Tag: random thoughts

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 26th, 2017

Anyone remember the “missile” that was rumored to be fired from a submarine off the coast of California several years ago? Many experts on both sides of the story claim it is a missile while others believe it is an airliner taking off and the appearance is created due to an optical illusion. At the time… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 26th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 25th, 2017

  Japan is reportedly sending destroyers and other warships to join up with American military ships that are heading towards North and South Korea. Trump has also called for a full Senate security North Korea briefing at the White House which is extremely rare. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Dryer lint and vaseline one of the… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 25th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 24th, 2017

  Spent some time outdoors this past weekend working in the garden and yard. Really want to enjoy the outdoors a lot more this summer. Kayaking, hiking, backpacking, fishing, and exercising. Have more to do in the garden. Last year I lost everything after a severe storm rolled through and flooded all the top soil… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 24th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 21st, 2017

I tend to look at preparedness overly complex. Solar panels, inverters, walkie-talkies, 2M ham radio, HF ham radio, single-sideband CB, scanners, LED CREE flashlights with backup chargers, etc. Some of this stuff might be more expensive than complicated but you get my drift. Preparedness really doesn’t have to be that way. I’ve been thinking about… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 21st, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 20th, 2017

  Bill O’Reilly off Fox News and The Factor. Always liked him. Too bad. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Prepper Discipline: Sometimes when looking at a preparedness system and current inventory you realize that you need to stock up on “X” and “Y”. Then you think to yourself, “Self – it would be great to… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 20th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 19th, 2017

  Trump signed the “Buy American, Hire American” Executive Order on Tuesday. This order works to reduce the number of guest worker visas and require GOVERNMENT agencies to purchase American-made products and hire Americans – whenever possible. I have little disagreement with what I have seen so far. Critics state that this goes against capitalism and free… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 19th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 18th, 2017

The storage shed at the retreat is almost complete. Ended up being a larger job than we thought. Hopefully, within a few weeks, we’ll begin to pre-stage supplies. This is a critical component to the group’s plans and having the supplies already established is HUGE. Next to do something similar at my bug out location in… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 18th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 7th, 2017

  Reminder: Next week I will be mostly AFK*(away from keyboard). I have an assortment of posts scheduled and hope some good discussions within the 1776-community occur. I’ll chime in whenever I am back on-the-grid. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ I just received word that the United States hit Syrian air bases with Tomahawk cruise… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 7th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 6th, 2017

  I’ve been watching the TV series Life Below Zero on Netflix. I’d say these people are nuts for living out in the wilderness and the fridged temps of the arctic – but man what a life! Several of the show’s participants trap and make money selling pelts. I do wonder about the others. How… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 6th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 5th, 2017

  Hope everyone is having a great week. The weather was fantastic Tuesday here in South Carolina with temps near 80. Rain tomorrow but rest of week and weekend looking good. Definitely going to get some gardening done Saturday and Sunday. A co-worker gave me a bunch of scrap wood a couple years ago and planning… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 5th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – April 4th, 2017

  North Korea’s rhetoric and threats to turn the United States to ashes has lead to President Trump stating that “if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.” ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ The work on the Jeep Cherokee has started. Christopher and I began removing rust this past weekend. Learning as… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – April 4th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 31st, 2017

  In just a few days FreePrepperEbooks.com will launch. If interested head over and subscribe for future updates. Subscribers should receive notification of daily posts when they go live. If a Facebook user visit the official FreePrepperEbooks.com Facebook page. Each day – throughout the day – new books will be announced. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 31st, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 30th, 2017

  Not to beat a dead horse but to continue the discussion from yesterday regarding the armed Communist/Liberal/Progressive/Americans marching in Phoenix – were they carrying real guns? I’ve seen numerous websites and FB groups try to say they were carrying airsoft guns. Did some of them carry airsoft? Sure – it’s possible. Does it really… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 30th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 28th, 2017

  It’s almost hilarious how the MSM is labeling the defeat of the Healthcare Bill as a giant failure for Donald Trump. 65 days into his first term….”It’s all over.” As Obamacare continues to fail I suspect it will only help provide an example of how government needs to stay out of healthcare – and… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 28th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 27th, 2017

  I’m up way too late writing this but I don’t feel very tired. The morning will come too soon….I know. As a member of a FB survival & preparedness group I posted a link to my article that started the American Reformation series. I was pleased that there were several very positive comments about… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 27th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 23rd, 2017

  The new Healthcare Bill is scheduled to be voted on today. Based on what I have heard I’m not in favor. I don’t understand how the “right” bill cannot be put together by House of Representivies Republican’s. Last I read the inclusion of an allowance for insurance companies to cross state lines creating competition… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 23rd, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 22nd, 2017

  I listened to Judge Gorsuch yesterday. Impressive. Sounds like an extremely intelligent and honorable man. The bias statements from some on the Left are disgusting. Pure politics with no consideration of what is best for the country. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ A lot of preparedness minded folks are turning to Pinterest. I’ve never been… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 22nd, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 21st, 2017

  I’m probably preaching to the choir here but the increase in violence and threats since Trump’s election is telling. The level of incivility and pure hate has reached a level I have never seen. Every passing day it seems to grow to new extremes. I’m not saying anything you haven’t heard or probably have seen yourself.… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 21st, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 20th, 2017

  North Korea continues their threats now saying if a single bullet is fired they will nuke the United States. The capabilities of North Korea while limited are often understated. They DO have nuclear capabilities and methods of delivery. When you have a crazy man as the leader of a nuclear-armed country all bets are off. Below Secretary… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 20th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 17th, 2017

  SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:  FreePrepperEbooks.com will launch April 3rd, 2017 and you are invited to the party! Although things are still developing the premise of the website is to feature several free survival & preparedness ebooks daily as well as a few inexpensive ebooks worth looking at. For updates, information, and notifications I’ve made things easy by providing the… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 17th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 16th, 2017

  So Rachel Maddow made a fool of herself announcing she had Donald Trump’s tax return. Well – one from 2005. Anticipation mounted as her big announcement of the details grew close. Her followers salivated at the thought of Trump paying no taxes while raking in millions and FINALLY, there’s proof. As it turns out in… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 16th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 15th, 2017

  Few announcements: Todd Sepulveda from The Prepper Website has recently launched his own podcast – The Prepper Website Podcast. Todd has come up with a great idea in that he reads and creates audible versions of many of the articles he links to on his website. This is perfect for those of us that… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 15th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 14th, 2017

  Navy Seals and other US Special Forces have been conducting joint drills with South Korea simulating an attack on North Korea. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Came across this “CanCooker” at my local GS. Pretty cool take on a possible off-grid cooking method. From what I can tell it is a large pot with… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 14th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 13th, 2017

  North Korea continues their volatile actions with missile tests and threatening rhetoric. It’s easy to say they are all talk – and hopefully, they are. Need to remember those two North Korean satellites passing over the United States. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ From Rourke at the 1776PatriotUSA.com Facebook Group: There is little excuse… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 13th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 10th, 2017

  Liberal’s have introduced a Bill to require background checks on 100% legally built homemade firearms. Regardless of the political landscape that is steeply against them, they continue to pursue their agenda. Make no mistake about what their agenda involves: gun bans. Oh – just heard that in Illinois there is legislation to confiscate guns… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 10th, 2017

From the Desk of John Rourke – March 9th, 2017

  I’ve been thinking of another AR project. Why not, right? The possibilities are truly endless with the AR platform and budget restraints d0 exist. I could build a 9mm carbine. That would be interesting though I have a Beretta CX4 Storm in 9mm that I am getting ready to start testing. How about building… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 9th, 2017