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About 16% of U.S. refinery capacity is now shut down.  Gas prices expected to go up 20 to 25 cents a gallon due to supply and demand. Plus there will be a ton of flood damaged vehicles dumped on the market in the near future.

Tropical storm Harvey - which may, or may not - strengthen to the level of a Category 1 Hurricane, is expected to drop record breaking amounts of rain on the TX/LA coastline.  10 to 15 inches are possible, maybe more.  The Governor of Texas has declared a State of Emergency in 30 counties. Any...

My mother passed away last year at the age of 94.  We had been able to successfully keep her at home - per her wishes - until almost the end.  One morning she was unable to get out of bed and we called an ambulance to take her to the hospital.  They told us she was badly dehydrated, and did we...

That's a common saying among the people who train seriously for self-defense with firearms.  It's attributed to the legendary trainer Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch.  It's meant to emphasize the importance of carrying a backup gun, spare mags, etc.  Because anything can fail, and thanks to Murphy...

Got to thinking about Stargazers dead battery problem, and it got me wondering: If one has a continuous duty solenoid connecting the engine and house batteries together, and the engine battery goes dead, could you activate the solenoid by clipping a 9 volt transistor type battery with a couple...

Here's an interesting article on choosing pepper spray by a respected police trainer: http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/pepper-spray-how-to-choose-it-and-how-to-use-it

Here's an article on snake bite treatment by a couple of Emergency Room MDs.  This is primarily interesting background information. https://www.aliem.com/2017/06/envenomations-snakebites/

EXTREMELY  good chance those of us in the northern states will have a light show Sunday night. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/07/14/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-sunday-monday-northern-u-s-canada/480272001/

For the many Calvin and Hobbes fans here (you know who you are) here's a link to a comic you almost certainly haven't seen yet: http://www.gocomics.com/bloom-county/2017/4/8

Technomadia is reporting that Verizon is kicking some "unlimited" customers off if they use too much data while roaming.  Apparently, while they can throttle "unlimited" customers speeds on their own network, they can't do so on allied networks some people are roaming on to. Technomadia quoted...

Article in Truck Camper Magazine, definitely worth reading.  Some Great photos! http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/expeditions/canada/canadian-rockies-the-bucket-list/

Our pooches are plump, our cats are fat: http://nypost.com/2017/06/27/us-pets-are-more-overweight-than-ever/

I'm posting a link to a thread on another board I'm on discussing the growing trend to use old abandoned railroads to get into back country you could never reach except by hiking the roadbed.  Interesting idea. https://americanadventurist.com/forum/threads/riding-the-rails.4525/

Just ran across this article while researching something else.  Posted just as an FYI.  https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-walmart-crime/

Interesting article in today's New York Post.  Animal rescuers have worked out about 25 hand signs to use in training deaf dogs. http://nypost.com/2017/06/18/this-deaf-dog-knows-a-special-type-of-sign-language/

The Amateur Radio Relay League - ARRL - is the national association of ham radio operators in the United States.  Every year they hold Field Day.  This year it will be held on June 24th and 25th.  It is described as follows: In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency...

I haven't seen these before.  Looks interesting, and the price is right . . . https://www.amazon.com/ClipityPix-Camera-iPhone-Samsung-Smartphones/dp/B01NBAQ5FW/ref=sr_1_80?ie=UTF8&qid=1496952331&sr=8-80&keywords=shooting+caps

New company.  Price is ridiculous compared to Lead Acid, but may be right in line for what Lithium batteries are going for.  Claims to be a drop in replacement for ordinary batteries.  There's a thread on them over on the Escapees forum.  Member there who bought some praised the customer...

This is posted for informational purposes only, NOT to start a political discussion for or against anything. This will - eventually - affect how much back country in Utah is going to be open for people like us to drive on and explore. It's about a 10 Circuit court ruling affecting BLM land in...

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