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Episode-181- Start All Over To Stay Out Of The Mud

Published on May 23, 2013 By Tony Teolis

It has been over a year since I first attempted to repair a mud path with a stone walkway. I had no plans going into this other than my past experience building walkways and such but I never really built something like I did on my own property. The previous episodes listed below explain how I built the pathway and

Episode-176- Be Productive In A World Of Consumption

Published on May 14, 2013 By Tony Teolis
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Waking up in the morning is a wonderful thing because even though the clock is ticking towards demise there is still a full day ahead of going on the ride of life. The ability to wake up breathing in the morning is not to be taken

Episode-173- Early Retirement Reality Check

Published on May 7, 2013 By Tony Teolis
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Last week I wrote about Social Security and how it was wise to not bet on it as a reliable source of income for the future. My writing mostly focused on the lack of control one has with that system and the dependence it creates. Pay now get later schemes have never been my cup [...]

Episode-142- Build A Battery Power Pack

Published on December 28, 2012 By Tony Teolis

    We are learning to prepare for and survive a power outage with the use of a 12 volt deep cycle battery and an 800 watt power inverter. The video depicts my set up and testing of the battery and inverter as an energy source in case of a power outage. The total cost for [...]

Hurricane Sandy Preparation

Published on October 26, 2012 By Tony Teolis

Sandy has certainly made her intention to slam the area in which I live and there’s no hoping she’ll just away. At least I am abandoning hope and preparing for what I have experienced before. Hurricanes after hurricanes in Japan and even during the first Mt. Fuji rock festival. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Rock_Festival Here in northern Virginia we have had [...]

Hurricane Sandy Alert

Published on October 25, 2012 By Tony Teolis

              Hurricane Sandy is headed our way in northern Virginia so it’s time to check the preps and prepare to batten down the hatches if necessary. Going to head to get a chainsaw, D batteries, and plywood. We’re good on all other preps and we’ll also prepare to bug [...]

Episode-130- Crazy Crazy People With Molotov Cocktails

Published on October 18, 2012 By Tony Teolis

                      Can you believe this song was number one in the USA in 1965. So prescient and the intro is by none other than Jerry Lewis. My effort today is a fuck you back to freaks who intend harm. So I’m getting through the day at [...]

Episode-115- Prepare Bug Out Bags For Survival And Emergencies

Published on July 29, 2012 By Tony Teolis
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          I had to recently check my bags because of the June 29, 2012 Blackout in the mid-Atlantic states that was caused by a Derecho which is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm

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