Isolating in Place - with the essentials

(c) Kelvin D. Meeks

Featured (3rd down) on the 2020-05-02 Moments posting on Latitude's & Attitude's web site:
https://latsatts.com/2020/05/moments-from-the-latitudes-41-pictures/

Noonsite - List of Countries and Status of their Ports of Entry - re: COVID-19

https://www.noonsite.com/news/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-special-procedures-being-introduced-in-ports-of-entry-worldwide/

8 Hours of peaceful Splashing Waves

1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Eric Cline, PhD)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcu-ysocX4



Gaston Haspero's Hypothesis: "Sea Peoples" invaded the Eastern Mediterranean - causing the collapse.

Possible scenario:

Drought > Famine > Movement > War > Cutting of Trade Routes > Collapse

(too simple...)


What really happened?

A confluence of [n] stressors, where n > 2...?

• Drought
• Famine
• Earthquakes
• Invaders
• Rebellions

Resulting in a general systems collapse:

• Central administrative organizations
• Disappearance of the traditional elite class
• Collapse of the centralized economies
• Settlement shifts - and population declines

Book: 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)

• https://www.amazon.com/1177-B-C-Civilization-Collapsed-Turning-ebook/dp/B013VPYYGQ/

Saiboat Repair DIY Resources

This is a placeholder posting to organize useful online resources that I find:

• https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy
• Some __great__ articles there...

Master Lock #175

The boat's Master Lock (model #175) internal lock mechanism froze/jammed after I opened it yesterday.

I tried flushing it with WD-40
- No Joy.

I soaked it in hot soapy water.
- No Joy.

I tried hammering it.
- No Joy.

I dried it out - and filled it with 3-in-1 oil
- No Joy.

Tried using the master key to reset the combination.
- No Joy.

Dejected, and resigned to the conclusion that I would have to throw it away and buy a new one - I set it down on the table in the main cabin.
- I heard a distinct "click"

I tried closing it one more time...
- Joy Found.

Force 10 Marine Stove

Today, I've started my Spring Cleaning effort - beginning with the galley - and emptying all of the storage spaces, cleaning, and testing systems.

Other than a very small crock-pot (using very low watts) - and a very small kettle for boiling water (using very low watts) - when in the marina I have avoided using the boat's stove - as it heats up the cabin quite quickly - and the top of the stove is primarily used for storage. There's a microwave in the clubhouse - and my work usually has me traveling - so usually get take-out or have eaten at nearby restaurants on the weekend. This COVID-19 crisis has spurred me to make some adjustments, of course...

Today's test of the stove was a blazing success

S/V Sashay, Force 10 Marine stove

Marinco Dockside Adapter with GFCI

I tested this new bit of gear today. Peace of mind.

Marinco
Dockside Adapter with GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)
30A 125V plug
15A 125V connector (3 outlets)
#199128


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASFHn3cEnY

Suggested Survival Books

Recently, this book (first one, below) was recommended on https://www.noonsite.com/.  My list of additional suggested books follows.

Book: The Ultimate Survival Manual (Outdoor Life): 333 Skills that Will Get You Out Alive

• https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Survival-Manual-Outdoor-Life/dp/1616284315/

The Bushcraft Boxed Set: Bushcraft 101; Advanced Bushcraft; The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, & Cooking in the Wild; Bushcraft First Aid

• https://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Boxed-Set-Advanced-Gathering/dp/1507206690/  

 

Book: Bushcraft Illustrated: A Visual Guide

•  https://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Illustrated-Visual-Dave-Canterbury/dp/1507209029/

 

Book: How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter, and Self-Preservation that Makes Starvation in the Wilderness Next to Impossible

• https://www.amazon.com/How-Stay-Alive-Woods-Self-Preservation/dp/0684831015/  

 

 

Book: How to Survive Off the Grid: From Backyard Homesteads to Bunkers (and Everything in Between)

• https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-Off-Grid-Homesteads/dp/1681881527/ 

 

 

 

Book: The Total Outdoorsman Manual (10th Anniversary Edition) (Field & Stream)

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616286105/

 

 

Book: Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management

• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486209741/

Cool Story: Converted Lifeboat - Journey to Arctic Circle

• http://arctic-lifeboat.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/arcticlifeboat 
• https://twitter.com/the_wynns
• https://www.instagram.com/arcticlifeboat/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FbGKQbWlYc
• "In 2018, friends Guylee Simmonds and David Schnabel bought a 100-person survival lifeboat and spent just over a year transforming the utilitarian vessel with a mission to take it on an epic 5,000km, four-month cruise from the Sussex coast to the Arctic Circle."

A Celebration of Star Trek Music

At the heart of everything related to Star Trek, is the spirit of voyaging, of discovery.

The message and vision of Star Trek embodies hope for humanity - and celebrates the spirit of innovation, exploration, and discovery. Although its depictions may not have always been pretty (or, perhaps consistent) - the underlying themes are life-affirming: Courage, Dedication, Duty, Effort, Compassion, Selflessness, Fairness, Equality, Sacrifice, Freedom, Liberty, Justice.