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I had to share this somewhere so here it will be I suppose. I just found it so ironic and comical.

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Well I’m a day late but at least I know God’s always on time. I pray those who post before and after me receive the blessings they seek.

As for myself there’s so much going on and so much we need and need to come together I really don’t know where to start other than on my knees.

While I sit here now though writing to y’all I ask that you pray for me and pray for my family. God knows the needs of us I’m Brian, my wife is Krista and our kids are Amanda, Cody, Austin, Riley and Isabella. Yeah I have 5 kids, a girl on each end and three boys in the middle. Though with the age range 9 to 29 I guess girl & boy ain’t quite right lol.

Had to go to humor to avoid the heaviness in my heart. It’s funny how we avoid things.

Anways please put us in your prayers. Our needs are many. I particularly am struggling. I know God doesn’t give us more than we can handle but I worry that it was my stubborn will that put us where we are. If I’m truly on the path he placed then I pray he shines my way through it and guides me. I pray he blesses me with the strength, the will and the determination to get the things done that need to be done. Including a way to finance it all. I really hate saying that because it sounds greedy but like many we are struggling. I know there’s a path through it and since I became disabled I understand what struggle is and I’m not afraid of it. I just pray God will help me see the path so that I can provide for my families needs and accomplish what needs to be done. In his name I pray! Amen!

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Find a local saw mill that you can get free or cheap wood chips or saw dust from. If that doesn’t pan out look at getting a small electric wood chipper and chip up the branches around your place. Check with anyone and everyone nearby that frets over raking leaves or dealing with clippings. All those things can be gathered cheaply to make mulch, bedding etc. The answer really depends on your plans, what you have now ie land, buildings, critters, gardens, orchards etc.

Along with your needs like perhaps firewood, lumber or those things.

There’s options beyond money. Depending on your future goals you may be able to do some bartering for some of those wanted items. You’d be surprised at how readily some folks are willing to trade and what they’ll trade for. We have a German Shepherd and I’ve got a guy who told me if we’ll breed her he’ll trade me to ewes and a ram for pick of the pups. Back in GA we had a small yard and chickens. The neighbor had a garden. We swapped eggs for veggies and he’d even give us the rotten veggies and scraps for the birds. My wife had the neighbors boys cut our grass for years simply by trading baked goods for their labor, homemade cookies and good cornbread is like gold to some folks. So my suggestions are gather free mulch materials, take stock in what you have to trade ie items you don’t use, skills, tools you could loan perhaps, knowledge even. I personally would pledge a whole hog to someone if they could teach me what’s safe to forage. (Gotta get a hog first) point is I’d barter and most people will as well. The trick is to find out what they want. Sometimes you have to barter up. Sometimes you have to barter with Joe because he has what John wants and John has what you want. Sometimes you gotta get creative. One thing you can do that’s inexpensive is smile, shake a hand and connect with others. They might help you get where you want to go. Contacts always come in handy if you take the time to make them.

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I’m finding allot of inspiration in this conversation myself. Wifey might get frustrated with me changing some of our plans mid reconstruction of our house lol. Already trying to work in earth tubes for cooling. Solar water heating for radiant heat sure beats splitting several cords of firewood every season. I like a good fire but I also like to make the best use of my time and physical labor where I can.

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One guy I saw had a walipini and he captured the rainwater from the roof. The rainwater was stored in 55 gal black drums. With his setup the sun and the greenhouse warmed the barrels by day and the barrels (which were now heat banks) warmed the greenhouse by night.

BigKid’s on to something there though. You could do allot with a simple solar heater, especially if combined with a tank to act as a heat bank. With pex pipes you could heat the soil itself, any raised beds and the greenhouse. You could circulate the water with small 12v solar pumps. If you chose too you could do a closed loop system using a “green” antifreeze.

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I understand the need for the routing number and account name. It’s the quick sign up involving passwords that I don’t get. I’m not surprised by slow sales right now with everything that’s going on. Thanks for the input though. Ebay was my 2nd choice. I may try both… I just know something needs to give to boost our income with everything we have going on as well as the economy going to crap.

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Thank you ❤️

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Thank you again! I may get to that as well.

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❤ thank you ❤️

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The whole thing is odd. There’s security cameras all over that place. Reports coming out don’t line up with the narrative spewed by right or left mainstream. It’s odd to me though that a mentally ill unstable man made it into that house so easily. There’s glass broken outward instead of inward. There was a report that “someone” opened the door for the police and when the entered they saw both men struggling with the hammer. Some say it’s a trist gone bad, some say it’s a deranged Trump supporter, I ponder it’s convenience for Nancy. Her poll numbers are dramatically low. Hub’s got the DUI then came the questionable stock trades. If something more tragic and permanent happened to him then those issues go quietly into the night as Nancy gets the sympathy.

It is a tragedy and I wish everyone else assaulted in San Francisco got that much attention. If however those in charge of San Francisco hadn’t created the environment they have then the likelihood of being assaulted would be incredibly low instead of incredibly high.

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Listened to them a bit with the kids while putting them to bed with smiles on their faces. Thanks for the link!!!