Books
As you noticed if you check this blog fairly regularly, I have not posted in some time. One of the reasons is that I have decided to only post when there is something that I feel is relevant at the time. I have so many posts already that I feel that I just wind up repeating myself. Anyone who would like help with anything only needs to leave a comment at the end of this blog and I will do my best to cover that subject within a week. Also, some of my posts may be shorter than in the past as I intend to cover only one subject and only exactly as much information as is needed to cover that subject.
I am writing on books this week as I believe there is a getting away from the printed page and going to electronic forms of information. Now, I am all for the electronic forms of information and use them myself. Thus I often get asked why anyone should take the time and space to have printed matter. It takes up room and it is outdated by the time you read it.
Lately I have been seeing more and more about the countries that are working to use computer software to take down our electricity grid, our communications, our water departments and anything else that would cripple this country. So far the names I have read are Russia, China and Iran although there are supposedly a couple of more. Possibly North Korea and who knows which of the Arab countries. This is the coming cyber war. Is it coming? I cannot say for sure, but I believe that the next war will be started by a cyber attack. That would be followed by a more conventional attack with planes and troops. Hopefully, this will never happen but if it ever does, we all need to be ready. We never know what rogue countries like Iran and North Korea will do and if Russia or China thought they could get the upper hand on us, well, they just might give it a try.
This is where books come in. If the power grid and communications are taken out, we will be left on our own. Then it will not be possible to just go online to get the information we need. If you have a library of how-to books on hand there will be a lot less that you will not be able to do. I own books on survival tactics, wild food, hunting, fishing, carpentry, welding, blacksmithing, automotive and many other subjects too numerous to mention. Counting our fiction books my wife and I have a library of over 3,000 books. I keep many of the fiction books as this would be recreation if all electricity and communications were down.
Most of the how-to books which I own were purchased used. Not a month goes by that I am not in some used book store or thrift store looking to see if there is something there that will fill a blank spot in my library. It is getting harder and harder to find things that I do not already have. I also go to several library old book sales a couple times a year and auctions that advertise books. Many of the books that I have purchased I only paid fifty cents or a dollar for. Many of them are old and talk about things that are no longer done in the way we currently do things and tools that are written about are no longer the tools that we use today. However, I feel that that is good because we may have to go back to using them when all of our power tools no longer have power. While cordless tools will be great, just make sure you have a solar charger for the tools.
So go out and buy some books about the things you feel that you are short on knowledge of so that you will have them in the future if needed. That is what being a true survivalist is all about, having what you need in an emergency. Go to Goodwill, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul or any other thrift store and you will usually find many books. Get the ones you need and want and you will still not spend a lot of money.
I will next be writing about other things such as tools, radios, etc. that you need to stock up on for this type of a war. Stay tuned and as I stated, if you have questions or suggestions, write a comment. Until next time SURVIVE.
Check out my other blog at:
http://www.therealamericanpolitics.blogspot.com
and my online store at:
http://webstore.com/~knifeman
As you noticed if you check this blog fairly regularly, I have not posted in some time. One of the reasons is that I have decided to only post when there is something that I feel is relevant at the time. I have so many posts already that I feel that I just wind up repeating myself. Anyone who would like help with anything only needs to leave a comment at the end of this blog and I will do my best to cover that subject within a week. Also, some of my posts may be shorter than in the past as I intend to cover only one subject and only exactly as much information as is needed to cover that subject.
I am writing on books this week as I believe there is a getting away from the printed page and going to electronic forms of information. Now, I am all for the electronic forms of information and use them myself. Thus I often get asked why anyone should take the time and space to have printed matter. It takes up room and it is outdated by the time you read it.
Lately I have been seeing more and more about the countries that are working to use computer software to take down our electricity grid, our communications, our water departments and anything else that would cripple this country. So far the names I have read are Russia, China and Iran although there are supposedly a couple of more. Possibly North Korea and who knows which of the Arab countries. This is the coming cyber war. Is it coming? I cannot say for sure, but I believe that the next war will be started by a cyber attack. That would be followed by a more conventional attack with planes and troops. Hopefully, this will never happen but if it ever does, we all need to be ready. We never know what rogue countries like Iran and North Korea will do and if Russia or China thought they could get the upper hand on us, well, they just might give it a try.
This is where books come in. If the power grid and communications are taken out, we will be left on our own. Then it will not be possible to just go online to get the information we need. If you have a library of how-to books on hand there will be a lot less that you will not be able to do. I own books on survival tactics, wild food, hunting, fishing, carpentry, welding, blacksmithing, automotive and many other subjects too numerous to mention. Counting our fiction books my wife and I have a library of over 3,000 books. I keep many of the fiction books as this would be recreation if all electricity and communications were down.
Most of the how-to books which I own were purchased used. Not a month goes by that I am not in some used book store or thrift store looking to see if there is something there that will fill a blank spot in my library. It is getting harder and harder to find things that I do not already have. I also go to several library old book sales a couple times a year and auctions that advertise books. Many of the books that I have purchased I only paid fifty cents or a dollar for. Many of them are old and talk about things that are no longer done in the way we currently do things and tools that are written about are no longer the tools that we use today. However, I feel that that is good because we may have to go back to using them when all of our power tools no longer have power. While cordless tools will be great, just make sure you have a solar charger for the tools.
So go out and buy some books about the things you feel that you are short on knowledge of so that you will have them in the future if needed. That is what being a true survivalist is all about, having what you need in an emergency. Go to Goodwill, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul or any other thrift store and you will usually find many books. Get the ones you need and want and you will still not spend a lot of money.
I will next be writing about other things such as tools, radios, etc. that you need to stock up on for this type of a war. Stay tuned and as I stated, if you have questions or suggestions, write a comment. Until next time SURVIVE.
Check out my other blog at:
http://www.therealamericanpolitics.blogspot.com
and my online store at:
http://webstore.com/~knifeman
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