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Originally Posted By: CrabGrassAcresI was talking to a friend in Colorado the other day. She said when I70 was closed due to a rock slide in Glen Canyon http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/25/rock.slide/index.html she was at her daughter's house in Delta for the holiday. Her husband was working and planning to drive down for the meal. My friend and her daughter went to the store to buy Thanksgiving dinner fixings and there was next to nothing in the store. They went to all three groceries in town and no food. The SIL was working in Montrose and he tried to buy groceries before coming home (his wife called him and told him the situation.) He told the store clerk that he was going to run to Grand Junction to get groceries and the clerk told him that stores in GJ had been calling trying to find food for their customers.
At some point Walmart got a truck out of Salt Lake City and my friend's daughter stood in line 3 hours and got next to nothing.
My friend finally called her husband and told him to bring groceries when he came. The SIL asked why she would tell her DH to bring food since the small town they lived in wouldn't be any better off. She told him that her DH would bring food from her pantry and freezer. So my friend fed a large family group (SIL's extended family plus her family.)
The daughter and SIL learned a lesson and now have their own large pantry. Even the SIL's family learned their lesson.
OTOH, this past winter with exceptional snow had the relief workers snowmobiling into places with food for people who don't keep a pantry and couldn't get out to the store.
Something you said struck me.
Once after Hurricane Wilma, I got a call from a family member who admitted they were realllyyyyy low on food. He'd gotten the 72 hours minimum and that was it. After Wilma lasted for weeks and weeks.
So we got food from our open store here and from my supplies and went there on my prescious gas as all the stations were closed do to no electricity. Ironically when I got there they had gas station was open but their lone nearby grocery was closed(Their out on the fring of Miami). The gas station was stripped of all food but it had gas!
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Originally Posted By: AmbergrisThe owner of the bent can store sees you come in and says, "There's some rice [vinegar, oil, beans, sea salt, pasta] in the back that hasn't been unpacked yet."
and Jules:
**While others plan vacations you have planned multiple bug out routes.
It's so true!!! Also:
If you can't go on a vacation without a bugout plan to get home
If you know where every dollar store is in a 30 mile radius
If your on a first name basis with them
If you considered financing a Red Mill/Honeyville/Essentials purchase.
If people look into your vehicle and think your going camping
If people look in your garage and think your really into camping (and your not)
If you have more then 5 items that have multi-purposes: I.E. Clock/Flash Light/TV or Phone charger/radio/flashlight
If McGyver would be envious of your keychain accessories -
Good answer!
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At work we recyle old paper (with one side clear)by making note pads out of it. Stack it, put a heavy weight on it then use padding cement. It dries in a while and voila! Scribble pads for each desk.
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This has been bumped up to make Tiger feel right at home! Another newbie kidnapped by the Canning-O-Holics
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BUGA, Columbia – A chicken in Colombia has what you might call an identity crisis.
It was born with the legs of a duck. They are webbed like a duck’s.
The bird has caught the eyes of many residents in the area and crowds of villagers have been flocking to the farm where the bird is caged.
The odd looking bird is not a result of a duck sneaking into a hen house for a late night rendezvous. Veterinary experts say it’s impossible for the two different species to breed.
They say the bird is simply a genetic mishap.
(Sure it is, I say we call him "Chuck"...LOL)
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Never underestimate looking for books on the subject either. Here's one on the location of water in Arizona and the shaping of the water policies.
(snip) About 900 million acre-feet of recoverable water was estimated to be within 1200 feet of the land surface in the Basin and Range Lowlands Province aquifers ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=pr5-FsaVe...esults#PPA53,M1
and some other ideas:
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Originally Posted By: barleygirlWow!! I think those pictures are very sad. Eye openers as well. I would feel stupid running to the store last minute like that. I don't have a huge stock up yet but have at least a month or two worth of food in my home, but to think that those who are going to the store last minute probably don't have much at all in their pantries.
What's really sad chica, is this was a post hurricane...in a state where we get hurricanes or at least warnings nearly every year. You'd think more people would get the clue but.. nope. And we have a designated hurricane period meaning we know about when we have to watch for them, like folk up north readying for sleet/snow storms/winter season.
BTW I'm proud of you for getting the month or so of food in!
Every bit helps, and it takes time and $$ so give your self a pat for getting going! -
Originally Posted By: Andreadogmom4 - Thanks for the insight into the upside down tomatoes. We also get triple digit heat and I'm a bit worried about burning the roots of the plants. Watermelons on the roof?!? How fun! We have an ugly, ugly gardening shed. ONe side is covered in raspberries and the other side I usually plant in Little Sugar pumpkins. So, we did have pumpkins on the roof last summer, but what a fun conversation piece! Hmmm. Watermelons on the roof. . . (the neighbors already think I'm a bit nuts, this could confirm it!)
sparkysarah, I made a couple of Earthboxes for my dad, since he has limited mobility. They work out well for him, especially since we've raised them up on sawhorses. For myself, I was too lazy. I just used a bunch of 18gal totes, drilled LOTS of drainage holes, put in two inches of gravel in the bottom, and then filled them with planting mix and peat moss. They've been great. Not only do I grow the jerusalem artichokes in them, but I have several more that are currently planted with chard and spinach. I'm going to start converting some of them over to tomatoes and one will have two little sugar pumkins in it, which I'll grow up a trellis onto the roof of a shed. I can't say that they are all that pretty (check out the haybale pics!) but they are highly functional and I've had great luck with them.
This is just a quick drive-by hugging of our wonderful guest teacher Andrea for taking the time to help in this sector. You are the best chica!!!
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Originally Posted By: JCK88Are you saying serious canners need...an intervention????
As in "Stop me before I can again???" LOL You mean it's not NORMAL to cook three turkeys for thanksgiving and spend the next day canning meat and broth??? HUH????
3 TURKEYS??
Psst psst! point point point~~~>~~~>
They've come for youuuuuuu! -
(Psssssssst! Flee! Flee while you can!! The canners are coming!)
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Originally Posted By: herbalMan this is just the group of people I need to be around thanks for your ideas I just bought a pressure canner and I am trying to get that started .I have a few hours to fit life and these things into but this is a priority hope to try some of these soon .I will start by putting these ideas on my recipe cards.Thankyouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu so much for your info will let you know how this goes.Never thought of boiling grass for soup..I am aware of most herbs but my brain never thought of this such simple things can make the world of difference when needed.
Just take it easy chica, no one is expecting you to be an expert overnight. Easing into changes in cooking and stocking routines is a good idea. So is stocking up on great how-to books like PCS and Trish mentioned.
You'll see lots of basic *getting started* sections through all these forums and never be afraid to ask. If it's been done before someone will direct you to a good past post.
Try buying a couple of cans or bags of sugar or salt the next time you shop. You can ease into this and before you know it your a prepper.
Just becareful about Canning your own goods. No, I don't the equipment...I mean the canning folk. Once you mention your ready to try it the canning CULT from the forum further down will kidnap and make you one of theirs!!!!
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Thank you Leah, this site is a great addition!
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Originally Posted By: herbalhello just wondering if it is possible for the person who gave this wonderful life saving info of goods to buy if they could gift us of a month run down of what they did.This would be so valuable and would be easier to start practicing now.... wish list this is so important
Need it a wee bit clearer what your asking for her chica... -
Originally Posted By: RNs_girlWow. Thanks so much for bumping this. That is crazy! Makes me glad I am going "prep" shopping tomorrow!
your welcome and thanks to Darlene who did the photo work. It's scary to see how fast things can change. I'm glad your getting supplies too. -
Originally Posted By: JCK88
I was thinking about this earlier today when I ran down cellar to get a jar of pizza sauce.
I should have written "You might be a canning-a-holic AND a prepper if you took photos of your full shelves just because you thought the colors of the peaches, tomatoes, green beans, pears, soups and meats, and preserves looked so pretty but THEN you were afraid to show the pics to anyone or they'd know what you had in the stash!!! LOL
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Originally Posted By: Shari
Read this and took off to the local Salvation Army Store and bought almost all the canning jars they had - 7 1/2 dozen - the rest were cracked, chipped or icky. I felt I better catch up to the rest of you! Besides, Hubby isn't home to see me drag them all in here! He can't understand why I just don't go buy all new ones. Sheesh!
So I take it there's a Victory dance involved here?
Another addict... tsk tsk
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If you've added to the original 5 pallets of untouched canning jars... "just in case'
If you've ever done the victory Happy Dance over finding jars at a sale
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If your *picky* about your buckets.
If you can look at a bucket and *know* what will fit best in it.
If you have more than 3 suppliers for buckets (add 5 bunus points).
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If you've ever made furnishings out of your preps.
*Ahem* HSMom and Jewlzm
(If you know more than 5 ways to disguise preps give yourself 2 extra points)
(If you have pictures, give yourself 5 extra points)
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You Might Be A Survivalist If...
in Humor Me!
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*Fibbing*
It's called Fibbing with the daughter...![rofl]( "rofl")
Here's another:
If you've just entered as a novice prepper and have already done at least 15 of the list BEFORE you got here...
You might be a survivalist![woohoo]( "woohoo")