I have always loved the show Jerrico. I believe it was one of the best shows about surviving that has ever been produced. Here is the first instalment of some leasons I have learned from the show.
1. DO NOT trust everything the government says.
2. Have a geiger counter.
3. Have a good local area map.
4. Have back-up power, generator, solor, batteries.
5. Learn first aid/ major medical and minor surgery technigues.
6. Know your neighbors well.
7. Learn NBC (nuclear, biological,chemical) Army FM's are the best.
8. Check for local fallout shelter & when it was last maintained.
9. Know by site and name your local police and fireman.
10. Learn to shoot properly.
11. Stock up big time on food and water.
12. Stock up on medical supplies and medications.
13. If power comes back quickly recharge all batteries and replenish water stock.
14. Have many fire extinquishers.
15. Know all pharmacies and hospital layouts in your area.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Time Warners New Commercial
Yesterday I had the joy of seeing Time Warners latest commercial. It basically was to let us know that our kids need better education and training in the high tech fields. I will agree with that to a point, but lets be realistic.
Our society has gotten way to technical and way to corporate and there are not enough jobs to cover all the people that are looking for them.What our education system needs to start focusing on is what this country needs to survive. We need farmers, homemakers, small business owners, ect. Our society needs to get away from making these big corporations even richer and focus back on helping our neighborhoods. We do not need a giant plasma tv, we don't need 4 computers in the house, we don't need a cell phone for every child, we need to make our lives simpler.
I know some will say their kids need a cell phone, "oh how will I know where they are?" "what if they get kidnapped?" Bullshit!! I was once a child and I lied about where I was all the time, you think your kid is special? As far as kidnapping, the first thing a kidnapper will do is check a kid for a phone and dispose of it.
Our school system needs to get back to teaching the basics, 99% of the kids in school DO NOT need to know a foreign language, they do not need to know calculus. The government has forced our kids into trying to learn way to much in a short period of time and it is actually making them dumb. School hours have not changed since I went to school back in the 70's yet they are taught twice as much. A person can not learn anything well if they are flooded with too much info on many subjects.
Lets all get back to basics and make this country great again.
Our society has gotten way to technical and way to corporate and there are not enough jobs to cover all the people that are looking for them.What our education system needs to start focusing on is what this country needs to survive. We need farmers, homemakers, small business owners, ect. Our society needs to get away from making these big corporations even richer and focus back on helping our neighborhoods. We do not need a giant plasma tv, we don't need 4 computers in the house, we don't need a cell phone for every child, we need to make our lives simpler.
I know some will say their kids need a cell phone, "oh how will I know where they are?" "what if they get kidnapped?" Bullshit!! I was once a child and I lied about where I was all the time, you think your kid is special? As far as kidnapping, the first thing a kidnapper will do is check a kid for a phone and dispose of it.
Our school system needs to get back to teaching the basics, 99% of the kids in school DO NOT need to know a foreign language, they do not need to know calculus. The government has forced our kids into trying to learn way to much in a short period of time and it is actually making them dumb. School hours have not changed since I went to school back in the 70's yet they are taught twice as much. A person can not learn anything well if they are flooded with too much info on many subjects.
Lets all get back to basics and make this country great again.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Local Government at Work
I just had a very interesting conversation with a guy I know who finally got a job. Our local county workers (DSS) kept bugging him and bugging him to look for work and go to all these job fairs. He went to one and was hired, yeah! It is for part time work, the only jobs this place offers, and makes $7.25 an hour. Since they made him get the job and he is on social services they pay for a taxi so he can get to work and back home.
Now for the real kicker! His gross pay is $29 a day and the taxi is costing the county $30 a day to transport him. How stupid can our government officials be? They forced him to take this job and spend more a day than he makes.
So, it isn't just the federal government that is real stupid, it is every branch from the feds down to the county. We wonder why we are in such bad shape, this is just a small example of why.
Now for the real kicker! His gross pay is $29 a day and the taxi is costing the county $30 a day to transport him. How stupid can our government officials be? They forced him to take this job and spend more a day than he makes.
So, it isn't just the federal government that is real stupid, it is every branch from the feds down to the county. We wonder why we are in such bad shape, this is just a small example of why.
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