Practical Survival Advice

It's a balmy 1 degree here in central MA but feels like negative 7. That's the coldest it's been here in a few years with 6 inches of snow on the ground.

I need some advice about my BOB bag, at present it is a 19 litre cabin bag. It’s a pretty heavy tight fit for everything.

I am thinking of changing to a 20 litre back pack. Just to give me a bit more breathing space, less strain on my back by having proper shoulder straps etc. . The contents would stay the same. Do you think I should go slightly bigger (ie 30 L) or would the 20 be enough?

Please note I would also be carrying a fabric cat carrier as a back pack style. The cat carrier would…

Upsizing a BOB Bag

Once I accidentally went through the York maine EZ pass fast lane by mistake and I never got a bill in the mail as I don’t have an EX pass transponder. That’s a $4 toll at York. Another time recently I pulled up to a toll both in Portland Maine and there was no one there so I kept driving and I never got a bill in the mail. This never happens in New Hampshire. Has anyone had that experience in Maine, they don’t send bill out or something?

Ever notice how every apocalyptic costume people make has a mask?

Anything besides an illness (virus, etc), nuclear fallout, and just plain old bad air quality that you guys can think of to need a mask full time?

I know most of the times it is pure aesthetics, but interested to see if I might be missing something that the think tank here knows.

I need help identifying another snake.

I have a rural lake front homestead in NE Florida. The weather has been unseasonably hot 98* days and 80s at night and feels like 65% humidity.

A few days ago, this creature appeared. It startled me (made my heart race) I was walking outside from a landing to stairs below. Before I noticed it, it was acutely aware of me. I quickly reopened the door went inside and got my camera. It slithered around in the sand while I left. It reacted unlike the Black…

Snake Identification

Started collecting in 2023,while still working.I got a letter stating they miscalculated,even though I gave the accurate records.They stopped payments until it was repaid.

I guess they changed policy because it caught a lot of people off guard.They switched to withholding 10% of the month payment until it was met.

Just read Trump is trying to reverse it,starting the 27th of March,back to 100% until paid.
If I understand it,it will only be for new letters for overpayments after the 27Th…

S.S. overpayments