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From the Desk of John Rourke – November 1st, 2017

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For longterm power outages, candles are an inexpensive solution. Excellent shelf life and easy storage make candle a staple which to stock up. My own preference are jar candles. They provide their own container and burn efficiently. Never leave a candle unattended….for obvious reasons.

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Radical Islam needs to be targeted and eradicated. That would take an enormous amount of politically incorrect action…which is not likely to happen in our current political culture and environment. Profiling has proven time and time again to increase the effectiveness and ability to stop terrorism.Here in the United States

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Oh…..I predict within 24 hours I will see a social media post about how everyone needs to look at what the terrorist attack mentioned above is distracting all of us from.  Just another false flag government operation allow the government to do something without the public or media paying attention. Seriously. It will be posted and people will believe.

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Liberal honesty is an oxymoron. “Truth”, to Liberals, is a moving target and a matter of perspective. Facts and logic are dismissed for fantasy and emotion.

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7 Comments

  1. StevefromMA says:

    Gotta disagree with the candles, convenient but fire hazards, I have been in house where owner died after going into attic during outage with candle. Ok, dumbass, but my CERT teacher, a sharp deputy sheriff and forensic investigator, said this is the 21 st century, get rid of your candles, has seen lots of bad stuff. Little solar flashlights and lanterns are not too expensive and never wear out, just keep in sun for emergency. JMHO.

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  2. SingleMom says:

    I understand where Steve’s coming from, but I prefer candles and oil lamps to flashlights for power outages. I grew up with wood heat, both fireplace and woodstove, and while there’s always a danger, there is also such a thing as common sense. Candles aren’t left unsupervised. Matches and lighters are kept out of reach of children. While we’ll use a glass lamp at the kitchen table, if we need to walk through the house or outside we use metal lanterns. On the other hand, if I have to crawl under the house, I’m using a flashlight! I don’t resort to candles for everyday occurrences, but they’re much more practical to me for long-term storage than batteries. I also don’t want to rely on solar anything during our winters. I do have flashlights in my EDC and use them routinely around the house, but my emergency preps rely on candles and lamp oil.

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    1. Oren says:

      BINGO!!! SingleMom. I have 3 oil lamps set and ready to go on top of the kitchen cabinet. Definitely out of reach of any children. You need a step ladder to get to them. All three are Aladdin lamps, one of which will put out the same as a 40 watt bulb. And you are absolutely right about common sense is needed. But that is something that is not in abundant supply in this country today. I too was raised with wood heat and today I have a 1933 Majestic wood burning stove complete with water heater that was rescued from being junked as well as a nice soap stone wood stove in the family room. There is nothing like cooking and heating with wood. Even if I do have to split the wood at my 71 years of age.

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    1. Capt.Michaels says:

      Yes, they do, but do you know what exactly stops. It’s not the solar cell. 9 times out of 10 it’s the batteries. Re-chargeable batteries can only take so many charges. Most people, not saying you, but most do not realize there are batteries of some type under that solar powered gadget. Just like Telsa car’s or anything else. It does depend on the brand and what you buy as to how many charges you get. The cheaper the purchase..well you know the rest. :o)

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  5. Lightning says:

    Rourke- I giggled re the photos of the critters- especially the hedgie!!!
    We have used candles, ( liquid and wax) -prefer the jars also Rourke)-flashlights, lanterns ( battery and gas ) and solar ( very good) and oil lamps- as long as one is careful and stays near by all are effective. I have put the candles (those in jars) in a sink or in a metal bucket for extra protection and that works well -if you want to leave one on to see .
    Lightning

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