It happened again! My son checked his bank acount on ine yesterday morning and discovered that at the same time he was on line, someone was making purchases with his debit card! He quickly call his bank and they stopped all charges plus canceled his card. He never gives his card to waiters or anyone else, so how did this happen? We tracked it down to a pump at the gas station he goes to every week. What happened is someone during the night sometime installed a devise to read cards being used at that pump. You scan your card to pay at the pump and this scum is stealing your card info! I guess it's back to using cash. Another way your card can be stolen is by someone using a portable scanner and simply walking by you, no joke this is very real. I bought these products http://www.idstronghold.com/ and I sttrongly urge you to do the same. They block scanners from taking info from your credit/debit cards, license or passports.

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Not to beat a dead horse, but here's a great link for all of you to pass on to those friends and laughing relatives.
http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/10/welcome_to_the_promised_land_b.html

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Everyone, please take a few minutes and watch these two video's, they are about 16 min together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMokBM6caRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIblxSOOOok&feature=related

I think this is a good representation of why we are prepping. Get to work.
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I thought I'd pass on a quote from another blog that was also posted to APN today:

"It has always been recommended that activities associated with emergency preparedness and off-grid living are best kept under the radar so as not to alert neighbors and friends who could present a threat to your safety and stockpile in an aftermath. This advice takes on a much greater significance as the government seeks to target individuals who appear to want to act as independent “sovereign citizens” and who are considered as extremists based on the government’s glossary. The resounding cry of “loose lips sinks ships” now applies to your emergency preparedness plan."

I can't agree more. We need to build good relations with other preppers, but be ever so careful with who know's what you are doing. As for myself I keep complete anonymity on all boards and with people in my neighborhood. Paranoid? Maybe but I feel it's all part of being prepared.
For the full story as it was posted follow this link.
http://offthegridnews.com/2010/10/04/planning-an-off-grid-existence-the-feds-may-be-watching-you/
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Welcome New Members

Welcome our new members:

Springer45

Hi all, lookin' forward to chatting with everyone. Great to be here...

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YerMom

Hey everyone!
I've been prepping for about a year now. I love the independent feelings it breeds! I have a decent amount of food stored away, continually adding to it. I'm currently learning how to home preserve and constantly learning new skills. I don't consider myself a novice, but maybe just a notch above. My husband thinks I'm a bit nuts, and my mom and sister think I've just lost it. Well, I know they'll find me sane if ever we really do need my stores and skills! I'm excited to find a group of like minded people- and to know I'm not alone in having the uneasy feeling in my gut. I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
Sincerely,
YerMom

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Awake

Hi ~ I'm "Awake" - I just joined as a new member.

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Dreygon

Hi All,

I'm a newbie to this group but not to prepping. We are three years into prepping and sustainability.

R.

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Dozer
Hey everybody,
My name is Dozer and I'm new. Hoping to get together with like minded people. Thanks.

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It sure didn't take long for the temps to finally start feeling like fall here in CO, it's about time! I'd like to talk a bit about prepping your vehicle for the upcoming winter. I own two automotive repair shops and soon we'll see people's cars being towed in for no starts on cold days. Yup, it will usually be the battery. When the car arrives though as standard proceedure we check it over from bumper to bumper, you would not believe (maybe you would) the amount of repaires that most vehicles need. The high school kid's cars seem to be in the worst shape, as long as it still moves then Biff or Muffy doesn't give a second thought till it won't start or worse it dies on a cold snowy back road. Give your car a good check over and take care of those threatening needed repairs, or maybe you really want to try out that new 72 hour kit?

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Is it really October?? With this summer weather I have trouble remembering that right around the corner is harsh cold weather. How does this change the way you prep, I know that it gives us more time to get the winter's supply of wood split (screw the red days I want a warm house!) and I've noticed that there seems to be kind of a second growing season for those with gardens. Take advantage of these extra warm days we have, make sure your outside preps are in order such as wood, water storage and anything else that is harder to do when it's colder. On another note in thinking of colder weather, CO preppers must finally come together and start to form a group that can be counted on in times of trouble. We need to be looking at ways we can meet up even if it's just over coffee, suggestions? Please go to the main forum and post your comments.

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