Posted on 06/01/2012 9:22:45 AM PDT by Kartographer
More Americans are joining the ranks of “preppers” every day.
My last two columns discussed the growing trend of people taking steps to ensure they can be as self-sufficient as possible over the short term in; the event of a natural or manmade catastrophe.
Preppers aren’t necessarily members of groups with a political agenda.
They’re just concerned citizens and sometimes include groups of families, neighborhoods, churches, civic organizations and even entire states.
(Excerpt) Read more at prudence-not-paranoia.com ...
Never had a problem yet. My dentist recomends a combo of the two instead of giving you codine and its worked for me.
Be sure to have lots of black felt pens on hand to make your “Will Work for Food” signs.
You’ll need them.
Your liver and kidneys might feel differently about that.
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Lasik is well worth the investment if its an option.
You’ve added two liver solubles. You need to get some kidney solubles.
I recommend aspirin and naproxen. That way you won’t over load anyone’s liver.
Antimicrobials of a simple kind can be gotten in the verterinary section of your local TSC. They are effective and pure. I bought sulfa powder and gentian violet. I also have a colloidal silver generator, which makes a super-effective anti-microbial that can be taken internally as well as used topically for wounds, plus depending on how it is made, can be used to disinfect surfaces. Distilled water+pure (.999 at least) silver. (This means you need a source of electricity, whether it is from batteries or generated from a wall source.
Candy and other comfort foods/rewards. Games, playing cards, books for boring times. Hard candies can be dissolved and used for sugar if necessary. Honey can be purchased in powder form.
Vinegar with the "mother," (Bragg is best) so you can make your own. Make sure to save the brown stuff in the bottom of the bottle, and all you add later is cider. Acidophilus caps to make your own yogurt from powdered milk.
Your ignorant reply just re-enforces my comments. Which episode were you on? LOL ...
If you look through most any of the Preparedness threads here on FR you will find examples of the three types of people I call the anti-preppers. The first is the “I’ve got lots of guns and plenty of ammo and I’ll just take what I need.” and the seconded is “I don’t prep because I don’t believe anything is going to happen, but if it does preppers should share with me.”
Anyone reading these peoples post can easily pick-up the anger in many of them and you will soon see that it’s not just the Libs that are shocked and infuriated by preppers.
The first group the “I’ll take what I want crowd” when confronted will often back off saying things like “I was just joking”, but I don’t believe it. When I read their post I can’t help but think of this quote from one of my favorite westerns ’Open Range’: “Most times a man will tell you his bad intentions if you listen, let yourself hear.” I’ve ‘hear’ their intentions and they aren’t good.
The third type that I would like to warn about are those who wish to bring God’s Armageddon into the discussion as if they know that it will be God’s will should some catastrophe befall us. They claim this despite the fact that the history of man is full of direr times which were caused by nature or man himself.
History has shown us all too well that men do not need God’s help them muck things up to a point were their fellows cry out for God to end it all and relieve them of their misery.
There will be many in this ‘its God’s will’ crowd who will want to see you punished as they will see your prepping as you trying to dodging God’s punishment. This group along with the “I don’t prep, but you should share” group will be among the first to report you and your ‘hoarding’ to the powers that be in their efforts to make sure you too suffer just as they do. The ‘its God’s will’ will do it because they will see you as trying to escape the rightful wrath of God (as if they know the Lord’s mind) and the second because you proved them wrong.
You can be fairly certain that all three groups will hate you as they will be quick to blame you for the ‘troubles’ because in their twisted way of thinking your prepping brought the ‘troubles’ and therefore you need to be punished for your transgression.
Always keep this three groups in mind when it comes to OPSEC. Operational Security is not just for your Lib neighbors many people that you may think of as being conservative thinkers will be just as dangerous.
We have talked a lot about safety in numbers and that is so true, just remember that not all enemies sail under their true colors.
Beware these people listen to their words carefully and “Listen, let yourself hear.” what they are saying.
Here’s something you almost never see on prep lists: baby diapers and adult diapers.
Babies have a habit of being born at higher rates when there is no electricity. Even if you don’t have a baby now... might you need a supply of cloth diapers later?
Also adult diapers: Will you have an elderly adult with you during the crisis? Maybe they don’t need adult diapers now, but in a few years? Or if someone is seriously injured requiring near-hospitalization bed care? A supply of adult-sized cloth diapers, pants, and cleanup supplies may be nice to add to your Medical list.
That’s the hard thing about prepping — you’ve got to think of *everything*.
And baby formula is another over looked item.
For folks that have to have pain medications, the ‘Poppy’ flower grows about as good over here as it does in Afghanistan. They have a certain ‘medicinal’ value if pharmacies were to become unavailable. Seeds can be bought for them (legally) virtually anywhere that sells flowers, ect. Just make sure you get the ‘right’ kinds.
If you are adding whole grains to your lists, be sure to get a strong, simple grain mill for grinding that grain into flour.
“And baby formula is another over looked item.”
Wow, good one.
Is formula available as a powder that will keep for years?
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No federal or state laws are broken. I would never break a law.
And it's the only damn thing the peanut farmer did that was good.
/johnny
You have broke a law. The law that says you must share with driftdiver.
I wouldn’t see if package properly it wouldn’t last as long as powder mild about 20 years.
And I'm a mean old guy that doesn't play well with others sometimes. ;)
Bring meat, and ammo, and we'll talk. There may be an icy mug in the freezer for you.
/johnny
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