Posted on 09/16/2023 3:07:53 PM PDT by CottonBall
This is an ongoing thread – meaning come back to chat, post information, or ask questions any time. Hopefully the thread won’t stagnate and I’ll do better at posting weekly (or bi-weekly) topics than I have in the past. (anyone willing to post a topic now and then we'll be highly praised and appreciated).
We are in for some bumpy rides, and prepping can only help. If for peace of mind, if nothing else. We have a wonderful gardening thread and a current-events survival/prepping thread, and hopefully this one can piggyback off of those, maybe having a longer discussion about certain topics or … whatever. It's your thread, do what you like with it! (civilly, of course)
Here are granny’s threads, if anyone wants to peruse them:
nw_arizona_granny’s Thread #1
nw_arizona_granny’s Thread #2
nw_arizona_granny’s Thread #3
I saw that all the time when they lived in Bakersfield, Mexican flags. And people refusing to speak English if they even could. There would be no point to somebody coming over illegally to even have learned english, everything was in Spanish even the schools. On the East side, which was predominantly hispanic, the teachers were told they had to teach in spanish. I know this because I met a couple of white students at my son’s charter school and their parents said the teachers told them to get the kids out of there. And those were the good teachers, I’m sure lots of other kids were trapped.
It used to make me so mad seeing and hearing that. Moving here was a blessing. And now I’m getting so used to it I’m taking it for granted, thank you for reminding me to be grateful. Although with Biden’s plan, they’re going to be invading everywhere.
“I would have thought they were nuts. Or I’m nuts lol.”
How about both? LOL
Well you get more done in the middle of the night than anybody I know!
I’ve never heard of that breed - had to look it up. Nice looking dog!
We have two Black Mouth Curs on the farm. I’m not a dog lover like many, but I do like dogs, for the most part. That’s why I don’t own one. I think you have to love them to have one...cats as well.
Sorry if I misunderstood you. We were going at it pretty late last night. The potatoes are cooked. It would depend on the type of potato that you had canned. For instance, a russet just wouldn’t do for a salad.
Hi CB....
Between napping off and on during the day, and getting up several times a night, I don’t really have a day/night divide any longer lol. It’s just one continuous 24 hour “get up and do stuff and then have a sleep when I feel like it” routine.
Nice day here today - everyone coming for Chinese food tonight, plus my friends from the lake. We’re have a 70th birthday dinner.....I can’t believe I made my three score and ten!
Last night when we were sitting around chatting, my son was telling me about all of the tents popping up everywhere. He works all over the area, from Toronto to Port Dover. He says these encampments are everywhere. I have never seen anything like this in Ontario, or Canada, for that matter. It has to be all by design.
He was also telling me about the problems that we’re having at our beaches. We have a beautiful beach 15 minutes from here, at Port Dover. Well, it seems that the newest members to our diverse population think it’s perfectly normal to have bowel movements wherever they happen to be. They are defecating right on the beaches and covering it with sand.
As I’ve always said, I’m not a racist, but I sure as heck am a “culturist”. Not all cultures are the same. Some are better than others, and they don’t mix well.
JudyinCanada :" My family have bug-out bags,
but I don’t know what’s in them (it’s my daughter, SIL and grands)."
Don't forget to seasonally adjust what's in the bug-out/ go bags; separate spare clothes for summer vs. winter wear, with a change of shoes/ boots/socks/ etc.,etc.
The easiest way is to is to have a core of 'year around' necessities (generally hygiene, medications, and spare clothes)in an appropriate size zip lock bag
and then have another seperate zip lock bag that you can interchange (keeping it fresh) with other items, including a water container, snacks and nutrition bars.
When I had a BoB, I sealed everything in foodsaver bags which makes things fairly waterproof.
A roll of TP sealed in foodsaver bag squishes down to about an inch thick. Good to have in a vehicle.
I wrapped utensils in a kitchen towel and sealed that as well which prevents rattling noise.
I moved to a very rural area and bought a few acres. I have no plan to bug out to any other location on the planet.
A small Bible wrapped in a towel that has an angel blowing a trumpet was another thing I foodsaver sealed.
“””Don’t forget to seasonally adjust what’s in the bug-out/ go bags; separate spare clothes for summer vs. winter wear,”””
That is so important, for the change in the seasonal needs and to check all your gear and batteries, etc.
In the car think about what could happen.
I saw people in jeans, tennis shoes, and stylish light jackets drive off in zero-degree temperatures (and worse), not thinking what an hour-long walk in snow-wet tennis, cotton socks, and cotton jeans could mean and what it could result in medically.
I had a friend who made his own dogfood as well.
He got scrap beef, meat and bones, from the butcher and cooked up cornmeal and mixed it together. Said the dogs loved it and thrived on it.
You might be interested in these......
Waterproof Bible
https://www.bardinmarsee.com/default.aspx
Not sure what the pages are made from but they are very tough.
Good morning! Well at least it is for me.
Black Mouth Cur. I had to look that one up. Very energetic, protective, loyal.
I like dogs, but I want small lap dogs that I can hold and pet. I am fond of the Shih Tzu and Yorkie. Every day I battle with myself if I should get another one or not. Not seems to win out so far. :-(
Hi Spunky!
I enjoy the dogs, just like I enjoy the farm, once removed. Lol I don’t have any responsibility at all. Just watch the animals do their thing, listen to the various birds, and enjoy the fruits of someone else’s labor lol.
Yesterday I was out at about 7:30 on the deck with my coffee, when I saw a squirrel run up one of the big maple trees on the front lawn. Well, about two minutes later, my SIL with his newest Cur came around the corner, the dog furiously sniffing the ground. He found the tree the squirrel had run up, and stood there barking to alert Matt as to where it was lol. Matt got his gone, his son came out with his gun, the dog barking like mad and the firing began. Three shots later, the squirrel fell from the tree, the dog grabbed it, and that was that.
It was a quite the redneck morning lol. It was then I realized where the phrase “barking up the wrong tree” must have originated lol.
Little lap dogs are perfect companions. I know a few people who have them and love them dearly. I would worry about walking it often enough, and what would happen to it if something sudden happened to me. That would be my concern. But they are adorable.
Here is a tentative prepping schedule:
09/18/23 Being Right with God
09/25/23 Financial Security
10/02/23 Bug Out Bags
I moved being debt-free down one week diana, pandowdy came up with a topic that’s definitely has to be done first. And throughout.
Each of you came up with great ideas, and even the topics, so I’m pinging you. If you don’t mind I will use your post in the post with the topic description or even just point to your post, if I run out of time. Or if any of you want to write something up more than what you’ve done already, that would be awesome.
This is an ongoing thread so each topic will be embedded Within it. I will ping to the group every week, or bi-weekly of that works out better, and say what the topic is and ping to the post with it. If that makes sense...
I’m so glad you guys have jumped right in. And if anybody else wants to suggest a topic or write something up, that’d be great.
“For instance, a russet just wouldn’t do for a salad.”
ryder, why do you think a russet wouldn’t do for a potato salad? Years ago russets were all we had and my mother made the best potato salad using them.
Cotton, I found this recipe using dehydrated potatoes. It sounds good. I think I will try it.
https://www.food.com/recipe/instant-potato-salad-106697
Well happy birthday! 70 is a great accomplishment. I have to ask, are you making your own Chinese food? or a birthday pie?? :)
“Not all cultures are the same”
Definitely, I saw a lot of that in Bakersfield with the illegals. Lots of animal cruelty, and an unwillingness to assimilate. I imagine it’s even worse now with so many more of them. My friend there tells me that the whole city just looks like a big trash dump even what used to be the nice parts of town.
Tents - I hear we are bussing illegals to canada, could that be who’s living in the tents? Or maybe locals that are on Hard Times, by design of the authorities. That’s horrible to hear about your beautiful beaches. Once beautiful beaches, now you don’t want to risk walking through them!
Which topic is the most crucial depends on how you’re defining it.
Most of the time, sanitation and clean water are going to be huge problems. I tend to lump them together because they’re closely related.
But, if someone is just starting to dip their toe into the prepper world, what I tell them to start with is a 3-day power outage. Why? Because it gets them thinking about things without overwhelming them. Once they’ve prepared for a 3-day outage, and have done a test run by turning off the power for a weekend, their brain will keep working, expanding on things, and before they know it they’ve changed their whole outlook.
A large part of my prepper mentality is to be able to offer a calming hand to the stressed people in my neighborhood.
I keep extra headlamps, flashlights and cheap lanterns for giveaways to the little old ladies who are not ready for blackouts, every few years I buy alkaline batteries for giveaways (I use rechargeables only). Some of the food I store is stuff that I can give away unless it looks like the end of the world, same with winter bedding, and of course I am willing to make armed visits for them or take them in if they are hysterical.
If it is the big one, then a prepper can put up a hard front and insist that everyone go to shelters, those who aren’t prepared need to quickly accept that and seek government help at government centers, but if it is temporary, then preppers can be a real help to the scared old ladies and shaky single moms.
If someone isn’t suited for helping because of risks, personality, or situation and has their hands full dealing with their own stressful situation then so be it, but for those of us who are comfortable with adversity and well-prepared and calm, then we can spread some of that calm and situational patience to others.
“Three shots later, the squirrel fell from the tree, the dog grabbed it, and that was that.”
Oh! That would break my heart. I love watching squirrels but I know they are a nuisance.
Did the dog eat the squirell or did your SIL make squirell soup out of it. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCxpQ5sjo8s
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