“As our FReeper Diana In Wisconsin says: ‘...a robust post-apocalyptic skill set.’ I’ve stolen that in conversation a few times, Diana, and it takes people aback, after they laugh, nervously. Oh, well, it will keep us busy and we won’t get bored, right?”
D@mn, Skippy! I love that line. Stole it off a T-Shirt, LOL! But, it’s true. Those of us that have basic survival skills will be revered as Gods/Goddesses when TSHTF. To be able to sew on a button, or stitch up a wound? To know how to find food in the wild, hunt or fish? To know how to start a fire? To know where to find fresh water? Oh, they will be kissing our feet - until they kill us in our sleep...so sleep with one eye open, LOL!
I, for one, plan on being on TOP of the dog pile when that happens, LOL! :)
Made soup from scratch today, and popovers. I have a broken foot, so Mom helped me harvest winter squashes from the garden, plus I have a TON (literally!) of it down at the other farm; just waiting to heal up enough so I can get at that. I baked all week for my beau’s Bear Camp, and am looking forward to bear steaks and stews this coming winter - not to mention the bear claw necklace he’s fashioning for me, LOL! He’s gotten two small-ish bear so far (150-200 lbs. each) but this weekend they’re going after Monster Bear. They culled one today that was 255 lbs.
Life. Is. Good...but it might get ugly if things keep sliding downhill. :)
Owie on the foot!
I just cracked a lateral metatarsal years ago and it was 18 months before I could walk (hobble) over rough ground w/o pain. Can’t believe you are doing much of anything , if it was recent.
Tip: get yourself some wide soft-sided shoes, like these from SAS http://www.sasshoes.com/main/view_styles.php?catid=2&prodid=47 for the first few months. If you broke the instep, a pair of their loafers might be better. I found mine at Shoe Box. They are great for finding wide widths.
And congrats on the beau, girl! Sounds like you got a winner! Of course, we know that _he_ did!
I am like you. I plan on being at the top of the dog pile too!
Even being able to cook from scratch these days is not a skill set that is commonly in use and widely known these days. Many of my daughters friends mom’s only cook prepared packaged foods. Their friends are amazed that we make homemade cookies, brownies, cakes, and muffins, from scratch most of the time.
When my daughters mentioned that I had made a huge pot of baked beans completely from scratch that were excellent and so much better than canned baked beans to some of their friends, one of them asked in reply you mean she added stuff to canned beans to make them taste better? When my daughter told her that I had actually soaked the dry beans overnight to soften them and then cooked them slowly all day their friends couldn’t believe it. Another girl replied, wow, I don’t think my mom could even add stuff to canned beans so they taste better let alone make them that way.
Perhaps we will all be giving cooking lessons too!
But you do have to have those skill-sets yourself to teach them.
And a few books and manuals won't hurt.
Thomas Jefferson was a great book collector. I have 3 times the books he collected, just because I live in a later era. My kids know where those books are, and how to read them.
Merck Manuals (human and vet), local plants and how to identify, local geology, and how to identify. Other books to show how to use what is found.
And enough semi-precious metals (lead, copper, brass, mercury) to keep everything safe.
/johnny