bingo... NOTHING i have done or spent could ever be considered a wast of time or money
Posted on 07/07/2012 3:23:24 PM PDT by Kartographer
Now, let’s take that conversation into context for my focus of writing an article this morning: What if nothing happens? That’s exactly the question I’ll ask you. You, the prepared individual. You, the prepper who purchases food to have in the event your employment situation loses its revenue temporarily, or a minor movement of the earth closes local markets and grocers. You, the healthy student of nutrition. You, the responsible parent who works to provide the necessities of life for your children and grandchildren and works to secure those ongoing needs. You, the involved citizen who talks with your neighbors and cares about the safety of your neighborhood. You, the owner of a vehicle who pays auto insurance for security against an undesired vehicular event. You, the purchaser of health insurance for a family whose health is fundamental and essential. You, the ardent securer of water storage, just in case another 5-day boil-water-alert happens this month. You, the consumer who also produces constructively while others are socially-secure thanks to your payroll contributions. You, whose money is lent to banks whose bail-outs secured enormous pensions. You, whose income tax returns without interest.
What if not one thing happens this year to drastically- or even minimally- inconvenience your lifestyle?
In the event that your storage of food, water, medical, and other resources remains unmoved out of necessity, then count yourself fortunate. This is what we hope for, although we’d be willfully ignorant to discredit the vulnerabilities of our current environments, local and global!
If your application of primitive or pioneer skills finds use within recreational or standard homestead practices instead of emergent necessity, then continue enjoying their practice in peace. Please carry on and experience the following in your endeavors to be self-reliant:
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
***** “ Decades ago when this kind of issue was being publicized by government for civil defense, i.e. fallout shelters, during the Cold War fears of Russian nuclear attack, standard advice was to rotate your fallout shelter stock. That’s still a good idea for a SHTF shelter. Date the food items (even though most packages now have open sell-by dates) and as you get new ones replace the old ones and use the old ones within two years. Cans may corrode faster in humid conditions so it’s wise to keep them rotated. Some things like candles will keep forever. If borrowing items to camp, replace them too. “ *****
What was New Orleans Plan? Ship their low-lifes to surrounding States... I personally made sure that a few of them got 3 squares and a cot... courtesy of the local Judge and a near-by Penitentiary. (Still lost all of the stuff they stole)
TT
Nothing like cooking for armed and hungry men to keep a cook on his toes!
“You need to get your meds adjusted.”
I’d have to get an appointment with myself as I was in the mental health business.
Really, the toilet paper was so bad, you couldn’t just dismisss the fact as though it didn’t matter if you wanted to be clean. I don’t know what I did with that collection, but it was impressive that paper could be that bad. A Sears catalog would have been a great improvement.
It can get exciting quickly here.
/johnny
Batteries: I have a rather substantial supply, and every year they get replaced and the old ones donated to a local children’s hospital. I don’t actually need batteries, but they will make the first two years of an extended SHTF situation nicer.
Food: All of my emergency food gets eaten on a regular cycle. It’s what I eat normally, with everything coming up on the menu at least once a month and in most cases more often. Not needing it for an emergency just means it gets eaten normally.
Other supplies: Same story. Ammunition gets used for target practice, hunting, or whatever. Medical supplies get used as needed and replaced.
To me, being prepared isn’t vesting my life and hopes in the end of the world. It’s just living the Boy Scout Motto. Be Prepared. If we have an extended power outage, as so many people experienced this week, it’s no big deal. If we’re trapped by a blizzard, the same - no big deal. BSA was right about how to live.
I would have avoided the rotary tiller section.
I always thought that if I did any serious prepping, I’d just buy stuff that I rotated and used.
Therefore I wouldn’t buy dehydrated meals, as I would not want to have “dehydrated meal night” once a week.
I’d get lots of canned goods and date them, and store from back to front, and require myself to use several cans a week to move things forward.
Also large bags of rice, flour, and sugar, rotating the spare forward.
“...because it may get a little iffy here tonight, but I don’t give it much chance.”
An hour or so ago, I have massive thunder and rain. Went to weather station and they have cancelled regular programming Sat. crap, and staying on weather in Ohio and Penn., as another bad system is going through there.
I’ve been watching “The Walking Dead” all day on AMC because I didn’t see this series and they are playing them one after another. Man, those zombies are really bloody nasty.
If you and Kart lived near me, you guys could take out the zombies between your making breakfast for us, making lunch for us and making dinner for us. You have a lot of uses. Anyone would want a guy like you around. You have years of being a surviver. I salute you.
Living simply and producing things I need for myself gives me peace of mind.
With the current drought conditions? You might save some serious $$ when food prices rise.
I use them to make stock, and in soups. Turns out that the dehydrated makes a richer stock than the fresh does.
You gotta have skills to go with the supplies.
/johnny
I have peace of mind.
My Siblings think I have more loose screws than a cathouse of robot hookers, but who cares.
At the 4th of July family gathering more than one stated they would just "Show up" at my farm.
I let them know how that would work out for them. My sister got me aside and asked some questions later.
She is starting to see the need now.
2 hot meals a day in rustic situations are plenty.
I can cook for 250 by myself, 3 meals a day, but I can't clean and serve 250 without KP help. It's an all day thing that starts at 0430 and ends about 2130.
If it turns into a zombie thing, I'm going to be out hunting guys that think they can just have guns and take what they need. ;)
/johnny
If nothing happens, I think that’s worse case scenario.
Something already happened - The Republic has been destroyed.
I've got a big platter of Glazed, Roasted Vegetables ready-to-bring; what time's the Chicken ready?
bingo... NOTHING i have done or spent could ever be considered a wast of time or money
“If it turns into a zombie thing, I’m going to be out hunting guys that think they can just have guns and take what they need. ;)”
You won’t need to bother walking out to search them out. Keep a sharp eye and you will see them approaching.
Long Pig on the hoof.
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