Stumble it!
Glen's Surplus located in Shelby, Ohio (just outside of Ontario) is a cult favorite amongst people in the surrounding counties. It was started by Glen Arms who began selling lawn care parts and supplies in the late 70s, and had so much success with his first store located in Shiloh that he moved it to the current Shelby location in 1988.
Now it's common referred to as the 'Army Surplus' store, because of it's large room that features canteens, uniforms, dummie grenades, back packs, boots, heavy duty blankets, and many other common essentials in the U.S. army.
This makes it a great place to get props for a home movie, but even better - if you are a survivalist in this area, then this is the place you need to check out. One room is solid with camping supplies, such as cots, sleeping bags, canteens, water containers, portable stoves, wool and other things that could be of great assistance during a major crisis like a food shortage!
There are also other rooms that are filled with useful items like rope, fabric, gloves, industrial items, straps, chains, machetes, chainsaws, janitorial accessories and so on.
I started visiting this store when I was just a kind and have been awestruck ever since. When I was there not too long ago they even had a Gilly suit! Many of the items will be a perfect match for hunters, but there is something for everyone one. There is even a huge section that is arts and crafts, Halloween decorations, Christmas items, wallpaper, tape -- all sorts of stuff.
But they also have a very complete automotive department where you can get pretty much anything you would ever need. On top of that there is pretty much any tool you could ever dream of owning. You'll also notice when you pull up to the old, non-assuming looking warehouse that there are many ARMY vehicles parked out front. Yes, these are all for sale.
They could certainly come in handy during the event of a zombie apocalypse, and not to mention the Military grade generators which if you can shell out the big bucks for, could be a life saver in a real survival scenario.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
New Virus - Lookout! Hallmark Postcard Virus Destroys All
Stumble it!
I just received notification that there is a virus that was just released that CNN and Microsoft are dubbing the most destructive internet virus of all time. It's spread by way of email and is called for now the Post Card Virus.
This is because you will receive an email with the subject line HALLMARK POSTCARD or something similar to this. If you do - do NOT open it. It will open a postcard image that will then burn your C drive up right at the sector zero. This means that your computer will be rendered useless and you will instantly lose everything.
Apparently it's sole purpose is to simple destroy. It was discovered by McAfee just recently, and because it's distributed through email, you may be inclined to open a postcard email from a friend or family member's email address - but don't do it.
More details will probably emerge soon enough about it's true power, but at the time being there is no solution. A lot of people have gotten the Google redirect virus over the past couple of years, and that was thought to be pretty bad, but the redirect virus was just a baby compared to this, and at least that is just a trojan worm where things can be done to get your computer back to a normal state.
With the post card virus? huh, sounds like you should forget about it. In the mean time, you should be waiting for it just in case. More importantly, tell everyone in your office, in your neck of the woods, in your social circle - let everyone know.
It's a much better idea to pester people about this than to have it come full circle, which with the fact that it spreads and sends itself under the guise of friendly email addresses - looks to be the case.
I just received notification that there is a virus that was just released that CNN and Microsoft are dubbing the most destructive internet virus of all time. It's spread by way of email and is called for now the Post Card Virus.
This is because you will receive an email with the subject line HALLMARK POSTCARD or something similar to this. If you do - do NOT open it. It will open a postcard image that will then burn your C drive up right at the sector zero. This means that your computer will be rendered useless and you will instantly lose everything.
Apparently it's sole purpose is to simple destroy. It was discovered by McAfee just recently, and because it's distributed through email, you may be inclined to open a postcard email from a friend or family member's email address - but don't do it.
More details will probably emerge soon enough about it's true power, but at the time being there is no solution. A lot of people have gotten the Google redirect virus over the past couple of years, and that was thought to be pretty bad, but the redirect virus was just a baby compared to this, and at least that is just a trojan worm where things can be done to get your computer back to a normal state.
With the post card virus? huh, sounds like you should forget about it. In the mean time, you should be waiting for it just in case. More importantly, tell everyone in your office, in your neck of the woods, in your social circle - let everyone know.
It's a much better idea to pester people about this than to have it come full circle, which with the fact that it spreads and sends itself under the guise of friendly email addresses - looks to be the case.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Looking For Astronomy Software
Stumble it!
Astronomy software is something that I have been looking into lately. If you can't afford a nice telescope, then you can at least explore the deepest reaches of space from your laptop, right? well, as it turns out you can! there are a number of great websites that offer free software that in most cases will run on any computer platform.
Some are better than others of course, and there are some paid for programs that aren't too bad either. The one that is probably the most well known is Stellarium, which is open source GL software that can run on Mac, Windows or Linux. It also has addons for expanding the catalogs and getting more star locations.
The only drawback is that apparently although extremely accurate, it doesn't exactly allow you to travel in space and view destinations. Recently, I found this list of astronomy software programs that covers more information, including further details about Stellarium.
However, even though I combed through a lot of websites on my own, many of the programs were only sub par that I could determine. Only a handful were actually space simulators, which in my opinion if you're going to get astronomy software then it might as well allow you to visit the planets, moons, stars, asteroids, etc.
The honest truth though is that I would probably end up using it to create some super-cheesy space travel clips for movies, just like the opening credits of Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, I was thrilled to find out that parents can go on a journey with their little ones and explore the awesome vastness of the galaxy together!
Astronomy software is something that I have been looking into lately. If you can't afford a nice telescope, then you can at least explore the deepest reaches of space from your laptop, right? well, as it turns out you can! there are a number of great websites that offer free software that in most cases will run on any computer platform.
Some are better than others of course, and there are some paid for programs that aren't too bad either. The one that is probably the most well known is Stellarium, which is open source GL software that can run on Mac, Windows or Linux. It also has addons for expanding the catalogs and getting more star locations.
The only drawback is that apparently although extremely accurate, it doesn't exactly allow you to travel in space and view destinations. Recently, I found this list of astronomy software programs that covers more information, including further details about Stellarium.
However, even though I combed through a lot of websites on my own, many of the programs were only sub par that I could determine. Only a handful were actually space simulators, which in my opinion if you're going to get astronomy software then it might as well allow you to visit the planets, moons, stars, asteroids, etc.
The honest truth though is that I would probably end up using it to create some super-cheesy space travel clips for movies, just like the opening credits of Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, I was thrilled to find out that parents can go on a journey with their little ones and explore the awesome vastness of the galaxy together!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
