Steve_Holden - Member - The Prepared

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Reply to: “Grey Man” vs “Hard Target” Posted July 19, 2021

Fun series from Mark Greaney starts off with the first novel “The Gray Man” https://markgreaneybooks.com/books/the-gray-man/

Reply to: Community Discord/Slack Posted July 19, 2021

I prefer Discord.

Reply to: Keeping mentally fit while preparing and during a crisis Posted February 18, 2021

I have found having a “grateful” log to track “graditudes” is super helpful. Breathing tips have also helped me in super stressful situations: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2019/05/30/how-to-de-stress-in-5-minutes-or-less-according-to-a-navy-seal/

Reply to: Prepping my computer Posted January 12, 2021

I use this for my local files backup to external drive drive and then external drive to SAN and then SAN to cloud. Next step in my grand plan is to do the son, father, grandfather strategy** on the external drive to move a copy out of my house. — “SyncToy 2.1 (from Microsoft) is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders.” https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155 ** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_rotation_scheme#:~:text=Grandfather%2Dfather%2Dson%20backup%20is,as%20daily%2C%20weekly%20and%20monthly.&text=The%20weekly%20backups%20are%20similarly,backup%20on%20a%20monthly%20basis.

Reply to: Lockdowns, part 2 Posted December 6, 2020

I am in San Diego area. We go into a more restrictive lock down on Monday. I was at Costco this morning to get our weekly shopping done. The line to get in was pretty long but supplies in general were good. They don’t usually open until 10 am so I got there at 9:15 to get gas and then got into line to get in. They started letting people in around 9:45. There were also just letting 20% of capacity this morning in the store at the same time, and it was one out/one in when I checked out. I’d say about 10% of people take their masks off when they leave the store and walk to their cars. I’m pretty good at staying home except when I need to get fresh supplies or go into work. We have been blessed to not have anyone close to us get COVID.

Reply to: Situational awareness (digital, near real time?) Posted November 24, 2020

I like PulsePoint app for knowing what is going on with emergency services near me. Twitter searches are also good. I like the ones you are proposing. Recommend also monitoring NextDoor.

Reply to: Lockdowns, part 2 Posted November 18, 2020

Good point about being privileged. Something to be grateful for.

Reply to: Mini flashlight recommendations? Posted November 18, 2020

I use the same flashlight for my morning runs when it is dark. I am a big fan!

Reply to: Community Challenge: Bags for the Unprepared / Mercy Bags Posted October 22, 2020

When I bike on Sunday I keep two bags of food and water to share with anyone who appears in need. It is super easy to do and those I meet who need the help are first shocked that someone cares and second very appreciative.

New Fictional Book – “Total Power”

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Posted September 22, 2020

New Fictional Book – “Total Power”

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Posted September 22, 2020

Reply to: “Grey Man” vs “Hard Target” Posted July 19, 2021

Fun series from Mark Greaney starts off with the first novel “The Gray Man” https://markgreaneybooks.com/books/the-gray-man/

Reply to: Community Discord/Slack Posted July 19, 2021

I prefer Discord.

Reply to: Keeping mentally fit while preparing and during a crisis Posted February 18, 2021

I have found having a “grateful” log to track “graditudes” is super helpful. Breathing tips have also helped me in super stressful situations: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2019/05/30/how-to-de-stress-in-5-minutes-or-less-according-to-a-navy-seal/

Reply to: Prepping my computer Posted January 12, 2021

I use this for my local files backup to external drive drive and then external drive to SAN and then SAN to cloud. Next step in my grand plan is to do the son, father, grandfather strategy** on the external drive to move a copy out of my house. — “SyncToy 2.1 (from Microsoft) is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders.” https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155 ** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_rotation_scheme#:~:text=Grandfather%2Dfather%2Dson%20backup%20is,as%20daily%2C%20weekly%20and%20monthly.&text=The%20weekly%20backups%20are%20similarly,backup%20on%20a%20monthly%20basis.

Reply to: Lockdowns, part 2 Posted December 6, 2020

I am in San Diego area. We go into a more restrictive lock down on Monday. I was at Costco this morning to get our weekly shopping done. The line to get in was pretty long but supplies in general were good. They don’t usually open until 10 am so I got there at 9:15 to get gas and then got into line to get in. They started letting people in around 9:45. There were also just letting 20% of capacity this morning in the store at the same time, and it was one out/one in when I checked out. I’d say about 10% of people take their masks off when they leave the store and walk to their cars. I’m pretty good at staying home except when I need to get fresh supplies or go into work. We have been blessed to not have anyone close to us get COVID.

Reply to: Situational awareness (digital, near real time?) Posted November 24, 2020

I like PulsePoint app for knowing what is going on with emergency services near me. Twitter searches are also good. I like the ones you are proposing. Recommend also monitoring NextDoor.

Reply to: Lockdowns, part 2 Posted November 18, 2020

Good point about being privileged. Something to be grateful for.

Reply to: Mini flashlight recommendations? Posted November 18, 2020

I use the same flashlight for my morning runs when it is dark. I am a big fan!

Reply to: Community Challenge: Bags for the Unprepared / Mercy Bags Posted October 22, 2020

When I bike on Sunday I keep two bags of food and water to share with anyone who appears in need. It is super easy to do and those I meet who need the help are first shocked that someone cares and second very appreciative.