I remember eating it like this in school which is the last time I had it that way. I had no problem with it but I don't do that when I make mine.
Next up, fried chicken and waffles. :):
I recommend starting with bigger cuts. I think they're harder to mess up. If you get a decent rub on them, it'll be pretty good as long as you pull it at the right time. Start with a Boston or a picnic butt and apply your rub. Just buy a rub for now, then go outside and get your cooker...
Shelter
Take a tent but take a tarp and practice building a tarp shelter. This will require you to practice using various knots. Print out some sheets on knots so you can do step by step. On your next trip, build a primitive shelter.
Fire
Practice starting a fire using different...
I'm not sure what I'd do with those. I think if someone had an emergency kit of some kind in their vehicle during the winter, they might be nice. However, if I'm in a true survival situation, I'd drinking that thing down without worrying about the warmth as much as it would be nice to have it...
You know how it is. If you say you were struck by lightning 3 times and survived, there's that guy that was struck 4 times.
And now I'm thinking of the movie, The Great Outdoors.
I remember my parents finding a certificate for a VCR from a box of Super Sugar Golden Crisp cereal. This was in the 80's when no one really had one yet. That was pretty cool.
I donated a $1 at a VP one time. I got called a couple months later telling me that I had won a 5lb Hershey bar. It...
I've done better online honestly. The place near me is WAY overpriced that it's better to shop online even with the added shipping. I don't do much on ebay for I've seen some ebay stores with decent prices too.
It sounds like another case of someone trying to enforce his/her personal laws. I bank at Huntington and have never had an issue. You could always organize an OC field trip to the bank. :):
Lucky for you it isn't or you'd probably have to quit your day job to keep up.