OK, we talked about it off and on and here it is, the survival thread.
Come and add your thoughts, suggestions, recipes and whatever you think we need to know..........except war news.....
LOL and guess who will be the first that has to post war news...me.
Spring is here, it is Easter Time and a time to rejoice.
A blessed celebration of His Resurrection to you, granny.
Recipe?
I’m on a spring diet (a yearly event).
6-8 cups of water a day.
2-4 cups of tea.
1 large cup of coffee.
Think EXERCISE and do it.
After the weight loss, have a good BBQ.
Smiling at you.
Prayers this thread catches many new ideas, and readership!
These are interesting times, and even though I consider my family VERY prepared, I’m always on the lookout to improve our stash!
May I be the first to add the old FR standby!
B.L.O.A.T! (Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
Granny, thank you for starting this thread. I have the feeling that many will benefit in the long run.
I have been stocking up for a year, now. My pantries got so full, I had to clear our shelf space in my cupbords in the garage. (I could probably feed a ‘family’ of 30 illegal immigrants for a year.)
Right now, people tend to scoff at the thought that we might need to prepare for the future. Not for long, though, I don’t think. Take a serious look at what is happening to our economy, and to the value of our dollar.
What if? Those are the two words we need to remember, here. What if prices continue to rise for food, gas, utilities? What if there are shortages in the grocery stores?
Gas prices are skyrocketing. Close to (or even over, $4/gal. in some places in CA.)
Trucks that have to deliver food to our markets will have to charge more to compensate for that. (Many small trucking companies are shutting their doors because they can no longer make a profit).
Wheat and corn are at an all time high. There are water shortages in some areas. Poultry, beef and pork are rising costs. Remember when bacon was just over a dollar a package? (Like a little over a year ago.) Paper products are going through the roof. And, I don’t see anything that tells me it will get better.
Best to start preparing now, folks. Not in a “dooms-day-the-sky-is-falling-woe-is-me” attitude. Just an attitude of preparedness for whatever may happen to our economy down the road.
What would it take? Just a few dollars more a month to start. Watch for sale items. Two for one’s are usually marked up quite a bit, so know your prices. Check the ads every week, and use coupons - buy necessities that are on sale - make room for extras. Know what your family needs, and pick up one or two more of that necessity, each time you go to the market.
Don’t panic - or go overboard. Just slowly, start building a little bit of security for you and your family.
You can do it - and I hope (and pray) that it will go to good use - even if you have to say ‘yorkie’ was wrong, and then give it to a food bank next year.
What would it hurt to be prepared?
Here’s a little war news courtesy Pookie Toons.
SIGN IN A PHILADELPHIA STORE WINDOW –
‘WE WOULD RATHER DO BUSINESS WITH 1000 AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THAN WITH ONE SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER!’
This sign was prominently displayed in the window of a business in Philadelphia.
You are probably outraged at the thought of such an inflammatory statement. However, we are a society which holds Freedom of Speech as perhaps our greatest liberty. And after all, it is just a sign.
You may ask what kind of business would dare post such a sign:
Answer: A Funeral Home
(Who said morticians had no sense of humor?)
You gotta love it!!!
God Bless America
WOW Granny! Way to go! I’m impressed with your first thread. ;-)
Great work and a very important thread, to be sure.