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Archive for May, 2009

Are we there yet?

Posted in economy, emergency preparedness, general stuff, political, self-sufficiency, tagged , , on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As in, have we hit bottom yet?  I don’t think so based on lots of late night, bleary-eyed searches on the internet.  I heard this morning on the news that GM will need another $70 BILLION dollars in help before this is all said and done.
At what point is it enough?
I’ve been pondering a post [...]

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Prepared, not panicked

Posted in emergency preparedness, general stuff, self-sufficiency, stockpiling, tagged , , , , on May 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

(said in my best monotone voice):
This is a test of your preparedness system.  This is only a test.  If it were a real emergency, you would be required to use your preparedness stores for survival. This is only a test.
Are you ready?
If nothing else, this past week with the swine flu (aka H1N1 virus) should [...]

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Friday update – flu

Posted in general stuff, tagged , on May 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Just a quick note to let you know what’s going on here.  Our tween kiddo has the flu – we think it’s just regular ol’ flu (which is bad enough!), but they tested him for swine flu just to be safe.  We should get results in a few days.
He is on an antibiotic and an [...]

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