blog business and glassbreaker

BLOG BUSINESS AND GLASSBREAKER


While I certainly applaud the average survivalist for being as paranoid as possible, at some point the actual paranoia starts to work against you. Bug out bags are a perfect example. They want to pack so much useless crap into it, “just in case X scenario with Y factor of probability takes place”, that soon it weighs so much they can’t maneuver under fire or even hike very far unmolested. I can’t remember if I told you this story about Korea. I remember telling you about the week long diet of MRE’s creating the widest, longest turd in my entire life ( it was an award winner, and wasted in burial ). The 2nd Infantry Division exists for one basic purpose. When the North Koreans invade, they get killed, but slow enough that other forces can make it up north and engage the enemy. Needless to say, this caviler attitude about my life gave me a really bad attitude which I had no problem sharing with everyone. I also had no problem giving everybody an officially approved hard time, just on principle. While we were on yet another field exercise in the winter ( the captains pet units got the summer exercises, or base duty ) and a few of us decided to see how far we could push questioning field doctrine ( I proudly claim ringleader status, at least on stirring the crap pot ). Wow, that wasn’t very exciting as it was quickly crushed. We just innocently asked if we could strip down to travel light and conduct guerrilla attacks on the enemy. Were they worried about us getting lost? Were they worried about any injuries while out of site of officers? No, they were horrified that we would deviate from the script of the wargames. And even worse, we wouldn’t be uniformly dressed in our field gear. Hell, one guy caused quite the stir just bringing extra field dressings when we started out. Forget about helping a wounded buddy, that wasn’t on the approved equipment list. The military excels at bringing all the wrong crap, in the wrong quantities. Survivalists have an approved doctrine of bringing the entire house including the kitchen sink. Extra points are awarded for thinking up new stuff, at the highest possible cost.

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Some fool over at an unnamed Yuppie Survival site ( we hate the teachings, not the teachers- please keep that in mind while commenting ) got to thinking they needed an auto glass breaking tool. I don’t know why. Trapped in their bug out vehicle after they tried to run a National Guard roadblock, firing their plastic carbines wildly as the Hummer gunner opened up with a fifty cal and the driver’s head exploded and they wrapped around a telephone pole, perhaps. I can’t remember. I can’t remember how much it cost, either, although $30 seems to ring a bell. The probability of needing to break out of a car is pretty low, so I automatically called Happy Horse Apples on the concept of adding extra weight. However, how can I be the one to judge what others want to drag behind them? If you want to stuff a hundred pounds into your authentic American made backpack, be my guest. I’ll miss the equipment ( to barter ), as it will be taken from your dead body ( you were ambushed with a 22, your ragged breathing and the squishing of your bloody blisters masking any sound of attack ) long before you reached Bisonia, but far be it from me to question a brother. But if you insist on carrying a impact tool, consider the ghetto glassbreaker. At least you can save money on that unnecessary tool you lug around. It seems an auto spark plug makes a dandy auto glass breaker ( one would imagine it was named “ghetto” as it was first used in our African-American reservations ). I looked it up on Google, after encountering the concept in some crappy “kill some towelhead mothers for democracy and the American Way Of Life” action thriller I unfortunately packed home from the library ( I think it was “Deep Black” ). I didn’t find a lot, so you are on your own with the details. I ran out of computer time.

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In the comments, we hears something to the effect that Creekmore, even though being a nice guy, by following the “unnamed Yuppie Survival site” business model, was no longer a desired read. Here is my two cents on that matter. All blog sites that are trying to make money are dry as chalk and as bland as unflavored cream of wheat. Oh, they can be interesting. But they offend no one. Not the readers, and certainly not the advertisers. You dare not deviate from the script of Any Problem Quickly Solved With Consumption ( I may not be much better, but I try to minimize your expense ). You can’t fault any of them with this built in limitation. It is the only way they can make a living ( I make a hobbyist income from my generous yet limited number of minions, not a living ). I’m not trying to cut down Creekmore or any of the rest. I really think he serves the middle road of preppers ( not too frugal, not too Yuppie ) very well. And he is never slow to try to help out a fellow blogger in need. A more salt of the earth guy, I’m sure you won’t meet. But the plain fact is, you don’t piss people off and expect them to pay you for it. You ain’t the government. Here is where I’m different. I have little interest in making much money off my writing. I write for the sheer joy, most others it is a job. And, more importantly, I don’t expect any of this to be around too much longer.

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If the end is nigh, I certainly am not going to waste time cultivating advertisers or readers. Certain unnamed Yuppie Survivalist writers think there are decades to prepare. Most others don’t get much past natural disasters or militia insurrections, with a stable and strong Constitutional Republic on the other side. They are here long term, and building a life long business. Again, nothing wrong with that. Survivalism isn’t about cashing in on fear, it is about alleviating fear through preparations. I see nothing wrong with advertisers. They have a place ( I certainly disagree with stockpiling everything they offer ). But I don’t share their long term optimism. We are of a limited time here, in a normal functioning society. Prep writing also shall pass as an occupation. Why make it a serious business? Such is my personal views. Not many share it. Those that do are my long time minions. You poor bastards.

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