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Today marks the 25th year since the terror attacks on the US. Where were you that day and what were you doing? I bet you remember what you were doing and what went through your head. I was 90 miles from home putting skirting on a double wide mobile home. I had got up early so I could get started before it got too hot. The woman in the house came out and told me "an airplane just hit a tall building in New York. You want to come in and look?" So I went in and we watched it on TV and then... 25 Years Ago Today

Big caveats: I am not endorsing the conclusiongs of the linked article at all . I just found it and thought it would be a good topic for discussion on this site. Of course , the answer to the question depends highly on what caused the STHF . But since we can't predict that, the question applies to "all possibilities." So a recent study, published Aug. 23 in the journal Global Challenges , researchers analyzed studies across a variety of... What is the safest place to be if the SHTF?

Coffee is getting more and more expensive. To make it really "good to the last drop," what do you do with spent coffee grounds? Some ideas from @NY Min Spent espresso ground barbecue sauce Cardamom and spent coffee... Waste Not, Want Not - Coffee Grounds

I read motor oil sales are being limited. I see 5 quart jugs I bought a month ago are now $6 more expensive.

Diesel fuel hit the highest average price ever recorded in the US today Sept 4 2026. How are you seeing this affect your day to day? Professionally? Farming? It has been high for 6 months or more but it exceeded the previous all time high set in 2022, It will be interesting to see how businesses begin dealing with it thru the holiday season, and as end of the year shipping contract negotiations begin. Professionally shipping has been a strain on sales and everything else this year... Diesel Hits Highest Average Price Ever recorded in the United States

Crude oil prices keep rising with all of the global conflicts. WTI and Brent crude prices keep climbing. Meanwhile refining capacity continues as a major issue and in the US we are heading into 'turnaround' season when many of the refinery units get shut down for semi-annual maintenance. US refineries have been running at 95-98% of nameplate capacity for months now but repairs are needed, catalysts need changing, etc. As we generally are aware of diesel prices are getting hit the worst. As a... WTI Crude reaches $100/Bbl this morning

i want to focus on water storage this next month. I am still limited to storing stuff in a 10x20 storage unit, but I can't let that cripple me. Want your input on my "master plan" My water storage plan has 3 components: 1. 25-50 x 1 gallon bottles purchased from dollar stores 2. 4-6 x 30 or 55 gallon blue barrels (on coasters-quantity depends on size used) 3. 2x 275 gallon IBC totes, 1 stacked on top of each other. a. 1 gallon bottles of water purchased from the local dollar store... Stacking IBC totes

A Chinese blockade or invasion of Taiwan seems imminent . China's economy is collapsing due to a combination of poor policy and covid lockdowns... How to prep for a Taiwan invasion?

Think about all the meds or precursors to make meds, packaging etc. come from China. Car parts, equipment parts.. food packaging.. computers, cell phones. It's endless. Think about all the things you touch daily that have some connection to China... like it or not. The effect of stopping that on society would be staggering. The media likes to focus on the loss of the chip foundries in Taiwan... but they usually skip the effects of loss of trade with China. I keep a few extra pair of... What if China attacks Taiwan? Trade with China STOPS?

When I travel, I find myself doubling up on caliber compatibility. When carrying my Glock 17, it the Ruger PCC. When carrying my Taurus 642 / S&W Model 586, it is my lever action Marlin 1894 in .357. When carrying my Taurus Tracker 44 / S&W Model 29, it is my Marlin 1894 / Rossi R92 in .44. These combinations are not on my hip but in my vehicle. The thinking is, if I need to exit / bail from the vehicle for any safety concern, I have ammunition compatibility if cross-loading is required... Double the Pleasure Double the Fun - Caliber Compatibility

Doing some research for another thread, I ran into some fascinating (and quite frankly slightly alarming) official data that just came out in the UK, where there is no long term tradition of civilian emergency preparing and I wonder how this compares with the US. The UK Cabinet Office and Defra recently published a massive national survey of over 10,000 adults tracking public resilience and preparedness. Some key findings: 1) The awareness versus action gap First of all, the... How well is the US population prepared? And how does this compare with the UK?

Well, here's the first (I think) unclassified counter drone military manual. The Article: Military publishes handbook on how to identify, react to, and hide from drones The military’s joint task force in charge of drone defense released a guide book with pointers for troops on the ground. taskandpurpose.com The PDF: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/08/2003992822/-1/-1/1/JOINT-INTERAGENCY-TASK-FORCE-401-2026-COUNTER-SMALL-UNMANNED-AIRCRAFT-SYSTEMS-QUICK-REFERENCE-GUIDE.PDF