You can "Bug In" if you want, but I'll be "Digging In"

Words are important. They convey meaning, information and feeling. By extension, phrases and terms are important for the same reason. I think that's why certain phrases irritate me. The phrase 'Bugging In' is one such example.

In contrast, the phrase 'Bugging Out' is fine by me - it sounds and feels 'right'. For example, if I were to say: "When the shit hits the fan I'll be getting the hell out of dodge - I'll be bugging out!" - it just sounds like the right phrase to use. It conveys the right feeling of urgency, speed etc.

We're all familiar with the term Bug Out.  Here's a few definitions from around the web:

A short guide to setting up domain forwarding on godaddy.

This is just a short guide to setting up domain forwarding on godaddy. Your blog will still appear as http://yourname.blogspot.com when people are viewing it, but it will allow you to use a .com that will redirect people to your blogsite.

1. Login to your godaddy a/c. And you should be able to find the page that looks like the image below. Click on the 'Launch' button directly opposite your domain name.

A healthy amount of scepticism is a good thing

I think it is important to establish from the outset that I have a tendency to think ahead, to visualise possible scenarios that may follow from a specific event or circumstance. I then weigh up the probability of these possible events playing out in reality. Just because I may suggest things that are possible does not necessarily mean that I believe them to be fact – merely ideas that may or may not prove to be true.

To some people, the scenarios I suggest on occasion may seem convoluted, overly complex or implausible. My response to such people is simple, they greatly underestimate the ability, smarts and conniving of those in positions of power and influence. If I can think of these scenarios so too can the people I write about. And if they can do it, and it is to their advantage, then they will do it.

Why Irish people should be preppers

This articles assumes that you, the reader, are new to prepping or that you are curious about preppers and want to know why we do what we do.

Firstly, forget what you think you know about preppers. Forget the media nonsense and exploitative tv 'documentaries' and discover what prepping and survivalism is really about. Most preppers are not fanatical, do not believe in doomsday prophecies, and are not Rambo wannabes!

"Prepping" is simply a modern name for something people have always done, i.e. self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Up until only about two generations ago, families stored reserves of food and water for unexpected difficulties. They preserved surplus food grown during the summer, so it could be eaten during the winter. With large multi-national supermarkets and a global transport system, the necessity to store food diminished and we now have a situation where most families have no more than a few days worth of food in the cupboards at any one time. Seriously, take a look in your cupboards right now. Go on, I'll wait. How many days worth of food do you have for you and your family? How many days worth of toilet rolls or sanitary supplies? A few days? A week?