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How is your family doing?
Especially your grandson?
Have been thinking of you and yours today.
I had another low blood sugar episode about 5:00 am this morning.
Found myself on the floor. A 2+ foot fall from the bed. Hip is sore….lol
Peed myself.
Stuggled and took two tubes of glucose tabs from the night stand, before I could crawl to the bathroom and downstairs to elevate my sugar level.
High sugar levels are bad….. night time lows are the worse.
Hoping all is well.
Joe all kidding aside, please have a legal health advocate to help you in an emergency. The medical community does not recognize GF’s as such. Could save your life………..
Joe c, thanking God you are OK, peace, wisdom, health, and strength to you bro…
Mrs. USMCBG & Shepherdness
Thank you, both.
Just one of those things.
I know I need to get my ducks in a row….big time.
Prolonging the inevitable does not an immortal make.
I need to talk to my folk’s trust attorney…..and more seriously to GF, brother, and son.
Thanks, again. Just wanted to know how Terra and family was doing, with that post.
Joe c,
Thank you for thinking of me. We are doing good, including grandson. I’ll give an update this weekend.
So sorry to hear about your low blood sugar episode. They are very scary. My grandson can feel them come on, but most happen at night.
Take care Joe C.
Joe C.
adjust your diet and meds.. more protein at night, more fats at night- they take longer to digest..
. May need to adjust long acting insulin down…in small amounts til you find sweet spot… 6 -10 units? …be careful to take crackers/ peanut butter or cheese to bedside… If you awaken for another cause do sugar evaluation…. symptom check, blood sugar check..Sounds like horrific crash.,Mine got that low two times, once incontinence, once a seizure… very scarey! .Occurring at 5 am means your evening dose too large for intake.
Haven’t posted in a while but, read everyday. Last month had a major expense with putting new windows in the house. Daughter graduated from college last weekend (BS/BA in music that’s what she wants to do, be a teacher.) On the way home stopped at a local grocery store, wife wanted to get some sea food, WOW (haven’t been to a big city in a while) was looking at all of the people in there and all I could think was “English is the second language here” Now just have son in college, hopefully he doesn’t make it a career.
Went to the grocery store last month and bought about $450 of meat, pork, and chicken and put all in the freezer so, hopefully won’t have to buy food for a while. Tried to buy a steer (about 1200#s live weight) but, could not agree on price, was not looking for free meat but, was not willing to pay for a “Cadillac” either.
Got bit by my neighbors dog 2 weeks ago (pit bull) so had to call the sheriff because he broke skin and drew blood. Owner never came over to apologize, ask what happened, ask to see the bite marks or anything so, will have to keep eyes on dog AND owner.
When I look at my list of things we/I need, I get a little down, I mean with everything that we have acquired, we still need a lot more; More: batteries (rechargeable ones along with a solar charger), medical supplies, food, alternative ways of cooking (looking at a butterfly stove, wife grew up using one), fuel, BOTH gas and kerosene (I see now “THEY” are moving to 15% ethanol in the gas, which may be a problem).
Have four more years before I can retire, and I can’t wait. Just hope “IT”/WE don’t go down before then.
Just read my post again and it comes off as whining, which was not my intention, sorry if it came across that way.
blackjack22 — I too wondered if you had reported the dog bite, so authorities could verify if dogs had rabies shots. Last week read about a woman who tried to rescue a street dog somewhere, and months later died of rabies. Apparently rabies can take months (article said) to show, but once it shows it is nearly always fatal. Also, if you get the anti rabies needles before you show symptoms, nearly always successful (article said.).====
re the stocking up/prepping. Truly it sounds like you have made progress. Sometimes it is hard to focus on one or two aspects of prepping (hey you cant do it all at once), when you are trying to keep up with regular bills and purchases, etc.. I have seem/heard some suggest to pick a week (month?) and really live / eat bare bones— sort of only rice and beans. Put the savings to one particular prep or bill. Or pick one particular thing you usually do/have (t.v.? —– coffee out? — car wash —etc), do without it for a time, and put that towards prep/bill.
=== also, at grocery store…keep an eye out for any stupid cheap special and stock up. I see it a lot. Store got stuck with few extra pallets of x y z, and put it on sale for ten per cent of usual. etc..
blackjack, dogs have their shots? Rabies is no joke.
Mrs. USMCBG, As far as shots go I think he’s had his. He’s back now (in neighbors yard) so, I am watching out for him and staying away from the 4 ft. high fence that he not quit jumped over to get to me. Thank You
Blackjack, add more height to that fence. it could be a child or grand child, or other helpless one next time. Barbed wire or electric fence comes to mind.
Blackjack, don’t get discouraged about your stocking-up needs. As some have said here previously, ANY amount that you have makes you far more prepared than the average person. Prioritize your list of needs, and give yourself a high five for everything you manage to mark off of the list. Just keep pluggin’ away.
Chipmunk, Thank you for the support, I will keep plugging away. Again thank you.
all you CAN do is keep plugging away. You will get there as we all started that same way. While the SHTF may happen at some point I doubt it will be this week LOL so just do what you can do and hope none of us ever need any of the things we stockpile
Blackjack,
Everyone has challenges , who wish to store food during these times. I don’t have yours, but the challenges are real for each one of us. Not whining at all…
Consider canning some of that meat sooner rather than later. will not place you as dependent on the freezer. Buying fresh and freezing using rotation to canning..( or making jerky)…Each challenge met: is one more thing off list…and even those who eat elephants, eat one bite at a time. Practice using long term meat supply,so you have ready recipes ..makes preparing meals much quicker.
Setting realistic goals on a bi -weekly or monthly schedule seems to work best for us. I start with setting aside so many $$ for groceries, saving some for sales for 3rd week of month….at the end of pay cycle is a good time to take advantage of sales that do not coincide with most peoples monthly pay schedules.
Oh and forgot to say prayers to all who are in need.
Another wild and wet week in western N.Y. We go to bed exhausted each night but happy with what has been accomplished. When weather is dry, we are outside getting trees down, land tilled, weeds pulled, gardens readied, potatoes in, animals rotated on pasture all while awaiting the birth of kids and piglets. The rhubarb and asparagus are doing great. Rhubarb is on a hugel. The gooseberries and currents also look awesome and they are on a hugel as well.
When weather is wet, we are inside completing tasks, tending our seedlings, baking or storing food, making Sams Club runs, and visits to the wound care…..and complaining about all the rain.
Looks like more surgery is needed to discover why the wound is not healing properly. Wound surgeon feels something nasty was stuck under the muscle. Hopefully, this exploration will resolve the issues and spouse will heal. He is in excellent health and has never had any type of surgery so this is unnerving to him.
We are looking at purchasing a PTO driven wood chipper, preferably an auto feed unit. If anyone has any advice to offer, it would be appreciated.
We accumulated more animal supplies, food and medical, including Amox, iodine (didn’t realize how many different types there were), supplements, etc.
Prayers to all of you in need and peace be with you. Especially those discouraged when reading about weather wars – it definitely bothered us tremendously. Take care all. Stay safe, healthy and alert. There is a LOT going on in the world.
DAMedinNY
You might ask if the wound can be debrided with a silver nitrate solution. If the area effected is not to deep into the muscle.
ACDH had an abdominal wound with an opening that would not heal. They had to use this on his surgical site, the nurse or I would pack the opening with saline gauze to heal from the inside out daily. (earned my merit badge on this one)
AC,unfortunately, the wound affected the muscle and under the muscle and they want to check under the muscle to see what is there. We have been using the silver “rope” they provided, along with colloidal silver spray, oil or oregano and keeping dressed area clean and changed each day with fresh. Spouse feels fine but tired..but we have been extra busy too.
They debriefed it last visit and it still isn’t better so this is what is next. If I had to guess, the original hospital visit did not entail any deep cleansing or searching for debris, just rinsing with antiseptic solution. The muscle was actually pulled out at one point but they had said it was not detached.
The wound surgeon is going to use some kind of suction item that has to be checked daily by a nurse but he will be sent home a couple hours after the procedure.
Yeah, I am sure you did earn a badge for your spouse’s injury. It sounds worse than my DH and I also do not like seeing parts that belong on the inside on the outside although I deal with it. I am not sure how I would be with a stomach wound. Yuck! What we do for those we love.
Debriefed is debrided. Spell check keeps changing it.
DAMedinNY
It is called a wound vac, that is set up over the wounds location. Best description it works like a vacuum which pulls the good blood into the area that requires faster healing.
We have a unit in our back up medical, from this time. Better to have one and not need it, than need it and not have it. Vacuum sealed it into bag for the longevity of this unit.
Ken,
Tried to post a reply to Chuck Findlay, yesterday. Don’t know where it went. It was nothing important, none of my posts are really important. I know you are working on the site, so just letting ya know. Thanks for what ya do!
Plainsmedic, I just checked and found your comment in the Spam filter. I just released it. Sometimes there are false-positives. I’ll never know until someone mentions it (like you did) so I can check. Thanks.
A rainy week is coming up and I will be trying my new capsule maker. I shall be loading coconut activated charcoal. People who have had to take it at the hospital have told me how hard it is to take when mixed with water. As my charcoal is for clearing radiation out of the body and should be taken three or four times a day, I believe capsules are the way to go. Hopefully, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima won’t happen again but it is best to be prepared.
Stay frosty.
Skeezix, which capsule maker did you get?
Mrs.
Sahra Products #00 size 100holes. I strongly recommend you watch the video and takes notes on it as well.
This fall I intend to crush dried rose hips for their vitamin c and put it in capsules. It will have to be done every year as the c won’t last.
Thanks Skee
To DAMedinNY: It sounds like your husband may be sent home with a Jackson-Pratt drain which is easily serviced at home. ( often referred to as a JP drain by the nurses and docs.) Take note of how to manage it and track the amount and color of the drainage prior to returning home. It is surgically installed and a short return visit will be needed to have it removed.
To Dennis and tmcgyver: When dispatching an animal to check for rabies, I body-shot the critter leaving the brain intact. The body was wrapped in heavy duty garbage bag and tossed in freezer for at least 8 hrs. brain tissue was sectioned and stained on a slide to examine for rabies virus.
of 11 skunks sent to animal control in California, 9 came back positive for rabies, 1 positive for feline distemper and the other was an unknown. My field notes along wth the reports that went with each carcass indicated that they were all wandering around open areas when the sun was above the horizon. 7 of the 11 were visibly symptomatic:
( classic stumbling gait, foaming at mouth or smacking of the mouth, confused or wandering behavior. walking in circles or approaching people or bigger creatures).
Healthy animals will generally have purposeful behavior: walk or run in a straight line from your yard into cover. Skunks and raccoons are nocturnal creatures normally. when they are out in daylight, that is abnormal behavior.
Shooting skunks in the torso at 15-20 yards is why I used a longer barreled 22 revolver as opposed to a pocket pistol at close range on skunks. I was a farm worker at the time on a contract with the county for animal control so I had access to the lab.
The whole point of this was to pass on to those who have wild creatures in or around your farms, ranches, pastures or gardens to please be careful and do not encourage the wild creatures to come to your yards by feeding them. I knew many parents in the SF Bay Area that would set out left overs for the raccoons at night. Many a time, I would be sitting in a lawn chair with the 22 pistol and observe the ground littered with old rice, bits of hot dog buns and meat scraps.
In the month of May it is now time to reprint Calirefugee’s recipe for de-skunking solution:
1 gallon of water, 1 bottle of hydrogen peroxide, 4-6 oz of lemon scented liquid soap, juice from 4-6 lemons or lemon juice extract from the produce section of the grocery store. 1 scrub brush.
Notice there is no mention of Tomatoes or tomato juice. leave those for your salads. and tell your grandkids to leave the black and white kitty-cats alone.
Hi Calirefugee
Thanks for this info! My mom had an American Eskimo (totally white spitz) who tangled with a skunk. She bathed him in Tomato juice. Did not work, but we did have a pink Eskie for a couple of weeks. And he slept outside…
Beach’n
Ken (and all) === I just have to mention, how much I do appreciate having this online community where I can read about the many things here, and discuss the many ways of prepping/saving money/economising etc…Truly, many of the points discussed here would not go over well in most “conversations”.
– Calirefugee,
I read your recipe with some interest, and not having tried it, agree it should work well. I have had good luck with Fabuloso carpet/general purpose cleaner from the dollar-type stores, applied straight from the bottle to the dog/myself and my clothes.
I have a rescue dog (Chihuahua) who apparently took up with a family of skunks following the loss of her home in a wildfire. She now thinks every skunk out there is one of her friends. I have to monitor her when she is outside.
The other dog, Daisy, is a Lab/Boxer mix and despises skunks. She is very good about letting me know when there is one in the area. She will back away from them, barking furiously.
The subsonic .22 slugs from a 20″ barrel are very effective at back-door distances. Haven’t disturbed the neighbors once in eight years and about 30 or so times.
– Papa S.
– Should have mentioned, I have to apply hair-type conditioner or Fabuloso will dry out the skin it is applied to.
– Papa
I have avoided political conversations on MSB, but this time I need to start one.
I am not the only medical person on this site and have learned so much from those who are emergency and hospital personnel. So, here goes.
I have one big question to ask. Have you seen anyone who has survived a brain injury? It is wonderful to see someone with a brain injury survive and be able to take care of themselves, and walk, and talk.
But, would you vote for them to be our President? Joe Biden has survived 2 (TWO) brain aneurysms. TWO brain injuries. This is why he is so “loose”. The parts of his brain that may prevent him from being overly “touchy feely” are damaged and gone. He is lacking in judgment and reasoning.
People! oh that’s just “Uncle Joe” being “uncle joe” is due to his brain damage from TWO brain aneurysms.
Why isn’t this ever talked about on lame stream news?
I’m sure he was and is a good man. But, how stupid is it that Democrats are supporting this man for President?
The other thousand democrat candidates are another story. I just wanted to start the conversation about Biden.
Beach’n — very good/concerning points. However, I wonder if his “looseness” did not even precede these brain injuries? I am wondering about the many video clips I’ve seen of him “sniffing” inappropriately girls’ hair/teens’ hair/womens/hair, and trying to pretty much forcefully hug them. (is it just a hug , or is there “clutching” going on?)…and, the girls/teens/women do not seem happy with this. Indeed they’ve made some disgusted faces. And AGAIN , it is as you say…If Joe/his handlers are questioned, the response is
“People! oh that’s just “Uncle Joe” being “uncle joe” —HUH????????????? At the very least GROSS. More likely much worse.
=== so I agree with you….Brain Injuries and Gross (at best) behaviour (which I think may predate injuries)….WTF? — How is he even in the running?
He’s in the running for the same reason that Hitlery ran–“they” need someone in the position that “they” can control. Bernie would be another that can be easily controlled.
I’d say what was the timing on these brain injuries? I seem to remember a situation at O’s inauguration, Biden hugging an obviously reluctant woman (wife of another pol) and it wasn’t the first time it had been caught on camera. Libs brushed it off or ignored it.
Beach’n
Knew he had brain surgery, but was not aware of amount surgeries or the possibility of damage that did occur.
Under the “fit to serve” this nation..NO way. That is before I knew about his touchy feely ways with kids.
Makes me wonder if it goes beyond the touchy feely stuff as in pet a file. I need a shower now..I feel slimy.
Beach’n
I hear ya.
I didn’t know that of “uncle Joe”…… interesting.
Sounds like ole commy Sanders is running the league.
I have read this past week that every Demoncrap runner wants to throw in a anti-second proposal.
Prep on and prep hard these coming years.
Seems as there is guff on Trump for releasing illegals.
If I’m thinking what he’s thinking….. Let these 100’s of thousands roam our streets. Let them show what carnage they deliver.
Then maybe the support to Build That Wall. Shut down the boarder.
I dunno.
But I will not sit on my thumb and let things fall where they may.
Beach’n
Besides the compulsive touching behavior have you also noticed his speeches and interviews? He doesn’t enunciate clearly, which might be age-related, the result of fatigue, or an artifact of his TBIs. He also routinely forgets when he is and mixes up people and facts.
His campaign aides have been blocking journalists from approaching him with questions. Journalistic pressure will only increase as the field of libsider candidates thins out.
Then there’s the questionable interventions (e.g. Ukraine and China) on behalf of his corrupt son. Not evidence of good judgement; would guess that more such revelations are coming. Time is probably not on his side.
I have noticed everything that you described. Plus have heard about the ‘other stuff’ (Ukraine) via Dan Bongino. His age and issues are quite evident. Can’t imagine as President…
Can you say puppet?
IMHO
Watch who his VP pick would be.
This guy is the shoot a shotgun in the air to scare em guy.
The only reasonable candidate overall is Tulsi Gabbard. Not just saying that because she is from our state, but she has good roots and is so far the most reasonable and realistic of the candidates, not appealing to the fringes. As far as moderates go she is middle of the road for the most part.
Of course this also means she has not a chance of being installed.
Something interesting to watch is the one world garbage, in my opinion this will evolve as a large part in this coming election, look at the illegal immigration, the pope among others call for one world government, universal religion etc etc,,, all under the guise of controlling climate change and giving a voice to the tens of millions of migrants, how convenient.
Non compliance is all i can say,
Truthfully
It is a hunker down time….
Upcoming elections. Boarder (non) control.
Tariffs
Trouble with the mid east, Venezuela.
Crop failure/delays in planting, livestock loss.
Loss of farmers/ranchers at never seen before numbers, since the 80’s.
As has been noted in the past, because Trump was elected, it is no means to slack on the preps.
Joe c,
I agree that it is truthfully hunker down time,keep on prepping time, get out of debt time, put some cash away time and stock up time. The diseases that seem to be incoming from our illegal invaders is scary. Apparently the measles breakout came in from outside the U.S. according to the CDC . The typhus outbreak in L.A. is just nuts.
The people that are running for president of the U.S. are questionable at best, every one of them.I try not to get too concerned with the bread and circus show , but unfortunately it does have something to do with my future my safety and my liberties.
Took DH on a “date” as thank you for working the well issues. Went to movie John Wick 3 Parabellum….clearly we are in for John Wick 4….wonder if they filmed it in tandem? we shall see…..
If I may, I would like to be a Dennis, tonight.
Before I lay to rest, tonight, I say a prayer for our country. For those that gather here and all that have a questionable mindset of where we are heading.
For those that struggle, with financial, health, and overall challenges, in the every day.
Stay close to those that are traveling. Let them return home, as safe as they had left.
Help us find our true path through the troubling times that may await us.
Together, We will stand.
AMEN!
What happened to rock n’ roll? As I was listening to some early R n’ R tunes today I was struck by the theme and nature of the lyrics. The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Elvis, The Righteous Brothers, Otis Redding…. what were their songs about? Overwhelmingly they were about strong, romantic love. Great tenderness, great grief over loss of love, shameless crying and deep emotions; it was all there. And then I think about what ever happened to Rn’R. How did it ever turn into what it became?
And then I realized what happened. In the very early days of Rock it was widely denounced in the news, in the pulpit, even disc jockeys, as the “devil’s music”. Sinful, undermining social norms, blatant attack on sexual morality, and so on. But when I listen to the music of that time I don’t find anything but the opposite. It was from the lyrics of those early Rock tunes from which I learned about strong affectionate, romantic love.
So what happened? Rock music became what they accused it of being. When it became that, new releases ceased to originate from local neighborhood bands but from recording studios with arrangements originating from marketing directors. When Elvis emerged from Sun Studios and became a hit, recording studios created Ricky Nelson, Fabian to mimic his work.
Where are we at today? Ever since those early days when it was recognized that there was money to be made in this new genre it was exploited for what it was not, but for what it was feared to be about: sex, drugs, violence. This is what industrialized culture has done to homegrown culture. It has happened in music, in art, in literature, in the movie and TV industry.
Today there is an unmistakable renaissance taking place in the cultural landscape with old TV show reruns from the 50’s-70’s, oldies Rock, old movies all commanding more following as the latter day versions are losing audiences. It isn’t that the media formats are “evil”, it is how they have been hijacked to become decadent. As we awaken to how this has happened and demonstrate our desire for good wholesome culture, it will return.
We let them vote and drive autos, they have push their ideas into mainstream and It’s been all downhill since.
From this
Peggy March – I Will Follow Him / Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man.
To pretty much any woman singing how she is going to crush men aka Taylor Swift.
Ha-ha! “These boots are made for walking” must’ve walked all over you!
Here’s an old song title with a totally different meaning today.
“A Boy Named Sue.” LOL.
New version: “A boy thinks he’s a Sue”
There was some great humorous observations in the early rock tunes, like this one by Ernie K. Doe, written by Allen Toussaint:
The worst person I know, mother-in-law, mother-in-law
She worries me so, mother-in-law, mother-in-law
If she leaves us alone, we would have a happy home
Sent from down below
Sin should be her name, mother-in-law, mother-in-law
To me, they’re about the same, mother-in-law, mother-in-law
Every time I open my mouth, she steps in, tries to put me out
How could she stoop so low?
I come home with my pay, mother-in-law, mother-in-law
She asks me what I make, mother-in-law, mother-in-law
She thinks her advice is a contribution
But if she will leave that will be a solution
And don’t come back no more
Ahhh recut by the Kingsmen in the 60’s. On the album with Louie Louie which was banned from the radio in the early 60’s. Sister had album purple with chess pieces on cover.
A 70’s song that has the same meaning and relevance then and maybe more so now is War Pigs.
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death’s construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh Lord yeah
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight
They leave that all to the poor, yeah
Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait ’till their judgment day comes, yeah
Now in darkness world stops turning
As the war machine keeps burning?
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgment God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
Oh Lord yeah
Come gather ’round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin’
Then you better start swimmin’
Or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’.
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won’t come again
And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no tellin’ who
That it’s namin’.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin’.
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside
And it is ragin’.
It’ll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’.
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don’t criticize
What you can’t understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin’.
Please get out of the new one
If you can’t lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin’.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin’.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin’.
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Witmark Demo – 1963) lyrics © Audiam, Inc
👍 Chevy.
The Times They Are A-Changin’ ? The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Wisdom of Rock lyrics… cultural upheaval was an illusion. An example of the transition of rock from simplicity to social commentary. If we heard the youth today singing songs like this that we loved in our day we might be alarmed.
To wrap this up,hey, if you control the media you control the culture, and when you control the culture you control the minds of the populace. Culture can express or it can suppress. It all depends upon where it is coming from.
– Just a note to AC –
You mentioned Mimosa as an herbal. We have a lot of it growing semi-wild around here, so I did a little research on it. It would appear to be a mood stabilizer/antidepressant or something like that. Does this sound like what you are aware of? I didn’t find (yet) instructions for preparations. Silk trees are interesting, anyway.
– Papa S.
Papa Smurf
I had read it had properties of being an herbal.
It was Just Sayin that knew what it, which parts were useful on the tree. Right now JS is off line for a few more days or until they can find a hot spot for wifi connection.
If I recall the roots and the inner bark were the properties for harvesting. The flowers when it blooms smell heavenly attract bees for pollination, and butterflies.
Down side they are messy, but a good leaf blower before it rains works for the round up.
– Sorry, AC, I guess I’m getting older. Still nothing about preparation, but have to agree on the smell. When I was a kid, Mom like the smell so much I had to plant one by the back door for her. Now they are a pest all over that neighborhood.
– Papa
Papa Smurf
You got my curiosity up so I check on duckduckgo for the tree herbal properties. I found that not only is there a tree under the psuedium mimosa but also a plant(sensitive to the touch).
Here at the two sites, one for the plant wildturmericdotnet and the tree is hearthsidehealingdotcom.
The bark of the tree helps healing broken bones faster, assist with ptsd or anxiety along with other properties. The plant I did not check for what it covers since it is time to make acdh lunch.
Mimosa tree,..Flowers tinctured are supposed to be good for depression… should be gathered as soon as they show color… Takes a lot of them. Put in pga, allow to sit at least 3 -4 weeks.. Label .
Anonamo Also
PGA?
PGA=Pure Grain Alcohol
Try to have a proof of 90% or better if possible for tincture.
AC
Im not a drinker so need a little info here.
Vodka? What sort of percentages does that run?
Or should i be looking for everclear? I know that stuff is strong from highschool daze…
Actually going to try and start making some tinctures this weekend, but need to get the solvents.
Heres a question, one book i have says simmer a type of root (rhemania) in red wine for 20 minutes, im assuming this is on the stove,,, otherwise they would call it something else wouldnt they?
Tommyboy
The majority use pure grain alcohol in the form of Vodka, but I have heard that others have used bourbon(whiskey).
The most important item is the proof the alcohol you are going to use, the higher the proof the better it is for pulling the medicinal by products out of the plant for a tincture. There is one alcohol that is around 150 to 190 proof, but I do not recall the name. It is found more on the east coast of the USA, an not readily available on the west side of the Rockies.
Tommyboy
The alcohol is called: EVERCLEAR
AC
So one of the sources i have been reading is calling for watered down mixtures for the tinctures, almost all call for a 25% mixture, got to look for it again, cant find it, but will
I would automaticly assume that higher concentrations would work better for extracting but what do i know
Actually looking at my Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine book says 35-40% alcohol is ideal,,,, Mountain Rose Herbs says different concentrations for different types of substance ie 85-90% for gums and resins vs 65-70% for volatile aromatics etc and then lists 40-50% for a general purpose for most dried herbs. Interesting stuff,,, lots of info to learn and retain,
Tommyboy;
I been following the conversation a little.
Want to remind everyone that Booze is sold in “Proof” not percentage. So 80 ‘Proof’ vodka is actually 40% alcohol.
In cooking tinctures or anything else, this is important.
NRP
😎🤙🏻
I need to look up what the correlation is between proof and alcohol content,
Just assumed the lable wiuld say
Tommyboy;
Correlation is easy;
Proof is exactly twice the alcohol content.
Example;
80 proof is 40% alcohol
90 proof is 45% alcohol
FYB beer and wine are in percent not proof
Booze is proof.
Pure grain alcohol, yes everclear… highest proof available for green things with high water content… means the extracted substance is held and preserved for the longest time possible. lower alcohol precentages may extract but not hold the strength efficiency as long… a 80 % can be used for extraction of dry herbs and roots. If i go to extract a substance that I use infrequently like sweetgum for instance. I need it to be ready to use when I need it./am exposed to flu..The batch we used this past winter was 5 years fully.. and it takes 6-8 weeks minimum to do the double tincture.
– Anonamo Also,
I have to agree with Tommyboy; or maybe Ditto would be a better answer?
– Papa S.
Papa Smurf, Yes, start where you are, with the substances you have at hand and can be effective for common problems. Buy preps of tinctures already made for urinary and respiratory infections. to the best of your ability. look up the antivirals and antibacterials… do searches on the things that you may be able to grow..or produce… like garlic vinegars or colloidial silver. a few things can take you a long way…if you know how to use them…oregano is best bought…
Just Saying could you point out a book or two about your excellent advice so when the Internet is down I have references?
Your advice has always been sound but often the information is unfindable later.
Thanks
me2, On herbals there are several.. I am not at home so do not have titles. there is encyclopedia of herbs and spices. there are several substantial authors.. Rosemary Gladstone comes to mind.
There is a new docuseries coming out called Remedy:ancient medicine for modern illness. coming out over 7 days.. on day 5 addresses lyme, it wll be available for viewing for at least 22 hours each day… so do not have to be on line at a certain time. I get several publications from naturopaths, trying to sell things, but they often have their research information down in those letters…sign up for a few, and one can get a range of information.
There are still some herbalists and herb walks on you tube. the ones by Darryl Patton are really good and packed…Desoto plant walk is an hour and well worth it. look for ones called the complete book of herbal medicine, or herbal remedies…good sources are used bookstores,… Look up ( use search engine-avoid wikipedia and regular medication sites-)several ways to make tinctures from different herbalists.. different needs( ie for children or those that can not use alcohol )require different methods.
Information you find here or on other web sites useful , copy those and put in a draft folder in your e mail.. title each for specific’s so you can locate….I place info in health, and recipes folders… after you get a page full of the most complete info print it out.
Much of my info on herbals has come with extended use.My DM was sent home to die twice with infections and no antibiotics, one a URI and one a UTI,garlic vinegar, peppermint EO and Oil of oregano used topically as chest rubs and hot treatments broke up congestion in huge amounts…the UTI had no known antibiotic on the test for sensitivity. Medical doctor for home care gave one of older drugs and we gave herbals concurrently, vft(NON toxic) was the effective thing. that stopped infection. and colloidial silver/ silvadene cream… in wounds acquired in hospital.
These are things people should have on hand and be comfortable with using now, so when an injury/illness occurs, it is not the last thing one thinks of but the first. the first remedies should be used asap after beginning of illness./injury..to minimize down time.
DH had a highly resistant HAP,( hospital acquired pneumonia) that ALMOST got both of us. him first and then I took it.. we used every antibiotics as prescribed and fevers continued thru day 8 until i finally added all the herbals…doxi was the drug of choice for serratia marcescens.. to stop the fever and give response to antibiotic therapy….used pippsiswea,oil of oregano, usnea, lomatium, venus fly trap. It took everything we had in stock to throw at it to find what worked..antibiotcs were required for 21 days.antibiotics and herbals should be taken until clear of all symptoms for a minuimum of 3 days. or infection will rebound.
Me2
Check out Strictly Medicinal Seeds
Richo Chech the proprietor has several books out, his book Making Plant Medicine is a populat easy to use book,,,
The site also has lots of good stuff, seeds and plants etc,
I also have
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
Amazon has it, is an excellent reference book on the multitude of herbs and their uses.
Well I’ve moved my bag, AR, NVGs to the shelter. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride today.
I hate these dang tornadoes. Taking away everything folks work for in a blink.
Good luck to y’all in the zone I hope they are wrong.
Matt in Oklahoma —
Good luck. Glad you have a shelter to go to. Take care. Let us know when it is over/you’re safe.
Take care Matt. When all is said and done, if there is a need… O’Reilly Auto Parts should be front-loaded with truckloads of inexpensive, commodity grade generators; ready to go, possibly even stacked in the parking lot. And they do NOT price gouge. 6kw is typically your best bang for the buck.
I looked at the NOAA Storm Prediction Center page which updates each day — Oklahoma (and NW Texas) is on very high alert for severe tornadoes today, May 20. Not looking good… If I lived there, I would definitely have some sort of tornado shelter!
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
“An outbreak of tornadoes, some potentially long-track and violent, is expected today into this evening over portions of northwest Texas into western and central Oklahoma. More-isolated but still potentially dangerous severe weather, including tornadoes, is possible in surrounding parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas.”
I’m about to take a bite of a S… sandwich. Wife’s got lupus treatment this afternoon. Can’t cancel, they won’t reschedule and she won’t live without it. I’ll be out in it till 5. Is what it is.
I’ve got my go bag, headlamps, helmets, body armor for flying debris, extra combat gauze and TKs etc going with us. Made sure my tire repair kit was good. The flat tires from debris ya know. Full tank cause it takes hours after one to get back.
We just got upgraded to the highest threat.
Schools have been closed. We moved all excess medical supplies in the shelter.
I’ve got a generator but it don’t help if ain’t nothing here lol. If you do have one that survives DO NOT start it until the gas lines have got shut down. My gas and water line tools are zipped tied to the fence nearby the shut offs.
Anniversary of the E5 that took out some of my family. Anxiety and PTSD are off the chart with folks round here.
Some have already moved into their shelter and are staying till tonight. It’s overkill but those having lived thru it have issues and I understand.
Not good,,,
Stay safe,
People can have differing opinions and still have compassion for eachother,
Hope all goes well and that stuff skirts your AO,
Lupus is rough, my sweeties sister has it and she isnt that old.
Matt in OK, and all our dear ones in the central plains
Our hearts ride and shelter with you. Please take no unnecessary risks. Do let us know you are okay.
Well update number 3. They canceled her treatment and swore they would reschedule so we are “dug in like an Alabama tick”.
Started making contact with the group to see who would be where should we need to dig them out.
Going to start running tests with the Zello app. It uses internet signal rather than cell signal and works when the lines get clogged up.
Ran to my sons place. The water almost got in the garage the other day so I got some plastic and sandbags and we shored it up.
It’s like a ghost town lol
Folks are playing it smart.
Matt in OK, prayers lifting for you and your and your neighbors
Keep us updated when you can
Psalm 91:11 angels keep you safe in all your ways
Much peace to you and your loved ones and neighbors
Matt in OK
Ditto on Shepherdness’ message.
Prayers to you and yours and all those in harm’s way.
Be safe.
Matt in OK
Add my prayers with others’ for you and others in the danger zone. Mighty glad to hear that your wife’s treatment will be rescheduled. Also good to hear that you have a nearby group that looks out for each other.
Matt in OK: The command at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, TX. just closed the base about an hour ago and sent everyone home due to increased risk of tornados,
A memorable call, working EMS
Chest pain patient in basement of semi-rural church. Ekg showed multi-focal PVC’s and S-T elevation. Did the oxygen, IV, EKG, appropriate drugs, IV lidocaine and lidocaine drip, morphine,etc. Carried man up the stairs and onto the parking lot. Looked and about 1/2 mile directly south, a medium sized tornado on the ground. Debris wrapped, dark and ominous looking. The patient was frantic as I told my partner, “back down stairs.” I had the patient look south. Suddenly, his attitude changed about going to the hospital immediately. He too, was glad to be going back underground.
Good luck Matt. A tornado can/will change everything!
I loved giving Lidocaine before they took it away…works mich better than that Amiodarone they replaced it with, in my experience. Lord am I glad I never had to work in tornado country. One of my first memories is a tornado bearing doen on my Great Aunt’s house. Scary indeed. So glad they have a better warning system.
Prayers for all in tornado country to be safe.
Can’t help but think that with all of these immigrants maybe we could carve out a path to citizenship through a labor plan. 5 years of community service mandatory before applying.
I’ve been reading Jared Diamond’s book Collapse and it is as well written as it is scary. resource management is a big part of collapse as well as climate change. For all off the naysayers, most of these societies that he discusses had issues with climate change way before human contribution had an effect. I can’t help but think about water management. We need more ways to move and store water from places that have too much to places that have too little. Give the immigrants shovels and put them to work.
We have had an excess of rain locally and I’ve had to cut my grass (weeds) again. One thing that really bothered me was I didn’t see a single bee while cutting it. Anyone else noting a lack of bees?
On the home front, DW had her right upper lobe removed for a cancerous tumor. Although initial tests showed no spread from the lobe sampling of the lymph nodes around the tumor showed one node out of seven as cancerous. We hope that it hasn’t moved out of the lobe but at this point there is no way to know for sure. Chemo will be happening over the next month or two. Prayers would be appreciated.
Matt, Plainsmedic, hope you and yours are okay. Perhaps another use for immigrant labor would be constructing more shelters?
Ken, as an aside I got a message the other day for duplicate comment. I hadn’t posted the comment yet.
me
Prayers up for your DW, you, and family.
Can’t agree on moving water. I live in an area that is constantly threatened with being turned into a spigot for the desert-dwellers. Nope. Not gonna happen.
Those who choose to live in dry areas can live dry lives. Sorry, but if people vote in legislators who would rather save a smelt fish than allow catchment for human use, they they can live with the consequences.
Rigorous conservation, reuse, and recycling of water, combined with smart catchment and retention would make a big difference.
No need to buy property and spend billions to construct pipelines that tunnel through the mountains. If dry areas would simply drop pipe into existing canals that could significantly reduce evaporation and seepage.
Not really proposing to save smelt or build new dams. I want them to be digging new lakes. and canals to move the water around. Where do I want them? Anywhere that is subject to flood damage.
One of the frequent reasons for collapse cited in the book was wet areas became dry areas. I too live in a wet area and don’t really want my water shipped to the desert dwellers. But when our river is at flood stage and running into the ocean I would not object to the excess being tapped and sent to areas that were needing it.
Smart catchment and retention is what I’m talking about just to the tune of many billions of gallons. Migrants working for citizenship wouldn’t cost very much with the main expense being food and they are already well known for how well they grow food. I think it would be a win win situation.
I had the unfortunate experience of spending a summer in Palm Springs. (The job paid very well.) Palm Springs has it’s own little minnie climate nook. You could look up and see clouds forming from all of the evaporation from the swimming pools. Most houses had one and most of them needed 5 inches of water a day to replace what was evaporating daily. I agree on covering the canals and think it could be done cheaply with recycled plastics. We do lose a lot of water to evaporation.
We also lose a lot to frivolous crops. How many gallons of almond milk do we really need? 600 gallons of water to grow the 120 almonds needed to make a gallon.
Just caught a news flask on more flooding, this time in Oklahoma.
NRP, heard that the 4 corners just got snow?
Me…sending prayers for healing and health!!
Dropped off power outage kit for daughter and grand kids. She owns a horse boardng and training facility in the Arkansas River Valley so focus is well water heat light food. We are still getting snow as summer break begins. Solar minimum weather patterns affecting us. Concerned a cycle of miscalculation and escalation with Iran may lead to conflict. Take care all! RLTW DOL
I think the climate change thing is happening because of all the hot air liberals spew out of both ends!
A good prep would be straight jackets and muzzles for all the liberals,
Then we might actually make progress
So who here hates (dislikes) those pesky dandelions in their lawn??
Try this with the young plants.
Soak blooms for a day. Cut the stem off and remove any hanging, drooping greens. (Bitter)
Egg wash, with or without a cornmeal coating. Fry with butter or oil. Salt and pepper.
Yummy.
Vitamin enriched, nuisance, and free plant.
And the greens are good for salads or a boil like spinach.
Treated dandelions, the dog run yards, or road sides are off limits
Been noticing more and more dandelions in spots out in the fields, the best are growing near white clover patches, saw seed heads puffing out on a bunch of them and am going to grab the seeds before they float off, at some point getting them growing may turn out to have been a good idea. Braised greens! With a little pickled wild daikon and nasturtiam flowers,
Geeze, now im sounding all fruity and shit
Tommyboy, Question- which end due you put the muzzle on, if it’s coming out of both ends?
Ha!
Should have included their favorite toy, a buttplug with super glue
– Tommyboy,
Are you going to clean up the mess after the explosions that will surely result?
– Papa S.
Na,
Ill just avoid the areas and JIC keep the biohazard suit ready,,, those things are nasty!
They are pretty much organic compounds afterall,
Arent they?
I just saw on the news that Mayor Pete has come with his idea of where to draw the line on late term abortions. “Let women decide where to draw the line.” So if a woman wants to decide to have an abortion the day before her due date, I guess that is ok with this homosexual who will apparently never father a child — never have a woman decide to kill HIS child.
Suppose we have a similar rule regarding all killings:
Let police officers decide whether he/she used excessive force and killed someone unnecessarily.
Let citizens who shoot others during confrontation decide whether their shootings were justified.
Let drunk drivers be the judge of whether or not they were impaired when they caused an accident.
And while we’re at it, why not let thieves decide whether they were justified in stealing. (“He owed me money and I didn’t have the money to pay a lawyer to sue.” or “He had more money than he could possibly use in his lifetime, but refused to share.”)
Well that is reasonable. ….. So long as we are consistent. Henceforth, we shall leave it up the individual street thug to decide where to draw the line when it comes to dealing with this insipid fruit-loop and the silly ideas floating around in his Pee-Wee Herman looking head. Howzat? Mayor Buttplug?
Yeah… it’s 4.30am again. Off to work I go. The welfare cases will be waking up later today and they’ll be wanting their free stuff.
These days with increased accuracy of pregnancy tests/widely available (usually free) “morning after” abortion drug, etc, How is there any reason for a surgical abortion? — Is this to simplistic?
Jane Foxe – Because it’s not about unwanted pregnancy; it’s about normalizing evil. Exploiting hot button issues and deeply personal vulnerabilities is a very easy way to get a percentage of the populous to support evil. It’s a death by a thousand cuts. Look around… their work here is nearly complete.
tmcgyver — “normalizing evil”….you have a point. yes.
Certainly de sensitizing people to it.
So why is it with birth control day after pill abortion on demand that those on “assistance” are given more after all they had plenty of choice and decided they could care for another infant.
Because those are future voters.
I had a situation this week that hammered this home. And it occurred to me–nearly everything that was called conspiracy a generation ago is now reality. And not only reality, but reality that is accepted and supported by the general public. Each time there is a “setback” in the plan, the deluge starts, with movies, media, social media and political pressure conditioning people to accept the new normal. And every time, they do. Then two years later, or ten, the water is tested again, until eventually the population has moved the line in their own minds and whatever was planned comes to fruition. Another conspiracy is proved to be pure truth, but no one cares any more.
I agree. That seems to be what’s happening. Yesterday’s conspiracy is today’s truth. And no one cares (among the masses).
indecision?
Well we survived. We had a lot of quick drop down tornadoes but mostly in rural areas. The heat never got built up and the cold front pushed in deep enough that no super cells developed and stayed together long enough to make the E5s.
Flooding is off the hook around here though. Major highways even flooded and became impassable. I had issues myself because “you can’t get there from here”. Even all my alternate routes were done.
A lot of people made some real bad decisions in driving both days. It was too deep to ford, to hard a rain to drive that fast, the tornado didn’t need looking at that bad for you to wreck into each other cause I’ll take your word for it without the camera footage.
My buddy hollered at me wanting me to help fix his car and had no idea that it was bad. I had a few choice words for him cause he knows everything going on with President Trump but aint got no clue what’s in his backyard. Seems to be the case with many.
Anyway I hope everyone out there in the belt made it ok and didn’t get damaged.
Matt;
Good to hear your good to go.
PS: seems your buddy needs to hang around here for a day and see what’s really going on
Matt in OK
If what came off the coast last evening into our area, we had major thunderstorms with powerful lighting into could be headed your way. Be prepared for another few days of lunacy.
Hope your wife is feeling better.
ac/acdh
Matt glad you and yours are ok. I wanted to pass along to your wife the name of a book she might need. Lupus Novice by Laura Chester. It might have to be purchased as a used book on ebay or such. The nature of allopathy today does not take into account the whole human being when it come to illness. Perhaps it will help her.
Thanks
I’ll have her check it out if she hasn’t already
I have a 5 inch capacity rain gauge. Over the last 24 hrs. it’s over-flowing. The roads are really bad. Limited roads we can even use, as in one road in and out of here. Staying close to home. The joys of country livin. It’s still raining, by the way. No tornadoes near here, this time. I can deal with the water, a tornado could take everything, including your life.
Have a heads up, ,,,was talking with a friend yesterday , told me about a thing that happened to him ,, he went to a training classes for bang bang , valor ridge ,, had shiny shoes show up at work asking questions? The guy is one of us ,,,good person , only link he could think of was Email to VR that ccould have started a inquiry ,,told me not to fly the yellow flag with the snake on it ,it was made clear that he was being watched, or at least his web traffic was ,,,unreal ,,,1984 stuff
Gee O H ,
It is a good thing we live in the land of the free otherwise that scenario sounds like we would be living in some kind of a socialist/communist country. 1984 stuff for sure!
Bluesman,,,, scary s****,,,,,,if this keeps up going black sounds better than gray ,,then the question becomes what is the right thing to do ? If we hide and the snowflakes take over are we quitting? If we stand and fight can we win ? Or if we go GALT what then ? Let things collapses,then what? That’s grim ,,,do we have a choice? Is there enough of us that can rebuild? Every new answer brings more questions ,,,,,being part of the system is like having dirt on you , you can’t wash off ,,guess that’s why I have cows now you can get use to the smell and the shit washes off ,,,,
Cows have redeeming qualities.
This system has neigh
O.H.,
It is scary. There do not seem to be any easy answers to dealing with future situations . The system has gotten dirty but it is difficult to go through life and not be around it some .
We try to be low profile,get along with folks and mind our own business. Gray is a nice color but there may be a time for black. Time will tell.
Real simple,,,
Those in gov dont respect our rights nor do they abide by the law,,,
So why should we?
Bluesman,,,,, yes ,and more so for those of us that were in and part of the system ,when we try to leave we are reminded that we were owned by the system and will be till we die ,there is no escape , Or so we are told ,don’t be surprised when I go dark ,it just a matter of time for me ,Atlantis is full of people just like me , When I tell people that we allow NO web in the valley folks give me strange looks ,like how do you live without it ,,,,,,very well thank you,,,have you noticed all the things in atlas shrugged that are happening or have happened? I could fill pages of post about things that have come to pass ,,folks in the valley ask when are you coming? ,,,,,When my work is through,,,,,,
So much more , but need to worm the cows ,,,,,,
I have added a MSB Email Sign-up.
I thought about doing it some time ago, though now I feel the time is right.
I plan to use it (the list) for ONLY my own emailing purposes to those who have added their email address, and will never reveal it to anyone else.
It will be another avenue of communication rather than the website alone. I will send updates as to new article posts or summary thereof. It may also be useful for other notices where I don’t necessarily want to post it on the site. Things like that.
Anyway, if you would like to be on the list, go ahead and sign up. Thanks.
The link should be in the sidebar near the top.
Ken for those of us that never use financial information on the web can we use the address as a tip jar ?
@Oldhomesteader, curious, how would you know ‘the address’ if you didn’t sign up?
Ken:
Good question, but you did not answer the question 😎
Maybe send out an email concerning that?????
KEN,,,, though I did ???? Look for hayyou****** ,,,,, you spelled out a first and last name ,so that’s what I did ,change to oldhomesteader if you like /would? ,,,***69 came up. Got to just love computers ,,,HA HA not ,,,
TEA AND STRAWBERRYS
0ldhomesteader;
Strawberries???
Where the heck did you steal strawberries???
NRP,,,,you ever have wild strawberries? about the size of a pencil eraser ,work to pick but boy o boy ,the real thing ,,,,
@OLDHOMESTEADER,,,,though you have not,,,you are not appearing on the new sign-up list,,,makes me wonder????since you implied that you did????maybe you’re a bot???given all the cryptic commas,asterisks,and question marks???,,,HA HA,,,TRUFFLES AND TEA
On a serious note, no, you have not signed up. I’m looking at the new list right now. If you think you have, well, then I don’t know what to tell you. You’re not there. Too many ‘STRAWBERRYS’ perhaps? 😉
Actually, what may have happened is you have not yet confirmed it in your email. You are not signed up until you reply to the confirmation email.
KEN ,,shall I try again ?,,as O H?
I checked this morning, and you’re in there. All is good. Thanks.
Done, and I discovered it did not like my call sign, so I used my real name which is ok since you know it anyway.
Thanks. Your comment inspired me to add an entry “Your Comment ‘Alias’ Name”. All of that is optional. Though the info helps for communications purposes ‘offline from the website itself’.
Signed up twice. No return email. Did it take?
@Anony Me,
When you subscribe, you will see an immediate message which reads:
Almost Finished…
We need to confirm your email address.
To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you.
If you don’t see it in your Primary email, check your other email folders (for example, Gmail has a Promotions folder)
Folger
When I post on Saturday will put the logo WIDTW=what I did this week, or Prepping this past week with the date.
Then list any thing that was accomplished.
Some of you may have noticed when signing up for my email notification ‘subscribe’ list – you may have seen a mailing address in the footer of the confirmation response email.
As I begin using the email subscription list for actual notifications, a mailing address will be in the footer at the bottom. This is required by law when using professional email subscription lists (because of how email spammers used to abuse it).
In years gone by, I had avoided starting an email subscription list because I had not wanted my mailing address revealed. Times change and I am no longer concerned about it. In today’s day and age, pretty much everything is already known about us.
Anyway, ‘Oldhomesteader’ had asked if this address could be used as a ‘tip jar’. Yes, it can. Additionally, any corresponding reference to my name for this address or purpose should be “Ken J.”
– Ken J.
Ken
Just curious how to use the address as a tip jar?
I guess can just send pesos in the mail,,,,
Dumb question i guess
Well, I believe he was referring to ‘sending something’ rather than using my PayPal to donate. What ‘something’ might be, I would have no idea. As long as it’s not ‘ticking’ 😉
Peso? That’s about a nickel. Not worth the postage 😉
Ken,
That is truly something to think about, if something comes with no return maybe be extra cautious,,,
People are retarded these days and do all sorts of lame stuff
Sad but true. Although I’m not a controversial target.
Silver comes to mind
Tommyboy;
Com-on-man, you never even seen a Peso all alone have some to mail Ken.. LOLOL
True!
Cant say as I feel the least bit for the less either!
Hey Ken:
Was wondering, do we get a secret handshake or ??? With this email thingy???
😁
NRP
Oh, you get a thingy allright, you get a thingy like you never had a thingy before, a thingy deluxe as it were,
No, there are no secrets. It’s just an email subscriber list.
Ken J
We were looking forward to our decoder rings. 😊📡🤣 Especially NRP and TBoy rowl
I was kinda hoping for a nice sticker to put on the front of my tinfoil hat,,,
Kinda a morale patch of sorts
Feels good to be back in the forum. Been quite some time since I’ve been on. Phone and computer died, google won’t let me sign in to one of my emails anymore (sorry joe c If you reached out and I didn’t respond). Moved across state for a new job. Hope all is well for you all. I look forward to getting back in the mix
Welcome Back WV!!!!
W.V.
Hey, glad you’re back and still kickin’!
Yeah, sent an email awhile ago. No big deal.
Figured the no response was moving related.
Hope everything is going well.
How ya liking this crazy May weather??
I’m beginning to wonder if we will have a summer. I needing to get out and do some trout fishing but I just don’t feel like mashing through brush to get to the streams when the woods are wet..
Still working on trees, but now that the yard and pond area are growing full speed they are taking up more of my time. Killed two snakes at the pond. First time since we bought the place that we’ve even seen evidence of a snake within 100 yards of it. Lots of owls and hawks combined with my keeping the area mowed short seemed to help. Not sure why they’re suddenly showing up now… they were cottonmouths.
Neighbor that wanted to get together with us and put in a big garden was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. They do not know what stage it is and he is scheduled to have surgery then start chemo. Please pray for him and his family. He is by far the breadwinner there, two young teenage sons, lots of bills, unreliable truck.
Wife and I are trying to figure out a priority for food preps. With all the crop failures, flooding, and livestock losses I’m concerned about upcoming food prices. Rice and beans, yeah; but what else? Not much on sale canned vegetable wise, and we’re already seeing some very noticeable increases in food prices.
God bless y’all
R-Brad if you and your beloved make a list of standard meals you enjoy like Spaghetti once a week and such, basically meal planning. Then you can make a working list of items like Spaghetti Sauce for a year and such laid in. Almost everything I check outdates on at Wal-Mart has an Best By of a year out plus. I’ve enjoyed many a can of food a couple of years past that date IF kept cool and dry in my basement.
However when in doubt Throw It Out still stands friend.
Food prices are very unlikely to go down in the next year even if they conceal it with smaller cans/bags etc. So buying NOW and keeping track of outdates/rotation will be a time, gasoline, stress (when shelves are skinny) and MONEY saver over the next year.
Also I strongly suggest you actually COOK up a mess of beans once or twice a week and learn what you need to make it acceptable to you and yours. Spices and such, maybe grow some pots of herbs? Learning to cook beans properly and how to add beans to extend more expensive proteins NOW will generally improve your health and save money.
It should go with out saying but store what you eat, eat what you store. Don’t wait until the cupboards are bare to DISCOVER just how “tasty” that 30 year freeze dried Wise foods is.
Grain, grain and grain!!! Corn, Oats, Wheat, Rye, Triticale, Barley. Purchase a manual grinder. The bible does not say, Man does not live by vegetables/meat alone. Says, Man does not live by bread alone. Of course I understand the symbolism. But the point was made with BREAD. Grains can go a long way to filling us up with their protein. Also corn has B vitamins. Corn is actually in the grass family. Flatbreads are easy to make in skillet. If you get corn purchase some canning lime to soak corn in. Removes the husk.
Restoring Brad,We are going with,…Frozen veggies-, mixed like we desire for soups/stews. and individual ones as well…. dehydrate and pack.Oxygen free.. spices, powdered onion and garlic. Meat,Jerky, canned and home secured.. ..freeze dried as available, in everything.,..Plus what can raise this year…adding additional critters for more/different meat options..quinoa, rice, any other grains available…..Pastas, frozen for several days then sealed in oxy free packing.seasonings for spaghetti and meatloaf, beef stew. None of these things are expensive and can be picked up a few $$ at a time to add. just a little extra each time got to grocery store. ..Please telly our friend to get graviola capsules and pau de arco and take first one 2 times a day and second one daily… can use as a tea cold or hot. prepare hot allow to steep 30 min. can use both in same cup….can add to regular tea has a sweetish taste..pleasant.to take and will assist healing and any nausea.
Anonamo Also could you please expand on your Frozen Veggies dehydrate and pack oxygen free?
How did you do it, details Please! I think I understand the Mylar bags and O2 absorbers but the dehydrating of frozen veggies sounds very useful.
Thanks in advance to anybody who can expand on this technique. As frozen veggies are a dollar a pound around here that would be an awesome prep.
Not to answer for Anonamo Also, but I do the same thing. Buy a bag of frozen mixed veggies (also do for corn and peas, etc) and put in the dehydrator (I do it straight from frozen, don’t even defrost). When done, pack in mylar with O2 absorber and seal or you can put in a canning jar, add the O2 absorber and use the jar attachment on a vaccuum sealer to suck out extra air.
me2 & Montana Home
There is another trick on checking for dryness of the frozen vegetables.
Place them in a glass jar put a lid on, if you find moisture in the jar within a few hours–place those vegetables back into the dehydrator for reprocessing.
This way you know that they are dry and you do find out later that it has molded inside the Mylar bags.
Thanks to both of you. That trick to make sure they are really dry is excellent.
I will be dehydrating this weekend.
Montana Home is using a process that I also use with canning jars(peach jars-Costco) after I know that the vegetables or other wet food products have dried completely.
Although I do take it another step further by placing my jars inside of vacuum bags for sealing, lids are lightly loose for sucking out the oxygen. It gives another layer of protection. Chocolate candy that was placed into jars(no nuts in the chocolate)came out rather good after 5 years of being put up. No oxygen absorbers were used in this process.
I have learned what you can put up and can not, and it was not my intended out come to have this setting on the shelf that long. Our household a life altering occurrence which brought about this learning experience.
me2, yes i grab what ever frozen veggies my family will eat… broccoli, green beans sweet peas, okra slices(plain not breaded) I like to add extra string beans and sometimes butter peas to mixed veggies.. the mixes sometimes has a Lot of corn… put it in dehydrator trays, I do not thaw..i dry til it is crispy.
. I unplug dehydrator let it sit for 30 min to cool. and if still crispy and will break is ready to pack.IF it is not crispy try 30-45 more minutes….packing in oxygen free jar or pouch. if putting in a pouch i double bag. leaving the inner bag open and evacuate with food saver.. if putting in a jar i put either a hot hands activated or one of regular oxygen absorbers in the jar. irregular jars can be used.using glass is better, they maintain seal better.
i use jelly jars, mayo, iced tea glass jars. smuckers peanut butter jars. when using dehydrated veggies there is a learning curve. all can be eaten for crunchies… zucchini, yellow squash and okra are our family’s favorites for crunchies…..to soften most things put half the amount desired to have cooked in a bowl, pour very hot water over it..cover, let it sit for 30-45 min. check , keep soaking water to use in recipe. food stores in less than one half the space as canned.I place 20 servings of corn in a pint….packed.
I also find veggies on sale and put those in dehydrator…I put 2 gallon buckets of carrots sliced length wise in a iced tea jar with a standard lid…even tho some jars are thin, can still be used for dehydrated foods., saving the name brand and sized jars for standard canning.
.If you find onions or garlic, do those outside or in carport area.
This week’s Woodpile Report has links to a couple articles on the current Ebola outbreak. FWIW I was over there for the last one. Even with only a few cases initially being reported, overnight there was no soap, cleaning agents of any sort, and no antibacterial washes (like Purel) to be found anywhere. Folks were scrubbing themselves raw with salt after being out of the house.
When it was later reported that the virus could be transmitted through a mucous membrane or broken skin contact with bodily fluids, including sweat, it became apparent (to me) that strict social isolation was the only secure prevention. Just too risky to handle a stair rail, for example, and not wash hands thoroughly enough before touching eyes, nose, or putting food in mouth.
Fortunately my contract was up and I left before it ran its course.
The 16 year old immigrant boy that died at the border had the Flu. Many of the others in the same camp now have the Flu. This is exactly the type of issue to bring on a Pandemic.
Yea,
And the dummocraps whould have everybody believe that it is POTUS DJT and us deplorables fault because,,,,,
Im really starting to hate democrats, more and more i hear them bagging up anyone on the right as a buncha racist klansmen.
So tit for tat, if its good enough for them its good enough for me, same bag
More snow this week! I do not care to see another flake dropped on my mountain! SHEESH already! Trying to get grapevines planted, orchard trees replaced etc, and it is snowing again???? ARRRRGH Thanks for letting me rant! Hard to get much done outdoors with this nonsense weather.
Tommyboy
Are you referring to “rehmannia root”? If you are I am looking it up right now on the duckduck go page for how to prepare.
Looks good for several health issues.
Simmering does mean preparing it on the stove.
Tommyboy
At Mtn Rose Herbs site, it gives a recipe of yellow wine & black bean infusion, where you cook the sliced roots until all the moisture is gone. Then one sun dry the left over mixture after that no more instructions.
If you have a recipe book for your root it is close to Mtn Rose. Hopefully ‘Just Sayin’ will see this and post her thoughts. Her reception has been going in & out the past few days, so it may be a few days before she can respond to this question.
AC
I guess it is an alternate preparation in Chinese medicine
Shu di huang is to simmer 15 g of rehmania root in 2 cups red wine for 20 minutes, lowers BP
The alternate, i believe raw root, is the opposite, sheng di huang and raises BP
Tricky stuff
On occasion I watch the Rural News reports. Running across the bottom I saw where a couple in California was awarded 2 Billion dollars in an Monsanto law suit. There are thousands more lawsuits on the books. Ohhhh poor Bayer…………… the share holders are crying, Ohhh poor share holders…………… suck up the karma and quit whining. Do as to Mother Earth as you would have Her do to YOU.
What’s everyone doing for Memorial Day Weekend?
Just finished cleaning out the pond,
Ready for sun n swimming n BBQs
So
Hangin ar home!
Why go somewhere when people pay thousands to come here!
I recall going there ‘years ago’ to Kauai. Mrs.J and I loved it. Great memories. Fortunately it wasn’t thousands (I got a deal from a coworker who had a timeshare there).
Will be firing up the BBQ tonight, giving it a ‘test run’ before the main event 😉 Got a nice looking steak waiting to test it out pretty soon…
Excellent!
Enjoy your weekend Ken,
Wishing you a peaceful and enjoyable weekend!
My Dad was from Kauai,
Spent many many summers there at the family beach place in Haena, miss those days
Ken, do you folks still have snow on the ground?
Last accumulating snowfall here was mid April. It was gone not too long after that. I still see some snow up on Mt. Washington (~6K ft.), but that’s fading fast. Was a late Spring this year. Leaves have just recently popped. A few more to go up in the mountains before it’s all green. Upper 60’s today. Perfect.
So
snowboarding in the mountains and BBQ at Ken’s.,…
BBQ and flip flops at Tommy’s……
What about everyone else?
Us?
Mamma hasn’t told me what we’re doing🙄
On and off again rain/thunderstorms. So no get away camping. Maybe in the backyard. The kids (if they’re home) and bro for BBQ. Hopefully start working the garden…..
Give thanks for those who gave all.
– Took DW and boys camping for Mother’s Day, along with both my daughters and their hubbys. DS had to work so didn’t make it. Will probably remain at home for Memorial Day, will also probably fire up the grill and maybe clean out the ribs, chicken and sausage from the freezer to make room for more with later expiration dates! Now that I think about it, sounds like a plan!
– Papa S.
JC
Hope you folks have a good one!
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Enjoy the times we can eh!
Back at ya, Tommy!
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Ken J
The SF group will do a memorial for the named chapter member who passed from the Afghanistan war. They may also do a service for a recent member who passed, it will depend on what his widow will want.
Afterwards will be working on project around here, hopefully will get it off the list. Family from up north will due in to visit his sister(bil) and our sister will catch up with us in between for a few hours.
We’re having a friend and her kids over for the weekend. It’s a mountain getaway for them 😉 Looking forward to it. We’ve known them for years and enjoy their company and ‘playing’ with the kids.
Ken,sounds very nice. And, a huge opportunity for them, especially the kids. If you spot any wildlife, make sure to point it out to them. — Let them grind some grain, and make bread/cookies. They will talk about it forever.
Scooting down to Portland to hang with a friend then catching the red-eye to Cabo. DFM and I have a bit of beach on the Sea of Cortez. Will overlap then have a few days to myself to enjoy the desert solitude and the sea.
Many beloved veteran family members, including dad, to remember this holiday.
Going to fire up the. We grill I bought today and clean out the freezer. Might invite some new friends over to drink some cold beverages and help clean out the remainder of the pig in the freezer. Also thinking Sunday might travel north and look at a few properties for sale. Plans of turning into deer camp and BOL. Fingers crossed
Ken, what ever the Misses wants. She changes “my list” all the time.
NRP
Thank you for the info,,, i dont drink so just had no clue
We will are looking forward to a great weekend at our home . Being visited by son& wife, grandson& wife & 2 great-greatgrandsons .Looking forward to some quality time . No work and no neckties allowed.
Thats pretty cool Bluesman!
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Hope you have an excellent weekend
Tommyboy,
Thanx, and same to you brother.
Aloha
Memorial Day plans; finish the chicken coop for our new chickens, tear out carpet to prepare to install hardwood floors. We would like to start getting plants in the garden, but it’s just too wet, and forecast for the weekend is not looking good.
I intend to take my son to the local Memorial Day parade. When I was growing up, almost everyone in town attended the parade. Now there are maybe two dozen people.
Howdy, In The Mitten. Fellow Michigander here.
Not sure I’d youre interested but Joe C and I used to email one another. Maybe we can get that going again and include you, if interested of course.
Thank you for your friendly reply, Whiskey Vision. I don’t wish to email at this time. However, I do appreciate the comments that are posted on this site by my fellow Michiganders.
I envy you for being able to consider having a place in the North. We are Trolls, but our family has a deep love and appreciation for the far north of our state.
Wait… what parade? Memorial Day is for door buster sales on cheap mowers, and cheap beer. And everyone fires up a pile of Kingsford to cook cheap meat outside. And football, (or is it baseball?) And getting drunk, then missing work Tuesday. What’s this parade you speak of? And who decided to call it Memorial Day anyway? Should be, like: “Happy Summer! Party On!”… or something. Dumb, huh?
@tmcgyver, I will have a post pop-off on Sunday morning re: Memorial Day. Just finished it.
That said, yes unfortunately for many it’s “only” about the unofficial start of summer, bbq’s, etc. I personally have nothing against a good BBQ this weekend, and a gathering with friends or family – though coupled with the remembrance of what this holiday is really about. But hey, most people don’t know or care about history these days.
Many of us know firsthand and won’t forget because it’s not just words, a slogan or a symbol.
I’ve no issue with those who do go to the lake and have fun, or take up projects, be with family and friends etc because that means it was worth it but it’s a day for those who didn’t make it back to do those things. I doubt any of them want folks to be sad, solemn or unhappy because that’s not what we believe in. I’d hope that folks take a moment to reflect what it does take for them to go have fun but that’s unrealistic because to many people we are to blame. Even that’s ok because without the other that wouldn’t be allowed either.
I hate the “holiday” and just try and keep to myself but outta my head and not go into public.
If someone thinks vets are to blame for whatever,
It is that person who is in the wrong.
Though the reasons for the USAs involvment in many a conflict is murky at best, the men and women who have paid the price with their lives in service of their country still deserve the respect and gratitude of truly patriotic Americans.
I for one will always give that, these men and women are not the cause of conflict, they served in good faith and deserve gratitude in good faith for their ultimate sacrifice.
As you said, they would not want us moping around on their account but would rater we tip a cold one and flip a steak in their honor, at least thats how the ones ive known would be if they could
Perhaps Mark Dice has already covered this, but I wonder what percent of average people on the street actually know what Memorial Day is supposed to be. Those who “didn’t make it back” were at least treated with great respect and dignity. These days CENTCOM has become well practiced at moving flag draped caskets through Andrews in the middle of the night, as the sheep slumber. But hey, get ready, because “they” are extra-busy winding up the Persian theater this weekend. Tururists! Git ’em! Hardware is on station, just waiting for that new moon. God Bless America… and please hurry.
Yes and it can’t even be held on the Correct Day which is the 31st. Mr. b–t–es about it every year.
– Tell Mr. he is not the only one. This weekend is just for S#!t$ and giggles. I will celebrate next Friday, when it is supposed to be. That is the time to bow the head, and turn a glass. Every one of the ones who did not make it back, when several of us talked about it some years ago, agreed that that is the Memorial we would want, and expect from each other.
Sadly, some of those are some of the ones I will be remembering.
– Papa S.
question: What is a good method of storing Fels Naptha bars for LTS?
blackjack, I wrap items like that in Glad or Saran wrap. Wrap 2 or more times for a good seal. Cheaper than Mylar and vacuum seals bags. For instance when I broke my ankle in 2015 I used some adult wipes for cleaning as it was hard to get into the shower. After I healed I wrapped the rest in Glad wrap. Two years later I looked and they were still good and checked the other day, still useable.
Mrs USMCBG
Your dh is right, it should be held on the proper day. Not for those who look at it as 3 days off to play.
It gripes my behind when it is not celebrated on the actual day. Veterans honoring their fallen brothers who went though He!! that did not come home. Those who have passed due to illness from time in service.
Give him a hug and tell him he is not alone in how he feels.
Cool, dry, (the usual). However bar soap will eventually break down and crumble. I’ve had it happen to me after a number of years – although at the time I was storing it in a outdoor shed where it got hot in the summer. Lesson learned.
Related (sort of) Uses for Soap
blackjack22;
I like and store Kirk’s Original Coco Castile.
I Vac Pack in sets of 3 bars, and keep under the house at an average of 55 deg, have some down there 3-4 years old with zero problems.
And YES I do rotate stock and use the oldest for my monthly shower.
Water Filter. There was a weekly article a few days ago. I received a catalog from 4patriots because we purchased a Sun Kettle from them. In the catalog is their Patriot Pure Water Pitcher filter. They are saying it will filter fluoride, heavy metals and all of the other nasties. I asked the company what was in the filter that would remove fluoride. They use coconut carbon fibers to create a “tortuous path” for the water. Labs used were LA Labs and Weck Lab. The Berkey fluoride filter is Alumina, a white powder.
I bring this to attention because it is slightly more affordable than a Berkey. Holds one gallon and will filter 150 gallons. You can get 2 pitchers for $139.00. Replacement filters are $49.99.
Now in the long run the Berkey carbon filter will last a few thousand gallons depending on the water quality. The Berkey Fluoride/Arsenic filter last about a year.
And Ken maybe they will advertise with you!!!
Ok- Maybe I am a little confused. For 2 years the left had a cow screaming collusion! obstruction of justice! Turns out there wasn’t any (at least not from the Trump administration). The left continually screaming to “release everything” no matter if it reveals ‘state secrets’, grand jury stuff etc. Now. they are still screaming that Trump is ‘hiding something, want more investigation all the while having fits because the whole report is going to be made public. Talk about unhinged. Gee, sounds like one of my neighbors.
So in all seriousness,
Is the p.o. box good for donations???
Where’s Dennis?
In searching of ‘forest people’, I only come up with Aborigines.
Joe c:
As per previous asked, yes the po box is good for donations.
I’m about as paranoid as anyone out there, but just use the donation link.
The smart paranoid just checks al activity on CCs every month.
NRP
Thanks.
Been wanting to send Ken a donation. Just don’t use a CC for anything.
Umm that donation of yours has both our names, right?
And the donations made are for 2020 at Ken’s party preps, if I’m not mistaken……??
LOL😄