-05-10T18:09:09.136-07:002019-05-10T18:09:09.136-07:00Those mohammedans have another big plus == they ar...Those mohammedans have another big plus == they are divisive and prone toward action.<br /><br />Chicks dig that.<br /><br />And mohammedan females aka 'chattel' rarely get abortions. We are out-bred. Over the long-term, the genes don't care about individuals. Or cultures. Or heritage and such trivialities as Mozart and Brahms and Mark Twain.LargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530497760743766465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76313405267325725752019-05-10T08:28:36.645-07:002019-05-10T08:28:36.645-07:00Is it me, or is modern search engines so much wors...Is it me, or is modern search engines so much worse than they used to be? Perhaps too much focus on ad revenue rather than a quality product. I appreciate the effort. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87792736541797450252019-05-10T07:28:21.449-07:002019-05-10T07:28:21.449-07:00You know, I’m almost positive that there is Jim, a...You know, I’m almost positive that there is Jim, and I want to say that all modern pharmaceuticals at one point, came from mostly natural substances. But without research, I couldn’t come up with a definitive answer. I briefly tried to look it up just now, but I kept getting mostly results that dealt with increasing the concentration of the mind. <br /><br />That’s what sucks about the internet. If you get a commonly used keyword that is mostly used in a certain application. Or god forbid, if you try to look up a vintage famous person, whose name sounds even remotely close to a modern famous person, the latter will totally swamp out the former. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-28354050389331847722019-05-10T05:50:57.223-07:002019-05-10T05:50:57.223-07:00I know, it happens to me occasionally. More brill...I know, it happens to me occasionally. More brilliant than usual, and the comment joins the one sock black hole. Is it profitable to smuggle PEZ in? James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87488889623402919792019-05-10T05:49:06.429-07:002019-05-10T05:49:06.429-07:00I know this is a stupid question, but can you cond...I know this is a stupid question, but can you condense the herbs some way to increase potency. Like those essential oils. Or, is that how it is already done? I have a herb book, not sure if it is one of the above, but haven't read it.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18604672829793115352019-05-10T05:44:29.123-07:002019-05-10T05:44:29.123-07:00IF? IF? Oh, the collapse will happen. It can...IF? IF? Oh, the collapse will happen. It can't not happen. Even in all areas not India/Africa, with stable population, the movement of Turd Worlder's to replace population decline couples with oil decline means the system must collapse. The population redistribution for profit means we will all soon be Africa. Somewhere on the graph falling oil hits rising population. Globally. It will happen. Timing is the only question. As to transporting sewage, a fertile area still requires 20-25% of your cropland to be animal feed. Your city, JUST moving fertilizer, uses HOW much land in fuel? Even farmers have an issue transporting fertilizer from barn to field. Not saying it can't or won't, just that the literal energy cost is extreme. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-84753730714750196322019-05-09T22:10:35.894-07:002019-05-09T22:10:35.894-07:004:03
I was making the case that it could probably ...4:03<br />I was making the case that it could probably be done. The fact that movement of shit today is precluded by cheap industrial nitrates wasn't the point. Small farms regularly use manure.<br />Additionally most cities sprung up around natural lines of transport that allow the movement of heavy cargo, namely rivers and ports, and later railways. Just because we no longer use them, doesn't mean that we CAN'T or WON'T.<br />Or, liquefied shit could be pumped in the old defunct oil pipelines, if they run dry. Just thoughts off the top of my head.<br /><br />If the collapse comes, we WILL go back to decentralized farming.....after the dieoff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44588480882414673892019-05-09T21:20:21.477-07:002019-05-09T21:20:21.477-07:00“Having the knowledge doesn’t mean Dingus”
I thi...“Having the knowledge doesn’t mean Dingus”<br /><br /><br />I think it would help to have knowledge of chemistry, and some equipment, and to also learn medicinal herbs. It might also be of help to people such as Steve above. <br /><br />I also looked at some of the medicinal herb kits sold by Amazon, and plan on getting one at some point. I was over at that grandpappy’s site, that another minion shared a long time ago, and at one point he dallied in the medicinal herbs. He mentioned that in his own experiences, the herbs were not of much help, but since that’s all that might be available, they are worth having.<br /><br /><br />Herbal Home Remedies, By Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.<br />About 20 years ago I became extremely interested in herbal home remedies. For about ten years I planted and grew a variety of popular medicinal herbs and I occasionally used those herbs on myself to see if they were as effective as what I had been led to believe in my collection of herbal home remedy books. In almost every case I was seriously disappointed in the results and I eventually purchased an over-the-counter remedy to resolve my minor medical condition. If you wish you may conduct these experiments yourself. However, my suggestion is that you reserve whatever garden space you may have available for edible vegetables and instead purchase a reasonable supply of over-the-counter remedies that you can find at any drug store.<br /><br />However, if the hard times continue for an extremely long time then the vast majority of us may eventually have no other options except herbal home remedies. Therefore herbal home remedy knowledge may become extremely useful at some time in the future. If you are interested in learning more about medicinal herbs then I recommend the following two books:<br />1. Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, by Andrew Chevallier, 2000.<br />2. The Complete Medicinal Herbal, by Penelope Ody, 1993, or Complete Guide to Medicinal Herbs, by Penelope Ody, 2000.The above two books will help you learn the basics on how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use medicinal herbs.<br /><br />https://www.grandpappy.org/hssfirst.htm<br /><br />https://grandpappy.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77451147737609006742019-05-09T19:37:38.742-07:002019-05-09T19:37:38.742-07:00Grrrr. If my partial comment made it through, ple...Grrrr. If my partial comment made it through, please delete.<br /><br />And now I've lost the brilliance of my original comment. Essentially, if we lose either the Ogallala aquifer or natural gas-based fertilizers, we lose all of that wheat and corn and even, heaven forbid, the PEZ mines.<br /><br />And life without PEZ?<br /><br />(shudders)John Wilderhttp://wilderwealthywise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13949607456854904262019-05-09T18:16:05.712-07:002019-05-09T18:16:05.712-07:00The solution is correct, it just presumes we would...The solution is correct, it just presumes we would be able to go back to decentralized farming. It is a common mistake, not factoring in the difficulty of transportation. With several generations of Happy Motoring, few see the difficulty. I don't fault anyone for this, as few delve deeply. Everyone sees reality through their cultural programming, and ours is Growth-centric and surplus-normal. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23395284959897738972019-05-09T16:03:29.237-07:002019-05-09T16:03:29.237-07:00Dude, No way you are going to fertilize the Midwes...Dude, No way you are going to fertilize the Midwest with composted human manure. You are wronger than wrong. The nutrient value of dairy or hog manure is low that it precludes moving it more than 3 miles or so nowadays. It does not pay in terms of nutrients captured vs fuel to transport. How are you going to ship it when diesel dries up as Lord Bison prophesizes? <br />Couldn't even arrange enough transport to utiliize the shit in Chicago. Sorry dude, but "humanure" is not secret juju. <br />In fact, FarmCredit in many areas will not finance confinement hog facilities nor will NRCS approve permit unless long term contracts can be made within 3-4 miles of farrowing or finisher operations for spreading manure on adjacent farmland. Sometimes producer even have to ditchwitch in a 4 inch polypipe and pump the slurry up to a mile away and splice into irrigation tracks (those big green circles you see as you "fly over" real America)<br />Seriously dude get out of your condo....smhAnon()noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-21101767511425647472019-05-09T13:53:16.270-07:002019-05-09T13:53:16.270-07:00Ha! Even when I'm wrong I'm a helpful guy...Ha! Even when I'm wrong I'm a helpful guy. :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-1107729480106722832019-05-09T13:15:44.422-07:002019-05-09T13:15:44.422-07:00Thanks James - that wasn't it, but kind of clo...Thanks James - that wasn't it, but kind of close and did help make the connection in my brain .... it was "American Apocalypse", a novel that was based off posts in a blog "Calculated Risk"Grasshopper65https://www.blogger.com/profile/04521132010761267644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37666192997589923822019-05-09T13:11:16.916-07:002019-05-09T13:11:16.916-07:00They are tribal, and embrace ultra conservative cu...They are tribal, and embrace ultra conservative culture, so, yes, they are going to be fine in a collapse. Yet, I don't fear their spread AFTER that. There won't be anything to loot. Unless it is slaving expeditions. But everyone is going to do that. I don't think they will gain enough of a foothold here in the US prior to collapse. Europe is already toast. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-28510665191644286562019-05-09T13:07:35.776-07:002019-05-09T13:07:35.776-07:00Mexican oil production is WAY down. It was fallin...Mexican oil production is WAY down. It was falling at 5% a year a decade ago. Venezuela oil is no better than than our Fracking Oil. Almost not worth the transportation. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-74096630110256990512019-05-09T13:05:45.859-07:002019-05-09T13:05:45.859-07:00Someone was saying ( YouTube. Or, I read it. Vag...Someone was saying ( YouTube. Or, I read it. Vague recollection ) the reason burglaries are way down is because nobody owns anything worth pawning or using. Just a bunch of cheap plastic crap. I thought it was hilarious. Sad, if already true. Nothing left to be stripped. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-62342090938193185522019-05-09T12:17:14.795-07:002019-05-09T12:17:14.795-07:00Demolition Man, with stallone and snipes had simil...Demolition Man, with stallone and snipes had similar inhabitants subsisting on the crumbs and petty thieving from a blindly ambling along society that is another world all together. Oh, wait that is kinda going on around us now but with government soft serve to cushion things to prevent full on chaos from men demolishing EVERYTHING as a result of being choked and strangled slowly by the systems. Yeah, keep eyes and ears open for "your" opportunities to strip the meat and hides off of the lumbering 'Murica beast before it goes down permanent like and is finally stripped clean. Just be saying......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5716910840796878802019-05-09T11:23:35.321-07:002019-05-09T11:23:35.321-07:00No, not me. I might myself be off, as it has been...No, not me. I might myself be off, as it has been many years after reading, but do you think it was "Grid Down" by Bruce Buckshot Hemming? I know, NOT a short story. But the "tree people" part seems to suggest him. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65568692377056224642019-05-09T11:01:25.234-07:002019-05-09T11:01:25.234-07:00IF your summations are correct, then we should inv...IF your summations are correct, then we should invade, annex or colonize Mexico (they have already invaded US) for their oil. The Gulf is oil rich. Stabilizing Venezuela and trading food for oil to turn back on the tap would also work.<br /><br />Were it not for the chemicals and drugs in humans, we could refertilize most of the Midwest with Humaneure (composted processed excrement) and the nitrates from urine. It may not be appealing, and would require delicate care in prep and execution, but we have a massive trove of mostly unused nutrients and minerals. Hell, spreading fresh on fallow fields and letting the sun purify it would also work.<br /><br />I tend to prep as if there is no tomorrow, but there are relatively easy solutions to many of the problems facing us....we are just encumbered with idiot-overlords who will not embrace problem-solving and would rather bicker about #MAGA/#Orangemanbad .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com