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Electrical power lines

Our Grid Power is Back!

The other night at dinner, my phone chimed. It was a message saying grid power had been restored. After confirming this was the case,...
A one-ounce gold Krugerrand

Gold Hits Another Record as Silver also Shines

Gold hits another record, causing the Krugerrand Pete bought prior to Y2K to be worth ten times what he paid for it.
I didn't want to feature real people, so this is an AI-generated version of what a relief center looked like. There really was piles of canned goods, but the people weren't as well dressed nor had they done their hair due to the lack of water and electricity.

Donations, Guilt, Pride and Embarrassment

Donations pour into the areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene, but some of us have a hard time accepting help.
Scenes like this are common along the rivers and creeks that flooded during Hurricane Helene.

Video of Hurricane Aftermath

To get an idea of what things look like in the valley between mountains after Helene, take a look at the video in this post.
The power lines are a mess after Hurricane Helene. This pole snapped while the ones to the left are off-kilter.

Hurricane Helene Update: Gradual Progress is Made

18 days after Hurricane Helene, some forward progress is being made here on the homestead and in our broader area.
This was our road after the culvert was washed out. The road became the river.

Hurricane Helene Hits us with its Best Shot

Hello friends and readers.  Apologies for the absence. I have been told that NASA released a nighttime image of the Eastern U.S. before Hurricane Helene...
We had enough rain to significantly erode our access road.

Hurricane Helene Surprises us with Early Storms

Pete was unconvinced that the effects of Hurricane Helene would reach us as anything worse than a normal heavy storm. He was wrong.
This is reportedly one of many explosions caused by a Ukrainian attack on an Russian arms storage depot.

The Situation Grows Even more Explosive

Exploding pagers, two-way radios, kamikaze drones, home-made missiles and rockets, and even missiles have been all over the news in the past week. What does it all mean?
I voted sticker.

Are you Prepared for November and Beyond?

The weeks between Election Day and the inauguration are likely are likely to be fraught with danger, but there are dangers afterwards as well.
LARP stands for live action role playing. Some consider it a joke, but its a good way to practices some skills you might need after the SHTF.

LARPing After Dark

LARP stands for live action role playing. Some consider it a joke, but its a good way to practices some skills you might need after the SHTF.
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