About 10 years ago, the cooking thread had a lively discussion
regarding cast iron, cooking in it and the
cleaning of it. Last year, this thread followed suit.
We spoke of certain foods which are not compatible
with cast iron, such as tomatoes.
How to clean the pot; would this be the best pot
and can it be used safely.
This last week a video was seen which might be of interest to those who participated in this discussion.
After cooking, cleaning
the pot
is of the utmost importance. Once clean, seasoning the pot, just as
important.
BTW, this you tuber has some decent cowboy meals
included in his collection as well. His Root
Beer potatoes and caramelized onions is one for the books.
KENT ROLLINS
Cowboy Cooking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPItJS1gtVY
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This is an ONGOING thread, meaning drop in when you want and chat. There is no one topic or story, but ongoing sharing with prepper friends. I figured I’d see how granny’s thread scenario worked out, if anyone was interested in an ongoing thread vs. a weekly one.
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This week’s topic is How To Prep for Ongoing Health Issues.
I figured this would be a timely topic for me. And also brought up some concerns about prepping that had been bothering me. I’ll explain more in the next post (trying to keep this short for everybody’s inbox) Come on by if you can; I can use some advice!
January 25th is a day that will live in infamy in my mind – the day my cornea neuropathy started. I had never heard of such a thing, and I just thought I had dry eye from hell, with a suicidal level of unrelentless pain. Come to find out 8 months later, it’s a rare disease that is now treatable by less than a handful of doctors in the US.
I feel blessed to be in the US even more than ever now. The only research for CN (corneal neuropathy/neuralgia) is being done by a few doctors here. And 99% of the treatments for dry eye have been developed in the US. Without a free market where doctors are allowed to research and create innovative therapies, people like myself would still be suffering and hopeless. The nonstop pain from CN is ridiculous, I can't even explain how bad it was. Many people have committed suicide because of it, it's easily the worst pain I’ve ever felt. This video explains the symptoms and one of the causes (lasik surgery, but it can also stem from other things like dry eye, photoradiation, etc). Cornea Neuropathy Video
What does this have to do with Prepping? Ok, nothing really. I was just being a bit self-indulgent, plus explaining my long absence. I think there will be few ways to prep for rare medical emergencies – although it would be a good topic for a later date.
Right now I want to discuss known medical issues we all currently live with, and how are we prepping to be able to handle those should the SHTF.
An issue I’ve had since I was 6, maybe even before then, is severe myopia. I prepped for it by having backup pairs of glasses – keeping my old ones, getting a duplicate pair when I found a sale, etc. But how to prep for any unexpected vision changes baffled me. The only thing I did was have some silver set aside to pay for new glasses, if the facilities to have them done were still working. Luckily, being older, my vision had been getting more stable not changing at all in the last 4 years, after having strabismus surgery. But shortly before I went to Boston to see Dr. Hamrah (he's in the above video, BTW, a brilliant physician), my vision started deteriorating even more than normal, at an accelerated pace. I went from 20/20 in August to 20/50 in October to 20/150 in November with the same pair of glasses. I was diagnosed with Keratoconus (a corneal irregularity that distorts vision) and I figured my ability to survive a SHTF scenario was now nil. Then it was discovered I don't have Keratoconus after all, but cataracts! I finally have an eye issue that everyone else gets! I feel somewhat normal for a change. It was an emotional rollercoaster, but I’m happy where the ride ended.
So in a strange way, my myopia problem with prepping is being solved – cataract surgery will give me the normal vision I’ve never had. And I can stock up on readers much easier and cheaper than my old thick glasses. (I’ll likely have cataract surgery early next year After Dr. Hamrah clears me to have cuts on my cornea (yikes! Putting it that way doesn't sound good at all) – But it'll be 2020, LOL. If anybody has advice about the surgery, lens choices, etc , I’d appreciate it.
What kind of ongoing medical issues do you have or does a loved one have, and what have you thought of to prep for it?
I’ll start (as if I haven't been long-winded enough!)
Thyroid – I am hypothyroid and need a generic synthroid medication daily. I’ve accumulated about a year's worth of extra medication. Potential problems: when I need a dosage increase or the year runs out. I have no remedy for that.
High cholesterol and blood pressure – hubby takes daily medication for it, My suggesting he figure out how to obtain extra has fallen on deaf ears. My only thought has been our post-SHTF lifestyle will be full of hard work, exercise, and eating healthier so maybe those medications won’t be needed. Lame, I know, but it's all I got!