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March 21, 2021

Happy weekend, friends!

Survival Sunday is a round-up of the week's news and resources for
folks who are interested in being prepared. This curated collection of
information and personal notes is only available to email and Patreon
subscribers.

Have a great week ahead!

Daisy

Here's What I've Been Reading and Thinking About This Week

Wild Dogs and Other Adventures

 

This week I noticed two interesting things here in Mexico

First, I was out walking with a neighbor, her dog, and my two dogs when
we were approached by a pack of wild dogs. This is the second time this
has happened in the past two weeks. They travel during low tide along
the rocks that are usually covered by water.

The photo on the upper left was taken the first time I saw a pack. This
time, however, two of the four became bold and came up the rocky cliff
onto the property and approached us aggressively.

I asked my neighbor to take my Golden Retriever, Bella, and go inside.
(We had an easy escape right behind us had we needed it. Then I let Thor
be a working dog again. Back when we had a farm in California, he
regularly scared off bears and mountain lions, and although he's
retired, his instincts are still excellent. He had a wonderful time
barking and scaring them away. They exchanged some snarls and growls but
the other dogs immediately began to back away from us. Once they
disappeared over the side, we saw them running down the beach.

From everything I've read, with wild dogs it's important to make your
environment as inhospitable as possible to get away. Thor took that job
seriously and peed every 3 feet for the rest of the perimeter walk.

From a survival and prepper point of view, it's important to note that
an increase in feral dog packs can be an indicator of economic collapse
issues - people can no longer afford to feed their pets so they turn
them loose. Wild dogs can be extremely dangerous and if my dog had not
been a working dog I never would have used the tactic I did. (And as you
can see from the photo of me laying on him, he's HUGE. I'm 5'8" for
scale.) I'm not advising that you do this if you encounter wild dogs.
I'm just sharing the experience.

The second thing I noticed when I drove a friend to a doctor's
appointment in Tijuana, a city I avoid whenever possible. But the last
thing I wanted to do during a pandemic was put an elderly friend with a
compromised immune system on a bus for an hour with a throng of people.
So off to TJ we went.

When I first came to Mexico last August, I was truly shocked by the
camps along the side of the highway. There were thousands of people
crammed under the overpasses and along the concrete embankments with
makeshift shelters made of those inexpensive blue tarps, trash bags,
plywood, and anything they could lay hands on. The smell going through
the area was truly awful due to the fact there were all these people
crammed into an area with no running water and no toilet facilities. The
poverty and desperation was like nothing I've personally seen before.

At the time, I was told that these were the folks who had been part of
last year's migrant caravan who'd been denied entry into the United
States. It reminded me of photographs I've seen of New Delhi - I can't
emphasize strongly enough how bad the conditions were.

Reports in the American media said last fall that members of all of the
previous caravans had been "processed." This is a lie and I saw it
myself.

This past week, we drove through the same area. There were still some
homeless people - quite a few - but nothing near the number of people
who had been there previously. I learned the day after our trip to TJ
that the current administration has been letting large numbers of
migrants into the US, so it's simple math that these folks who had been
waiting just south of the border for almost a year got across. Hundreds
of them tested positive for Covid but were allowed in

regardless.

It's very interesting to see the difference between the news reports in
the US and in Mexico, and then compare both of these with what I'm
personally witnessing.

 

The Ruin of Roller Coasters and Other Formerly Fun things.

As the US begins to cautiously reopen (except for those afore-mentioned
migrants), authorities are doing all the can to suck the fun out of
everything possible to keep us "safe" from Covid.

As theme parks reopen in California, revelers are warned that there'll
be no funny business, like screaming on a roller coaster literally named
Scream.

WSOC-TV reports

that the California Attractions and Parks Association has the most
ridiculous plan ever:

"Face covering usage and/or modifications to seat loading patterns will
be required on amusement park rides to mitigate the effects of
shouting," CAPA wrote in its "Responsible Reopening Plan."

"Additionally, on rides, guests generally face in one direction," the
plan stated.

Or, as The Orange County Register

phrased it:

"Ride enthusiasts could be asked to refrain from screaming on the Scream
coaster at Magic Mountain, abstain from yelling on the Supreme Scream
drop tower at Knott's and avoid hootin' and hollerin' on Big
Thunder Mountain at Disneyland under proposed COVID-19 health and safety
protocols prepared by a theme park industry association."

...Per the latest guidelines, the parks will be allowed to operate at
15% capacity but with in-state visitors only.

In addition, indoor dining will be prohibited, tickets must be purchased
online in advance and visitors are limited to groups of no more than 10
and from no more than three households, the TV station reported
.

The Sacramento-based CAPA represents Disneyland, Universal Studios,
Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, SeaWorld San Diego,
Legoland California, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and California's
Great America, the Register reported.

Boy, that sounds like a good time. (sarc)

So... restricting the number of households mingling with the other
households is going to keep a virus from spreading? And have they MET
children?

Zero Hedge

also covered this story.

What I'm Doing to Prep This Week

I'm learning to make some traditional Mexican foods that use inexpensive
cuts of meat and cook them for a long time (over a fire for best
results, but stoves work too).  Cuts that aren't expensive are very
often used in poor countries and seasoned in a way to make them
delicious. As our choices become a bit more limited in the US, now would
be the time to purchase spices and brush up on some new cooking methods
and recipes. By the time I head back to the US I hope to be a pro at
making carnitas and barbacoa.

This week, I purchased some medications that require prescriptions in
the United States but do not in Mexico to grow my SHTF pharmacy.

This Week's Articles

The Organic Prepper
* Americans Aren't Experiencing REAL Shortages Yet. We're Just
Living with Limited Options
by Daisy

* Hundreds of COVID POSITIVE Immigrants Released into the U.S. While
Americans Are Urged to "Stay Home"
by Robert

* Situational Awareness: Without This Skill You May Not Survive
by
Fabian

* A Child of the Apocalypse
by Jose

* How to Survive a Tornado
by Daisy

* Defense Contractor Wants to "Help" U.S. Feds Access the Location Data
of Motor Vehicles.... All Over the World

by Robert

* Here's How 30 Preppers Have Adapted and What They Foresee Happening
Next by Daisy

* If Gen X Is Going to CANCEL "Cancel Culture" They Need to Understand
the Marxist Agenda Driving It
by Robert

The Frugalite
* How to Build the Ultimate Frugal Gift Closet

* How to Make Your Own Everything Bagel Seasoning

* Finicky Isn't Frugal: How to Prevent Picky Eaters from Blowing Your
Food Budget

* The Ultimate Frugal Casserole Formula

 

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