The Illusion of an Off-Grid Utopia By Brett A. Fernau I attended a presentation the other night from someone who sincerely believed that living off-the-grid was a goal toward which we all should strive. That was not the first time I have heard this idea presented as a goal worthy of achieving. The idea is somewhat pervasive within the preparedness “community.” I reject the notion that we all should be working toward getting ourselves off the grid. Instead, I believe we should be working hard at building a better, more sustainable, more resilient and durable grid. First, let’s look at
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Archives for General Information
LA Community/Earthquake preparedness info links
Los Angeles Fire Department Emergency Preparedness booklet (59-page PDF) CERT-LA.com/emergprepbooklet.pdf Emergency preparedness resource for kids & parents & teachers http://www.ready.gov/kids free CERT (Community Emergency Response) Training http://www.cert-la.com/ Red Cross first aid training http://5steps.la/ which is for the City of LA Eathquake preparedness – before, during & after National Fire Protection Association make a home fire escape plan (includes a grid to draw it out) A lady who has been doing seminars for many years on earthquake preparedness April Kelcy Consultant, Speaker, Author and Founder of Earthquake Solutions 626-483-0626 E-Mail: Earthquake SOLUTIONS | 140 E Palm Avenue | Monrovia |
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How to password-protect documents
MS Office docs (MS Word, Excel, etc.) – To password protect a document in Office 2013 or Office 2010, click the File menu, click the Protect Document button in the Info section, and select Encrypt With Password. You’ll be prompted to enter a password, which you’ll have to provide each time you open the document in the future. (convey the password separately by phone or text, or in a separate email if necessary.) You can also fully decrypt the document in the future, removing the need for a password. If that doesn’t work for you, you might check this out:
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LA – general local supply info & tips
Two local survival supply sources in the LA Foothills area: SOS Survival in Van Nuys – They also have classes on survival skills and such. 15705 Strathern St., #11, Van Nuys, CA 91406 800.479.7998 Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm PST, Saturday 8am – 4pm Safe ‘n’ Ready Emergency Supplies in Pasadena – 245 S. Rosemead Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 744-9095 Mon-Sat 10-5 OTHER for food storage: HOME DEPOT – 5 gallon paint buckets (about $5 each), and get the twist-on, airtight lids (about $7.50 each) 100-hour liquid candle – AMAZON Heavy duty 3-mil weight contractor plastic bags, 32 42-gallon,
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Further to the concept of Emergency Preventingness – My thoughts on prepping “under the radar.”
Leading the Way to a New Civilization By Brett A. Fernau Part 2: Helping or Hiding There are some emergency preparedness enthusiasts, often referred to as “preppers,” who advocate extreme secrecy in all their preparedness activities. I understand their viewpoint, though I do not altogether share it. If you are concerned only with your own survival, or the survival of your own small group, then I can see where secrecy is a priority. You wouldn’t want to advertise the fact that you have water and food supplies cached in your basement, or that you are prepared to defend yourself, your
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Instant hat on Communicating through our Website
Instant hat on Communicating through our Website NOTE re use of public email: Here’s some comm from Lee Wilson: CPG PL #5 was not intended to be a stop on comm or complicated, we are just tightening up security for the future. We need to wean ourselves away from so much email. This was the intention behind “Also we will not discuss agendas, plans, organization or any other business of CPG in or on a public email and limited brief communication on phones.” If one must use public email, just don’t say what group – just refer to our group,
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Hat on Chat
Here is the complete User Manual (Hat) on how to us the Chat bar feature in our site. It’s located at the bottom of the site. Comet Chat User’s Manual Basic Edition You can read it here or right mouse click and download it.
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For the LA Group, this is worth a read.
Lucy Jones Advises LA on Resiliency and ‘The Big One’ Yours, Brett
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Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness By Brett A. Fernau What is “situational awareness?” Very simply, it is knowing what is going on around you. You may well believe that you already have this. Of course you know what’s going on around you. Do you really? And more importantly, do you always know? When you go out for a walk, do you take your smart-phone with you and catch up on your texts, listen to messages, return calls? How is your situational awareness while you do that? Do you plug in your headphones and listen to music while you walk? The music inspires you
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Abundance Is Our Future
“European commission now reports the recovery is delayed and Europe is in a triple dip recession. Factory orders in the US decline again. Home prices slow and are now in a decline. The housing bubble is popping. People in Europe will owe the banks money with negative interest rates. Qatar becomes a trading hub for the Chinese yuan. Illegals bring illness into the US. US wants more troops to stay in Afghanistan. NATO needs more troops in the Baltic states. Poroshenko dispatches troops to the East. FBI reports people easily swayed on the internet to cause terror. Tell on your
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