Posted on 09/04/2020 7:51:41 AM PDT by SJackson
An unplanned vacation for many overworked folks. A chance to teach your kids or just get some quiet time.
“Give a man a fish..... Teach a man to fish..... comes to my mind.”
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a day...set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
We outfitted ourselves four years ago; not because if any existential crisis, we just wanted to get back into fishing again.
Glad we did!
We still need a better generator, though. ;)
“And canning lids!”
Yes! Everything related to home canning has been in short supply this season. I started stocking up right away in March. ;)
” I add liver for my dogs, it’s been a little tough finding that too. I wonder why there would be any shortage of animal parts.”
More people fishing means more people using chicken livers and gizzards for bait.
It’s not just COVID.
I was thinking the other day about what impact Covid may have had on the environment, too.
I’m no Enviro-Nut, but I ordered a LOT of things on-line in the past 6 months that I would’ve normally just purchased locally.
I ahve more boxes and packing materials than a regular person would know what to do with.
I, however, shred any unbleached packing paper and newspapers for my compost bins, and I save cardboard to put in the bottom of new garden beds, or to snuff out an area for planting, then cover with mulch; I can re-use & recycle said packaging - any plastics go to recycling. (Yes, I know that’s a scam.)
I’m just curious to see how recycling centers and landfills were effected.
How many BILLIONS of disposable masks have we gone through in the past 6 months? Were they added to the landfills? Did we use more trees/wood pulp than average to make more shipping boxes?
Just curious - and willing to BET that the Enviro-Weenies will be spinning this in their favor in some way, shape or form.
Hope you have a bumper crop this year, DiW.
Yes, it’s odd but I know almost nothing about these processing plants.
My mom who is 200 miles away doesn’t see any in her stores, either.
I do rotate out with livers but mostly the gizzards, and yes, both are hard to find but the livers are becoming more consistent.
In our area there has been a critical shortage of Pressure Treated lumber, as all of the “Stay-at-Home” folks are busy trying to build or rebuild back porches & decks.
My Wally World is wiped out. I could’ve scored a few hooks. That’s all.
Thank you!
It was a less than average season due to weather and me ‘experimenting’ with more determinate tomato varieties. Next season? Back to my tried and true dependable varieties. I still had plenty of canned goods on hand from last season’s bumper crop, so I didn’t have to can as much as usual.
Just Salsa, Tomato Soup and Tomato Jam.
BLTs for supper tonight, though! Life Is Good! :)
Lehman’s still seems to have a good supply of jars and lids and rings:
I’m stocking up on staple foods & cooking supplies. Vacuum bags in buckets, canned, dried.
Between what anarchists will likely do after Trump wins, China’s serious farming crises and our herd fear of being left out, stores could get sparse heading into winter.
Just an old Boy Scout. (There’s another sad topic.)
OOoooh the buckets, I’ve only packed the Rubbermaid tubs. I’ll be doing some buckets.
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
We could sure use more of this nowadays. :)
I recall Rush Limbaugh’s early days on radio, often saying “America has lost its common morality”.
That was 30 years ago. It’s worse now.
Wife WFH? I’m going fishing...
For saltwater gear try some Tri Flow oil. I just got some at the local ace hardware. Completely impervious to saltwater. I had to dunk my reel one day to get a snag loose. (ambassadeur 5000)
Got home, opened it up, waterjust beaded up in a few spots, dab it with a paper towel and put it back together. I was amazed. According to comments I saw online, people like it for bicycle chains too. I wanted it because I’m getting set up for some saltwater, going to try for a few specs and redfish this fall. Maybe flounder too.
No tackle shortage here, but going to have to go closer to the coast to find the saltwater gear I need. No surprise there, anything more than an hour away from the coast or so, saltwater tackle is not stocked much. No such thing as tout tails, wire leader...not many spoons...
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