Posted: 17 Aug 2016 Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
One day in the not too distant future, a major emergency will strike this nation, and that will set off a round of hoarding unlike anything we have ever seen before. Just think about what happens when a big winter storm or a hurricane is about to hit one of our major cities – inevitably store shelves are stripped bare of bread, milk, snow shovels, etc. Even though winter storms and hurricanes are just temporary hurdles to overcome, they still cause many people to go into panic mode. So what is going to happen when we have a real crisis on our hands?
We can get some clues about which items will disappear first during a major national emergency by taking a look at where such a scenario is already playing out. One recent survey found that over 80 percent of all basic foodstuffs are currently unavailable in Venezuela, and about half the country can no longer provide three meals a day for their families. Thankfully, some stores still have a few things that they are able to offer, but other key items are completely gone. The following comes from USA Today… Oh, there are some things to buy. Besides salt, there are fresh vegetables and fruits, dairy products but no milk, some cereal, lots of snacks and a few canned goods.Do you have plenty of the items in bold above stored up? If not, you may want to stock up while you still can. Venezuela was once the wealthiest nation in all of South America, but now lines for food often begin as early as three in the morning. Some people have become so desperate that they are actually hunting cats, dogs and pigeons for food, and there are even a few very sick people that have been killing and eating zoo animals. Someday similar things will happen in the United States and Europe too. When that day arrives, will you be prepared? One of the things that got my attention from the article quote above was the lack of milk. My wife is always telling me that we should store up more dried milk, and I believe that she is right. Just imagine not having any milk and not being able to get any more. What would you do? Another thing that really stood out to me in the article was the fact that there is a severe shortage of personal hygiene items. Most people don’t really think of those as “prepper goods”, but the truth is that life will become very uncomfortable without them very rapidly. What would you do if there was no more toilet paper? And if you have a little one, how are you going to manage without any diapers? In general, it is wise to always have an extra supply of just about everything that you use on a daily basis stored away somewhere in your home. The generation that went through the Great Depression of the 1930s understood this concept very well, but most of us that are younger have had it so good for so long that we don’t even really grasp what a real crisis looks like. Another thing that we are seeing happen right now in Venezuela is the rise of a barter economy… Many of my urban friends are now planting vegetables in their outdoor spaces – if they have any – or in pots. Another friend, who is a hairdresser, is charging clients food to do their hair. For a shampoo and dry, she charges a kilo of corn meal, saying that she doesn’t have time to stand in line like some of her clients.As you prepare for what is ahead, you may want to consider stocking up on some items that would specifically be used for bartering in a crisis situation. For example, you may not drink coffee, but there are millions upon millions of people that do. In a crisis situation, there will be many that will be extremely desperate to get their hands on some coffee, and so any coffee that you store away now may become a very valuable asset. We live in a world where one out of every eight people already goes to bed hungry each night, and where one out of every three children is underweight. As global weather patterns become more extreme, as natural disasters continue to become more frequent and more intense, and as terror and war continue to spread, it is inevitable that the stress on the global food system is going to continue to grow. Today you can waltz into Wal-Mart and buy giant cartloads of very inexpensive food, but it will not always be that way. Unfortunately, more than half the country is currently living paycheck to paycheck, and most Americans do not have any emergency food stored up at all. In addition to food and personal hygiene supplies, here are some other items that are likely to disappear very rapidly during a major national emergency… -Flashlights -Batteries -Generators -Propane -Can Openers -Water Filters -Water Containers -Anything Related To Self-Defense -Axes -Knives -Sleeping Bags -Tents -First Aid Kits -Matches -Candles -Firewood -Shovels -Bottled Water -Warm Clothing -Lanterns -Portable Radios So in addition to food and personal hygiene items, you may want to do an inventory of the items that I have listed above and see where you may have some holes in your preparation plans. I understand that there will be some people that will read this article and think that all of us “preppers” are being just a tad ridiculous. But when a major emergency strikes this nation and you haven’t done anything to prepare, you will dearly wish that you had bothered to take action while there was still time remaining to do so. |
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Which Items Will Disappear First During A Major National Emergency? - Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
They overcame him by of the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony - Richard and Carolyn Hyde from Heart of G-d Ministries
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Shalom dear Friends and Prayer Partners,
Then he spoke of the increase in ungodliness such as the gay agenda, abortions, etc. I was in complete agreement with him on bemoaning the prevailing spirit of rebellion in the world today and said that if only our nation would turn to our G-d, Elohai Yisrael, and cry out to Him with all our hearts and follow His Word, we would see His deliverance. This gentle haredi man wholeheartedly agreed with me on this. 
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Rain in August? - Dov Eilon ISRAEL TODAY
Rain in August?
Summer weather is consistently hot and dry in Israel. But on Thursday the day started with gray skies and pleasant temperatures throughout most of the country.
While meteorologists had already on Wednesday spoken of the possibility of light rain in the north and the coastal region, residents of the Sharon area (Greater Tel Aviv metropolitan region) were surprised by the heavy rainfall in August.
Rain in Netanya
A meteorologist explained that light rain in August can happen, and has done so every few years. “In recent years, however, we had relatively warm summers, so there were no rains,” he said.
On Friday, things will go back to normal as the hot and dry weather returns.
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Palestinians Fume as Europe Fails to Back BDS - Ryan Jones ISRAEL TODAY
Palestinians Fume as Europe Fails to Back BDS
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Ryan Jones ISRAEL TODAY
Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian Authority’s chief “peace” negotiator and current secretary-general of the PLO terrorist organization, lashed out this week over Europe’s failure to more substantially support efforts to boycott Israel.
Erekat penned an op-ed for Newsweek in which he asserted that the Palestinians were “astonished” by recent statements by European officials opposing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
The Palestinian official was shocked that European leaders had recently praised Israel’s human rights record, tacitly approved the import of Jewish “settler” products, and, at least in the UK, taken steps to criminalize boycotts against Israel.
Erekat demanded that the EU issue fresh statements reversing these positions, and insisted that the Palestinians would no longer accept what he called empty expressions of support for the Palestinian cause.
But do the Palestinians, as Erekat claims, really support BDS? There’s plenty of evidence to suggest most of them don’t.
Last year, Israel Today interviewed for our print magazine a leading Palestinian human rights activist who told us that he is “opposed to the boycott because it only ends up harming the Palestinians themselves.”
A year earlier, a survey conducted by the Palestinian Authority’s own Consumer Protection Authority revealed that 70 percent of imports to the Palestinian Authority were Israeli products. So much for that boycott.
As reported by the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds, most Palestinian consumers prefer Israeli products because they are cheaper than European imports, but of much higher quality than cheaper Arab imports.
In 2013, during a visit to South Africa, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas directly contradicted what Erekat is now saying by stating that the Palestinians “do not support the boycott of Israel.”
Abbas urged supporters of the Palestinians cause to boycott anything produced in the Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (the so-called “West Bank”), but was adamant that his regime was “not asking anyone to boycott Israel itself.”
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