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Post by paranoia on Nov 1, 2016 22:19:39 GMT 10
Hey just as an aside... is it possible to have an anonymous phone/SIM? because from memory even a prepaid sim requires full ID to activate/register with a provider. Just while we're on the subject of being less traceable/visible... Yeah don't think so, hard to see the powers that be wanting people to be able to go down that path.
I think your best bet would be to look into VoIP services.
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Post by paranoia on Nov 1, 2016 19:00:06 GMT 10
Of course we're open to joint excercises with our closest neighbour. Regardless of what the average australian thinks of indonesia or its policy stances. It just makes good strategical sense. To do anything else would be shooting ourselves in the foot.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 31, 2016 12:20:16 GMT 10
Lets look at the facts... .. you don't think that's a problem? If you see figures like that and still believe that the beliefs of Islam isn't an issue, if you're not questioning them, then you're not being particularly rational. I was deeply saddened when I learned many facts about the believes of people who follow Islam, though I'd be delusional to believe that there's not problems. Yes a conversation IS important and the more the better to work out why Islam is so incredibly unethical. Truth, reason and evidence are the only logical way to make determination. Your quote is my exact point about people and religion. The people warp the religion. Islam is the religion and Muslims are those who interpret the religion and practice it. I said ISLAM is not the problem. By questioning my statement, you undoubtedly are mixing the worshippers and the religion. You have mixed up both of them and see them as the same. So in the same vein, the Catholics in Ireland used to be terrorists and bomb people. So all Catholics are terrorists? I sure hope not. I CHOSE to be Catholic because I saw the better sides of the religion. Have you actually read the Quaran or even parts of it? I have. And I know of Muslims who explain parts of the Quaran to me. And the essence of the religion is beautiful. In the Quaran, there are writings of their prophet telling the Muslims to PROTECT the Christians. Also he talked about how to treat prisoners of war, which could've been easily mistaken for the Geneva Convention. My stand remains. I dislike and disagree with the fundamental religious extremists ... Both Christian and Muslims or whatever religion. I remember what He taught us. 1. Love God, Love Man 2. If your enemy strikes you on one side, turn your head and let him strike the other 3. Let he who has not sinned, cast the first stone. Life would be better if we didn't each have our own hidden agendas and have a little respect and tolerance for each other. I have indeed read many verses/passages from the Quran. I read the love God bits, love man (if they believe correctly) but not a lot of turn the other cheek, quite the opposite. I've had muslim friends over the years and have found them to be morally superior to their holy book, not the other way around. Islam _is_ the problem, it gives people a narrative for their violence and somthing to die for. There are those that twist the book and come to a higher moral standard than that written but those killing in the name of allah do have scripture to back up their actions. Its extremely rare for someone to pick up the scriptures of another abrahamic religion and it to lead them down this path. To blame fundamentalism ignores that when you combine fundamentalism with christianity, buddhism, jainism ect... We dont get the same outcomes. am I saying 'all muslims'... Definately not. I'm talking about the IDEAS contained within islam.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 29, 2016 20:25:15 GMT 10
Wait, you can eat Samphire? I have about 1/2 acre of in on my property and 100s of acres within the surrounding area... Will have to give it a try, thanks!
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Post by paranoia on Oct 28, 2016 21:17:21 GMT 10
The other thing to keep in mind is this data is on file. If any law enforcment or government ask for that data I dont see flybuys standing up for your right to privacy, not their fight and they dont believe in it anyway.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 28, 2016 20:50:25 GMT 10
I refuse to sign up to any loyalty programs. Simply data mining and tracking operations.
Normally when you shop with a credit or eftpos card they know where you shopped, when you shopped and how much you spent. You actual sales data goes into a pool and they can do bulk analysis on it.
When you sign up to loyalty programs what you buy, when you buy it and how much you buy are all tagged to a profile of you. This data is then sold on, analised and stored.
I dont care how abnormal it makes me look, just say no. Do you have a such and such card? No. Would you like to sign up? No. Its free! No. But benefits, discounts, free pupplies. No.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 27, 2016 23:11:54 GMT 10
Ah, they grow up so fast... Thanks for providing such a wonderful space for the sharing of ideas. Thanks to the mods for keeping it civil and respectful. Only been here a short time but I've met so many quality people here I hope to be on here for years to come!
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Post by paranoia on Oct 27, 2016 22:35:06 GMT 10
Have not seen either of those before but its definitely a concept many are working on at the moment. I've seen a lot of directional wind turbines using the low pressure zone created behind the motor housing to drop water into a collector for use. There is a lot of interesting tech being created at the moment for sure. Thanks for posting.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 23, 2016 21:36:41 GMT 10
So you're loosing one with the sale of the block, ah well. I'd love a second block! At this stage in my life I don't have the capital to have land that isn't my residence though...
What's the thinking behind putting them side by side? Looks like you've got plenty of space, even 3-4m apart gives you a nice sheltered space between them.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 23, 2016 21:22:27 GMT 10
Thanks for posting, very nice idea on the shutters, I like it. I've only had this place a couple years so not very set up in terms of work spaces, something to move towards. On a side note LOVE the view from the workshop. Furthest I've been up the east coast is the glass house mountains, looks like a beautiful place.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 23, 2016 19:48:15 GMT 10
I did a rooster earlier this year that was probably a year old. I read something online about freezing them for a couple weeks and thawing them out to tenderise the meat. I really don't fully understand it but it seemed to work well. The Australorpe carcass was 2.1kg after being eviscerated and skinned (wasn't feeling in the mood to pluck it).
I parted the bird, roasted it... rested the meat overnight while I made a stock out of the rest. Ended up with one if the tastiest chicken soups I've made, meat was really tender.
He too ended up hanging after attacking one of my daughters... my 3 year old always enjoys 'naughty rooster soup' and is quick to suggest it whenever we have one acting out.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 23, 2016 19:35:35 GMT 10
I use cash for most 'in person' transactions to a point and credit card for bills and other things.
The most important thing for me about using cash as much as possible is not to do it 'all the time'. I keep a 'normal' credit trail when I'm OK declaring my location and try to keep enough credit/digital transactions that if someone were looking into my data it would not appear like I was a cashless person.
Its a bit like keeping 2 sets of books so anyone looking into you wouldn't think things were dodgy straight away.
Always keep plenty of cash in the house and precious metals (my personal favourite is silver for its ease of selling in smaller increments)
I'll be avoiding anything wearable or insert-able for transactions until they make it mandatory... too many security issues.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 23, 2016 19:18:22 GMT 10
I deal with Capral Aluminium in Adelaide for a lot of things and have found them willing to cut any length for flat/round bar or size in square plate. www.capral.com.au/They even have a spot for cash sales and I see a lot of non-business customers there. I'm sure they'd have an office somewhere near you. Also be sure of what you need, 'T6' is a heat treatment classification and there are multiple grades that can achieve 'T6'. Para
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Post by paranoia on Oct 23, 2016 18:53:34 GMT 10
That's a pig sty?? If you can get into my workshop container I'm having a good day... My approach is much more unorganised than that. Grey's description of 'piles of junk' is fairly close but at least my tools are all in toolboxes & metal crates.
I love the door concept but would never work for me, I've had too many times where the wind has picked up the doors and smashed it into the side of the container... tools and consumables would go EVERYWHERE!
I really like your goal of being able to make most things just with what you have on hand, its one I share but have a long way to go!
Good inspiration anyway, thanks token. Very jealous to hear of your 4 containers... I've still only got 2 x 20 footers trying to find the cash for a 3rd so I can make a U shape and put a cover over it for somewhere to work on larger projects.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 21, 2016 17:15:27 GMT 10
While I dont actually have a 'shed' I agree with the sentiment. (I really like sea containers over sheds)
For me this extends to raw materials aluminium, steel, wood... Should always have a nice collection of various sizes, thicknesses and grades. This also should include things like wire, common electronics components, soldier, oils, greases, sheet gaskets, rubber, nails, screws ect.
And you can never have too many tools! I couldnt count the amount of times I've had to modify tools to get a job done, always helps to have a few spares.
I think the ability to repair things is going to be key post SHTF. Everything breaks... Everything.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 21, 2016 13:09:17 GMT 10
The storage of coins is more a bi-product than an conscious activity. I'm concerned about tracking and data mining so I pay with cash wherever possible. I'm also usually in a rush trying to get lots of things done so I rarely count out coins to pay. When you do 20-30 transactions a week this way the coins pile up quick.
The coins in milo tins was started by my wife who was sick of finding coins EVERYWHERE... Whenever she picks up my jeans for washing and coins fall out, they go in the tins. I do a run to the bank when I get a full tin or two and end up with hundreds in cash.
As for the ammo in tins I'm not sure, Jim on the reloading podcast talks about storing his SHTF ammo in coffee cans and he's been around a few years... Maybe a zip lok bag liner would make sense for extra security.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 21, 2016 12:28:37 GMT 10
All my old milo tins are either full of coins or spent brass. I really like your candle wax idea, I'll try filling one with reloaded ammo, drop a moisture absorber in there and sealing with wax...
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Post by paranoia on Oct 21, 2016 9:02:43 GMT 10
Most of my pantry buckets are the 11L food grades from bunnings at $10 a piece. I prefer the smaller size for strength and ease of movement.
These are however inappropiate for long term as they have no O-ring.
Anyone know a good source for new quality buckets, o-ring sealed... Price is less important than quality.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 20, 2016 13:51:26 GMT 10
I read the article in the Daily Mail with about the same amount of scepticism as I would have when reading a number of articles about so called prepping or preppers and therefore it was a case of take some information out of it and ignore the rest. A number of you that are commenting about the article should take note of some of the ridiculous posts on this thread relating to those who appear to be too afraid to take a shower like normal people in case the whatever happens while they are in the shower for three minutes. Sounds a lot like not knowing what is going on in your local area or a case of I'm So Tough Syndrome! On the How to tell I am a Prepper! thread it is alright to talk about all the rice etc. that some of you take great delight in stashing away. Seems to me that a lot of you must spend a lot of time, money and effort preparing but no thought is being given to be self sustaining. Where are the comments about growing your own or are these skills just not part of your preparation for a post SHTF event? To me the rice thing comes down to cost benefit, you can buy a hell of a lot of rice for a days wage during the good times. Its quick, easy and doesnt take a lot of thought. Yes, I do grow my own fruits, vegetables ect... But I look at the low hanging fruit. Self-sufficency takes many years if not decades to set up systems, in the meantime... Large buckets of cheap commercially grown staples gives good peace of mind. As to the shower comments, we're not all nutcases... I take proper length showers and keep only a few knives and firearms in the bathroom.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 20, 2016 9:15:22 GMT 10
While I realise this is for a very specific type of person it seems like a lot of design choices were taken for luxary rather than utility.
So much wasted real estate, excessive resource drains... Each to their own, I'd just want my bunker to be more... Bunker like.
Interesting anyway... Thanks zig
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