We all like to think that using a safe deposit box is a safe and good idea. As it turns out, It can be the worst of ideas. Watch the video then decide for yourself.
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Posts Tagged: Preparedness
I Didn’t Think of That!
Hey, I didn’t think of that!
Every happen to you? It happens to all of us, and to me all the time I must admit. I keep a little note pad with me almost all the time, and when something pops into my head, I write it down. I think is a good practice to everyone to do, but especially for us preppers. This can apply to more than spontaneous thought. Last night my family ran out of ketchup. Not a big deal, but i don’t like running out of anything. It was just something that I didn’t think about, it slipped my mind. So, I added it to the list of things I need to get, and my master list of things I rotate and ensure I have enough of.
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Data, Files, and Important Documents – Back It Up
Back it up, is a term many of us have heard and most often relate to computers and the data or information held on them. This term, or more importantly, idea of backing up and keeping copies of important information applies to any critical document we have. Many people have or have access to multi-function printer devices that integrate scanners. How many of us have used that scanner to copy birth certificates, wedding documents, Social Security cards, and, well you get the idea. Scan this stuff and go wild. Storage space is cheap, and with the advent of cheap usb flash drives, easy to place copies of it all in different locations.
Things that I have scanned:
Birth Certificates
Wedding documents
Insurance documents
Vaccination records
Vehicle registration
Professional Certificates and Licenses
College Transcripts/Degrees/Diplomas
and others, be creative!
I keep multiple copies on flash drives and update them as needed. I keep one in each of my and my wife’s “Fast-Packs,” one in the house in an out-of-the-way location, and one off-site. Have fun and go crazy!
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FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
Cutting through the FUD. FUD is a term commonly tossed around on many internet forum and chat sites. It stands for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, and is commonly used when untrue information is is used or given as a reason for compliance or as a basis for decision. Really, it’s a term used when misinformation is used to prompt others into action or inaction by reason of fear, Uncertainty, or Doubt. This term is most commonly applied to governmental agencies. The California DOJ is notorious for handing out contradictory or just plain wrong information. Head on over to www.calguns.net for all the evidence you could possibly want.
The term needn’t be applied to just the government, but to large corporations, marketing campaigns, and even politicians. Heck, parenting and childhood decision making is often based on FUD and its greatest characteristic is that of a lack of information. Just think about it and you’ll come up with many things in day-to-day life that FUD can be applied to.
Now to bring up a little older topic that may have floated out of view…The failure of the GPS satellite network. It has gotten some people worried and was a big deal for a couple of days on the news outlets.
I’m not worried.
Why? Just how integral is GPS to today’s military and commercial industry. Most of the military’s systems are linked and dependent upon GPS, as is large commercial interests. I cannot see the military letting such a useful and integral system fail or degrade to a point of disuse. I’m not going to get into the conspiracy stuff. That’s for other sites.
FUD – Learn to cut through it.
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Our Fragile Infrastructure
Two act of sabotage has left a large portion of Central California with distrupted communications, especially telephone communications.
Hundreds of thousands of AT&T, Verizon, Nextel and Sprint customers with land lines, cell phones and Internet service were affected.
Reminiscent of the hours after an earthquake, widespread communications interruptions baffled emergency service providers, businesses and residents as cell phone chatter, Web surfing, ATM, credit card and other electronic data sharing came to a screeching halt overnight.
Lets face it, we’re pretty reliant on our working infrastructure. Disrupting it in any way has far reaching and last effects. Read through the linked article then ask yourself how disrupted your life would be if you faced the same dilemma. How would you overcome your communication obstacles? Where do I even start to plan for something like this. I’d recommend starting with the Preparedness Capabilities Checklist, specifically, the section on Communications. Please take the time to read through the section and write down questions or goals as they occur to you.
I also recommend an investment in time in becoming Ham Radio Operator at the level of Technician. It isn’t a difficult test and is something that can be accomplished with a rather low investment in time and effort.
Communications is incredibly important, and it’s often easy to forget how important until after you lose it. This is something that should be ranked right up there with food and water. If given a choice, I’d choose Comms over a weapon, though the thought of doing without either makes me cringe.
No, I’m not going to get into why it was cut or any other black helicopter stuff. There are other sites for that, our and my focus is about being prepared for when things like this happen.
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_12115324
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