Just scheduled an interview on PrepperRecon.com with Mark Goodwin in April. Once it goes live will make an announcement. Looking forward to it. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Over on the 1776PatriotUSA FB Group a question came up about having cash on hand and if it all comes crashing down would the government declare the… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 7th, 2017
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From the Desk of John Rourke – March 6th, 2017
So – I go to a conference at my son’s high school. He is a senior and pretty much sucking and it’s possible he may not graduate in June. In reviewing his grades a teacher suggests that the lowest grade he will receive in this first semester is a 54. I said, “Let me… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 6th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – March 3rd, 2017
Going to do some work in the garden this weekend. Some may remember that I lost a lot of top soil and production last summer was about nothing. I’ve started building raised beds and also going to have a section in ground. Around my parts seeds can go in the ground as early as… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 3rd, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – March 2nd, 2017
As I typed the title of this post I had an “Oh $@^!!!” moment. March 2nd is my anniversary. 21 years. Whoops. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ The DOW breaks 21,000. Get ready for a reset. So much speculation has driven the market up it there is bound to be a correction. ◊ ◊… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 2nd, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – March 1st, 2017
I can see many Republicans and Trump voters freaking out over Trump’s comments about a “compromise” regarding bringing forth an immigration bill. I’ve said it all along that rounding up 10-20 million illegals is impossible. Border security must be handled ASAP or the discussion of a possible immigration deal will increase the flow across… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – March 1st, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 28th, 2017
Holy Monday Batman!!! It felt like a barrel full of monkey’s trying to hump a door knob. It was horrible. Now to CRUSH the rest of the week and make it a distant memory. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ I own a Mossberg 930 Blackhawk shotgun…..and absolutely no gear for its support. I have… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 28th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 27th, 2017
Trump decides not to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. News media freaks as if he is the first President to do this. I have to say so far I am fairly impressed with #45. The Administration is not perfect by any stretch and a few missteps have been made but overall he is… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 27th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 24th, 2017
People make mistakes. They make errors in judgement. People also change. On Facebook in the 1776PatriotUSA Group page a women – 55 years old – posted a question asking for advice: It was recommended that I should post this question to the group here. What if you were convicted of a felony when younger,… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 24th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 23rd, 2017
I see that Ivanka Trump’s perfume is now #1 on Amazon even though boycott’s of anything having to do with Trump are going on. Love it. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Had to miss posting yesterday. Had to work VERY late and ran out of time. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Looking at picking… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 23rd, 2017
Q & A Day……Yeti Coolers, Semi vs Full Auto, & Breakfast for Dinner
Ask a question and I will give you an answer. It can be about pretty much anything – politics, firearms, current events, survival, preparedness, or “Is it true that cannibals don’t eat clowns because they taste funny??“ – whatever. Go ahead – “make my day.” JR * * * * * … Continue reading Q & A Day……Yeti Coolers, Semi vs Full Auto, & Breakfast for Dinner
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 21st, 2017
One of the best deals I’ve come across in knives is the Cold Steel GI Tanto. As I type this the price has dropped to $23.99 on Amazon. It comes with an excellent sheath and a very sharp carbon steel full tang blade. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Seeds are beginning to get stocked… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 21st, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 20th, 2017
Saturday morning took three people shooting – two of them had never pulled a trigger before. Went well. Safety was emphasized of course with expectations laid out. I kept a very close watch and had to speak up several times early on as the “don’t point the gun at anything you are not willing… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 20th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 17th, 2017
I watched President Trumps speech yesterday and was impressed. Although he boasted on himself as usual the content was consistent with the direction he ran on and was elected. I liked him standing up to the media. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Taking a couple shooting tomorrow. One has never pulled a trigger… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 17th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 15th, 2017
There has been hope that with a pro-2nd Amendment Congress and President suppressors would lose the eternal damnation they currently have in the government’s eyes. Rep. Jeff Duncan(SC) introduced a bill January 9th called the Hearing Protection Act of 2017. It currently sits in subcommittee. I doubt it will pass. I cannot imagine… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 15th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 14th, 2017
Enjoy your Valentines Day! ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Pulled out of my driveway Sunday afternoon and heard a massive scraping sound when I applied the brakes. Yup – new brake pads were installed Sunday night. Not exactly on my list of things to do but fairly simple. Had Christopher help me which was… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 14th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 13th, 2017
Well – I just noticed this post failed to go live as scheduled. Oh well – better late than never. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Looking for a flashlight mount for your firearm that has a picatinny rail? I own a few of these and they work great. Right now only $1.75 total.… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 13th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 10th, 2017
With the recent rulings against Trump’s immigration policy the refugees are streaming in. Fantastic. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ As an avid gun nut not every firearm purchase is related to survival, preparedness – and any coming Bigfoot apocalypse. I came across the Aklys Defense ZK-22 stock. This is a bullpup stock for the… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 10th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 9th, 2017
Good luck to all those living in the north where a massive snowstorm is moving in. Wish I could get a little snow here but what you folks are about to get is at another level. Be careful and be safe. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Had my first Instagram live session. Was a… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 9th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 8th, 2017
In the process of trying to set up some training for a few friends and potentially one group member. People will go out and buy a pistol or an AR for $500+ but make every excuse in the book not to spend a few hours training. Why the reluctance to pay for training? I get… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 8th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 7th, 2017
UPDATE ON SON’S JOB: I went and talked to the owner of the local franchise that he worked at. I introduced himself and explained what happened. He appeared puzzled but guarded to admit he really didn’t know what happened. He said he would look into it by talking to the manager that fired Jonathan.… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 7th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 6th, 2017
Efforts in organization over the weekend ended up being an effort in futility. Too many distracted to get much completed though I did start. Also updated the spreadsheet and got it ready to start entering supplies. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ The sales on forearms continue to be impressive. I’ve seen online sales for… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 6th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 3rd, 2017
This weekend will be a major one for organization. Group is working on a logistics project. We need inventories from all members and look at holes to fill. Laptop is ready as well as spreadsheet. Time to inventory. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ So – I now have a DJI Phantom 3 Standard drone.… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 3rd, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 2nd, 2017
Preparedness Intelligence: For those of us that believe we have a better than average chance of finding ourselves in a “SHTF” – whatever that means – consider the incredible opportunity we have RIGHT NOW. Here’s an exercise – Go sit in your favorite chair, lay on the couch – or throw a pillow behind… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 2nd, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – February 1st, 2017
Excellent video. Logical questions. Every American should watch this and consider the answers to the questions before disagreeing with Trump’s immigration policy: ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ If you are on Facebook connect with me via The Patriot Page. My buddy Prepper Ralph and I post several times per day. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – February 1st, 2017
From the Desk of the John Rourke – January 27th, 2017
President of Mexico cancel’s trip to Washington. Big loss. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ As I have gotten older I find myself thinking “If I could go back and do it over again I would have…” – can’t stand it. What a waste of time. I don’t dwell on it like I used to… Continue reading From the Desk of the John Rourke – January 27th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – January 26th, 2017
Terrible news about Mary Tyler Moore. Grew up watching her TV shows. She gave many people a lot of laughs. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ So looking forward to seeing the construction of the wall begin stopping illegal immigration from Mexico. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ The stock market is climbing, the economy is growing… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – January 26th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – January 25th, 2017
Some discussions around brass versus steel-cased ammunition use awhile back has been on my mind. I have no issues stocking and shooting steel in my AK – however only use it for practice in my AR. I also never shoot steel in any of my pistols. Doesn’t make sense does t? Actually for me… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – January 25th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – January 24th, 2017
Was part of a discussion on Facebook where someone said it really doesn’t matter if fewer people showed for the Inauguration last week than showed in 2008 or 2012. I disagreed from the perspective that it simply isn’t true – thus holding the media accountable for their lies should be done. I was told… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – January 24th, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – January 23rd, 2017
Madonna states she has been thinking of blowing up the White House. OK Secret Service – where are you? ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ It is amazing the rumors and flat out insanity spewed by people that have no idea what they are talking about. My wife is a teacher and many of her… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – January 23rd, 2017
From the Desk of John Rourke – January 20th, 2017
Inauguration Day. I pray that Trump is able to effectively institute a good percentage of his policies and prove the naysayers wrong. No doubt this is a pivotal time in history. Time will tell the true tale of his success and failure. I’ll tell you one thing – I am loving the sound of “former”… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – January 20th, 2017