Zombie Squad

“One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast....a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it...

I've been part of this place for a very, very long time. Haven't checked in a while though, so thought I'd just stop in. To all the newcomers; you're reading one of the coolest disaster preparedness groups across the entire internet. Some of you were probably newly born when this place was created. ...

Hey everyone! Long time no talk, I know. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Hurricane Dorian has become Category 5 with 185+ mile per hour wind speed in the center and 220 mph wind gusts. Expected to make landfall on eastern Florida on Labor Day morning. If you haven't bugged out, do so now. If you are stayi...

Everyone stay safe. We can survive the zombies, we can survive this.

:hope:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/liv ... ve-updates

Keep safe, people. Check in if you can.

Heh. It's now 2016 and there's still no development in this thread.

http://www.kshb.com/news/state/kansas/breaking-major-chemical-spill-reported-at-grain-company-in-atchison-kansas?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark Officials say the two chemicals released were sodium hydrochlorite and sulfuric acid. Sodium hydrochlorite is often used ...

http://www.rgj.com/story/tech/2016/10/21/cyber-attack-takes-down-east-coast-netflix-spotify-twitter/92507806/ At least two successive waves of online attacks blocked multiple major websites Friday, at times making it impossible for many users on the East Coast to access Twitter, Spotify, Netflix, Am...

Hanjin, like other shipping giants, has struggled with overcapacity brought about in part from a massive ship-building boom. Hmm. They should expand their clients to include island-based nations. There's a whole lot of Pacific nations who could use some emergency transport and housing for their cit...

It looks like China's debt time bomb finally exploded. They're referring to it as "Black Monday". The Guardian is keeping a live blog of stock markets around the world. http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/aug/24/global-stocks-sell-off-deepens-as-panic-grips-markets-live#block-55daa386e4b03...

>No particular PPE precautions for cleaning a legionella-contaminated hot tub, tho they said you could use an N-95 (face mask) if you wanted to be super paranoid. Oh, yes I would. And goggles and gloves. Having Personal Protective Equipment never hurt anyone yet. Thanks for posting this, I hadn't he...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/ ... EO20150715

The Hellenic Parliament has passed the new, tougher bailout measures. It remains to be seen whether Germany will agree to the bailout money needed, or for how long Alexis Tsipras will be Prime Minister.

Good news!

A lot of California cities are saving more water than they were ordered to. People are listening and conserving.

http://ca.gov/drought/topstory/top-story-41.html

Thanks for the updates, Raptor. I still keep coming in here from time to time, and I'm glad this thread exists. Those who get bored the most by history yell the loudest to delete it, apparently. :) It's almost 11:00 P.M. Pacific time. The latest bailout talks crashed and burned tonight; tomorrow the...

And by the way, before anyone starts thinking Germany is sitting pretty with their own money, the German government told Heckler and Koch that they weren't interested in any more G36 rifles from that company. Backstory: Heckler and Koch is a gun company, and they're the sole supplier of the G36 rifl...

And nothing about "global debt time bomb explodes soon" originally posted 5 years ago was refuted after the original fear mongering title and post? Obviously, there is no global debt time bomb exploding soon or otherwise based solely on current events at this time. Actually, I want to jump in here....

DementedDigital wrote:So, what are your opinions on the minimum set of useful tools? I'm guessing that a multitool would be at the top of the list, but what else?

Not just at the top, but pretty much essential to a "minimum" tool set. You can even fold it up and use it as a makeshift hammer.

A very worthwhile piece of gear, Berkey filters are. Unfortunately they're around $100 per filter, and most Berkey systems need at least two to function. They also sell arsenic filters for around $50 that screw onto the bottom of the Black Berkey filter. Attach both and you'll have some of the clean...

I would advise all and any ZS in the area simply to stay in and chill with a book tonight. Or beer. Or game. Whatever.

Just wanted to comment on this thread. Thanks for posting it and reminding me about convex grinds. I'll be trying one when I finish my next knife.

Consume plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Bundle up if it's cold outside, and drink lots of hot, decaffeinated liquid such as herbal tea. Turn off the internet and get lots of sleep. Minimize or halt drug consumption, including alcohol, marijuana and tobacco. Always wash your hands before eating...

As a side note, the last 2 nights, part of the protest is against the curfew itself, which is a pretty clear infringement of 2 enumerated 1A rights only permitted because of the State of Emergency. Alright, let's talk about that. Do you have enough food and water on hand at your place right now? If...

Eh. Full disclosure: I used to live there. Power is still being restored in the upper area of Puna. I figured they were downplaying the damage.

http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-electri ... r/27531392

Thanks for the link.