tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post4293899231602887600..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: low tech force multiplierJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57097913797173048922019-11-07T09:48:19.648-08:002019-11-07T09:48:19.648-08:00Soory, "rim", not "rime"Soory, "rim", not "rime"James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-60672852123656040412019-11-07T09:47:48.086-08:002019-11-07T09:47:48.086-08:00They have a new "airless" out which is a...They have a new "airless" out which is a really thick backing on the tire side, with a small amount of air against the rime. This MIGHT solve the "tearing up spokes and welds" issue. <br />https://amzn.to/2qsXRnAJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5400541651275606732019-11-07T09:24:02.402-08:002019-11-07T09:24:02.402-08:00Greeting Lord Bison, may your hair shimmer eternal...Greeting Lord Bison, may your hair shimmer eternally. How about a coaster brake bike with airless bike tires. The ride is horrible, and the excess vibration will eventually trash the wheel and spokes. That said, a basic, airless tire bike will outlast anything else. Hail Darwin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37497740452102852342019-11-05T15:19:33.491-08:002019-11-05T15:19:33.491-08:00Trebled hooks -Awesome idea
2:48Trebled hooks -Awesome idea<br /><br />2:48Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31289536412950974412019-11-05T06:58:05.133-08:002019-11-05T06:58:05.133-08:006:13-yeah, I was quite the hiker/sportsman early o...6:13-yeah, I was quite the hiker/sportsman early on, but then about age 9 I discovered books and retreated into my shell inside. I had zero skills with tools and it took me decades to develop. I can see how easy it is for today's kids to substitute reading for video games and have the same experience James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46557654437038819552019-11-05T06:55:59.943-08:002019-11-05T06:55:59.943-08:006:13 here Alex, You'll notice I did not say a ...6:13 here Alex, You'll notice I did not say a brace and bit is the choice for screwing in self tapping deck screws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46935596063384621062019-11-05T06:49:47.722-08:002019-11-05T06:49:47.722-08:00Interesting link. The problem with growing rubber...Interesting link. The problem with growing rubber is you are taking away food to do so. And I can't see coffee or rubber getting here from the tropics. Not for some time. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-17093859662004012352019-11-04T20:23:53.838-08:002019-11-04T20:23:53.838-08:00Thomas Edison worked out a domestic source of rubb...Thomas Edison worked out a domestic source of rubber<br /><br />http://www.kindofcurious.com/2010/11/thomas-edison-botanist.html<br /><br />So in theory we'd have bike tries but who are we fooling? People go VERY primitive, VERY fast when things collapse. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22837567658684854042019-11-04T20:22:24.751-08:002019-11-04T20:22:24.751-08:00A bit-and-brace is great for use on screws, like i...A bit-and-brace is great for use on screws, like if you have a lot of deck screws to screw in, I dunno, assembling a deck .... will save your hands and is almost fun. just put the drill bit from your battery-dead electric screwdriver into the chuck and screw/unscrew to your heart's content. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36035556627467937502019-11-04T18:13:35.297-08:002019-11-04T18:13:35.297-08:009:48, Great field report of the increasingly cripp...9:48, Great field report of the increasingly crippled masses when faced with funtioning minus electric gizmos. <br /><br />I'm 50, but still have young kids at home so I do boyscouts with one of the four.<br />My twin is the scoutmaster and I'm the assistant. <br /><br />If we have a project to build on a meeting night, my brother and I will bring in appropriate hand tools: saws, hammers, brace & bit, etc.<br /><br />When the mainstream dads see this, they about break their legs pulling out their battery powered laser leveled drill/saw/jackhammer/whatever from the truck. <br /><br />After seeing today's 11 to 17 year old guys trying to manually hammer a nail or saw a board, I realize all that phone/screen time definitely usurped any real skill building time from their lives.<br /><br />By the way, my favorite low tech replacement for a rototiller is a broadfork (I got a Meadow Creature brand broadfork years back and it rocks). I took the wimpy consumer way out, as it is much better than anything I could possibly weld. But I have seen online pics of forks made with scrap steel.<br />S<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-55199027912561053732019-11-04T15:32:47.632-08:002019-11-04T15:32:47.632-08:00Carpal tunnel my arse. It sounds a-typical of the ...Carpal tunnel my arse. It sounds a-typical of the rubes out there. If lester is carpal needing crutches per se, it will be in his pocket or friggin handy. Love the story, 9:48 anon. Great laugh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-50451872243423721452019-11-04T15:22:05.766-08:002019-11-04T15:22:05.766-08:00I gave short shift to the BP aspects of the 303, f...I gave short shift to the BP aspects of the 303, focused more on the WWI and up than even the Boar war and prior. Might be worth looking into. My reloading, after full power components are gone, will be 32 ACP cast lead and shotgun powder load. Cheap way forward. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77976288100765453602019-11-04T15:11:24.192-08:002019-11-04T15:11:24.192-08:00.303 Brit was originally a black powder cartridge.....303 Brit was originally a black powder cartridge. Probably had the recoil of the current 5.56mm NATO when it was a black powder cartridge. Talk about being ahead of their time.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-27543647295813619792019-11-04T11:48:21.040-08:002019-11-04T11:48:21.040-08:00I haven't watched Serenity for a few years now...I haven't watched Serenity for a few years now. Glad I bought in on DVD. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49710764306248341982019-11-04T11:46:21.431-08:002019-11-04T11:46:21.431-08:00Carpel tunnel?Carpel tunnel?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8671788520103768352019-11-04T11:45:27.027-08:002019-11-04T11:45:27.027-08:00Early risers, they just need to wait for the boss ...Early risers, they just need to wait for the boss to leave so they can read me on work time. Stick it to The Man!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-28886282024635405302019-11-04T10:06:21.020-08:002019-11-04T10:06:21.020-08:00As oft stated by Paul Harvey; "Now for the re...As oft stated by Paul Harvey; "Now for the rest of the story". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54447048593657345722019-11-04T10:04:13.170-08:002019-11-04T10:04:13.170-08:00Perspective really. Think of the old thought proce...Perspective really. Think of the old thought processes and it's addictive attachment to the empire systems as a case of real bad ass cancer. Just needing a good cleansing enema. <br /><br />Enjoy breakfast with that, late risers of Bisonia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-84986461589267754042019-11-04T09:48:08.381-08:002019-11-04T09:48:08.381-08:00I took my van to the shop for a repair to the back...I took my van to the shop for a repair to the back-up camera...this required a screwdriver and the tech spent fifteen fucking minutes looking for his battery powered screwdriver instead of using the Philips head setting on the bench alongside the van. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59941742331549611982019-11-04T09:27:26.334-08:002019-11-04T09:27:26.334-08:00Another thing about force multipliers is that peop...Another thing about force multipliers is that people get hung up on matching what the military has. If you plan on taking on the military, you have already lost, unless maybe in an EMP event. Maybe. <br /><br />Food will be the most important force multiplier because with that you are able to function better than the guy that hasn't eaten in a week, and you may be able to bribe a few to help you. Night vision would be nice, but treble hooks hanging off of tree branches can give you a good idea of who is where. Then you can blind them with a spotlight and wail on them.<br /><br />The best force multiplier? Be somewhere that you don't need them. What was the line in Serenity? "A hero is someone that gets other people killed"? Close enough anyhow. Wrenchr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970779022776650104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-17751916407295885112019-11-04T09:20:10.108-08:002019-11-04T09:20:10.108-08:00Hard to NOT be corrupted to some degree, that old ...Hard to NOT be corrupted to some degree, that old way of thinking about things. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16209812314866051762019-11-04T09:18:31.528-08:002019-11-04T09:18:31.528-08:00Beware that Seneca Cliff last step! One wonders i...Beware that Seneca Cliff last step! One wonders if the Idaho Guru is broke as his blog tanks, or is just genuinely interested in upgrades to the arsenal. Speaking selfishly, of course. Which I shouldn't do. Not god karma. Although if curiosity killed the cat, color me tits up. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-53460924861036127662019-11-04T09:15:06.932-08:002019-11-04T09:15:06.932-08:00Will there be boobs on the cover? That should ens...Will there be boobs on the cover? That should ensure sales. I'm asking for a friend. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33643993048582359002019-11-04T08:24:00.465-08:002019-11-04T08:24:00.465-08:00Bison,
In my latest novel, bugs eat Portland Oreg...Bison,<br /><br />In my latest novel, bugs eat Portland Oregon.<br />Does chocolate provide immunity?<br />Hilarity ensues.<br /><br />But, now, I'm re-thinking my story.<br />I may re-write it to include some literary equivalent of gratuitous nudity.<br />Or a lot of literary equivalent of gratuitous nudity.<br /><br />I can see changing my title to 'The Literary Equivalent Of Sex In Portland'.<br />Or maybe 'The Literary Equivalent Of A Lot Of Sex In Portland'.<br />Or maybe 'SEX! SEX! SEX! portland'.<br /><br />I think it has potential.LargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530497760743766465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31649013677752980582019-11-04T08:21:12.429-08:002019-11-04T08:21:12.429-08:00Solid posting Jim. Just as an analogy example for ...Solid posting Jim. Just as an analogy example for fellow minions to ponder with this article series.<br /><br />Over at *awles blog there is mention of auctioning off (from collection) of an hk91 @2200. On g-broker, to cover bills. Granted, there is a cult following of afluenza accolytes to buy it up for brag-ability purposes. But a nice example of overvaluation for it's performance as equipment ability, and price point of an item no one post collapse can afford, nor want. Not knocking those that accrued well goods and wealth from the empire's growth curve. But the downslide will be way faster and everyone will be rolled down the slope equally. History instructs accordingly, sprinkle wisdom on brain food intake daily. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com