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Originally Posted By: RNs_girl Wow. 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.

So I take it there's a Victory dance involved here? Another addict... tsk tsk

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 :woohoo:

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).

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)

When someone says Buckets: Ordinary people frown thinking mopping, car washing, painting. You grin and think "STORAGE!!!!!" (if your second thought is,"I should go by and check the bakery for more" give yourself two bonus points.) (If you've ever *Fibbed* about what your using the buckets for to the supplier give yourself 5 extra points). *cookie looks pointedly at Mountain_Rider with lifted eyebrow*

We've added more to the windows/sliding glass door/ doors/garge series... keep checking back as we update and find more ideas or PLEASE through in some of your own.

They say pictures can speak a thousand words. snip:Detective Constable Ian Connelly is part of the team cracking down on the criminals. He said: “Since November there have been a number of homes broken into primarily for the car keys. During the hours of darkness, the thieves are breaking or sneaking into homes which tend to have a high value car sitting in the drive. They steal the keys and then steal the car. Did I scare Ya? I hope so...if only to think. Doing this series has pointed out my gaps I have to fill. So we're all learning together.

From the Images DogMom suggested, These little metal clips work great if your leaving a window slightly open for ventilation.

This is a series we plan to develop dealing with securing the home. Some things will be lower budget as well as pointing higher budget items people employ to make their homes more secure. No place is foolproof, but you can do a lot to enhance your home security. From the low budget such as Locks, wood blocks and bar inserts for a sliding glass door. Extra add-on locks for windows and and chains for the front door to full scale alarm systems and motion detectors. If you've had luck with some styles of security, make suggestions. If you have ideas or questions, voice them. Guard dogs, bells hanging on doorknobs. What works for you, what are you interested in.

Originally Posted By: Jeepers Wow. Thank you for this bump! Talk about eye opening. Nothing like seeing it as it really was. Frightening. Very true Jeepers! I asked our fearless leader to let us put it up down here to remind people it doesn't take much to start a rush at the stores and the pumps. It's scary and it's real.

Originally Posted By: babysteps Hey, I know what golden treacle is! *pats self on back* I'm torn between showing this list to DH (See honey, I'm not the only one!) and hiding it from DH (There are more of us out there! Yikes!) babysteps We're everywhere!!! add two points for knowing what golden treacle is!

*ahem* If you've ever been envious of someone's find of canning jars at a cheap price. If you've ever try to *One Up* someone's amount of canning supplies I.E. another pallet of jars. If your jars arrive on pallets, not just in boxes. If you can (without consulting a book) describe in detail how to cold bath something. If someone mentions the power out and cold baths and you think they are talking canning.

If your personal recipes include things people generally kill as weeds in their lawn. If you can explain what corms are or golden treacle is and their uses. If you plant hedges for privacy. If your hedges are edible you might be one of us...

Originally Posted By: Cowgirl I have a little half-high space tucked under the stairs. You have to go through a crawl hole in the back of a closet to get there. There's a box in front of the hole. That is where I intend to put some really longterm storage items such as wheat - I think I can fit a bucket through the hole. Now, I just can't ever gain weight, or I can't get my supplies! LOL! Chica! That sounds so cool! I envy you. Somewhere here I have a post on looking for hidden space in your home but yours sounds intriguing. LOL on the weight gain access! Put some gold in there too! Guaranteed to keep you on the diet!

A good example of ceiling shelves. Good for the attic or basement.

The fat and meat I could understand but why no citrus?

Hilarious and true. Now you see why I bumped it up so much. Leah posted a gem with this.

Originally Posted By: CrabGrassAcres We need more ducks! I looked out the window and one of my roosters was squaring off with a duck! When I laughed the rooster turned around and started to walk of, but the duck chased after him and noodled him right in the tail feathers. That rooster jumped two feet in the air and took off running with the duck hot on his tail. LOL No Ducks!!! (Don't encourage her Trish!) I love the visual of the duck hounded rooster.

Originally Posted By: S.K. i just saw this thread you all are just to funny Funny and with wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to many pics to play with.

Originally Posted By: Belle There's a shelf above my closet door, inside the closet, for my guns. If you didn't know it was there, you'd never notice it. Wow! Now that is a cool idea! Now you have me looking at my closets and going ...hmmmmmmm Your a bad influence chica!

Thanks for the link chica! The decorative GUN racks were interesting too

Originally Posted By: Dora BUMP When you look at all the "ornamental grasses" and wonder if they make seeds in enough quantities to use for flour. lol Dora You go girlfriend! When you can name 5 things you can make flour out of and wheat isn't one of them (too easy)