tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post4947756574239660375..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: valentines dayJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-55565531946508150272018-01-12T06:10:41.521-08:002018-01-12T06:10:41.521-08:00Now there was a weird movie. Of course, wasn'...Now there was a weird movie. Of course, wasn't he one of the first to make a career out of being weird for its own sake?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-3825858229667701222018-01-12T06:07:54.480-08:002018-01-12T06:07:54.480-08:00Okay, I had to think about that one for a bit. :)Okay, I had to think about that one for a bit. :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39224772981056172722018-01-12T06:06:40.142-08:002018-01-12T06:06:40.142-08:00Babies are like houses. You might think they are ...Babies are like houses. You might think they are valuable, but they are just a money pit consumable item.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-45169054198531672192018-01-12T06:05:15.532-08:002018-01-12T06:05:15.532-08:00I'll have to check those out. So, either longe...I'll have to check those out. So, either longevity with all steel handle, or better design for less energy used. Not an easy decision. Thank you.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37849872728706952582018-01-11T23:28:04.234-08:002018-01-11T23:28:04.234-08:00I wore a wedding ring for a while in my 20's, ...I wore a wedding ring for a while in my 20's, until a coworker jumping down from a stakebed lost a finger from a ring. I still have the ring & all of my fingers. Coins, not jewelry; because compact portable wealth (except for babies - the most expensive thing you will ever buy!) is not for showing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13509055140402234272018-01-11T23:21:08.479-08:002018-01-11T23:21:08.479-08:00I find the combination of non-tenth fractions and ...I find the combination of non-tenth fractions and metric funny. One and two-thirds centimeters! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13358567786172691622018-01-11T23:18:35.725-08:002018-01-11T23:18:35.725-08:00David Bowie, in "Man Who Fell To Earth" ...David Bowie, in "Man Who Fell To Earth" had a pocket full of plain gold wedding bands to sell to pawn shops one at a time with great reluctance, to get spending money. They hose you, like a junkie with stolen merch, but you get some cash for eating and a room. The other side of this is that you can buy 14K rings at the tiniest premium to melt, because they need to get a minimum quantity before sending a batch for refining. You should be able to test each ring on your own equipment for gold before buying (electronic testers are becoming more affordable for the small operator to fight the huge pool of fake everything out there). <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-89078877452511438542018-01-11T21:47:34.514-08:002018-01-11T21:47:34.514-08:00I have chopped wood all of my life. I recently fou...I have chopped wood all of my life. I recently found the Fiskars wedge style axes. They have a rigid, hollow fiberglass handle, and an interesting head shape, allowing full power strikes with the splitting power of a maul. They are the best axes I have ever used, and practically all I now use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46268885613451662062018-01-10T18:58:13.612-08:002018-01-10T18:58:13.612-08:00Good-sometimes I think I do too much "macro&q...Good-sometimes I think I do too much "macro". Other times, I wonder who else is doing it.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-73511745301441609492018-01-10T18:55:51.956-08:002018-01-10T18:55:51.956-08:00Have you been reading "Monster Hunters"?...Have you been reading "Monster Hunters"? :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33120291044710166702018-01-10T18:23:24.367-08:002018-01-10T18:23:24.367-08:00Another use for the silver would be silver bullets...Another use for the silver would be silver bullets. Be the Lone Ranger or a Werewolf hunter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-82028048775486666822018-01-10T14:52:08.035-08:002018-01-10T14:52:08.035-08:00Still a good idea James.
I like articles that floa...Still a good idea James.<br />I like articles that float real ideas to deal with big picture. Micro things we can do to deal with the Macro. <br />S. FlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33198813355107478532018-01-10T11:39:05.603-08:002018-01-10T11:39:05.603-08:00Hmmm. That is a consideration. Dammit! Puking o...Hmmm. That is a consideration. Dammit! Puking on my parade! :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16761178942456796462018-01-10T09:08:13.574-08:002018-01-10T09:08:13.574-08:00When she was my girlfriend my wife told me she doe...When she was my girlfriend my wife told me she doesn't do jewelry and I breathed a sigh of relief. She wore her wedding ring until about 10 years ago and stopped cause her fingers got skinnier and the ring wandering around was bothersome. I wore my high school ring until I saw a friend get victimized by ring avulsion (look up google images) in about 1976 and never wore one since nor do I wear watches, necklaces, bracelets or any of that distracting and dangerous gurly gimmickery. People that openly broadcast their miniscule wealth with jewelry make themselves targets for thugs. My "jewelry" is clipped to the inside of my right front pants pocket ready to go to work.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-90244888079867535562018-01-10T06:47:39.547-08:002018-01-10T06:47:39.547-08:00I wonder if they were using Imperial or their own ...I wonder if they were using Imperial or their own traditional units. And what they are using now. It would be nice if more people resisted that damn metric system. I've heard the Japanese are moving away from metric back to their traditional, at least in some instances like the building trades.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-40876145126605239092018-01-09T20:04:49.712-08:002018-01-09T20:04:49.712-08:00I used ounce and fractions they used another stand...I used ounce and fractions they used another standard similar to grams but it was known and accepted .Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-48133913342400267892018-01-09T18:20:27.190-08:002018-01-09T18:20:27.190-08:00It must be a good book, as I waited forever for th...It must be a good book, as I waited forever for the price to go down in it. Got it a year or so ago, finally, but haven't read it yet. An obscure title I just heard about was "Going Galt", a prepping book. I haven't read that one yet, either.<br />http://amzn.to/2De1vDPJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22330070168416424492018-01-09T18:17:17.214-08:002018-01-09T18:17:17.214-08:00I know India is still #1 or close to in global dem...I know India is still #1 or close to in global demand for PM jewelry. Never heard about the link weight.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-78085328708496595112018-01-09T18:03:40.855-08:002018-01-09T18:03:40.855-08:00I read that a hundred years ago in India the gold ...I read that a hundred years ago in India the gold and silver necklace's a women wore represented a percentage of the family's wealth. The links were 1/10 to 1 ounce each and made to be used as cash in trades. <br /><br />Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-21087494980109600132018-01-09T16:25:44.280-08:002018-01-09T16:25:44.280-08:00Not sure if you're aware of this but FerFal (F...Not sure if you're aware of this but FerFal (Fernando Aguirre) has noted in his writings that when things went bad in Argentina there was still a market for plain gold and silver jewelry. Nothing fancy, just plain rings whose price was determined by the melt value of the gold or silver. He wrote that if he had to do it again he would have acquired a small bag of plain gold "junk" jewelry (wedding bands, broken gold necklaces, etc.) that he could sell at melt value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59212801241975314302018-01-09T16:23:27.289-08:002018-01-09T16:23:27.289-08:002:46-I thought the aliens showed up when we reache...2:46-I thought the aliens showed up when we reached enlightenment. Don't we now have that with multiculturalism? :)<br />3:42-Okay, FINE! I'll take credit for being awesome :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88011964173409409132018-01-09T16:19:22.474-08:002018-01-09T16:19:22.474-08:00At least you might-might!-make the case that the g...At least you might-might!-make the case that the greeting cards have actually improved.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91134079993056175172018-01-09T16:06:06.702-08:002018-01-09T16:06:06.702-08:00Same here. Went to the grocery store on Saturday (...Same here. Went to the grocery store on Saturday (1/8) and the Three C (Cards, Candy, and Crap) displays were set up right where you walked in. Sigh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7067708359969863942018-01-09T16:04:45.629-08:002018-01-09T16:04:45.629-08:00Dear, dear; Jim. Ever wonder what all the unhappy ...Dear, dear; Jim. Ever wonder what all the unhappy women you know have in common?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44918573842434513852018-01-09T15:42:08.204-08:002018-01-09T15:42:08.204-08:00“It was perhaps a clever way of saying it, but it ...“It was perhaps a clever way of saying it, but it is only an original way of expressing the same truism everyone knows.”<br /><br /><br />Actually, I was referring more to your stealth savings plan. It’s so obvious that few probably ever thought about it before. Another thought is that fancy silverware set for when you have special company over for dinner, such as the super survivalist guru out of Idaho :D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com