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Originally Posted By: babysteps Originally Posted By: Homemaker You really would rather have your husband get you a load of manure dumped in your yard than jewelry for your anniversary! Or a load of concrete blocks to make a new raised bed... Or a grain mill... Or a greenhouse... Or a dehydrator... Or some goats... Or... ahem. Sorry. Honey, I hope you're reading this! I love that! *Ahem* You have a lighter in your purse and you don't smoke. (Showing my age) You'd win the $100 from Monty Hall on Let's Make A Deal because of all the gear you carry in your purse/day bag. If you could weed whack a meal If you've ever tried to figure out a way to put a gun rack on something other than a truck. I.E.-A motorcycle, Bicycle, ATV, Wheel Barrow, etc.,etc. If you've coveted a rider lawnmower or tractor the way a teenager does a race car. If you can work a discussion on goats, chickens, or gardening into a holiday dinner table conversation.

Guilty!!!! You've used Google Earth to find alternative water sources in your area...just in case. Your house would light up like Fort Knox if an intruder walked on your property. I.E. Motion detectors, guard dogs, etc. Clicking of weapons. Hey!! I'm bumping this up for the new people!! I know you newbies can relate to some of these!

If you started out on these post for the humor and ended up creating a new list of ideas and things to buy/try Raise your hand if your guilty! If melted candles/candle wax would never make it to a trashcan (so many other uses!!!). Add points for Birthday candles saved. If you exercise by walking in case of TEOTWAWKI Add bonus points if you use the *exercise* to spot possible medicinal plants, edible critters, good field of fire and/or any other useful item. Double bonus if you smile and wave at the neighbors in a I'm-just-harmlessly-working-my-gluts way. If you've dempsty dumpster dived (Oh hi Officer, I thought I'd recycle for the environment!)

If even your relaxation fiction reading has *overtones* (Alas Babylon, Ill Wind, Lucifer's Hammer, First Light).

Right here!!cookie's hand shoots up! Guilty! *ahem* If you've down loaded so much prep information from the internet it requires it's own 3 ring binder. If you have enough said binders to stock a bookshelf. If you've *renamed* said binders to keep nosey folks out. If your binders have *levels* like the NORAD security colors (We're at ORANGE!!!).

For the newbies and my lurkers who can see themselves in these! If you can't take a simple walk without spotting three medicinal and/or edible plants. add 2 points if you *marked the spot* for emergency foraging Just in case add 2 more if if was in your neighborhood, neighbor's yard, school yard etc.

Prudy!! Your a girl after my own heart! I just drove by a canal on the way home and google map traced it to see if it went to a watershed! You are soooooo a Mrs. S girl BTW I did a picture layout of collecting water from shrubs with a zippy bag. *ahem* I'm a Hurricane Preparedness person Yeah yeah that's the ticket I heard a woman with 6 bags of rice, and three buckets say,"I'm a den Mother" 10 points if you know what a Den Mother is