That avatar is 60 years old.
I still like toys that go bang!

Soon after the cap pistol, I got a Red Ryder BB gun. About that time my dad bought the family farm from his older brother who was retiring from the business. "7 thousand - lock stock and barrel."

"Barrel" included the family dump: about 50 yards up the "lane" behind the barn was a small fenced in area that was grown up with small trees. Anything we'd "recycle" today...

The air outside is in it's semi-annual turmoil. Vestiges of Indian Summer are being blown eastward under the uneven assault of late November winds. Shadows borne of slate gray skies exist only in the most remote corners, under vehicles, and in assorted burrows. Over night frosts are waiting for drivers in the morning, and I'm in the throes of buck fever, again...

The jet stream is dipping southward, turning the Midwest and Canada into meteorological twins. My summertime game of choice,...

Dropped my son at the school bus stop today.

Got there late so pulled in directly behind the bus.

Bus had its stop signs and flashers on, SOME IDIOT driver pulls around the bus, blows past the stop sign and down the road.

DONT people know its DANGEROUS and Illegal to pass a school bus with flashers on and stop signs out.

DAMN, raised my BP first thing this morning.

Many people talk about a financial collapse/natural disaster and what they will do when it happens.

The purpose of this Blog is to address somethings that you need to do BEFORE disaster strikes.

1. Have a Plan!!! No really, a PLAN. One that has been carefully thought out and practiced its execution. You have amassed a large quantity of food and weapons and ammo, right?? You are going evacuate to ******.

Great you are half-way to surviving. Just a few...

Let em just start by telling a little about myself.

I have been in law enforcement for the last eight years. I started in law enforcement almost as a last resort but it quickly became my passion.

I think that there is a common feeling amongst people today that they mad with police and what is preceived as an increasingly militirazation of civilian law enforcement.

While that may be in some areas, there are some areas that look back and take public...