So, I have built my own house in far north rural Texas. Very simple, ~500 sq ft, with a shed and a chicken coop/run. And by "built" I mean I personally assembled it from lumber, plywood, drywall, etc. Now, I'm not any kind of licensed builder or anything like that. I just tried to choose good...

I'm having some problems insuring my bug out location. It currently consists of a large garage that has a car-port on one side. Under the car port we keep our travel trailer. Because the garage isn't plumbed for a bathroom, it can't be considered a "second home" and so nobody seems to want to...

http://www.locktonaffinity.com/nrains/defense.htm Does anyone have this policy from the NRA? Happy with it? My other question is if someone has/had the policy and had to invoke it after a self-defense situations...

http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_7580/St-George-Police-Dept-defends-new-law-to-seize-uninsured-vehicles.html

Hi there, I've followed your discussions in here with great interest since I do plan to move to America (if I ever get lucky enough to get a Green Card, but a few of you already know that). However, I'm entirely new to the changes you guys have had the last few years (O-Care...etc.), and there...

SNAFU X 100,000,000 :mad: :( http://twitchy.com/2013/10/01/surprise-obamacare-health-insurance-exchange-websites-dont-work/

This one gets me because it seems the Insurance companies are always asking the PSC for increases but time and time again it seems that they find a way to deny claims :confused: Most people pay for things out of pocket to try and avoid increases. Loretta and Kevin Yates' Ontario Home...

How You Can Pull a GE on Taxes http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704530204576235090332473366.html "There's been a firestorm this week over the news that General Electric will pay no tax—at least, no federal corporate income tax—on last year's profits. But if you're like a lot of...

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/article_1054f87a-33e5-11e0-bcc7-001cc4c03286.html state farm cuts medical benefits. those facing retirement soon, look for changes in your plans, too.( not just State farm!) this is the wave of the future... are you prepared for this?? Part of the...

Bug out? Don't think so here. Catastrophic NBC... probably too late for me. But other urban failures... ST or LT... I'm staying put thanks. Now this next bit is not to be interpreted as any sort of jingoistic rant, thanks. .... ahem.... [stiff British upper lip firmly in place] I think...

I've been with Allstate now for 25 years. Not one claim and I have a perfect, perfect driving record. I recently changed my mailing address, so I called that change into my local allstate (notice that I did not capitalize allstate) agent, and she took down the info. I kept getting mail to an...

..... and the hits just keep on coming.......... March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said the fund it uses to protect customer deposits at U.S. banks could dry up amid a surge in bank failures, as she responded to an industry outcry against new fees...

Once again it seems that you can not get the real news from the USA. Instead you have to go to Europe. Our British cousins do keep a good eye on our political system, better then our on news reporters. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7682978.stm I really like this part: Our government...