Men's Rules

Saw this on the Survival Board. I found it so hilarious, I had to share it here. Maybe we finally Know What They Are Thinking.....Are they really as uncomplicated as all This?


At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down
We always hear ‘the rules’ From the female side
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note.. These are all numbered ’1 ‘ ON PURPOSE

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s
what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for!

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. I f you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the
ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit.
We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say ‘nothing,’ We will act like
nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, Expect an answer
you don’t want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is
fine…. Really.

1. Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about unless you are prepared to
discuss such topics as baseball or motor sports.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this.

Book Report-Nuclear War Survival Skills

I'm currently reading a free online book called:

Nuclear War Survival Skills-Lifesaving Nuclear Facts and Self Help Instructions
You can read it too at

http://www.oism.org/nwss/

It is the updated and expanded 1987 Edition, published digitally in 2004 for everyone to read. The author Cresson H. Kearny is very knowledgeable. There is a foreword by Dr. Edward Teller.

There is a section giving Kearny's credentials. His entire life has revolved around survival and practical research to write this important work covering Nuclear myths and facts, building and testing fall out shelters, creating workable plans for the average citizen. I'm on chapter five, called, Shelter, the greatest need. I'm impressed by his down to earth, realistic method of describing how an unskilled family of four can build a trench shelter in less than 36 hours.

This is not to say we should wait for the last minute to prepare for danger. Reading books like this increases our awareness and skill level. When faced with a survival situation, this knowledge will stave off panic, the worst enemy.

Chapter One is Dangers from Nuclear Weapons, Myths and Facts.
I didn't know that the fall out would dissipate so soon that one could actually plan to live through it. The trench shelter that is later described and detailed is perfect barrier, if the earth is thick enough and water and food is kept uncontaminated. That's where prepping would come in.


Chapter Two Addresses Warnings and Communications. It tells about radios being protected so they don't fail during the crisis. Of course, we're talking about battery operated radios, not electric. In technical lingo, the author details why and how the electro magnetic fields would be impacted after a nuclear blast.

Chapter Three talks about Psychological Preparations. Survivalists know you have to keep on, not give up, want to live. This is an important chapter for all survivalists to read. The difference between fear, terror and emotional paralysis.
The most common reaction to great danger is not terror, but a kind of numbing of the emotions which actually may be helpful. Dr. von Gregerz calls this "emotional paralysis. "This reaction allows many persons, when in the grip of great danger, to avoid being overwhelmed by compassionate emotions and horrible sights. It permits them to think clearly and act effectively.--page 20.

I found that paragraph to be comforting. Its like a safety hatch built into our brains.

Chapter Four deals with Evacuation and the need for orderly routes and plans.

All told, there are 18 chapters and 11 apendix that deal with shelter building and easy, cheap improvization of water storage, how to make a piston pump and more.

My thanks goes out to Mountainman Mike for sending me this important link.

 

Wilderness Survival Home

I've been introduced to one of the best Wilderness Survival sites. Check it out at:


http://www.wilderness-survival.net/

The forums are down to earth, but there are a few rules you have to follow at first, like a limit on direct clickable links. No doubt this is to prevent spammers from clogging up real information with junk.

I just posted a messaged on Fuels for The Soda Can stove. This new guy just made one, and several people made comments on it. Having a lot of experience with one, I suggested they check out my page here, where I even have a video demo-ing how to make your own fuel tablets, complete with burn time test.

http://thefemalesurvivalist.blogspot.com/p/fuels-for-ultralight-soda-can-stove.html

These little stoves are handy for several reasons, and are especially efficent if you use a 2 pint cooking pot and windscreen. Most trail meals or pots of hot water require just one ounce of fuel. Of course, you need a pot support for this stove. Use hardware cloth, tent stakes, or a modified tin can.

Best of all, the stove is free. Make it yourself with plans gleaned off the Internet...
http://www.thesodacanstove.com/alcohol-stove/how-to-build.html


May all your trails be lighter.

Reader's Comments on Grid Down Series

 

I'm getting some mail from readers who are starting the River Survival Series. I have finished four books in this series, called, No Storm Like This. You can read more about his series on my page, All

The-River-Survival-Series-Why-and-How

 

 

Hi Carol,

I read 3 more chapters last nite and Carla just ran out out of gas and is on her own now after Dave's untimely death. You are really detailed in Carla's escape after she burned the retreat and I am really enjoying the book! I have not came to the graphic stuff yet but I imagine it is pretty close. i am exactly half way thru the book. Sign me up for the next 3 as well.. And don't be nervous about what I may think, it all needs to be put out there and make a book like this although fictional really close to what will probably happen.

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning Carol!

Your book 1 is mesmerizing me and i love it! I read 4 chapters yesterday and am about 70% thru it. Carla is now in Chicago and i love Jesus the wolf being her friend. Have not figured out Chris yet but i am sure that will come with a little more reading. Your detailed writing makes it seem as if i am there, very good!



All four books are available at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. See the  links to the right for easy access.

The first book details our survivialist-prepers on their homestead in the mountians of North East Georgia. I write about things I've actually done, building and harvesting a garden, making wine, cooking with acorns, baiting and observing black bear.

Please email me or comment here if you are also on book one, or are farther in the series.


 

Fire Watch at Lake Hotel-A Night of Reckoning

Most of the guys couldn't believe I was actually going to spend all night, alone, walking the floors on Fire Watch at the Historic Yellow Hotel, up here at Lake Yellowstone. It is widely known and believed to be haunted. In Novemeber, I wrote a thriller about this very thing. John Deerfield, retired Ranger and Caretaker, a ghost with an attitude whose bones reside in his summer cabin, has been known to fling things when people messed with his place.

Primal Cut  

 is available at Amazon.com for kindle or computer download.

 

 I arrived at 7 p.m while the hotel was still occupied by construction workers, painters, tilers and sheet rockers. They smiled, listened as I walked past, clip board in hand, listening to the Boss detailing everything I had to look for. He told me to check all the cords, probably a million or more, seemed like it anyways, for frays, loose plugs or anything of concern. Then I was to tag them, unplug them and roll them up. The least spark could send this place to its firey glory where all historic monuments go to rest. He showed me the basement, and the yellow pipes that had to be monitored. One was frozen, one of the reasons our fire supression system was not up to par. If the gages changed, or the compresser thing quit, I had to call them.

We located pull stations. Then he said good luck.

 

Eventually all the guys left and I began my rounds, starting at the attic, descending stairs, walking long halls, shinning my head lamp into dark vacant rooms. I swept up dry wall and nails. Suddenly something would fall and I'd jumped, and reason it out. Musta been that broom I left against the second floor window. Thats just what Madison Shelby, notorious cook in my thriller would have done. Reason it away.

 

Eventually I found some cordage in a back corner and started braiding it as I walked along, Keep the hands busy, think good thoughts. I walked to the end where the whicker furniture went, facing the off limits Stage Two. A dark shadow moved away from the light, hid agaisnt the wall by the silent elevator. I shuddered, turned around, quickly heading back, glancing twice over my shoulder. Had to just be the way I used that lamp, nothing more. I couldn't get the darkness out of my mind, way darker than any shadow I had seen all night.

 

I found three cords of question, and then radioed our driver  from the office. He was making his way back to West Yellowstone. His rig was creeping along a 6 mph. I would walk between hotel and the office three more times, alone, griz roaming near the lake, to radio Rory, asking his location. Telling him, copy that. At 1:30 a.m, all I got was static and was pretty sure he'd made it past Madison Juntion. Nearly home.

 

Two thirty, three, I logged my rounds, checked the basement whistling. I made sure I told the guys I carried mace. They said it didn't work against ghosts. I told them it worked against Guys pretending to be ghosts.

 

The dining room got colder, way colder. I remembered the Sixth Sence, the movie where a deep coldness preceeded a ghostly arrival. I glanced around nervously, said, "John, I'm helping to keep the place clean," and picked up a scrap of lumber, placing it in the dark wheel barrow.

 

Finally 4 a.m arrived. I was heading down the second flight of stairs. I heard foot steps. whistling. The boss had said I'd be on duty til 7 a.m when they would arrive to work.

A broad shouldered man appeared. "Randy!" I said, happily, taking a deep breath of relief.

 

"How'd it go?" he asked.

"Great, pretty tired though."

"Well, I'm on duty now, so you can get some sleep."

Turns out, 4 a.m is the normal shift change. Thank god, I was ready to head back to the man camp.

 

 

 

Man camp refers and dorms, about a tenth of a mile from Hotel.

My Sling Observatons

 

Following the video posted below, I made my sling. A few notes...first, you start with a 9 foot cord, about 3/16 inch paracord is best. Anything thinner and you'll be weaving forever. Anything fatter and you'll have trouble feeding it through the weave, unless you just want a bigger basket.

 

So, cut and heat seal both ends of the cord so it doesn't fray. Then, measure up 30 inches, and make your loop. This cord was sort of slippery, so the little white clip you see in the photo was used to anchor both loops as I wove the basket. My fingers are small, and still it was challenging to get the weave started properly.

Don't worry, as you weave, you can scrunch the cordage down, making it a tight weave. At first its sort of open.

 

When you finish the basket, pull up the ends, be sure and knot it so it doesn't come loose. Then tie in your finger loop so that both ends of the cords are about the same. Once you start practicing, you'll put a rock in that sling, hold both ends, get good momentum, then let it fly.

 

I'll report on that next! Look out trees....

How To Make Rock Sling

While surfing http://surivalistboard.com , I came across a short youtube imbedded video demonstrating how to use an Apache Rock sling. The video showed a guy slinging it pretty acurately. It raised my curiousity. I clicked on a related video and found this demo on how to make one. Figured it was worth embedding here for future reference. I'm going to make one and start practicing. The instructor made a valid observation. If David could bring down Goliath with one well placed shot, a survivalist could bring down some game. Stay tuned for field observations.

Survival Head Quarters A Must!

Yesterday afternoon I was invited to join SurvivalHQ....a fantastic resource of knowledgeable people discussing survival skills, philosophy, and real life skills in a friendly forum format.
Check it out:

http://survivalhq.net/forum.php

There are necessary steps for the sign up process. Be patient, its worth it.

As things tighten up in the real world, violence and scarcity threatening a civil society, those of us who want to protect ourselves and our families should be thinking about the skills and the tools necessary to do this.

Firearms, shelters, scavenging skills, connecting with honest like minded people, and the ability to stay below the radar are some of the things I'm working on.

Stay tuned to this blog, check out my sister blog, Brawnyview, and sign up for SurvivalHQ.

Instead of playing bubble games on facebook and requesting sheep for imaginary farms in online game applications, I'd rather be learning how to survive when, not if, the Shit hits the fan.

Ok, back to playing on my volcano, here in Yellowstone National Park.

This photo was taken on my 4 mile round trip ski across the thermal mapped Lake Yellowstone, where my friend and I reached Stevenson Island. There are hot spots under this fresh water lake, the largest lake in the world about 8,000 feet. This fact allows open water to be found  in the lake despite the fact most of the ice is 3 feet thick on average during extreme cold.

My layers have done well. Its March 12 and some mornings its still below zero. I back country ski most days.

Surivivalist Links of Great Use

In the last two days I have been incredibly busy connecting with other survivalists around the United States. These three links have been very useful in learning about upcoming events, weapondry, skills and basic philosophy.


www.survivalblog.com This site is huge with easy navigation tools on the left side bar. Its up to date and has guest posts as well.

survivalistsingles.com Check this out instead of e-harmony or match.com if you're a survivalist. In twenty four hours I've "met" many great guys, all potential friends. Its easy and free to join and post a profile, get mail and surf. There is an upgraded membership. I don't know anything about that yet, haven't had time to check it out fully.


survivalistboards.com This is a massive, interactive forum and group web site. Be prepared to spend lots of time surfing. Its easy to post, easy to join.

Just Released-Book Four

 

I just finished and up loaded No Storm Like This-Book Four of the River Survival Series.

 

Available at Barnes and Noble for Nook readers,  and  at Amazon. com for Kindle readers,

Here. This book is much longer than the first three, 464 pages of warfare, sex and violence. Beware, its not suitable for young adults.

 

There are many long running battles between the Federal Government trying to retake control of the nation after 7 years post-grid collapse, and the Resistance, which uses ham radio to network among their people. We learn about the battles via suicide reporters stationed on top various buildings in communities under attack.

 

 

 

 

KIll You Back!

 

A friend posted this photo to my facebook page.

I love it.

Zero jails, 513 cemeteries.

Location, Location, Location.

 

This is a pretty accurate message, too.

 

Have a great day.

Ski Adventure on Lake Yellowstone

March First my friend and I skied 2 miles to Stevenson Island. We checked out the Island, then skied back.

On the way, I saw a crease in the snow. I had my binoculars, scoped it and felt some concern over the water levels. You see, there are "hot spots" in Lake Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park sits on top a volcano. Steam comes up in various places in the park. The most famous is Old Faithful geyser.

I brought my day pack with me in case we had to overnight on the Island, stuck because of dangerous slush. I did hit one spot. I moved to the right and although the snow was wet, didnt' come across any more issues. We had rope with us in case we felt the need to rope together.

I also had fire starter, plastic bag, rain jacket, a light, some food.

I took alot of photos and footage, so did Barbie.

I think March 1 was pushing it for this trip, but we couldn't get out sooner.