Donating to NYC

[Michael A. Terrell]

Not me. Why wait in line for bad service?

[Michael A. Terrell]

Those would have fit me, 40 years ago. :)

[Gunner]

I have the same problem. It would be nice if one could find the maker of the jars and buy some.

Gunner

-- "President Obama is not going to lose. He will be re-elected. It is those of you who have these grand fantasies of that pip-squeak Romney actually having a chance at winning the election that will have to wake up to reality the day after the election. I hear there is plenty of room in the rest of the world where you can reside and establish new citizenship. Kirby Grant,

[Gunner]

Ive worn size 11.5-12 for 40 yrs. Some of the imported stuff ..I may go to 12.5

But they were so nice, I snagged em for someone to use.

I do think about my people here on the newsgroups.

Gunner

-- "President Obama is not going to lose. He will be re-elected. It is those of you who have these grand fantasies of that pip-squeak Romney actually having a chance at winning the election that will have to wake up to reality the day after the election. I hear there is plenty of room in the rest of the world where you can reside and establish new citizenship. Kirby Grant,

[Michael A. Terrell]

I've seen some at K-mart, but they were the same price as ones full of food at Sam's Club.

[Michael A. Terrell]

I was 8.5 W back then. Now, its 12 EEEEEE.:(

[pyotr filipivich]

"Michael A. Terrell" on Tue, 06 Nov 2012

14:34:03 -0500 typed in alt.survival the following:

Obviously, you are not a Hipster. Otherwise you'd know that Bad Service maps to "Cool Place."

[Michael A. Terrell]

So does a redneck on a bulldozer, after he's refused service by some little ass. :)

[Noahbuddy]

to go to a place like that, in the first place. Pay outrageous prices

remember he was a nazi.

[Robert Green]

Thanks. Sadly Stormie's not alone in wanting to help by sending "stuff." There is, however, a difference between meaning well and doing well. Sending money enables charitable groups to operate as efficiently as possible, a critical factor in post-disaster cleanup efforts.

If I woke up and found myself a locksmith in NYS too poor to send a $20 check to the Red Cross, the SA or some other group, I would be looking for ways to promote my business. I'd start by writing articles for local newspapers, studying new products I could sell like electronic locks that key off your cellphone, or some other niche product or service I could specialize in. I certainly would NOT spend hours, days or weeks of my time on Usenet complaining how poor I was and how it was someone else's fault. I especially *wouldn't* consider myself a political or any other kind of expert if it was so apparent that I wasn't good enough at my chosen profession to be able to make a living.

-- Bobby G.

[technomaNge]

Nah, nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.

technomaNge

[Noahbuddy]

There is a way to donate stuff. Give to your local charities. I mean really, does your contribution have to go to the exact person you want?

[Stormin Mormon]

You've got a good point of view. Just seemed like the NYC people were suffering greatly. Of course, they "could" have bought stuff before hand, if they had chosen to.

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[misanthrope]

Now that sounds like a challenge! I camped in winter for my first time last year and failed miserably! :) We spent one night in -5F temps and we traveled to our camping spot in in a storm. I could only stay warm if I kept moving, so I did not sleep at all! I'm going to try it again this year with the same group. I have a MSS which I'm hoping will keep me warmer at night. I'm waiting for colder weather now so that I can test said theory by camping on my porch for a night in cold temps.

[Noahbuddy]

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:W6rms.4395$ [e-mail]:

Give money to the Red Cross or the Salvation Army. If you can't then donate goods to the local places. How hard is that to understand?

[Michael A. Terrell]

You used the tent half to make a lean to, then piled snow over it and one the open side & on the end facing the wind. The snow was insulation. You remove your arctic boots and put them inside the arctic sleeping bag with you, to prevent frostbite the next morning. You zip the sleeping bag up tight and just leave a big enough opening to breath. Done properly, it wasn't a cold or that uncomfortable night.

[Noahbuddy]

Found this about donations,

[Winston_Smith]

Google PEET or PETE jars at food preservation stores - Honeyville for one. The problem is they come with plain plastic lids. There is an extra cost lid that has a seal and claims to be equal to glass canning jars - but no one in the world has them in stock or seems to be able to get them.

I mean nobody. I spent a day googling for them since I like the idea of "meals in a jar" and the plastic is a lot lighter than glass for stocking a trailer. I found a manufacturer, in China, that will sell the jars by the 100 thousand lot but they don't have sealing lids either.

The PETE claims to not transmit oxygen, so the only weak spot is the lack of an available lid seal.

Be aware, there are also concerns in some quarters about the material leeching cancerous agents but I'd think that's more of an issue with wet contents than dry pack.

Also be aware they are at least double the price of glass for a given volume. Either it's a ripoff at storage stores or the material in packaged products is not the stuff that blocks oxygen.

[Stormin Mormon]

I spent several minutes on the site, but can't find adress for shipping.

No adress, no ship. Bummer.

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[Winston_Smith]

In Stormin's case, yes. If he can't get their name and address he doesn't have to give anything and he can still tell himself he had good intentions.

He also can help out his sick, elderly parents because he is broke, but he can pay people to mow his lawn and change his tire. And yet, he calls himself a survivalist. A survivalist that can't change his tire.