No Jab No Job

Yesterday October 18th was my last day as a Social Worker/Case Manager. Like many other Americans I was faced with one of three choices. Get the jab, submit a medical or religious exemption request or face disciplinary action and or termination.

How did we get here? How did we let the powers that be speak mere words/directives without congressional approval or a written plan/rule dictate us? How can governors and health authorities enact said directives? Why do our employers comply? What happens if I/we stand up against these words? These are questions every American should be asking themselves.

I chose, fabricated and submitted a fourth option to my employer as my exemption (see my letter/exemption request in this post). Watch my video to hear my story and learn why I chose this option.

Copy of my exemption letter to employer

09/29/2021

RE: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Select Staff

_____Executive Management Team, Managers and Board,

The state of _____ has unconstitutionally mandated you to mandate me to get vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine that only has EUA from the FDA. Management stated in an email dated 09/13/2021 that “_____ takes the health of our employees and those we serve seriously and will comply with this mandate. All employment decisions will be done lawfully and without discrimination. If staff are not fully vaccinated by October 18th, or do not have an approved exemption on file, their employment with _____ could end”. 

A keyword in the above referenced statements is lawfully. This mandate unlawfully infringes on individuals (my) constitutional rights. This mandate also violates the Nuremberg Code since the COVID-19 vaccines were rushed, are experimental in nature, without proper testing and only approved under Emergency Use Authorization. As referenced in the Nuremberg Code a person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be so situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion; and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved, as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision. 

You offered potential medical and religious exemptions that may or may not be approved by management and legal counsel as stated in the email. Although I am religious I have a right to my religious freedoms and do not/should not have to disclose those rights nor explain them as they are constitutionally protected. I do not qualify for a medical exemption so that is not applicable. If I was medically exempted that is private information that should not have to be disclosed. So consider this my exemption request on a constitutionally protected basis. You are hereby notified that I will not comply/consent to a COVID-19 vaccination nor potential/future COVID-19 testing if required for unvaccinated individuals.

Respectfully, 

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Bugout Bag Contents

The video below is intended as a review of the contents as follow-up to the Bugout Bag Basics video from my last blog post. Prepare an EDC or Bugout Bag if you have not done so, now is the time. If you do not know ask and seek the knowledge and skills that you need. Feel free to ask or comment.

Please like, share and subscribe to my YouTube channel. It is a new channel and you can expect to see videos on survival skills, knowledge and instruction as well as gear reviews and how to videos.

Thank you for watching.

Now Is The Time To Prepare

With the unrest, lack of respect for law and order and increasing intolerance of others in our country time is running out for becoming prepared. Here in Oregon towns have burnt and our large metro areas are in danger of burning. Many individuals and cities are under evacuation notice or orders. If you do not know the basics of human survival and the associated skills now I encourage you to learn.

Although it is currently extraordinary times the truth is we never know when disaster will strike. None of us are guaranteed safety at any time. It could be something as simple as sliding off a lightly traveled back road in the snow in very low temperatures. Would you have an Every Day Carry (EDC) bag or Get Home Bag (GHB) equipped with the gear and survival rations you need? If you slipped while on a hike in winter slid into the stream and became soaked would you be able to start a fire? With a wet lighter? Could you start that fire with only a knife, fire steel and some wood you found? Do you know the danger of hypothermia? These types of questions are what you need to ask yourself and you need to give yourself an honest answer. It is okay to not know how to do something. The key is recognizing that before your life depends on it and doing something about it now.

In the last 100 to 125 years the vast majority of us have lost skills and knowledge that was once so common. I am telling you now, this is the time to do something about it. If you do not have the knowledge and skills that may save your or your families live(s), seek it out and take action now. Start by watching my video on Bugout Bag Basic Information.

The Parallel Universe of America

A video of my rant regarding the current situation in America. Seems like the things that are happening could never happen and yet they are. Sometimes it helps to get it off your chest. How are you coping? What’s your thoughts about the current issues and the future?

How To Be Prepared – Food

 

I did not see this Corona/Covid -19 pandemic coming and was not fully prepared. Yes, I have thought about the possibility of a pandemic/outbreak of disease as a possible scenario for bug out. or in. However this caught me off guard and gave me some lessons. One, to have more toilet paper in reserve. More seriously however that I need to have more masks, gloves and rubbing alcohol stored. A large number of people may be saying this to themselves consciously or subconsciously right now. I have been a “Prepper” for over 10 years now and to some degree I have said this to myself recently. Some people found that they were fully prepared however I would venture to say that those people are relatively few in numbers. More than likely the majority of people have found that they were totally unprepared. Myself I am somewhere in between. Where do you start if you were someone totally unprepared you may be asking?

In a nutshell remember this. You can survive for 3 minutes without oxygen, 3 hours exposed in hot or cold environments, 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food. And I lastly however not necessarily in this order, I add 3 seconds without a self defense tool/weapon. This is known as the rule of 3’s. These are approximates and not guarantees.

My advice to people who want to prepare for the next calamity is start with food and water. To start, initially make a goal to ensure that you have 2 weeks of food on hand separate from your regular grocery expenditures. In that I mean that you have two weeks of food set aside not factored into your regular weekly, biweekly or monthly menu planning.

Once you have obtained that goal, slowly add to that and make your next goal to have one month of food on hand. Start with foods you would normally eat for the two week and month supplies. Do so via creating a separate pantry and or freezer for your food stock pile. From there and beyond the one month food goal start focusing on staple items in bulk such as 25 or more pound bags of split peas, flour, beans, oats for example. Keep increasing your goal until you reach your desired end goal whether it be 6 months, 1 year or 5 years of food.

If money or time is an issue, this format will help you start out with little money and time and progressively add to your food stockpile. If money is real tight, even just buying one extra can of food or an extra jar of peanut butter each grocery trip for example is a start. It all adds up over time. It helps to break the task of food storage down into the smaller chunks/goals as to not be so overwhelming.

Ozark Trail Backpacking Tent Review

I have been absent from my blog site for quite some time due to life the last couple of years.  I have missed it and plan on getting active with it again starting with this review of the Ozark Trail backpacking tent.  I purchased this tent a few years ago as my budget friendly shelter option to place in my bug out bag.  I paid just under $30.00 for the tent at the time.  This is just one example of a frugal means of providing decent gear for yourself on a tight budget.  I have since purchased an ALPS Mountaineering Lynx 2 tent which has now replaced it as my go to shelter within my bag.  I will be posting a full video review of that new tent soon, please stay tuned.  Click on the link below for the review of the Ozark Trail backpacking tent.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edw_Urc5r-Y

Surviving Life – The Trailer

Well I have begun my journey of living small, simplifying my life and striving to get ahead in this economy.  These past few weeks I have been plotting my course down life’s stream more actively than ever before.  For years I have struggled against the current trying to reach the American dream.  I realized I was not getting any closer and that it really seemed to be just a dream for me.  I have not given up; however I have chosen to flow with the current and get to where I am going a little faster with a little different set of goals.  Check out my video to learn more about me and my journey.  

Surviving Life – The Trailer Video

Surviving Life Introduction

This is an introduction to a new blog post and video series I am producing in which I have dubbed Surviving Life.  The vast majority of us human beings are struggling to earn an honest income that supports our basic needs.  We need income to provide for the essentials that we need to survive such as shelter, water, food and clothing.  It is a challenge to provide for those things in our economy and present society.  I have chosen to go, as well as think outside the box.  I have chosen to do things the way that I want to do them in an effort to try to gain the upper hand in my present situation and to reduce the struggle to make ends meet.  I do not know from one minute to the next how that may play out.  One day’s solution may be the next day’s problem or learning opportunity.  This is my real endeavor to live my life differently than what is typical within society.  Please join me in this non scripted real life reality based series and please view my video below for a detailed introduction.

Jim Cooper 

http://youtu.be/QjRLjcTyKxU

Small Hiking EDC or Survival Kit

As I have stated in my past articles you face the possibility of some threat to your safety no matter where you live.  The danger will most likely confront you when you least expect it.  Earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, wind storms, fires, tsunamis, dirty bombs, mall shootings, government collapse are all potential threats to your safety.  There are so many more threats to your safety, enough that I may write an article just on potential threats.  Some threats could be as simple as your car sliding off a snow-covered road in a remote location.  My point here is would you be prepared by having the most basic of tools and equipment to keep yourself safe or even survive?  If you said no to yourself what the hell are you waiting for?

In previous articles I have promoted preparedness for you and your family in the form of 72 hour kits, BOB’s, Go Bags and the like.  This articles intent is for you to take action by building or purchasing a small every day carry (EDC) kit that you can keep in your vehicle or office or both.  A basic small EDC kit does not have to cost you a fortune or require a substantial investment like the prior mentioned larger kits.  A small EDC kit like the one pictured in the kit below is all you may need to get through 24 hours or less of hardship.

Lets break down what components I recommend that you should include within your basic small EDC at a minimum.

• Pouch
• Emergency Blanket
• Flint Striker
• Bushcraft Knife
• Whistle
• Compass
• Flashlight
• Water Filtration Straw
• Survival Bracelet

 

Now lets examine what you I recommend that you add to your small EDC kit to supplement it.

Altoid Survival Tin

Contents:

• Lighter
• Candle
• Tinder
• Fishing line, hooks, sinkers
• Bandaids
• Duct Tape
• Signal Mirror
• Pen
• Paper
• Safety Pins
• Can Opener

A small EDC/Survival kit like the one in my video and discussed above may function as a get home bag as well as an everyday emergency kit.  If you are within a day or less travel by foot of your home a kit like this one should aid you in your return home.  My kit goes with me on my short day hikes and serves its purpose very well.  Thank you for watching my video and reading my article.

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Sincerely,

Jim Cooper

http://www.selfpreparedness.wordpress.com