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>                               He was getting old and paunchy
>                               And his hair was falling fast,
>                               And he sat around the Legion,
>                               Telling stories of the past.
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>                               Of a war that he once fought in
>                               And the deeds that he had done,
>                               In his exploits with his buddies;
>                               They were heroes, every one.
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>                               And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors
>                               His tales became a joke,
>                               All his buddies listened quietly
>                               For they knew where of he spoke.
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>                               But we'll hear his tales no longer,
>                               For ol' Bob has passed away,
>                               And the world's a little poorer
>                               For a Soldier died today.
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>                               He won't be mourned by many,
>                               Just his children and his wife.
>                               For he lived an ordinary,
>                               Very quiet sort of life..
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>                               He held a job and raised a family,
>                               Going quietly on his way;
>                               And the world won't note his passing,
>                               'Tho a Soldier died today.
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>                               When politicians leave this earth,
>                               Their bodies lie in state,
>                               While thousands note their passing,
>                               And proclaim that they were great.
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>                               Papers tell of their life stories
>                               From the time that they were young
>                               But the passing of a Soldier
>                               Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
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>                               Is the greatest contribution
>                               To the welfare of our land,
>                               Some jerk who breaks his promise
>                               And cons his fellow man?
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>                               Or the ordinary fellow
>                               Who in times of war and strife,
>                               Goes off to serve his country
>                               And offers up his life?
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>                               The politician's stipend
>                               And the style in which he lives,
>                               Are often disproportionate,
>                               To the service that he gives.
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>                               While the ordinary Soldier,
>                               Who offered up his all,
>                               Is paid off with a medal
>                               And perhaps a pension, small.
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>                               It's so easy to forget them,
>                               For it is so many times
>                               That our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys,
>                               Went to battle, but we know,
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>                               It is not the politicians
>                               With their compromise and ploys,
>                               Who won for us the freedom
>                               That our country now enjoys.
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>                               Should you find yourself in danger,
>                               With your enemies at hand,
>                               Would you really want some cop-out,
>                               With his ever waffling stand?
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>                               Or would you want a Soldier--
>                               His home, his country, his kin,
>                               Just a common Soldier,
>                               Who would fight until the end.
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>                               He was just a common Soldier,
>                               And his ranks are growing thin,
>                               But his presence should remind us
>                               We may need his like again.
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>                               For when countries are in conflict,
>                               We find the Soldier's part
>                               Is to clean up all the troubles
>                               That the politicians start.
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>                               If we cannot do him honor
>                               While he's here to hear the praise,
>                               Then at least let's give him homage
>                               At the ending of his days.
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>                               Perhaps just a simple headline
>                               In the paper that might say:
>                               "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
>                               A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."
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>                               Pass On The Patriotism!
>                               YOU can make a difference
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

WWUS86 KLOX 082241
 SPSLOX
 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
 241 PM PST MON FEB 8 2010
 
 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-091400-
 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
 VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
 SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
 VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
 ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
 241 PM PST MON FEB 8 2010
 
 ...A VERY COLD AND VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN 
 CALIFORNIA TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
 
 A STRONG AND VERY COLD UPPER LOW OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST 
 THIS AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG OR JUST OFF THE 
 CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...TRACKING RIGHT ACROSS 
 SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE 
 REGION WITH A VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS...INCLUDING POSSIBLY HEAVY 
 SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW 
 ACCUMULATIONS WITH VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS.
 
 CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL 
 LIKELY DEVELOP NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION EARLY TUESDAY MORNING..THEN 
 BECOME LIKELY IN ALL AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS 
 WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION 
 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO 
 WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE LOS ANGELES 
 AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
 
 WHILE MOISTURE WILL INITIALLY BE FAIRLY LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM... 
 IT MAY BEGIN TO TAP INTO SOME DEEPER PACIFIC MOISTURE AS IT MOVES 
 INTO SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY 
 COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE 
 INCREASING INSTABILITY THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
 TUESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH 
 COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. 
 IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT SOME HAIL COULD APPROACH SEVERE 
 LIMITS...AND SOME WATERSPOUTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS COULD COME 
 ASHORE AS WEAK TORNADOS. 
 
 SINCE THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHOWERY IN NATURE...RAINFALL TOTALS 
 TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...BUT WILL 
 AVERAGE ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...WITH 
 UP TO 1.50 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. ANY AREAS THAT
 RECEIVE THUNDERSTORMS MAY RECEIVE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS. IT 
 APPEARS THAT THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS WILL OCCUR ACROSS LOS 
 ANGELES COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS...INCLUDING THE 
 STATION AND MORRIS BURN AREAS. THESE AREAS WILL ALSO HAVE THE BEST 
 CHANCE OF RECEIVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH INTENSITY RAINFALL. 
 RESIDENTS IN AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 
 THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY NEED 
 TO BE ISSUED FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY... 
 ESPECIALLY IF THE SYSTEM TAKES A MORE OVER-WATER TRAJECTORY.
 
 DUE TO THE COLD NATURE OF THIS STORM...SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL AT VERY 
 LOW ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION...IMPACTING TRAVEL ON MANY MAJOR 
 ROUTES INTO AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO 
 START OUT BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET ON TUESDAY...THEN WILL LOWER 
 TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD BRING 
 ACCUMULATING SNOWS INTO PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND
 CUYAMA VALLEYS...WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN 
 THE FOOTHILLS. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY EVEN FALL OVER THE
 HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERIOR 
 VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. SNOW MAY EVEN OCCASIONALLY FALL
 IN THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS ABOVE THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY 
 VALLEYS...BUT NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THERE. 
 
 IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...SNOW 
 ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL TOTALS AS 
 HIGH AS 16 INCHES IN THE SAN GABRIELS. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS 
 OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE 
 EXPECTED. PLEASE REFER TO (LAXWSWLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.
 
 RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE 
 LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND 
 WARNINGS AS THIS WEATHER SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.

Got Ammo?

With California and the Feds going through the back door to "dis-arm the masses",regulating ammo sales is their best bet. That way it isn't gun control/ You ain't got ammo all you have then is an expensive stick or metal rock! Re-loading can/is also expensive for those on a tight shoe string but there one company that make an inexpensive re-loading kit. Now I have never used this product, don't know them but in talking to folks that re-load it works and it is easy. Here the link to Lee Precision. I just thought it could be something to stash in your BOB just in case. Check 'em and make up your mind. http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/catalog/browse.cgi?1231039417.4324=/html/catalog/cleeloader.html

Loco Gato
Be safe, be free

M.D. Creekmores's free e-book

M.D. Creekmore has offered this e-book free of charge. You can access it it here

MD has a great blog on all thing relating to survival at
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net

Very worth the time to visit once a day as I and many others do.
The book has some stuff this is perfect for those of you new to prepping as well as the more experienced. Basic ideas to get you started on the path. Check it out.

Loco Gato
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With the changing weather, rotate your BOB items

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A Bug out bag is basically a big survival kit that contains all of the items you would require to survive after a disaster. A Bug Out Bag allows you to grab what you need quickly and evacuate should a disaster happen.


Most experts suggest that your BOB should contain enough supplies to last for at least seventy two hours. Since most major disasters can disrupt services and normal life for longer than 72 hours. Make sure your Bag is built to fit your needs. When putting your bag together take into consideration any special needs or items that you or your family might need.

These are photos of my wife’s bag. I choose a full frame backpack with an adjustable hip belt for her because of the distance she would have to walk if there were another earthquake and the freeways are shut down again.  This bag is designed with the idea that she walks to a friends house one day, another friends house another day, and on the third day walk home.  The car always has a case of water and she will add that to the pack before she begins to head home.


The bag includes:

Walking shoes and extra socks

Pair of Pants

2 First aid kits with extra bandages, tape, tylenol, and feminine personal hygiene items.

Ponch
Pocket knife



3 Flashlights, extra batteries

Matches and a lighter

Toilet tissue

Moist wipes

Big trash bag


Bite and Sting Kit

Protein bars and drinks

Oatmeal

Can of soup (can to used to boil water for tea)

Spoons and forks

Extra hat


Gloves

Rope

550 cord

Ammo

Fireworks

Fuel siphon pump


Road maps

Face Masks

Deck of playing cards

Soap and Towel

Small Blanket

Road maps
Toothbrush


Duct tape

Hand Sanitizer

Gold Bond Foot cream

Sleeping bag


Every BOB will be different so pack one according to what your immediate needs will be.  With the change in the seasons, you should update and rotate your BOB items.  I usually update hers when I change the water filters in the refrigerator.



For more fun and exciting topics, come visit me at Prepare to survive in California blogspot.


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Loco Gato
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Emergency Info

Emergencies and disaster here in the Golden state can come many different types and form. even a friggin tornado or 2! Who wodda thunk it?!? I always thought those nasty critters were reserved for the mid west! anyway, the link below will send out an emergency notification to your e-mail, cell blackberry or fax. Your local emergency service group also uses this service but it lags sometimes in getting word out to the general public. Now you can have up to date alerts and get a head start in preparing yourself and family before the life gets to funky. Check it out, only takes a minute to sign up.

Loco Gato
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