How to Connect with Your Neighbours

These are interesting times indeed, and if you are going along thinking everything will stay pretty much the same then you're simply not looking! Human experience shows that having connections with others in your community makes the difference between basic survival and living a good life.. Trouble is, our ability to do this has gone pretty rusty over the last couple of generations.

Here are some simple but very useful tips on how to get those connections happening.... Don't leave it any longer to get started. And as always, stock up on food and essentials, learn to grow your own and don't expect anyone else to look after you if and when the s*$# hits the fan. This is about interdependence, not dependence.

Jay Weidner: 2012 Survival and Beyond

An interview with Jay Weidner that covers the big picture of where we are now, where we are headed, and what we need to do to make it through these tough times. Jay calls on men to follow the courage and intuition of their women and step up to the plate and protect their families.

He calls on the baby boomer generation to be the elders we never had when we were young, and help guide the youth.

And he outlines the things that we should be doing as individuals and communities to increase our ability to survive: governments and corporations are not going to "save us" - our best chance lies in taking responsability for ourselves and Peaceful non-cooperation with the powers that be....

Foss on the Unfolding Economic Collapse

Nicole M. Foss (AKA Stoneleigh) has been chronicling and interpreting the on-going credit crunch as the most pressing aspect of our current multi-faceted predicament.

Foss believes that resource limits (peak oil) and the collapse of global Ponzi finance are a "perfect storm" of converging phenomena that threaten to trigger wealth destruction, social discontent, and global conflict. The consequences for unprepared individuals and families could be dire.



To view the Ms. Foss's full 80 minute talk "A Century of Challenges", visit her site.

Robert Kiyosaki on the Unfolding Economic Decline

Robert Kiyosaki on the Alex Jones Show 19 October 2011.

Here and in the videos that follow it, Kiyosaki explains how government and corporations are screwing ordinary citizens, who are basically falling prey to the rich, and what you can do to prevent yourself becoming just another impoverished statistic.

NIA Predicts Massive Hikes in Food Prices this Xmas

Brace yourself and your pocket for the coming festive season....

NIA, the US based National Inflation Association, projects that at the average U.S. grocery store it will soon cost $11.43 for an ear of corn, $23.05 for a 24 oz loaf of bread, $77.71 for 11.30 oz of roast coffee, $45.71 for a 64 fl oz container of orange juice, and $15.50 for a 1.55 oz chocolate candy bar.

The report highlights how despite the recent spectacular hike in food commodity prices - cotton rising by 54%, corn rising by 29%, soybeans rising by 22%, orange juice rising by 17%, and sugar rising by 51% during the months of September and October alone - these huge increases have yet to make their way into America's grocery stores because corporations have been reluctant to be the first to pass these price increases along to the consumer.

Want to learn more?

NIA's special U.S. food price projection report is now available to download for free at:
http://inflation.us/foodpriceprojections.pdf

People who are growing their own food (and you don't need a lot of space to do this... learn how here) and forging caring links with others in their local community will be best placed to weather the coming hyperinflation.

The 24 Hour Advantage and Emergency Preparedness

How do you survive economic apocalypse? How bad is it going to get?

Here are 2 comprehensive discussions of these two critical questions. Aside from the usual advice described in these series, of stocking up on food and medicines etc, one very salient tip offered is ensuring you have a "24 hour advantage".

That means educating yourself about current trends, so that you see what's coming and ACT. This will put you at least 24 hours ahead of most other people, which means clear highways to get out (cities will be death-traps), essential services (e.g. water) that might still be functional, and shops that are still fully stocked with last minute needs.



The other important thing is to have a plan!

Watch this series to learn how...

Part 1 0f 5 Economic Collapse Survival Discussion
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A Sarajevo War Survivor's Tips for Hard Times

Horrible things can happen in a war - death of parents and
friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks. Here's a list of tips, reportedly from a survivor of the war in Sarajevo, that can make a real difference to your welfare and survival:

1. Stockpiling helps. But you never no how long trouble will last, so locate
near renewable food sources.
2. Living near a well with a manual pump is like being in Eden.
3. After a while, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war
quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold's so it makes a great barter item.
4. If you had to go without one utility, lose electricity - it's the easiest to
do without (unless you're in a very nice climate with no need for heat.)
5. Canned foods are awesome, especially if their contents are tasty without
heating. One of the best things to stockpile is canned gravy - it makes a lot of
the dry unappetizing things you find to eat in war somewhat edible. Only needs
enough heat to "warm", not to cook. It's cheap too, especially if you buy it in
bulk.
6. Bring some books - escapist ones like romance or mysteries become more
valuable as the war continues. Sure, it's great to have a lot of survival
guides, but you'll figure most of that out on your own anyway - trust me, you'll
have a lot of time on your hands.
7. The feeling that you're human can fade pretty fast. I can't tell you how many
people I knew who would have traded a much needed meal for just a little bit of
toothpaste, rouge, soap or cologne. Not much point in fighting if you have to
lose your humanity. These things are morale-builders like nothing else.
8. Slow burning candles and matches, matches, matches...

The First 100 Things to Go When Calamity Strikes

Here's the first 20 of a list of 100 items that disappear first when communities experience real calamity... The items may surprise you, but they do give an indication of what to stock up on "just in case"...

1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy...target of thieves; maintenance etc.)
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 - 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)
6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much.
7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots.
8. Hand-can openers, & hand egg beaters, whisks.
9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar
10. Rice - Beans - Wheat
11. Vegetable Oil (for cooking) Without it food burns/must be boiled etc.,)
12. Charcoal, Lighter Fluid (Will become scarce suddenly)
13. Water Containers (Urgent Item to obtain.) Any size. Small: HARD CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY - note - food grade if for drinking.
14. Mini Heater head (Propane) (Without this item, propane won't heat a room.)
15. Grain Grinder (Non-electric)
16. Propane Cylinders (Urgent: Definite shortages will occur.
17. Survival Guide Book.
18. Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman, etc. (Without this item, longer-term lighting is difficult.)
19. Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.
20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)

For the next 80, visit the source here.