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  1. Cell tower disguises I like the one that looks like a rock ledge http://www.mindfully.org/Technology/2004/C...flage2feb04.htm
  2. I got this off of the Urbanist but it's a interesting concept. You could hide something in a electrical box look-a-like. Just an unusual concept that this guy did to *hide* in plain site on a street. The last view of the three pictures is what he saw from inside his box.
  3. Originally Posted By: Lady Yarrow Everyone winces when you walk into the house and say: "Guess what I bought today!" And then they hide or pretend that their arms are broken so that they don't have to haul stuff in. Too true!
  4. Originally Posted By: Greywolf UK If you begrudge paying $40 for a meal at a restaurant, but will happily spend $400 to restock your stores. If you can't enjoy a meal because you spend the entire dining experience thinking how many bags of rice/flour etc. you could have got for that $40
  5. I'm bumping this all up for the new people to enjoy If you have thought of more than 3 disguises for your preps (I.E. marking boxes "old photos" If you HAVE to disguise your preps
  6. I thought I would bump this up as Tropical Storm Fay is bearing down on Florida. This is happening down here as we speak. I drove past gas stations with caution tape blocking the pumps where gas is already gone. The grocery stores are filling up even though it's a maybe. Luckily, some of us have our *Hurricane Preps* already!
  7. Thank you for saying it Cat. I was avoiding bringing it up to certain people who have a whole CAVE to post adult jokes in.
  8. Great pics! How tall are they? What a great hedge they'd make.
  9. http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2...v%3DrH6_i8zuffs They have some of videos of the turmoil that happened. I'm glad you joined Mrs. B and the article can help.
  10. I cannot wait to see your photos and how you plan to harvest this fruit. Talk about wicked thorns! What an excellent intruder deterent on top of the edible goodies. I was amazed by the article for all the uses for the fruit, leaves, etc. Very very cool.
  11. Go right ahead! Just remember to put the snips and the we-appreciate-Grammy-in-AZ I do think she made some great points. When you first come into prepping or if your just returning...it can seem so daunting. I know I felt overwhelmed sometimes. But, one can at a time
  12. Originally Posted By: CrabGrassAcres Hanging out at Frugal's? LOL
  13. *snip* So you think you have *NOTHING* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You've toyed with the idea of starting preps, but think you have nothing. Running out and buying a ton a stuff isn't necessarily what prepping is all about. 1. Stop and take inventory of what you really have. Start in one room of your home and make your way through the rest of the house. For example; Kitchen list your appliances and how much storage space you have. A seperate inventory for food would be a good idea. 2. Go over your list. Are you interested in dehydrating, but don't have one? Or your old one is not working? Make a note of what needs to be replaced or updated. Highlight these items. WIth a different color highlighter, mark which items you haven't used in the past year. Also highlight things for which you have duplicates . 3. Decide of how you'll get rid of these items you no longer need. Some people do yard sales, others could choose to barter. A consignment shop might work for you. Charity organizations take donations, as well. If you sell them or receive money for this stuff, put the money away where you can use it for preps that you have to buy. Now is the time to get rid it. Do it. Get it out. We need the space, and the money. 4. Now is also the time to get organized. Did you find stuff in the hall closet that really belongs in the bathroom? Move it. Did you forget about the Christmas wrap you stuck under your bed last year? Get it out and put it where you know you have it when you need it. Make lists for the inside of cabinets and closets telling you what's in there if you need to. Make sure everything you have is treated like exactly what it is...an asset. 5. Look at your highlighted list for each room on what you need to replace or purchase and start the hunt. Yard sales, consignment shops, the newspaper, thrift stores, auctions, dollar stores, and retail stores are all outlets for what we need. Depending on your budget, you make the decision on where you'll get what you need. Just remember...the more you save, the more money you'll have to reach your goal. 6. Store what you use and use what you store. There is no need to follow a generic list if half the stuff on there is stuff you don't use. Start collecting food and household/personal need items as you find them on sale or can trade a friend some of the stuff you don't use for some of the stuff he/she can't use. 7. Acquire a library. Either use the county or town library near you or purchase books on information you need. Ask questions at the vegetable market about your local growing trends. Talk to the butcher at how-to. Find out what the local hospitals, schools, and fire departments offer for free information. Get everything you can that will strengthen your knowledge of applicable subjects. 8. Stay busy and stay focused. Remember...everything you have is an asset. Take care of it. Treat it like it's valuable, because it is. Keep everything in good repair/working order. Organization will help you find things you never realized. 9. Learn about what you can do that doesn't cost anything. Water storage is an inexpensive, but potentally life saving prep. Find out how to do it and how much you need. The internet is an excellent resources, but remember...just because you read it on the 'net doesn't make it accurate. Follow USDA recommended practices for food storage and follow it carefully. The quality of what you get out of food storage will only be as good as what you put in it. 10. Practice, practice, practice. It's a constant exercise to get rid of what you don't need and fixing what you have. Maintain your home as you maintain the rest of your life. It needs love and attention just like the rest of the important things in your life. By AZ Grammy I snipped this from another website. It had some pearls of wisdom and a huge dose of Hope! A huge ingrediant in surviving any crisis big or small. Hats off to AZ Grammy
  14. Individually sealed plastic wrapped pickles.I'm not making that up. I watched a guy buy one and almost said,"Sweetie, for the price of that single serving dill pickle, you could have wrapped yourself half a jar's worth." It was in a convenience store next to the boiled eggs in little individual plastic *holders*.
  15. I am bumping this up because it has been one year since Darlene moved to the mountains (see up in the Sunporch). I remember coming over to help her pack and confronting the sheer AMOUNT of canned preps she had. You'll never know or probably believe how much that was...but Darlene walks the canning walk as she does the canning talk. Remember, Darlene was in left field on Percocet from her massive knee surgeries. So, it was pretty easy to mess with her. Considering I found a clip of bullets in her china cabinet...perhaps I was taking a few chances here. Here's to one year of success for the Canning Princessa!
  16. So wrong, Leah and yet so funny
  17. I agree Louis, I also kept track of the collapse in Haiti since it's closer to my area. Food riots, kidnappings, etc. But all these personal accounts have merit and valuable information to glean from them.
  18. It's pretty startling. I'm trying to find the utube links I had before with short excerpts of the troubles people faced as situation worsened.
  19. Originally Posted By: Leah Oh, deer... Then how about some ammo for that tank...? Yeah but...hmmm Where are you going to get matching pink doilies for the ammo boxes? I mean, you've got to match the quilt cover for your other toy above. sigh so much to think about
  20. This is a direct quote from the entrance to this forum. Just plain and simple, sometimes we have children reading in this forum and to knock off the rude/crude stuff or it will be deleted immediately. If the joke is fine but the responding posts are rude or crude, they will be deleted immediately. Watch the language. Occasional humorous adult-toned jokes do come up, JUST label in the subject line if it is risque or questionable humor. Watch the language! Politics has a forum-take those jokes there. Thank you, CookieJar Moderator
  21. Go Arby go! Sounds like your really thinking this out! Keep sharing the ideas.
  22. Okay, I did the inexpensive walmart full length curtains and do-it-yourself rods and covered a closet. El cheapo coverage. Simple but effective enough to make the casual observer's eyes slide past. I mean, it usually means you've got linens, or storage boxes or bland things like that there. Here's some ideas of using curtain rods I got off the internet: snip: Sara and April make curtains to disguise a bank of closets in the room. The curtains consist of simple panels with a rod pocket sewn at the top of each to hold the rod that will secure the panel over each door (a rod pocket is a casing sewn at the top of a curtain panel to accommodate the curtain rod). They used similar fabric in the room to make it less obvious. Ottoman cubes to hide more goodies
  23. An image of ceiling shelves
  24. *Ahem* If you have attended a historical museum, site or reenactment and coveted any of their items. I.E. :Cooking pots, sewing gear, wagons, tools etc. etc. If you've ever taken a picture at such sites of the thing you've coveted for future reference. If you've marked such sites mentally for TEOTWAWKI *gleaning*. :kettle:
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