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What are you doing to prepare?

Posted on 10/07/2012 2:50:25 AM PDT by djf

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To: Moleman
What part of preparing for the aftermath of severe weather, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and destructive straight-line winds is tin-foil hat dripping? Because that's the #1 thing I prepare for.

/johnny

81 posted on 10/07/2012 9:18:38 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: PA Engineer

If the gummint checks stop flowing, it’s lights out.

And I am sure the gummint knows that, and therefore will keep them going as long as possible, no matter what.

What that means for the workers in the country and the rest of the economy, I’m not sure.


82 posted on 10/07/2012 9:31:04 PM PDT by djf (Political Science: Conservatives = govern-ment. Liberals = givin-me-it.)
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To: Moleman
WOW, this thread has tinfoil hat dripping from its very core.
Sheesh


I don't know. I have been keeping my Sam's Clubs receipts for the last 4 years.

The simplest example I can give you is the size of a box of Kleenex. From over 300 count to less than 200. Think about it and the boiling frog analogy.
83 posted on 10/07/2012 9:40:13 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Green beans keep longer (much longer) than roasted. I roast as I go, so the coffee I had this morning was roasted yesterday, and ground today.

For your reference:

Future Essentials Canned Organic Green Costa Rican Monte Crisol Coffee Beans
84 posted on 10/07/2012 9:43:19 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: djf
If the gummint checks stop flowing, it’s lights out.

I am literally at fracking and conventional gas production ground zero. I have planned accordingly. If the NG stops, then everything will stop. Well, I guess I am going to own a couple of conventional wells. ;-) I think you understand what I mean.
85 posted on 10/07/2012 9:49:47 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: PA Engineer
That is MUCH more than I pay for my coffee. I can store my own. I've been doing this for over 15 years, I know the folks involved. Monte Cristol is ok, but I do like the Tres Rios.

Buying bulk isn't so bad if you have a good broker.

/johnny

86 posted on 10/07/2012 9:51:11 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

It was a suggestion for a very very deep larder. Cans work for that. I do roast and grind from green. Take care.


87 posted on 10/07/2012 9:55:29 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: PA Engineer

I have been dry canning things like cornmeal, bread flour, pasta, and dehydrated foods. We are giving our son ammo for his birthday present; I will be canning pinto beans over the next two weeks, along with a turkey we have in the freezer. I have accumulated a lot of great first aid supplies that I am putting into various first aid kits for all of the cars of all of the family members. Each week I teach a Bible study and the ladies in it are scheduling a prayer vigil for the Monday before the election. I am planning Christmas gifts around the preparedness theme. We are headed to a gun show in two weeks to see what we can buy there. I sense the need to move quickly now.


88 posted on 10/07/2012 9:56:35 PM PDT by betsyross60
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To: PA Engineer
In 25 years, with any luck, I'll be dead and gone. ;)

If I do last that long, I can figure out a way to get coffee from Costa Rica if it's not available with a phone call. How hard can ship-building be?

/johnny

89 posted on 10/07/2012 10:01:55 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: betsyross60
I sense the need to move quickly now.

Over and above the obvious crap in the world going on, do understand that humans have a normal reflex to stock up for winter, and that normally shows up in the fall.

We've been doing it for tens of thousands of years.

/johnny

90 posted on 10/07/2012 10:05:19 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: betsyross60
I sense the need to move quickly now.

I understand and agree. I sense the same and I have been prepping for a long time. We are in a transitional phase of societal development. Every time in history technological change has brought must suffering as a response. IMHO we are there on steroids.

I am torn at this point. I have prepped to help both family and neighbors. Two of my neighbors are surprisingly rough and tumble. One is a general surgeon and the other a dental surgeon. They know things are bad, but have not taken steps to prepare. My Wife is a doctor and we have laid away many medical supplies. I don't think we can afford more advanced medical preparations. What do I do? We can feed them (and their families) for a year. Do we risk OpSec? Do I broach advanced medical supplies? I don't know. That is where I am at right now.

OpSec or the next step? I do not know.
91 posted on 10/07/2012 10:16:30 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
In 25 years, with any luck, I'll be dead and gone. ;)

I do plan to be here. You have to admit that coffee is one of those comfort items not to be without. Barter? Take care.
92 posted on 10/07/2012 10:21:05 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: PA Engineer
Coffee is a must have kind of thing. But I'm not bartering mine away. ;)

Tobacco, I can grow. Coffee? Not so much.

/johnny

93 posted on 10/07/2012 10:24:22 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: betsyross60; PA Engineer; JRandomFreeper

I sense the need to move quickly now.

Funny thing. This story is ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

My prepping started, and I can tell you exactly when.
I was cleaning out a closet, my wife had passed the previous year, and there is a closet in a spare bedroom I have.

I was due to leave town during mid-week, had some things I needed to take care of.

So that weekend, I started thinking I should use the space and store some stuff, I went to the store, bought about a hundred dollars of canned goods, and started arranging it in the closet.

I know the exact date, because a bit more than one week later, two airplanes crashed into the WTC buildings.

It was Sep 2, 2001

I took that as a sign that I need to get serious about learning things and making preps.

This time it feels different, though. Like a volcano getting ready to erupt...


94 posted on 10/07/2012 10:34:29 PM PDT by djf (Political Science: Conservatives = govern-ment. Liberals = givin-me-it.)
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To: djf
This time it feels different, though. Like a volcano getting ready to erupt...

I agree. By profession I try to stay logical. I guess the logic kicked me in the butt hard. Thanks for the thread.
95 posted on 10/07/2012 10:40:32 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: djf
Humans are created to prepare and adapt. It's what we do. That feeling is stronger in the fall. But we always have that pressure. It's a human thing.

Some sociopaths don't get that part, and want to steal. That's also part of the human condition.

Those that prepare survive.

Those that don't, or decide to steal, tend to not survive.

We ignore our gut instincts at our peril, they have been developed over thousands of years.

Ever see a squirrel that didn't put nuts away for winter?

/johnny

96 posted on 10/07/2012 10:42:42 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Moleman
I hope you are kidding. Look, when gas prices rose, and the market melt-down happened, I went out and bought a whole bunch of our favorite things to eat, because I knew that inflation would hit the food supply in short order.

Big cans of coffee for less than 5 bucks a can - at least enough for a year. I keep a 1 year supply on hand, buying replacements when there are specials. Current price is $7.00 when not on sale. Same for peanut butter 1 buck for 16 oz jar, now costs $2.25. Just 2 examples. I made a list of all our usual and most favorite and stocked up.

Having lived through double digit inflation, that was kicked off by a rise in gas prices, I knew that food was going to get pretty expensive, so I bought it before prices started going up.

We have also planted a small orchard and nut trees, along with berry bushes to add to our existing native walnut and persimmon tress and blackberry bushes.

This way we have food that has not been sprayed with pesticides, and will help us keep our food budget affordable as the value of the dollar deteriorates going forward.

We live on the New Madrid fault line, and tornado alley. We have had days and days of no electricity. So we long ago purchased generators to keep our Refrigerators and Freezer running. We also have fireplaces for back up heat. We used to camp and hike, so we have always had a coleman stove and lantern as well as sterno stoves and fuel.

I do expect difficult financial times ahead, especially for older folks like me who are living on their pensions. Old folks were especially vulnerable during the Carter recession and double digit inflation days. I don't intend to eat dogfood, like some people did back then.

I still remember empty supermarket shelves during the Nixon years, where lots of stuff was not available. Our local store looked like the old pictures we saw of the Soviet Union grocery stores when I was in grade school.

We are on our own well, and usually have enough water stored to last for our typical emergency. We had water storage for our garden of about 350 gallons in rain barrels that is usually enough to get through our typical dry season. That was inadequate this year due to prolonged drought and higher than normal temperatures.

So we bought an above ground pool on sale at the end of summer to use next spring, just in case we need more water for the garden than usual next year.

There is plenty of real life emergencies to get ready for as just a part of normal everyday life. We are living in perilous times, that could very well be as bad or worse than the great depression, especially if Obama gets re-elected.

Go ahead and make fun with your tinfoil hat jokes, grasshopper. History is littered with great civilizations that no longer exist.

You think nothing bad can happen to the USA? We have determined enemies who are growing more powerful, and our Government is doing stupid stuff that does not make us stronger.

Just remember the fable about the ant and the grasshopper. Maybe someone will feel sorry for your ignorance, and take pity on you and help you when things get bad. If they don't, just remember this post. Someone cared enough to try and help you understand.

97 posted on 10/07/2012 11:26:51 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: PA Engineer

“How far off they put with digital printing is anyones guess.”

As is what was meant by that statement.


98 posted on 10/08/2012 2:13:45 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Actually, the invaders took over and assimilated the people who stayed. So you are sitting in your little basement when the flood comes or the hordes come or the bug comes and all that crap is just going to weigh you down.

Those who adapt are those who survive, not the ones who cling to the old ways.


99 posted on 10/08/2012 5:54:58 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
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To: blitz128

The neighbors have pools. But I have several of those cube shaped containers in stainless steel cages for storing the treated water.


100 posted on 10/08/2012 6:45:47 AM PDT by texgal (end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
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