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Emergency Experience: Forest Fire on My Doorstep

July 19, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: July 19, 2020 16 Comments

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The interesting thing about forest fires is the powerlessness one feels when placed kissing distance from an inferno. I never really understood the underlying threat of forest fires until 3 days ago, but folks, I learnt that lesson pronto. First things first, forest … [Read more...]

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Coronavirus: A (Realist) Prepper’s Perspective on the World Opening Up

May 25, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: July 18, 2020 15 Comments

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As the world unwinds our collective enforced isolation protocols, it's good to take stock of the situation at hand and see where this will lead us. The reality is that the economy shutting down until a vaccine is discovered & mass inoculation occurs would be almost … [Read more...]

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The Coronavirus Crisis Is Going to Upend Our World in a Way We Can’t Really Fathom

April 15, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: April 16, 2020 16 Comments

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Figured I was long overdue for an update. With lockdown still in effect, I have no longer have much of an excuse. Isolation is an odd word in our new reality. As a society we have never been so connected. The world is just a click away and it seems (to me at least) that … [Read more...]

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Will the Coronavirus Make Regular People More Prepper Minded?

April 8, 2020 by Elise Xavier | Updated: April 8, 2020 15 Comments

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If there's one thing that's bothering me the absolute most about this pandemic, it's the uncertainty. The fact that we don't and can't know when this will all blow over leaves me a little on edge. And yes, I know that Thomas & I will likely be fine no matter how long … [Read more...]

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Come on Governments, of Course FOMO = Panic Buying; Can’t Stop Human Nature

March 23, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: March 23, 2020 10 Comments

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As this crisis continues unabated throughout our little blue planet, I find myself growing more and more irritated with the powers that be. Since I have been on lock down for what feels forever (you will understand soon enough America!), I want to talk rant about a pet peeve … [Read more...]

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Coronavirus Stockpile Tips for Beginners & Why It’s Sensible to Worry

March 13, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: April 17, 2020 14 Comments

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As this shit show shows no respite, I figured this was a good time to discuss what the girl and I are doing in terms of preparing and what my thoughts are on this developing situation. Stockpiling 101 for Beginners Seems to me that as of a few weeks ago, everyone woke … [Read more...]

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Debunking Coronavirus Myths – Yes, Some Are Completely Idiotic

March 8, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: March 8, 2020 19 Comments

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On the heels of my no-bullshit Coronavirus explanation article which I recommend you take a quick look at, I feel the need to clarify and debunk some of the nonsense I have seen over the past few weeks. Drinking X Will Kill the Coronavirus Drinking Bleach Will Kill … [Read more...]

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Coronavirus: A No-Bullshit Explanation of Where We Are Now

February 26, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: February 26, 2020 28 Comments

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This could get dicey folks. As of 26 minutes ago, we hit over 80,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus including a disturbing rise in a country adjacent to my own. The spread of this virus has shone a light on the darker impulses of our species from democratic abuse to … [Read more...]

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Conversation time

February 1, 2020 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: February 1, 2020 16 Comments

After so many years of blogging (admittedly, not so much recently), its interesting to sit back and muse about what MTJS represents and how the girl and I have evolved along the way, both as people and as content creators. MTJS was created as a way of justifying my … [Read more...]

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Security Information Overload: From Panic to Apathy & the Remedy

May 24, 2019 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: February 5, 2020 16 Comments

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Security overload leads to apathy. How often do you hear a car alarm go off and roll your eyes hoping the owner would disable the blasted thing before the incoming headache comes a knocking? The primary objection I have to such systems is they work too well. Every week I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prepping, Urban Survival Tagged With: Security 16 Comments

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