bfl
Our state government has, without public discussion, decided to drain our lake that provides water for our tiny lakeside community, irrigation water to the surrounding ranches, nearest town (pop. <> 10000)that partly survives because of lake tourism, and the farms south of that town.
Overnight, our properties are worthless, our wells at risk, with a mostly retired, very low income population with no place to go.
The state is doing this to save money without any regard for lost jobs, lost tax revenue, and the devastated little people.
I found your survival list almost humorous in our situation.
Unfortunately, many people that work for a living can’t AFFORD to ‘survive’ a depression.
We have taken measures, but are still far from where I’d like us to be. Need to store up some food and other items. We have LOTS of ‘hardware’, but firearms and ammo make for a crappy meal when one gets hungry. Some Gold and Silver would also be nice for high end bartering.
Bfl
Bookmarked the site for closer reading. It is amazing to me the number of people I encounter who are essentially oblivious to what is going on around them.
It’s gonna hit them like a thunderbolt.
bfl
Ping.
I want to hear about this “how to grow food in an apartment” thing!
Rototilling the carpet can be a real b*tch but once you break through the neighbor’s ceiling you’re all set.
I was thinking this meant mental “depression”....which is where I’m going if I keep reading this stuff....
Both my parents lived through the Great Depression and while things were bad it was not a post apocalypse Mad Max world. People did what they could to get by, raised their own food and preserved it by canning, mended and reused clothing and learned to conserve what you had. People survived and even in the worst hit areas on the Great Plains there was no breakdown in society. Perhaps today in urban areas where a culture of government dependence and violence exists there may be riots, but in fly over country we will get along like our parents and grandparents did.
For instance, I quite using my 6-bucks-a-can rug shampoo for carpeting spots. I now use a $1 can of Barbasol Shaving Soap in an aerosol can from the dollar store. It works the same, just spray a blob on, let it sit, dip your little brush in a dab of water and scrub off the stain (a hint from Helloise, BTW).
Yesterday, I bought a quality oven mitt, sandwich bags, eyeshadow, a bag of ice cream dixie cups, a large bottle of dishwashing soap plus a great door decoration for the Fourth of July....each item only a dollar.....only $6 total for that list.
Our dollar store is jammed every day now with more and more folks discovering the tremendous amount of money they can save during this horrible inflation. The dollar stores stay at a dollar and don't inflate. I make my purchases at "The Dollar Tree" store.
I wish I had bought stock in the company.
Leni
PING!!
Thanks.