by 4Patriots Contributor | Jan 2, 2024 | 4 Patriots
Sticker shock is usually associated with big-ticket items. Such as cars, boats, and home renovations. But the truth is, Americans experience sticker shock every time we go to the grocery store these days. Inflation, supply chain problems, and shortages of some items...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 19, 2023 | 4 Patriots
We’ve all become accustomed to modern-day electronic devices and appliances. Many of us don’t know what we’d do without electricity for a week, let alone a month. But with extreme weather, our aging grids, attacks on power stations, and accidents, blackouts are...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 19, 2023 | 4 Patriots
If the United Nations has its way, the availability of meat in America will go down, while the price goes up. Recently the UN issued a strong recommendation to the West. Including America. It accused us of eating too much meat and called on us to drastically reduce...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 19, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Many centuries before machinery handled processes such as dehydrating and freeze-drying food, there was only one way to create “survival meat.” Ancient Peruvian Incas of the Andes preserved meat by storing it on mountain peaks. The temperatures would freeze the food....
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 14, 2023 | 4 Patriots
It has become popular among scientists and weather experts to blame pretty much everything on climate change the past few years. It’s an easy way to explain why we see more frequent heat waves and excessive rainfall and flooding. Plus blizzards, derechos, and other...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 14, 2023 | 4 Patriots
It has become popular among scientists and weather experts to blame pretty much everything on climate change the past few years. It’s an easy way to explain why we see more frequent heat waves and excessive rainfall and flooding. Plus blizzards, derechos, and other...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 14, 2023 | 4 Patriots
There are currently more than 3,500 power outages in America every year. That’s according to a recent report from the American Society of Engineers. And our annual average of power outages doubles every five years. If you’re a typical American, you’ve probably...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 14, 2023 | 4 Patriots
When you’re thirsty, want to wash your hands or take a shower, or need to clean your home, you simply walk to a sink or bathtub and turn the faucet handle. Most people in the U.S. have never turned that handle and been met with a lack of flowing water. And that’s...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 13, 2023 | 4 Patriots
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when people who stockpiled food and other supplies were considered crazy. Cartoons pictured them carrying “The End Is Near” signs and wearing tinfoil hats. My, how times have changed. Preparing for an uncertain future has...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 13, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Nothing gets your attention faster than a disaster in your backyard. Especially when it ends up killing six people, injuring over 36, damaging hundreds of structures, and causing thousands of homes and businesses to lose power. If you’ve ever had the misfortune of...
