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Last time I made Pennsic was 2009. BTW everyone...latest vid:

That depends on how long it takes me to write it... Where it looks like its headed is America showing up late...again....to the next world war and having a much harder time of it as a result.

When I write the great American novel, its going to be titled "The America Trap" and it will concern the trend going back 10s of thousands of years of people coming to America, forgetting the rest of the world exists, becoming isolationist and decadent, and then being conquered by another...

Yes....I'm sure we will just be left alone over here while the rest of the world goes to ****.... That totally worked out for every other country that tried it so why not us?

I mostly agree. However, pretty much the definition of civilization is collective risk and 'safety'. I would be okay with no aid to cities destroyed my hurricanes, etc....after all, those idiots decided to live in a clearly dangerous place...but civilization gotta civilize I guess. I...

To play devils advocate... For a couple generations now, nearly every single teacher, parent, friend, movie, book, media corp....has been pushing college at any cost. There are laws against advertising cigarettes on TV, or violent movies to children, or porn to minors. There are uncountable...

Because when countries fall into anarchy, someone always moves in. Russians, Chinese, ISIS..... Its why the US gave away free land to homesteaders....it wasn't for the economy.....the homestead act was a net negative....its because empty lands are lawless lands....and in lawless lands bandits...

Blizzard right now. Barely got home.

There is a product called One Step, used to sterilize bottles for brewing without leaving any residue that could stop yeast growing. It does the trick...

The irony being....in an emergency, it's legal to use any band.

Yep. I have a dozen Bafengs set up for FRS etc. Given that FRS radios are ubiquitous among the general public it seems like no brainer that this will be the main way people communicate post SHTF, given that not one person in a thousand has a Ham license but there are little kids walkie talkies...

You don't. The point of the system is that you convert electrical energy from solar panels, to heat in the sand, and then use that heat to heat your house. Although you can get it out as electricity, it's very inefficient and not the point of the system.

Well, this is what I always call, 'the real' Alcan, the stretch between for Nelson and Whitehorse. The rest could be most highways in MT....but that stretch is the real middle of nowhere. I am talking about the gas stations where you pull up, wander around trying to find the door, finally find...

This was years ago....but absolutely found the people running the gas stations along the Alcan hostile. Very much a 'Deliverance' vibe to those places. I always made sure to stop for the night off the road, as far away from the little towns and stations alone the road as I could.

I think you would find this interesting/useful: (you will probably have to hold your nose to deal with the presenter)

I don't know, but I would be shocked if it wasn't as part of homeland security, etc as part of a reciprocity agreement or something. I imagine with have such arrangements with MOST countries and especially canada. But it doesn't matter for this question. 'Nadians are nuts over guns. When I...

They probably don't. I've been asked the same question everytime I drove to Alaska, from MT, two states without permits. I'm sure that is just a standard question. That being said, I'm sure they COULD know if you have one, as its an official government ID and should show up instantly if the...

Well, just as I have no credit score, I have no online presence under my real name. Google my real name and the top link is -redacted- product from Home Depot.

My wife calls it Tamale pie too. Something she introduced me to.

My (now) wife and I got the separate room treatment when I brought her up to Alaska. I couldn't figure out if they thought I was kidnapping her or if she was stealing her granfathers car. In any case, they let us go after about 15 minutes.