Well, folks, it’s pouring the rain here as I write this but I’m not complaining because, well, I like the rain. It’s relaxing and most of the time it has a positive effect on my allergies. So it’s a win for me… well until I have to mow my grass which grows faster after it rains and the grass messes with my allergies… I just can’t win…
Anyways, I’ve read a few comments (on another site) that suggest that I’m getting rich running a website, and even though I wish that it were true the reality is far from it.
Below is a pic of my earnings from Amazon… most days are in the $2 to $5 range…
And here is one for my book earning for the month (for all 4 books)…
Also, keep in mind that this is from two sites! I could make more money working part time at a fast food restaurant but I continue to do it because I want to share information that I hope will help someone.
Anyways, over to you what did you do to prep this week?
First again LOL
Should we be surprised Thor1? LOL…. I think you have some sort of contraption that alerts you to when MD puts this out there…..
AT, I have a friend in the NSA…….LOL
Here is some great videos for firearm training.
https://www.real.video/5821530009001
Here is a very interesting article…….
http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/will-embedded-chinese-soldiers-attack-america-before-the-midterm-elections/
Must watch.
Thor1,
How in the world could we sell a port to a Chinese Entity so we have no control of what comes in? This is past asinine. And the Chinese company managing the solar wind farms… What are we doing???? And to read of these empty warehouses being bought up by the Chinese is also frightening. As well as the “camps” being set up in Texas by Spaniards….
AT, not only that but take in consideration the UN. Obummer signed authorization for the UN to come in to our country if there was rioting or civil war. Antifa is trying to promote that path now. Its only a matter of time, this is why all of these entities want our 2nd amendment taken away.
True Thor1. If Comifornia suceeds, they will be run by the UN. Jerry Brown is for this.
I wonder if Trump is aware of all this? This needs to be changed and get these people the he!! out of our country. There’s Russian all over too. Alaska and East TN to name a couple of places. And there are Chinese military gathered to invade only 8 miles from the border… People are not aware of the evilness planned for us.
MD, When I click on “Reply” from my e-mail, it goes to the end of all the posts instead of to the post I am replying to. It also doesn’t prefill my name and e-mail.
I have to enter it every time. Can this be fixed?
Almost There,
For the auto fill of your name, you’ll have to allow cookies. If for example, your browser erases cookies when you close the browser then you’ll have to add those everytime.
Thanks MD. I’m using Chrome and I don’t see where I can change it.
Thor 1; Simply because Obamao signed something doesn’t make it legal. Even as the Commander in Confusion, he doesn’t have the constitutional authority to turn our country over to a non U.S. entity. In all seriousness, we need to get out of the UN.
Almost There; What do you think all that Bundy mess in NV was about? Both Reid, in conjunction with his son, and Hillary wanted the grazing land and a deal WAS in place to sell it to the Chinese. They stood to make HUGE profits by selling govt. land. In case no one knows, the Chinese bought out Smithfield Hams based in NC. They also own a large swath of land in ID.
Puppy is a real runner, he likes going outside and doing laps in the backyard at breakneck speeds…..LOL But hey exercise is good for him.
He got up on the counter and stole a whole pan of fresh made sweet cornbread minus what had with a meal. The wife was so mad at puppy. Son didn’t get any cornbread. Maybe that’s where he got all the energy to run…..LOL
Bought new tires for the BOV.
Bought water.
Bought 10 lbs of rice X 2
Bought 10 lbs of sugar X 2
Picked peppers
Picked tomatoes
Canned home made salsa X 7 pints
Canned 6 1/2 pints of sliced jalapeño peppers
I keep hearing about false flag attacks coming. With what is going on in the banking industry/ economic war with China & Russia,, everyone needs to be prepared.
Thor1,
Yes, Turkey, Iran and Russia economies are tanking. Not much in the MSM news about it… be prepared.
At,
China is struggling too. Trump can really put a spank on all of those countries if he wants to try hard.
Z36,
But can’t China call in the notes we have, and we’d be done for?
AT,
They can TRY to call them all in. Doesn’t mean they’ll get the money.
Z36,
There is no money, and Obammer backed up all the loans with our land… Either way we are screwed.
AT,
Once again, if Trump says no, what are the Chinese going to do about it? Nationalize our factories in China? Go ahead. Who is going to buy their tariffed to the max products? Americans will just have to make do until our own factories ramp up.
The Chinese are worried that Trump would do exactly that.
Almost There, Can you give us the source that says Obama backed our T-bills with land? I would like to read more about that.
https://rense.com//general85/give.htm
The ones that really have us over a barrel are the central bankers aka Federal Reserve. When they want to create economic chaos, they sell off to our enemies. Yup, they sold part of their debt/loans to China. Our congress won’t get rid of them despite the fact the Federal Reserve Act expired 5 years ago.
Russia, China and Turkey are selling American treasury bonds……
Here is another concern…….
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-nuclear-weapons-incirlik-turkey-question-nato-proxy-war-2018-1
We need to secure these to somewhere else.
Thor1,
I agree that those nukes should be removed ASAP. Maybe Israel will let us store them there. Otherwise, bring them home.
Moreover, I think the military and State Department should also order all dependents and non-essentials out of Turkey immediately.
Probably the Air Force Security Forces there should also be reinforced. Not that would necessarily stop the Turks from invading the US side of the base, but it would cost them, especially if cruise missiles got involved.
Almost and Thor, any default by the usa would end our nation immediately- the “full faith and credit of” would not exist and the dollar would no longer be supreme. So yes China should call in the loans…after all, what good is anyone who evades paying what they owe?
Trump is no miracle, he is an anonymly, seriously, doesnt anyone else see what’s happening? His presidency “seems” to be causing havoc…the reality is simple and easily proven by looking at facts and not 30 second news clips.
Trump has always been one world/anti gun/ pro socialism…no one changes overnight at 70+ no one.
He is a political lightening rod allowing those running things the ability to initiate changes without protest by the right or left *all the same coin*
Has he reduced the income tax? Or done anything more than window dressing?
When any societies pendulum of political controversy and crap swings so large from extreme to extreme the end result is always the same.
Got 9 doz corn and canned them into 53 pints. More than we need this year but having extra is a priority. This year’s corn wasn’t as large as in past, and a different variety was grown. Bought 45 lbs of onions for dehydrating and some for bottling in chicken broth. Canned 18 pints of carrots so far and more to do, made 2 crocks of dill pickles, and canned 6 pints of mushrooms. Today we’re doing peaches.
Got another dozen used quart mason jars and 12 doz new snap lids cheap. Stocked up on computer paper on a good sale.
At a farm estate sale, I got a nice old manure fork for $4, a hunk of black garden plastic $2, everything we need to wire up a trailer $2, Ryobi multi tool set for $6, and an old fashioned dual galvanized sink on rolling legs for $5. The sink is in very good shape, just needs cleaning so I can wash veg outside.
Gloria,
I am amazed at all the stuff you put up. How many is in your family? It’s just me, so I wouldn’t use as much as it sounds like you would. And I think I have enough jars… Well, maybe not… Can one have too many jars? The sink sounds awesome.
AT, we’re 3 at the house, one DS lives down the street and shops at ‘Mom’s’, another DS is in the next town but doesn’t use anything… yet. I can enough for all of us to get by for at least 2 years. As for jars, DH considers them a thorn in his side as he reaches for another jars of jam or fruit or whatever LOL. I use jars for both canning and vac sealing so there’s a rotation always going on. Size is another issue; one year I’ll run short of pints, another year I’ll wish I had more quarts, so I try to have a useful amount of both. Considering their cost new, the fact that more people want to get into canning (cheaply), and that I live near growing Mennonite and Amish communities, jars are like gold here and I snap up what I can as I feel I need them. DH isn’t sure he believes the coming climate change for the next 6 years, but I do. Anything that affects my ability to grow and store food I take seriously. I tell him if he loves me then he also has to love my canning jars.
Yes, the sink is awesome, something out of the 1930’s. Next year we’ll set it up properly with a patio slab platform, ‘catch’ buckets and hose attachment.
Gloria,
We are empty nesters, but I prepare for my family of (soon to be) thirteen. My adult kids shop at my house too. Just last Sunday I saw them go home with pickles and fresh eggs, but who knows what else they took.
Gloria:
An outside sink is a great idea. Sure beats what I do. I’ll keep my eyes open for something similar.
Canning okra still! Harvested the last of my sweet potatoes….have maybe 100 pounds of them curing on my porch. Will can the weird-shaped ones and save the nice ones for baking. I’ve been mashing up LOTS of avocados this week and freezing them in ice cube trays. A friend of mine has a very productive tree, so I am swapping soap for them. Been taking down the tomato cages in the garden….gotta get ready for fall planting in October and the Spring/Summer garden is a wreck.
Goatlover,
Another thing you can do with the fresh Avacado’s is what my mom’s neighbor does… slices them in half, removed the pit, cuts the halves in half again so you get quarters. She leaves the skin on, dips them in lemon juice to help prevent browning ,and then puts them in a foodsaver. The skin helps keep them from getting smooshed during the vacuum process. They go into a freezer and whenever she stops by mom’s house she brings some. Mom trades oranges. It’s a win/win.
Sirius, did you happen to catch my comment last week about canning deer carrots? Many folk do.
Gloria,
I did, thank you. I didn’t respond there because I found it after Wednesday. Most folks tend to stop reading after that.
It’s interesting the different colloquial names people have from different parts of the country. You call them “deer carrots”, probably because you have a lot of deer around where you live. In the Pacific Southwest we call them “feed carrots” because we have a lot more horses, cattle, etc. in the unincorporated areas. Oh and a hungry old Boy Scout on a budget.
Goatlover, I will be doing the same thing in my garden.
Goatlover:
I have sweet potatoes growing in raised boxes and a lasagna garden. I don’t think they are ready to harvest yet. Once they are, how long do I leave them to cure?
We are having thunder storms around here. Unfortunately all they are doing is starting fires. Last night the side walk got wet, that’s it. We could use a good 30-60 minute rain to clear out the smoke.
Gun stuff: My round-butt grips came in from S&W for the Model 69 and 686. Got in 2 inside the waistband magazine holders, medium speed loader pouch, and some practice fodder.
Food: My order of Grits came in. (Interesting that to get grits up here in anything other than a small quantity, I have to order them.) Bushel of free apples.
Comms: increasing out communications equipment. Finally got most of the parts needed to put the scanner and CB in the truck (an as-money-permits project). Got in 2 Baofeng BF-F8HP (8 watt) handheld radios to go with the 5-watt ones. Packed all radio parts in bubble rap and new ammo cans.
Checked out the range in a neighboring town. Not much in the way of facilities, but I have my own bench and other equipment (these types of “ranges” also don’t have all the “rules” so I can use my steel targets). Now I have a place to shoot again, as they closed off the place just outside of town (again).
People with no knowledge about a subject seem to be the ones who are the most vocal. I’m not rich either, but I love my job. If I made as much money as the public thinks I do, I would be a rich woman. I have over 22 ½ years experience teaching and a few hours beyond my second graduate degree in education. I bring home less than $50,000 a year and have to buy my own supplies for my classroom. The school did buy a new reading curriculum and writing paper for me this year, but I’ve had nothing bought the last several years. How many other jobs require the employee to purchase supplies for their jobs?
I didn’t get any prepping done at home this week because of starting another school year. Yesterday I had a little boy in my class ask me what we would do “if someone bad tries to hurt us at school.” I always wonder how to respond when a little child asks about adult topics. I’ve always responded honestly and at the child’s level, and that’s what I did yesterday. We ran through different scenarios, without scaring them, and I feel a LITTLE better about it. I already knew one of my kids comes from a prepper family, but after yesterday’s drill, I can tell that others do too.
I added even more supplies to my classroom. I want to be prepared to care for my kids when an emergency happens.
The last eight days have been spent thinking about people I love going through the worst time of their lives. Three young families in less than two months have lost unborn children, and two of those were in the last week. Last week, two families we are very close to lost babies at about 22 weeks gestation. Both moms had to labor and deliver babies they knew were already gone. One of those moms was pregnant with twins. My heart is breaking for them as they come home with empty arms, pack up baby clothes, and tear down nurseries. I have prepared food and gotten other things to care for their needs during this difficult time. Please pray for J & A, C & E, and their families.
Be prepared. Stay safe. He’s in charge.
Prepared Grammy, May I say thank you for caring so much for the mini-people you Sheppard each day. I have noted before that this was the first year that DepEd (Department of Education) here in the Philippines requested that each school encourage every family to prepare a short-term emergency bag to be stored at school for an unexpected emergency. The bags are, in my opinion, wat too basic with “a change of clothing, a bottle of water and a canned good.” A few basic hygiene supplies such as a toothbrush and that was it. Still, I am NOT complaining as this was a start in the correct direction. This burden should NOT be 100% on your shoulders as a teacher. If each of your students had a decent 72-hour bag and with your knowledge and experience in prepping, they will likely do well through any emergency. Please, keep on keepin’ on.
Will do. That hurts my heart as well. Kudos to you for bring them food in their hour of need.
This year our church took on the challenge of providing school supplies in backpacks to any kids in the community. Distribution day was like the scramble on Christmas morning. Maybe you could ghosthjnd some help this way.
Local churches and other organizations are great about supplying the kids with school supplies, but I am on my own when it comes to teaching supplies. I even have to buy hand soap and paper towels for my classroom. I have accepted that this is just a fact of life.
Prepared Grammy, our parish does school collections twice a year for a number of schools in our area and local city. In the summer collection we get what would be considered regular “school” needs, plus tissues, paper towels, high lighters, etc. In the winter collection we again get the regular supplies, plus hats, scarfs, mittens and a few coats.
Being in charge of the collections for a number of years what I found is that you need a contact(s) in the school, preferably a teacher and the school nurse to find out what people really need.
M.D.,
I wish you WERE getting rich off this website. You work incredibly hard, provide fantastic and necessary information, and provide a forum to help the rest of us learn and figure out what we should be doing. Whatever little bit you make is nowhere near the value you provide, not even in the ballpark. So a huge THANK YOU for doing what you do. I’ve been following you for at least eight years now. Me and my family are much better off because of it.
I was in your neck of the woods yesterday and thought of you as we drove through. What an absolutely beautiful area. I can see why you live there.
Rocketmama,
Thank you. If you ever have a chance go to Honey Creek Overlook (big south fork) it’s an awesome view!