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Funny, I’d gotten bit on my foot by some kind of bug. I suppose it was a spider, but I didn’t see it. Barely left a mark, didn’t get a blister or anything, but boy did it hurt! And it didn’t wear off in a few minutes like other stings, it got steadily worse through the day. I read this, and put a vinegar poultice over the painful area. It helped a whole bunch and didn’t hurt any worse. But it still hurt some, so I put ice on it. That knocked it out completely. The next day, no pain and no sign of any bite. That won’t work for the big things like snake bites I’m sure, but it works nice for spiders, scorpions, bees, yellow jackets and that sort of thing.
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The price of chimney parts is ridiculous. They want to sell these kits for going through the roof, that cost more than the stove. For mine, I got stove pipe, a top cover (cheap) and fabricated the heat guard and roof flashing with flashing. Still kind of expensive, but close to a 10th of what the stupid kits cost. I didn’t find anything online or at other stores that looked good.
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It also depends on where you are – what the terrain is like in your area. If you surround your house with trees in the desert, it’s very nice for your house – shady, a wind block and view block. But people can tell there’s a house there from miles away, so in one way it’s concealing and in another way it’s advertising. If you are in a more wooded area, then trees and lots of brush might be a great strategy. For not being so easily spotted, I like the idea of concealing colors and materials. Many people have light colored houses with shiny metal roofs. They can be spotted from miles away, too. Other houses you won’t notice until you’re right up on them. But assuming someone has spotted your place, there are different scenarios, too. A big crowd coming, or just one or two people? A couple of illegals or a swat team? A druggie wanting to steal something off your place, or a cartel gang? Keep out casual trespassers and make your place look untempting for marauders, or be able to fight off a small army? I think there’s no one-size-fits-all for these things. But I like making the place hard to notice from a distance, making it look poor and not worth much effort, and have as good of an escape as you can manage. Seeing people coming up isn’t a problem in my area. I don’t clear any mesquite. If I lived in forested country or the mountains, it would be very different. Also, I have a great alarm and disincentive system – 4 alert dogs.
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It’s probably not the problem you’re having, but I learned when I was rabbit hunting with my shotgun that I always flinched! I couldn’t seem to keep from flinching, so I learned to correct for the flinch so that I still got the bunny. 😁
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I haven’t made any kind of kraut, but beef liver, onions and lots of cabbage all cooked together in a cast iron pan with just a little oil or grease – liver not breaded – is surprisingly delicious! I start the liver cut into small chunks first, and cook it until it’s about half cooked. Then I add the onions and cook them the usual amount, until they’re turning clear. I put salt, pepper and garlic to all that. Then I cut up the cabbage small and put it in the pan, and cook it until the cabbage is cooked down and soft. That’s usually about a half head of cabbage, and it takes about 1/2 an hour. If it needs a little water to steam the cabbage I add some, but it’s not
always necessary. It doesn’t have much juice this way, but you could
add more water and make it juicy. If you like your cabbage firmer or your liver more rare, you can modify it, but that’s the way I like it. -
We went to Mt. Lassen for my HS graduation in ancient days, summer of ’73. We were about the only ones at the hotel, and we had a snowball fight in the pool in June.😆
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Yes, friends that live up there say it’s been crazy with the snow. But spring is coming, even there! However, once you get above freezing nights and the snow has melted enough to dig, it’s probably safe to plant. That might be later than usual, but not all summer … down here in the high desert we don’t get much snow and winter hasn’t been remarkable, but it’s still getting into the 20s some nights. Lots of things are growing fine on their own, but I haven’t planted any new stuff yet on account of the night temperatures. You can take a hint from what’s growing in your area on their own. If you’re getting lots of weeds, your garden will grow too. At least the hardier things. If the weeds aren’t coming up yet, then the garden might not, either.
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My money all goes to building and repairs and basic necessities … if I can ever get caught up on that, then I’d consider savings with silver or whatever. Of course your local merchants and neighbors would have to be using silver, too, and everyone pretty much agree on the trade value of it. A few years back I was broke and took some old silver coins to the pawn shop to see if I could get more than the face value on them. Nope.
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Yes, sometimes it just wasn’t meant to be – or at least it’s a lot harder than expected! You just can’t predict those things.
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You have the advantage of being able to do those things already – knowing how, in detail, and having a place you could go to. Most people have to learn how and set up from scratch. It takes years to do that. They have to make a choice on taking their chances that things won’t change: there will be power companies that deliver electricity they can afford, the water company will always pump drinkable water into their pipes, they’ll have natural gas, propane, gasoline, the cars will run or be repairable or replaceable, the food will be plentiful, edible and affordable. The government will leave you alone mostly, be fair and let you live in peace, and you’ll have mostly rational people around you – no stealing, looting, riots, random murders … really all that seems like a losing bet now, especially in some areas. If you believe trouble is coming you’ll want to get ready for when those things are gone. You can’t just jump to a new property with no money, find it already set up and you knowing how to live off grid and grow/make what you need in a day or a month, or even a year. Then there are all the people who just prefer that life.
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I like to make pine tar soap. It’s good for the skin in general. My mom was kind of shocked about pine tar soap – she thought of it as being for lice. But it’s good for other things, too.🤓
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I like the Farmer’s Almanac forecasts for longer range. They do a pretty good job.
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You need a still and quite a bit of oregano to make oregano oil. There’s the pure essential oil that you can decant off, and then the oil with the water (the water part is also strong). I just use the oil and the water together, since to get only the oil part, you really need a lot of plant material. There’s only a little bit of that in each run.
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For me, SE Arizona.
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Yes, takes a lot of research into each area, and you probably don’t know exactly what to look for until you run into the snags!