A 16 Brick Stove & A Denatured Alcohol Stove

Keep the fire going for a while and the bricks get very warm and make a good heater. In a tipi or wide area under canvas, this would work well at providing a cooking fire and a source of slowly released radiant heat.

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An easy to make denatured alcohol stove. Denatured alcohol is sold in the paint thinner section of a hardware store. YouTube has a lot of videos on how to make the stove from two aluminum soft drink cans and a larger metal can. And you'll need a penny or metal slug knock out.

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Better video showing how to make an alcohol stove and using a fuel additive called Heet.

S 1867 Bill - part 1032 - Who gets imprisoned and who doesn't.

It's lengthy, but it's worth the time it takes to read it.

Reading it now. Will try to find part 1031 because it keeps alluding to it. See ya later.

I'm back. Seems the bill's wording is a bit muddy and hard to understand. But I did find an interesting page that commented how such muddying of understanding could be manipulated to the US government's benefit. Double speak (as in 1984, the novel).

Intelligent comments about the bill 1867.

Excerpt of comments from above link:

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[–]hanahou 6 points 7 days ago
You left other relative parts of Section 1032 out. Post it as not to cause confusion.
SEC. 1032. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY CUSTODY.
(a) Custody Pending Disposition Under Law of War-
(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Armed Forces of the United States shall hold a person described in paragraph (2) who is captured in the course of hostilities authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) in military custody pending disposition under the law of war.
(2) COVERED PERSONS- The requirement in paragraph (1) shall apply to any person whose detention is authorized under section 1031 who is determined--
(A) to be a member of, or part of, al-Qaeda or an associated force that acts in coordination with or pursuant to the direction of al-Qaeda; and
(B) to have participated in the course of planning or carrying out an attack or attempted attack against the United States or its coalition partners.
(3) DISPOSITION UNDER LAW OF WAR- For purposes of this subsection, the disposition of a person under the law of war has the meaning given in section 1031(c), except that no transfer otherwise described in paragraph (4) of that section shall be made unless consistent with the requirements of section 1033.
(4) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY- The Secretary of Defense may, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, waive the requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits to Congress a certification in writing that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.
(b) Applicability to United States Citizens and Lawful Resident Aliens-
(1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS- The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States.
(2) LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS- The requirement to detain a person in military custody under
this section does not extend to a lawful resident alien of the United States on the basis of conduct taking place within the United States, except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States.
IMO I think the article is misinterpreting this as application to American citizens on American soil. I don't believe OWS is in Paragraph 2 section B as an organization to do a terroist attack on US soil.
EDIT: FYI this is the annual Defense bill for appropriation of your tax money and authorization for future actions. Title xvii might be an interesting read on what our military action will continue
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[–]avengingturnip 3 points 7 days ago
Section 1032(b)(1) and (2) while not requiring citizens or lawful resident aliens from being detained extra-judicially does not proscribe doing so either. In other words, subjecting citizens or resident aliens to the provisions of this section is ALLOWED by this section even considering the text of subsection (b)(1) and (2).
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[–]Routerbox 2 points 6 days ago
Here is Lindsey Graham, laying it all out: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/appearance/600840428
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[–][deleted] 6 points 7 days ago
Whoops.
(4) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY- The Secretary of Defense may, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, waive the requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits to Congress a certification in writing that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.
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[–]Skeptic14 8 points 7 days ago
Just because they are not REQUIRED to detain US Citizens, does not mean that they CAN'T do it. This country is DONE.
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[–]sickpharaoh 2 points 6 days ago
There's a subsection in there which allows for agency heads to petition Congress for the right to detain someone as an exception.
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[–]Willravel 6 points 7 days ago
Did anyone even bother to read S. 1867, subsections 1031 and 1032, the bill that allegedly permits military to arrest U.S. Citizens?
Did you read the first comment of the front page submission on this? For the really lazy.
For the really lazy.
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Okay, after reading I have to agree that S. 1867 has the seriously possible potential of being a segue into having an amendment of sorts that would allow for the detaining of private American citizens, if the government thinks you are a home grown terrorist or Al Qaeda supporter. Granted, the US would have to be experiencing something like Bosnia back in the 1990s for that to happen though. The bill has a history of obscure language that had bright, lawyer-minded political folks asking something like, "You guys sure about what you just voted on here? Did you actually read what you voted on?"

Just to know that something like this is actually being voted on is kind of weird. Such laws and bills should have been passed decades ago after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. What's so special about Al Qaeda that they get a specific mention? Al Qaeda isn't the first terrorist organization the USA has confronted. South American drug cartels and their criminal influence of their local governments are a good example.

The US Bill of Rights has been screwed with severely. S.1867

"Dear brothers and sisters. Now is the time to open your eyes!

In a stunning move that has civil libertarians stuttering with disbelief, the U.S. Senate has just passed a bill that effectively ends the Bill of Rights in America.

The National Defense Authorization Act is being called the most traitorous act ever witnessed in the Senate, and the language of the bill is cleverly designed to make you think it doesn't apply to Americans, but toward the end of the bill, it essentially says it can apply to Americans "if we want it to.

Bill Summary & Status, 112th Congress (2011 -- 2012) | S.1867 | Latest Title: National Defense Authorization Act for.

This bill, passed late last night in a 93-7 vote, declares the entire USA to be a "battleground" upon which U.S. military forces can operate with impunity, overriding Posse Comitatus and granting the military the unchecked power to arrest, detain, interrogate and even assassinate U.S. citizens with impunity."

love, Anonymous



Now, I don't normally take Anonymous seriously. Hey, they threatened to take down Facebook and I like Facebook. Have met some wonderful people there. But, this is freaking scary. I'm checking into this a bit deeper. If this is even remotely true, I'm no longer a free American private citizen, but unknowingly a soldier on a battlefield, an enemy combatant of sorts. The military can swoop in and haul me off without a trial or even letting me know why I was carried off. This sounds so unreal and needs investigating.

Later...

Okay. It's legit. It is a real bill and it passed.
Source: Goodbye Bill of Rights

Still looking...

Okay. It's a wide spread bill that includes the Secretary of Agriculture.
Source: Branched out support for Bill 1867 links page. It's got to be voted on by the House and then signed by the President. If Obama votes for this, he is a Marxist without doubt and he hates America to the bottom of his closet Muslim heart.

Obama will be able to arrest whomever he wants and whenever he wants and hold them indefinitely. An interesting article about S.1867.

Geesh. Is this what the Germans felt prior to Hitler taking over? Concerned and not knowing what to do about it except pray and cache the weapons and valuables or leave the country? It's like Hitler's SS is being reinvented or something with the passing of this bill. What the blue blazes is going on here? What kind of false flag event does the world government got planned now?

The US government will be giving itself too much power with S. 1867, if Obama signs it. Will still keep looking into this a bit more. These are very interesting times we're living in, folks. Very interesting.

Greek Savings Deposits Getting Dangerously Lower

Article on dwindling Greek bank accounts.

The fall of the Euro has to start somewhere. As it falls, so goes Europe and then down goes the US dollar. In the wings, the one world currency to the rescue. Might not happen this year or within the next couple of years, but if this kind of news keeps happening, it is going to happen and probably within five to six years.

Greek Savings History

As for me, I'm prepping as best as I can. Buying homesteading tools and investing in things like the small, sturdy camper to make life cheaper, easier, and less problematic. Being as computers are so important to us now a days, took a computer course in building and maintaining them. Doing as much of my own truck maintenance and tune up as possible. I sense dark financial clouds on the horizon with blazing flashes of lightning blinding folks to what's really coming. Now is not the time to go into debt, even little debts you have to pay off monthly. Unless it is an emergency, stay clear of debt for the next five years.

Cold, Rainy Day with Possible Snow Tomorrow

I have lived in Mississippi for most of my life, except for a brief stint in Alaska working offshore. I don't ever recall snow flurries this far south and this early. Snow came in January to early April. In 2009 and 2010, there was so much snow, it was affecting the going out for the day plans.

Starkville, MS snowfall

Gone years without seeing appreciable snow and now it's snow every winter. Granted, we only get about an inch or two, but it's on the ground snow none the less. The bridges ice up quickly and it's a wrecker driver's dream. Cars by the dozen off in the median or flipped upside in the middle of the road in curves kind of dream. Moderate snowfall can literally shut down the state, too. Us born and bred and lived here all our lives Mississippians just aren't use to driving on snow or ice. I'll do it, but I don't like it.

Mom had a doctor's appointment today, but it's too cold and wet for her to get out. We scheduled it for next week when the highs should be in the upper 50s to low 60s. At 93, she stresses easy and old folk's stress can lead to pneumonia quick. I've noticed she coughs more after laying down for a few hours.

Mom's gotta live one more year because she wants to use the tiny camper I'm building for our day trips to Vicksburg or Natchez for lunch. We use to do that a lot ten years ago. Go out to my farm and check on things then ride to Vicksburg for lunch and do a little shopping. It made for such a pleasant day getting out of the house for a while. With the tiny camper, she can rest when she wants and use the toilet without being concerned of germs or fungi.

The Bateau Boat - One sheet of tin boat

Tin roof boating ---LINK

I am so cheap...er... thrifty. Been looking for a small 8' foot metal boat on the Internet. Man, they are so expensive to only be eight feet long. Well, I got to asking myself, "What exactly is a metal boat made of and where can I get the material to make one myself?" I wondered if there really was a way to make a boat out of old roofing tin. There is and it's called a Bateau Boat.

Got a piece of tin roofing? You gotta a boat.

This looks like a summer project after the garden gets going and the camper is finished. My boat, though, will be a bit wider for stability and about eight to nine feet long. After a bit more research on the Internet, a materials list should be formed on exactly what is needed to build a safe, small, and very cheap boat.

Red necks in Oz sailing about a bay their tin sheet boats. LINK---



A personal story of fond memories and a homemade sheet of tin boat. Fond memories of a homemade sheet of tin boat. LINK---

This is more like it. This is what I'm going to try and build. LINK---

If I could find a 12' metal boat for dirt cheap, I could cut it down to 8', too. When the camper is finished, having a little boat available would make camping a whole lot more fun. Besides, boaters can go in a river or pond where bank fishers can't. Just because I live cheap doesn't mean I have to give up better hunting or fishing opportunities.

Household Maintenance Day...i.e. Laundry Day

It's going to be a non-glamorous day today. Several loads of clothes to wash, a kitchen to clean up, and taking care of my 93-year old mother. A Domestic Day, as I call them. I'm going to turn off the PC and stay outside as much as I can today. There are leaves all over the backyard, so the lawnmower with it's mulch attachment will be dragged out and fired up. The garden gets the mulch and we'll get fat, juicy tomatoes and cucumbers next summer. Victory is paid for in advance, so I'll be working the soil and preparing the garden this December for a good crop of canning tomatoes in July. And cucumbers, peas, beans, squash, okra, onions, radishes, beets, etc.

See y'all Monday. Take care.

Surviving the Urban Forest

There have been times, when fishing on the Pearl River, that I've met homeless folks. Men and women. They have a tendency to fish much harder than folks with homes and good incomes. Losing a fish means a lost source of much needed nutrition, which, over time, leads to malnutrition which can cause a terrible disease called pellagra. -- Pellagra -- LINK-- It's one of the reasons why I give away a part of my catch to those who don't own a small boat like I do. Folks who fish from boats can get out to channels where the fish schools are and have better opportunities to catch larger fish. What goes around, comes around. Cast your bread upon the waters...

If I were suddenly homeless, just me and the truck with the tiny camper, the first thing loaded into the camper would be all my survival books on plant identification, how to survive off the land with traps and snares, survival hunting and fishing, how to make primitive but effective hunting and fishing gear, and then the store bought gear I've accumulated through years of hunting and fishing. What cash is available will be saved for tags, taxes, licenses, and emergencies. Signing up with several temp job agencies is next on my list. The wider the job cast net, the greater your chances of getting a job. Even a crappy cash job working in the sweltering heat or freezing cold beats no job and no money. Boy, I know that for a fact.

You gotta eat and sleep. Pee and poop. Keep clean and brush your teeth. Take vitamins. Security. Safety and street smarts. Running for cover or standing your ground. Beating the crap out of some dumb ass who was stupid enough to get you riled up. You'll feel so good afterward, too, even if your hand does hurt something fierce. Help those around you. Smile and wave at folks. A big hand grabbing and shaking Mississippi thank you when someone is kind to you. These things you must have and do to live the nomadic Freegan life style.

There are easy to identify basic plants and tree in the woods all over the USA that you probably have easy access to. Pine trees. Pine needles and candles are rich in vitamin A and C and have protein in them. Brew up a weak tea and get use to the mildly fruity flavor. Brew the next cup stronger and get more good stuff in your body. Goldenrod is easy to recognize. Brew up a tea from the flowers and leaves (fresh or dried). Great for a mildly running nose or light sinus condition and has a wee bit of a pick me up, too. Persimmon trees. Pick the leaves and let dry for a week. Leaves will have a supple yet brittle around the edges texture. Brew up a cup of tea that is beneficial for your blood.

Any decent library with an Internet connection can take you to web sites that will teach you about herbs, bushes, trees and such that can be made into nutritious food or warming teas. And it's all free. Just growing there in an abandoned parking lots or along a fence line. Just make sure no one has sprayed poison recently to kill weeds.

Acorns, too, are a nutritious food. Acorns contain an acid called tannin. You boil them in several changes of water to remove it. Last time I did it, it took five changes, but these acorns around here are very bitter. Acorns taste like peanuts when properly prepared.

Over at Eat The Weeds . com --LINK, you can learn many varieties of plants and how to process them for food. Altnature . com --LINK is another good plant identification website.

If you learn wild foods, you won't go hungry. Learn how to fish and hunt and how to use a dutch oven or bake foods in the ground, and you will never go hungry.

UP and Running: Been a while since this old PC has been on the Internet

Happy me. Found the COA number and loaded the Windows 2000 Update software. This old late 1990s PC is now back on the Internet with a brand new hard drive and floppy drive and good used keyboard and monitor. That little Penn Foster computer maintenance and repair course has now saved me about $600 easy.The course costs $850. Knowing how to build PCs and repair them in this job market will look good on my resume once I hit the job market again. With what I learned from Penn Foster, an old scanner from early 2000s was repaired and put back in service. Learned how to network all my PCs, too.

This old computer was manufactured on June 25th, 1998. With the 3 gig hard drive, I can't load it up like I can the other two, but that's okay. This PC goes into the tiny camper I'm building in 2012. Still looking for a way to get it hooked up to send and receive WiFi signals. That won't be so easy, but if it is doable, it'll be done. Burger King, Sonic, and McDonald restaurants have free WiFi.

Woo hoo! I feel lucky tonight. Going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Continued working on updating the new old PC. It's all networked now with the other PCs. Trying to find a particular file online to download so I can update the security while online.

Got the Windows 98 SE Software Loaded Up...

That 1997 white box PC runs like a brand new one now. Put in a new hard drive, floppy drive,and had to take out the new DVD ROM drive. Re-installed the old CD ROM. The old CD ROM had the drivers needed for the motherboard and the new DVD ROM didn't.

No, mine doesn't look like that poor desktop PC. Poor PC. Needs a hug.

The original network card isn't recognizing Comcast's network connections, but the error message told me the drivers I needed to solve that problem though as I went through the set up an Internet connection program. Will try to find them on the 'Net and download them to a floppy and load them into the old PC.

Want to network the old PC with the Dell and laptop. This rebuilt PC goes into the camper after I can get a WiFi card installed as well as a cable network card. Main question is can I find a WiFi card for such an old motherboard?

Brother Geobook Spreadsheet is pretty good.

Installed Brother's 1998 Geobook software into the old PC to have a spreadsheet program and Geobook's version of Microsoft Word. I'm glad I don't throw out old CDs and floppy disks, because to find the old stuff is getting harder and harder. If I find any old software or OS software at yard sales or Craig's list, I'm buying it if it's dirt cheap. I'm taking the '98 and upgrading to Windows 2000 just as soon as I find the 25-digit COA (certificate of authenticity) number for the upgrade software. I lost it. I will find it. Windows 2000 has better networking features.

Bought this game back in 1999. A good first person shooter without all the cussing and sexual innuendo these games are loaded with today.

Don't have speakers for the old PC, so I didn't load the game up. If I can find a pair of speakers dirt cheap, I'd hook them up and reload the game. It's a lot of fun. The book that came with the software didn't match the game at the higher levels (there are 15), so those final levels were a challenge. With PC games like Rainbow Six, patience, knowing your surroundings, and watching your back gets you further along the game levels.