Midnightmom

In a convulated journey, I followed a link from the Pinterest thread, and came upon this very long article about prepping. This gardening thread is a small excerpt from it..........

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During a serious hard times event I suggest you consider growing mostly root vegetables, such as beets, carrots, onions, potatoes, radishes, turnips, and peanuts.

The edible part of a root vegetable grows below ground. Therefore it is invisible unless you know what is growing below the vines or leaves you see on top of the ground.

However, in order to provide some reasonable variety in your meals and to help avoid appetite fatigue, you will also need to grow some vegetables where the edible part of the vegetable is above ground. Anyone who happens to walk by your garden area will see these vegetables and they will know exactly what you are growing and how much you are growing.

Therefore in order to help minimize the complete loss of your entire vegetable crop to looters and thieves during a serious hard times tragedy event, it might be a good idea to have at least two or more vegetable plots. One vegetable plot should contain your above ground vegetables and it should be conveniently located in any area that gets full sun all day. A second or third vegetable plot should be in a more obscure area that also gets full sun and it should contain your below ground vegetables. You should probably allow a few random weeds to grow in this area to help hide your below ground vegetables. Since the vegetables will be growing below ground the only thing visible above ground would be some leaves or vines. And unless a person knew exactly what type of leaf or vine it was, then it would be very easy to mistake those leaves and vines as random weeds. In order for this to work you should not plant your underground vegetables in a nice neat straight row. Instead plant them in a random haphazard fashion all over this remote garden area, and whenever possible, mix the different types of vegetables together so you don’t have all the leaves of one specific type of vegetable growing close to one another. This means each type of vegetable would be randomly scattered throughout this garden plot and this would help to create the visual picture of lots of different types of weeds just haphazardly growing together.

http://www.grandpappy.info/hseedrec.htm

I think he has made some purchases since then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but it's still a good thing that he lives really close to his brother (who DOES get it).

Obama’s Memorial Day Photo-Op Blocks Families, Vets From D.C. Vietnam Memorial Wall For 7 Hours

On Memorial Day, the Vietnam Memorial in D.C. is supposed to look like this:

Instead, for seven long hours, it looked like this:

Obama’s secret service shut down the memorial for most of the day, as families and veterans who had come to pay their respects to fallen loved ones were forced to stay hundreds of feet away.

Why?

So that the Narcissist-in-Chief could show up for 15-minute speech and photo-op with his carefully selected fans in the audience.

In his campaign speech remarks, Obama made sure to mention that:

“As long as I’m president, we will make sure you and your loved ones will receive the benefits you’ve earned and the respect you deserve,” Obama said. “America will be there for you.”

http://www.thoughtsfromaconservativemom.com/2012/05/obamas-memorial-day-photo-op-blocks-families-vets-from-d-c-vietnam-memorial-wall-for-7-hours/

UPDATE: The National Park Service, Public Affairs, and Vietnam Veterans of America all confirmed the shut-down when contacted by phone. VVA said that all the guests had to be pre-screened for security reasons, and it would have been “very difficult” to give advance notice to all the families and vets who arrived to find it closed.

Congratulations in your success in getting through to your son! I wish I had as much success.

You may want to look closely at the raspberry plants. Some ant species 'farm' aphids. They put them on plants and milk them. Aphids can be sprayed with a soap/garlic/water spray.

This is something I didn't know before I read an article in today's paper. Imagine, I could have known it 3years ago! Anyway, the article I read said to concentrate on getting rid of the aphids instead of trying to get rid of the ants. If their food goes away, they go away.

I bought some Hydrocortisone Cream to help calm down the swelling and the itching. It is the same as a steroid,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,isn't it? I remember when I first took her to the vet she was on a steroid for 10 days to calm down the swelling so they could see inside her ear better and then they cleaned it out.

Thanks again Mother. I will add coconut oil drizzled over her kibble.

I always give her my leftovers (riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, like I ever have anything left!) and I let her lick my plate clean, and sometimes even the pot once its cooled down.................so be aware of that if you're ever over for dinner! (Some people can't get over it, even though the pot and plates have been cleaned 0000000000000000ps, I mean washed, since.

She is a lab/german short-hair cross.

The problem seemed to start when I switched her from the regular kirkland food to the newer more "organic" brand. I always look for non-corn, non-wheat, non-soy food, but switching her didn't seem to make a difference. The smaller bags of food at the local pet store were much more expensive and didn't help clear it up anyway so I finally went back to the original kirkland brand that she was eating before I made the first switch.

Mother, I would love to feed her the bones and offal that you talk about, but here in Cali those parts (which used to be throw-aways) are now sold for almost as much as the regular cuts! I guess I will have to break down and cook her some food , but I can only do a week at a time or it goes bad (no room in the freezer.) But I can only cook it when I have the energy, so I will probably not be very consistent with it. (I haven't even been cooking my own food for a while now.................................)

And thanks for letting me know about the monistat not working.

My poor baby has been battling a chronic "dirty-ear" problem for several months now. When I took her to the vet 6 months (?) ago, they cleaned her ear, gave me ear wash and some drops for her ear, and charged me 0ver $100 dollars for the meds and the visit. Same for the second time.

Anyway, I was in W-mart today with her, and a lady in line behind me asked if she could pet my dog. I said yes, of course. Turns out she was a Vet tech, so I asked her to take a quick look into Deena's ear. The lady said it looked like a yeast infection.

Now, please don't YELL , and more importantly don't LAUGH.. .......... ..................but if I have Monistat at home, can I use it in her ears???

(I think it started as an allergy to a new food, but she hasn't been on that brand for months now. I think i just didn't follow-through like I should have because she gives me grief everytime I tried to work on her ears, and it hurts my back to bend over etc.)

this thread needs pictures!!!

Have a piece of .

Not the whole

Just a

As a matter of fact, have some over, and let them too!

What time did you say the was??????

In keeping with my low-carb diet, I use ground up pork rinds instead of bread crumbs-- Just make sure you remove the tooth-breaking bits that may be in there!

Thank you everybody. I had a wonderful day. All three of my "birds" came back to the "nest" for the day. The boys took their sister to the shooting range to help her get over her fear of guns. She used a shotgun (loaded with birdshot) and a handgun. She managed to hit the target with both guns! After they came back to the house we went out to dinner. We had a wonderfrul time.

It was a special day for my special b-day. I turned 60! (imagine 20 of these cake gifs) Ouch!!!

i just heard on the news last night that for 'health reasons' the king size snickers bars will be eliminated, and a smaller bar, not to go over 150 calories will be sold instead. I laughed myself silly....for HEALTH REASONS? My foot. It is for sneaking in those price raises easier! The guy who dreamed up that press release is one heck of a spin doctor and needs to go to washington dc for a job!

 

Maybe he can think up some more 'health reasons' for the soon to be proposed 'sugar tax' in regular sodas! Hoooo-boy! The health police are here! Im stockpiling caffeine!

We can thank Michelle Obama and her "healthy" diet rampage for this change.

And, finally......................................................

When Trucks Stop, America Stops

Our economy depends on trucks to deliver ten billion tons of virtually every commodity consumed—or nearly 70 percent of all freight transported annually in the U.S.

Recent history has shown us the consequences that result from a major disruption in truck travel. Immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, significant truck delays at the Canadian border crossings shut down several auto manufacturing plants in Michigan because just-in-time parts were not delivered. The economic cost to these ompanies was enormous. Following Hurricane Katrina, trucks loaded with emergency goods were rerouted, creating lengthy delays in delivering urgently needed supplies to the stricken areas. Although in the face of an elevated threat level, a terrorist attack, or a pandemic, halting truck traffic may appear to be the best defense, it actually puts citizens at risk.

The American Trucking Associations researched seven key consumer industries to quantify the potential consequences of restricting or halting truck traffic in response to a national or regional emergency. This report details the findings.

The Food Industry - Every day, Americans purchase billions of dollars of groceries. Most of these goods are brought to market via daily truck deliveries.

• Significant shortages will occur in as little as three days, especially for perishable items following a national emergency and a ban on truck traffic. Minor shortages will occur within one to two days. At convenience stores and other small retailers with less inventory, shortages will occur much sooner.

• Consumer fear and panic will exacerbate shortages.

• Supplies of clean drinking water will run dry in two to four weeks.

http://www.truckline.com/Newsroom/Trucks%20Are/When%20Trucks%20Stop%20America%20Stops.pdf

The article goes on to detail how a truck stoppage would have a dominoe affect other industies due to lack of fuel deliveries to gas stations, etc.

Scary stuff to even think about..............................

Another great article from the same source:

 

Do You Now Understand Why You Need To Prepare For Emergencies? This Has Been The Worst Year For Natural Disasters In U.S. History

 

There has been a natural disaster that has caused at least a billion dollars of damage inside the United States every single month so far this year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there have been 10 major disasters in the United States this year. On average, usually there are only about 3 major disasters a year. At this point, disasters are happening inside the United States so frequently that there seems to be no gap between them. We just seem to go from one major disaster to the next.

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So why is all of this happening? Is there a reason for all of this chaos, or has it just been one of those years?

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Whatever your opinion is, what we all should be able to learn from this year is that it is imperative that we all get prepared ahead of time for emergencies. Natural disasters can strike at any time. Whether it is a hurricane, a tornado, a flood, an earthquake, a volcano or a wildfire, if you wait until the disaster strikes to prepare then you are going to be too late.

 

But most natural disasters are only temporary. Even more frightening is what an economic collapse, a war, a deadly plague, a nuclear disaster, an EMP strike or a weapon of mass destruction could mean.

 

As we have seen during so many disasters in the past, when something really bad happens food and supplies vanish from store shelves almost immediately. If transportation is cut off, you could be on your own for an extended period of time.

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We certainly do live in interesting times. The years ahead promise to be some of the most exciting in human history. But those that are unprepared could end up going through a massive amount of pain.

 

So please prepare while there is still time. You will not always be able to run out to Wal-Mart and buy up all of the cheap stuff that you need. Anyone with half a brain can see the dark storm clouds gathering on the horizon. Very, very difficult times are coming, and you do not want to enter them unprepared.

 

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/do-you-now-understand-why-you-need-to-prepare-for-emergencies-this-has-been-the-worst-year-for-natural-disasters-in-u-s-history

 

 

Twelve Things That We Can Learn from Hurricane Irene About How to Prepare for Disasters and Emergencies

 

Whenever a major disaster or emergency strikes, millions of lives can be turned upside down in an instant. Fortunately Hurricane Irene was not as catastrophic as originally projected, but millions of people did lose power and at least 35 people lost their lives. Large numbers of homes were destroyed and the economic damage from Hurricane Irene is going to be in the billions of dollars.

 

Now that Hurricane Irene has passed, this is a good opportunity for all of us to look back and learn some important lessons about how to prepare for disasters and emergencies. The reality is that a major disaster or emergency has happened somewhere in the United States almost every single month so far this year, and it is only a matter of time before you and your family will be faced with another disaster or emergency.

 

No plan is perfect, but if you have a plan you are going to be far better off than if you do not have a plan. September is National Preparedness Month, so now is a great time to focus on preparing your family for the future disasters and emergencies that are inevitably coming. Following are twelve things that we can learn from Hurricane Irene about how to prepare for disasters and emergencies....

http://theeconomicco...and-emergencies

 

It's a good article. I hope you all go there and read it.

I just got back from my local Grocery Outlet store where I scored twenty-four 16oz jars of Skippy peanut butter for 99c/jar!!!

It's close-dated, but what the hey.............................

(use-by date is Sept 2011)

Does anybody know if you can dehydrate canned apricots?

I got them from the guberment, and I don''t like them soft like that, but I do like the 'leathery' dehydrated type.

Which part of a yellow onion is the seed/bulb for growing your next year's crop???

I saved bunches of pennies today!

The kitchens in my apartment complex are being remodeled. Mine was the first, so I got a pretty good idea of what was going into the dumpster. I also got a really good of idea of what to divert from going into the dumpster!

I got the guys to put aside for me the inner shelving from my apt and from some others too. It's 46 X 16 X 5/8 pressboard (?)~I got six of those. They have also been trimming out the kitchens with walnut finished paneling~96 X 7 3/4 X 5/8. There are two panels/apt and they have thrown away pieces as short as 24" and as long as 42"! I got them to set aside some of those pieces for me too.

I kind of knew what I wanted to do with the pieces, but got of depressed when I couldn't find any way to cut the pieces to the sizes I needed. ....until I finally got the idea to ask Home Depot if they would make the cuts for me. Guess what? They did!!! And...................they didn't charge me either!!!

So, I've finally got all these pieces of shelving cut the the sizes I want - now I just need to get the energy to get some shelves constructed!

I've been actively searching for a "deal" on a canner. I hope I find something soon.

Just wanted to update in this thread that I DID find a canner! Bought it on ebay for $35 + s/h.

I've been actively searching for a "deal" on a canner. I hope I find something soon.

Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide as Disinfectants: by Judy Stouffer, B.S., M.S., SFO

Darlene,

Thanks for trasferring this post to a more active forum.