You probably have dozens of apps on your smartphone. Chances are they are collecting your personal information en masse, and either selling it to third parties or keeping it for themselves. Most likely both. You have read here about the widening surveillance state I’m calling the virtual panopticon. The efforts by the government to surveil […]
Food Security: The Amazing Story of How Frozen Food Got Its Start
A client/friend shared this story with me about how frozen food got its start by Elizabeth Nix. From packages of waffles to bags of peas, the myriad items found in the frozen-food section of grocery stores today owe their existence, in part, to Clarence Birdseye, who in the 1920s developed a quick-freezing process that launched […]
How One Man and His Family Survived the Texas Deep Freeze
Among the millions who suffered in Texas during the recent deep freeze, there were some rare individuals and families who persevered. These were people who kept calm, had already done some level of preparation, and didn’t wait for others to solve their problems for them. One of these survivors is Mike Papa, who writes for […]
Fidelity #1: GameStop and NEVER Selling You Out
As you know, Robinhood offers online traders an easy way to invest in stocks like GameStop. But did you know it makes it’s money from PFOP or payment for order flow? What PFOP means is that Robinhood sells its own customer trading data to outsiders—those more than willing to pay for it. Why you might […]
Warning! Your Survival Guy’s on a Boil Water Advisory
Aren’t you glad you’re not me? Your Survival Guy’s in a boil water advisory. It’s not great. I’ll let you decide how a boil water advisory might run through your family. I’ll just say I live with teenagers and leave it at that. But there’s a silver lining here (and later on in this piece) […]
Smith Family Robinson in Live Free or Die, NH
Where should you live today? If you’ve taken an online survey, you might find yourself a perfect fit in any small town, USA. Combine this with your politics and you might find yourself living in 1776 or not far from Plymouth Rock with the pilgrims. Well that’s not gonna happen. So now what? Are you […]
You Need to Seek Some Shelter for When Things Get Ugly
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LVI Originally posted June 1, 2020. “Requests for driving directions on Apple Inc.’s Maps app are back around mid January levels, while data from Dutch location technology firm TomTom International BV show traffic congestion gradually climbing in some late U.S. cities, though it is still down substantially from March levels […]
Here’s What You Need to Get Prepared for Winter Storm Gail
Your Survival Guy is writing to you this chilly December 15th morning as all of the Northeast prepares for winter storm Gail. I’ve run through a “go, no go” Apollo 13 (I hope not!) checklist. The “go” are the following: Water/Food/Generator/Self-Defense/Satellite phone/Go bag/Evacuation plan. The “no go” list is usually discovered in the heart of […]
Buying Time When You Need to Flee
For a little over ten bucks, I bought some life insurance in the form of pepper gel at my favored Walmart.com. Having heard about the potential blowback into your own face using pepper spray, I decided to arm my family with gel. The idea of using peppery gel or pepper spray is not for self-defense, […]
Disaster Prep in Our Newport Bunker and Your Survival
“How’s life in the bunker?” My client asked me yesterday. “Great,” I responded. “Spent time talking about food distribution and network disruption today.” “Just a typical day, right?” He asked. “Exactly.” I responded. Earlier in the day, a colleague and I ran through a list of items our families are prepped for. It was sort […]
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