Probably should make sure that's a holy brew...
Posted on 02/19/2021 5:33:46 AM PST by uscga77
I read about a man up near Abilene, TX who froze to death in his recliner. His wife who was found by his side is barely alive. What happened? Were they living far away from neighbors? Did no one care to check on them? No neighbors, family, church members, pastor, priest, friends? I'd like to think we can learn something from such tragedies. When God called out Cain about his brother Abel, what did insolent Cain say to the Lord? "Am I my brother's keeper?" What is the answer to that question? Some of us live right next store to neighbors we don't even know, myself included. Here I say to myself, have a care.
Ha ha.
This thread reminds me of this old story...
A man entered a village and went to the monastery on the edge of town, where he was welcomed by an old monk, the wise man of the village. The visitor said, “I am deciding whether I should move here or not. I’m wondering what kind of neighborhood this is. Can you tell me about the people here?”
The old monk said, “Tell me what kind of people lived where you came from.” The visitor said, “Oh, they were highway robbers, cheats and liars.” The monk said, “You know, those are exactly the same kinds of people who live here.” The visitor left the village and never came back.
Half an hour later, another man entered the village. He sought out the wise old man and said, “I’m thinking of moving here. Can you tell me what kind of people live here?” Again the monk said, “Tell me what kind of people lived where you came from.” The visitor said, “Oh, they were the kindest, gentlest, most compassionate, most loving people. I shall miss them terribly. The old monk said, “Those are exactly the kinds of people who live here, too.”
Insulated breathable tent in living room
Place blankets over tent
Fire up a small butane heater for about 15 to 20 minutes
Place more blankets around the bottom perimeter
Should buy you one night
Repeat next day
I think there's a grain of truth in that.
Good idea. It was 30 in my house last month. Colder than outside. I stayed in my car wrapped in blankets. Turned car heater on every hour for a few minutes.
when i first moved into my neighborhood, i made the mistake of smiling and waving hello to my neighbor’s wife.
He sent the message thru 3 other neighbors that I was not to speak to them until i came over to introduce myself.
That was over 25 years ago. he still lives there and i have never introduced myself. some people are just a holes.
I offer this anecdote in answer to your question:
Long ago I lived in a suburban neighborhood in California. Some months after we moved in, a woman knocks on the door, says she lives diagonally across the street, and asks if we have seen her missing cat. I said unfortunately not, but I’d be on the lookout, then introduced myself, told her my wife’s name, glad to meet you, etc. She replies, “I’m not here for some ‘meet the neighbors’ thing”.
I’d then say, “Have you checked with the Chinese Restaurant around the corner?”....................
“Right Next Door’ in Texas or other rural situations can be miles...
There are ranches here in N Nevada that are over 100,000 acres.
Yes but a phone call can over most distances unless there is no cell coverage
The biggest problem I have found is that I’m running out of places to hide the bodies......😂
He could have been old, and simply fell asleep before taking the proper precautions to find heavy covers or some source of heat like a fuel lamp. In normal conditions, old people often fall asleep with in their comfy chair and wake up at 3AM and have to toddle to bed. But when there is hypothermia, it overtakes people and they become very drowsy and never awake before the end.
Maybe they had a bad experience with a crazy neighbor in a past neighborhood, and are simply self-protective now.
We went a week once. It was in the low 40’s in the house. We ended up going to bed at 7 pm, and up when the sun rose.
We had a fireplace to keep the house from freezing, so that was OK. It’s amazing how quickly you revert back to Little House on the Prarie.
Maybe they had dementia of some sort or another.
Since he was the newbie in the neighborhood and since he cared so much about formal introductions, he should have gone door to door and introduced himself.
Yes, however, I often find a fireplace rather comfy even when the power is out. Of course after a day or two you begin to appreciate living in a time when electricity/natural gas is available. I do crave moral “simpler times” depicted in Little House on the Prairie, especially Charles Ingalls’ code, but oh well.
No I was the newbie! he felt that since he was one of the original homeowners we had to go to HIM.
again, just waving and saying hi- did not ask to borrow sugar or marry me.
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