With modern comforts we seldom think about what it was like before…. As a history refresher, say 1930-1940’s here in Appalachia there was no, or few outdoor “privies” to deposit human waste. I had asked an old-old timer what did they do. He replied: “ We used foot boards”. It seems that the foot board […]
It is now time to seek the oracle of all knowing weather predictions for the winter: the wooly worm. He/she is to be viewed inching along in caterpillar form with the orange color and black band looking for a place to curl up for the winter, emerging in the spring as a dull gray moth. […]
One of my neighbors within a mile had a complete potato failure. His potato experience has been over 50 years and depends upon potatoes as a mainstay in his diet. His ¼ acre crop just did not grow. Why? Another neighbor higher up the hill with even better experience who grows commercially had a failed […]
Conspiracy theorists will like this article for I am beginning to visualize either total incompetence in the management of our country, its resources, people and future towards prosperity, or am I am visualizing a long term manipulation of the financial system to drive everyone into a Third World Market Place? Wal*Mart™ CEO recently stated that […]
A lady called: “What the heck is wrong with my squash? They just fell down! “ About now, in this temperate time the crickets are louder, the grasshoppers bigger and in general the insect population is concentrating on your garden plants- sweet hybrid, non natural plants are targeted by the delicious odors emanating from them. […]
At the time of this writing the current news anxiety is the massive heat wave. No matter what you think there is always some serious catastrophe going on, and for many, many people the need to leave that community- bug out, as they say in California- is a real deal. Bug Outs have different applications […]
Writing an article for Dear Reader concerning Prepping for previous discussed emergencies becomes a difficult task, as the perceptions of an emergency interruption in your life and resources to meet that emergency are all different. However, we all have to eat, therefore this article is directed towards selection in stockpiling foods.
On June 22nd this year 2011, www.OpEdNews.com published a well documented piece on the Fukishima nuclear catastrophe as well as a new nuclear emerging Class 4 disaster right in our backyard: The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant in Nebraska USA. What makes this piece interesting is: this information from WeatherTech.com.