This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Helene the most destructive hurricane in North Carolina history; estimated $53 billion in damage. o  o  o New Chinese Mystery Flattop Emerges.  (A hat tip to H.L. for the link.) o  o  o Reader 3AD Scout wrote: “I recently sold a generator that I had for many years and started doing some … The post SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.