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Ælwyn replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'New Online Course Starting November 21st'

Hi Tim, I'd love to participate! I incredibly busy with my new job right now, but I don't expect that will last forever so I should be able to get the work done. Looking forward to it!

11 hours ago

Tim Smith replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'Are you on Twitter?'

I already had you, Sam. I'm putting togehter a twitter list and am running the feed here. Sort of like the blog post feed, but with Twitter. You can also read the feed online at twitter.com/jmbushcraft/bushcraft.

20 hours ago

Samuel Chapman replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'Are you on Twitter?'

I'm on twitter as sam_acw

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Tim Smith replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'Are you on Twitter?'

Hey Bryan, I just added you. It should show up soon. Tim

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Bryan Hansel replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'Are you on Twitter?'

I'm at: @bryanhansel

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Tim Smith replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'Are you on Twitter?'

New twitter list is live. Scroll down to see.

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Tim Smith added a discussion

Are you on Twitter?

Are you on twitter? If so, post your user name here so I can follow you. I'd also like to add you to our new twitter list, and post the feed here. (coming soon) I'm at: twitter.com/jmbushcraft

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Tim Smith replied to Tim Smith's discussion 'New Online Course Starting November 21st'

Hi Bill, There are all sorts of youtube videos these days covering a wide variety of skills. As for courses, you might want to start a separate thread and ask the community. If you're interested in desert survival I can personally recommend Tony ...

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We just lowered free delivery to any orders over £20 - For the next 2 months. - Tweet By:@BushCraftShop

winter has set in... http://bit.ly/2oDIoe - Tweet By:@BushcraftOnline

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Healthcare Reform Revisited - Philosophizing With A Hammer

The House of Representatives passed it's healthcare reform bill last night. According to the CBO (Congressional Budget Office), it will cost between 17% and 20% of your pre-tax income. Even assuming that their estimate is accurate - the cost estimates for every other entitlement program have been wildly optimistic - that's not a bargain I'd leap on with the fury of a thousand jungle beasts. But it will be mandatory. You buy the insurance or you pay a fine, citizen.

What's driving health care costs can be divided into four behavioral categories:

1. Patient behavior: We're our own worst enemy. Most medical problems are self-induced. If America put down the cigarettes and Twinkies, there wouldn't be a healthcare crisis. The House's bill does not address personal responsibility at all. On the contrary, it will force those who choose healthy lifestyles to subsidize the chainsmoking hogbodies who don't.

2. Healthcare provider behavior: Doctors and hospitals want to make as much money as they can, plus they're forced by the threat of lawsuits to practice "defensive medicine". They order high-cost, low-value tests and procedures because there's no incentive to economize, they'll be sued into the stone age if they miss something, and, well, they're greedy. There is nothing in the bill whatsoever to encourage healthcare providers to use economic common sense.

3. Lawyer behavior: Lawyers make their parasitic livings by finding mistakes and assigning blame. See above. The House bill completely ignores the issue. Why is the subject of tort reform ignored? Just a wild guess, but maybe because our president is a lawyer married to a lawyer and our vice president is a lawyer married to a lawyer? And somehow the Trial Lawyers Association has become the nation's second largest "campaign contributor"?

4. Insurance company behavior: Greed yet again. They're in business to make money, not because they're humanitarians. And they do so by charging as much as possible, and paying out as little as possible. Why aren't we going to a single-payer system that simply eliminates insurance companies? Could it be because the largest "campaign contributor" - I know you were wondering who was in first place - is the F.I.R.E. (Financial/Insurance/Real Estate) industry?

Congress is a legislation vending-machine. If lawyers and insurance companies put enough money in at the top, the legislation they want comes out at the bottom. To add insult to injury, congress has already exempted themselves from this "reform". It's for us serfs, not our masters. You know those guys who keep getting busted with sacks of money in their freezers and such? Yeah, them.

Keeping an Old Car Running - Philosophizing With A Hammer

Replaced the beat-up plastic skidplate under the engine of my VW Jetta with a heavy-duty aluminum aftermarket model called a "Panzer Plate". It looks as ruggedly cool as it sounds. Wish I had a whole car made like it. I'm all atwitter in anticipation of bashing ice chunks at 70 miles per hour on I-93 this winter.

A Moral Dilemma - Philosophizing With A Hammer

A large, fancy car in a public parking garage was taking up two spaces. There were no other spots reasonably available, so I shoehorned my little commuting car in next to it. When I returned, the fancy car's space was empty, but the driver had apparently expressed his displeasure by folding in my side-view mirror and keying the side of my car.

Two days later, I noticed the same car, parked the same way near the same spot in the same garage. I recognized things in the backseat as well as the make, model and color.

It took me several long moments to decide whether I was a turn-the-other-cheek kind of guy, or a payback-is-a-bitch kind of guy. What would you have done?

I went with payback. It was sweet. I hope it wasn't bad karma.

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Leave No Sign...

I found this post by Buck Conner, how wonderful this is and would be if EVERYONE followed this.
LEAVE NO SIGN [DEEDS ~ NOT WORDS]

For over 45 years we have made "leave no sign" a way of life whether at home or in the wilderness, now a group has come up with a sloan "Leave No Trace ", what they now have written was common knowledge for centuries - just not put down on paper. These are some good practices that everyone needs to follow.

GUIDELINES

Leave No Trace ! Guidelines help protect the lan… Continue

Posted by Finnias (Black Finn) Duggan on October 30, 2009 at 8:15pm

Making a Gourd Canteen or Water Bottle

Making a Gourd Canteen or Water Bottle:

I use a gourd canteen and my son uses a gourd water bottle when out trekking, we make our own so I thought I'd share how I make them for us and friends.
The type of gourds that were most used for lasting containers were of the type Lagenaria whose white blossoms open towards evening and grow on aggressive vines. They require a long growing season to mature and are extremely cold sensitive. They are mostly light green with sometimes some white mottling, ne… Continue

Posted by Finnias (Black Finn) Duggan on October 30, 2009 at 6:33pm