PREP Time to Prepare for the Collapse

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Martin

Deceased
Time to Prepare for the Collapse
Gwen Caldwell

(Editor's Note: This is not a drill. The [would be] leaders that you have put your trust and faith in have had their way with you (and you probably weren't even kissed). Denial is not a river in Egypt. If you have any friends, tell them (I know, they won't listen. Most of my friends don't even listen. But that doesn't stop me from telling them). If you follow our advise and nothing happens, so what. If you don't, and everything you read here comes true, you are going to find yourself, and your friends, up a creek without ... - JSB)

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Take the time to prepare for the coming financial woes.

The financial stability of our country is in peril. Unemployment continues to rise. The housing market continues to fall. Banks are failing at an unprecedented rate. The stock markets are unstable, as is our dollar. Folks, the new regime in Washington is not going to fix this problem! No matter how many bailouts they want us to pay for, we are only applying a band-aid to a gapping wound in the financial jugular vein of this country! It will not stop the bleeding.

We have got to start facing the facts and preparing for the total collapse of our financial system as we know it. Start downsizing now! Get your pantries stocked with food, water, essential vitamins and medicines. Making these preparations now may not only save your life, but will ensure that your quality of life is not reduced in the face of economic disaster.

We can live for three hours in the cold. Have a back up shelter plan with a heat source.

We can live for three minutes without air. Have a first aid kit and EMT book for reference.

We can live for three days without water. Get a water filter system and store water.

We can live for three weeks without food. Stock your pantries.

Every person should have a bug out bag that contains at least these minimums in case of any emergency. A sleeping bag or blanket, tarp or tent, clothes line rope, fire starter, food for three days, water, a mess kit, a knife, a towel, a change of clothes with extra socks, outer wear for the season, first aid kit, flashlight and batteries.

When stocking your pantry always start by buying your staples first. Things like flour, sugar, oats, salt, oil and Crisco, rice, dried beans, lentils, pastas, nuts and dried fruits, etc. Then buy canned goods, starting with canned meats, vegetables, fruits, tomato sauce, soups, etc.

Then think about those every day things you and your family eat. It does no good to stock pile and store foods that your family won't eat. Buy things to season foods and enhance foods like bullion cubes, gravy mixes, spices and herbs. Buy condiments like ketsup, mustard, BBQ sauce, mayonnaise and so on. Snack food and cereals. Hot chocolate mix, coffee, tea, Tang, and other water enhancers.

Be sure to consider any special dietary needs your family members have. If you have family members that have Diabetes for instance you may want to make sure you have plenty of cinnamon as it helps regulate blood sugar. Get stevia for a sweetener.

I encourage all of you to look around your homes at the things that you could liquidate right now to create storage space for food and that can create extra financial resources for stocking up on food. Quit eating out, avoid fast food and junk food. Eat popcorn, fruits and vegetables for snacks to keep your immune system built up and save money.

Think about those things that will disappear in a crisis and make sure you have them. Oil lamps and oils, batteries, diapers, camp stoves and fuel, guns and ammo, toilet paper are things that come to mind. Think about those things that might be good barter items in your area...get them.

I urge you to go online and purchase heritage garden seeds, so that you can grow your own food. Even if you live in a small apartment you can plant food in containers to help you supplement what is in your pantry. Buy sprouting seeds and a sprouter. Buy canning jars, so that you have a means of preserving your food.

There are many excellent videos at www.youtube.com on sustainability, survival skills, long term food storage, growing urban gardens and so forth. Take the time to educate yourselves on these skills.

I believe that our time to prepare is short and would encourage all of you to do what you can now. I have already noticed that the shelves at the stores where I live have less selection and fewer items. It is not unconceivable that one day the shelves will be empty.

We will not be getting a bail out, be assured. Our bail out is how we prepare now and how well we do it.

Friday, January 23, 2009


http://silverbearcafe.com/private/01.09/collapse.html
 
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UncurledA

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Yeah, Ann, they don't know it's a "gaping" wound and not a "gapping" one, either. I am a stickler for proper spelling and usage, and I see errors everywhere. However, I have known lots of people very much wiser and smarter than me who couldn't spell their way out of fifth grade. Very bright engineers and medical doctors often fall into this category. I don't let it be a stumbling block to what could be very good advice, as in this case.

Martin, you post so many apropos articles that it becomes impossible to thank you for all of them. I hope you know that.
 
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bw

Fringe Ranger
"Denial is not a river in Egypt." is probably the most inane sentence in the English language. Anyone who uses it loses me right there. (And "beg the question" wins the Most Misused Phrase.)
 
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Barry Natchitoches

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Overall, very good advice.


A caviet for any newbies just joining us: For heavens sakes, store the foods that your family eat. Don't just blindly go down the list of "must haves" that somebody posts on the net.


For example, under staples to get first and foremost, this author lists "oats."


Well, if your family eats oats, then that is good advice.


But my family is from the deep south. We don't eat oats -- don't think I've ever even had them. We eat GRITS down here. So instead of stocking oats, we stock grits.


Same thing with things like beans. Beans are so essential to prepping that -- if your family is not used to eating beans - start feeding them some now in order to get them used to beans. Maybe just one meal a week, for a while, in chili or in the form of New Orleans red beans and rice -- a gourmet delicacy that can be fixed cheaply. Or maybe a bean and ham soup.


Find a way to feed your family beans that they will really like, and then stock up on the kind of beans they prefer.


Again using my own family as an example, we have no use whatsoever for the infamous pinto bean that is on so many prepper's "must have" lists. But we are from New Orleans, and we live for our weekly Red Beans and Rice Monday. Every Monday, without fail, we have red beans and rice, smoked sausage or pork chops, and garlic bread for supper. Yum!


Bottom line is that we do not have a pinto bean anywhere in our food storage, but we have plenty of small red beans. That is what we eat during normal times, so that is what we store.


That advice seems obvious to veteran preppers, but you would be amazed at how many beginners just go purchasing based on those lists with no serious regard to examining what their family is used to eating. They reason that if things get bad enough to break open the preps, then their families will be happy to eat whatever is there.


But in real life, it doesn't work out that way.


In the middle of calamity is the worst possible time to force your family to eat things they are not familiar with. Many people (especially children and the elderly) will just refuse to eat altogether in such circumstances, if the only food available is something they are unfamiliar with.


So PLEASE keep in mind what your family normally eats before you stock up, if you are just beginning.


If your family is not used to beans or wheat right now, it is best to start getting them used to these things. Beans and wheat are so important in the basic stock that it is best you start experimenting with them today, for maybe one meal a week.


BTW, some people cannot eat wheat -- they cannot digest it -- and in the middle of a prolonged disaster is no time to find that out for the first time. By incorporating wheat into your diet now, you can find out if you have a family member who cannot digest wheat. If you do, then you can substitute another grain for wheat in your storage now, while there is still time to make such changes. That's just another reason for getting your family ready right now for eating the kind of staples that long term prepping requires we store.



And if you are Officially and Certifiably SOUTHERN, then you are excused from storing oats if you stock up on grits instead.... :D
 
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Rex Jackson

Rex Jackson

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Spelling is burdensome sometimes. When people are pressed for time and offering an insight of wisdom for free, getting the message out is far more important than English. That lady is probably digging a cave by hand and she took the time to stop and come out and warm people again. just a thought
 
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bw

Fringe Ranger
Rex Jackson said:
Spelling is burdensome sometimes. When people are pressed for time and offering an insight of wisdom for free, getting the message out is far more important than English. That lady is probably digging a cave by hand and she took the time to stop and come out and warm people again. just a thought
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Ok Reg, we're all warmer now. :)
 
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Barry Natchitoches

Has No Life - Lives on TB
BTW, if you suffer from gas or other gastric problems after eating beans, add a teaspoon of baking soda in your beans next time while they are cooking. The baking soda will cause the cooking beans to bubble big time, however, by the time the beans are finished cooking, you will find that the beans will cause little or no gas or digestive problems in your system.


And the thing is, a single teaspoon of baking soda will not change the wonderful taste of a pot of beans one iota.
 
WildDaisy

WildDaisy

God has a plan, Trust it!
AnnCats said:
Put my faith in an editor who doesn't know the difference between advise and advice? I don't think so.
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I believe the whole point of the article was to put your faith in an Editor who knows the End from the Beginning , and prepare the rest accordingly.
 
TIK

TIK

Inactive
I'm just curious if the message is lost with the worrisome folks that have to have the spelling completely accurate in a message to "believe" what's being said?

Unbelievable.
 
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jesner

Veteran Member
Barry Natchitoches said:
BTW, if you suffer from gas or other gastric problems after eating beans, add a teaspoon of baking soda in your beans next time while they are cooking. The baking soda will cause the cooking beans to bubble big time, however, by the time the beans are finished cooking, you will find that the beans will cause little or no gas or digestive problems in your system.


And the thing is, a single teaspoon of baking soda will not change the wonderful taste of a pot of beans one iota.
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NOTE TO SELF: stock up on baking soda
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leucos

Contributing Member
This substance over style (yipes!) English major enjoyed the article, Martin. Thanks.

I also enjoyed the comments. LOL.
 
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cjoi

Veteran Member
UncurledA said:
Yeah, Ann, they don't know it's a "gaping" wound and not a "gapping" one, either. I am a stickler for proper spelling and usage, and I see errors everywhere. However, I have known lots of people very much wiser and smarter than me who couldn't spell their way out of fifth grade. Very bright engineers and medical doctors often fall into this category. I don't let it be a stumbling block to what could be very good advice, as in this case.

Martin, you post so many apropos articles that it becomes impossible to thank you for all of them. I hope you know that.
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What Uncurled A said. On both counts.
 
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dero50

Veteran Member
Surely we can for give!! In the excitment of getting the message out quickly all kinds of things can happen. We still need to take the message to heart. Keep our eyes, ears, and hearts open. Let's not feed on each other. We'll need each other someday.
 
skip8

skip8

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Martin said:
Darn. I know I should not have posted that article:lkick::screw:
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As always Martin, 'you did good'!
TIK said:
I'm just curious if the message is lost with the worrisome folks that have to have the spelling completely accurate in a message to "believe" what's being said?

Unbelievable.
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Ditto! This is great info...it all helps!

To the spelling and grammar police, Sgt. Hulka has a comment...

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Dozdoats

Deceased
And unless you're one of those who thinks a spirited rendition of "Kum By Ya" will dissuade home invaders, thieves, rapists, murderers, arsonists etc, then you'd better lay in a couple of shotguns and a case of buckshot as well. If you can find 'em...

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Ben Sunday

Deceased
Barry,

Excellent comments!

I could eat for a long time on black eye peas, another in the family of useful, delicious beans that are good for you and inexpensive.

I appreciate the tip about the baking soda.
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The basic info and philosophy of the article (OP) is spot on. Having a bee in our bloomers about spelling should not make us overlook sound general advice.
 
sssarawolf

sssarawolf

Has No Life - Lives on TB
TIK said:
I'm just curious if the message is lost with the worrisome folks that have to have the spelling completely accurate in a message to "believe" what's being said?

Unbelievable.
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I agree Tik, and I mistype all the time.
 
Fred's Horseradish

Fred's Horseradish

Membership Revoked
I was keep (kepted. kept?) back in the 3 or 4th grade because of spelling. (They don't do that anymore.) Look at me now. (:p, ;) )

Anyway, the title should be the one for the BDI down 93%: Time to prepare for the Collapse. (Colapse?)
 
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Martin

Deceased
Thinking about adding a caveat with my posts

Maybe something like Read at your own risk, possible spelling or grammer errors may be present.;)
 
Loon

Loon

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When you are stocking up on food be sure to include some ready to eat foods that don't require cooking. Try to think of some backup source to cook your food if you don't have gas or electric. Dry beans take a long time to cook. Think of storing some already cooked beans in cans. You can just open and eat if necessary.

Have recipes in mind of things you can throw together right out of the pantry. Make sure you have some simple basic things like matches and non electric can openers. Make sure all your lanterns and other sources of light have fresh batteries and replace as needed. Store fuel if you have an outbuilding to keep it in.
 
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tm1439m

Veteran Member
AnnCats said:
Put my faith in an editor who doesn't know the difference between advise and advice? I don't think so.
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Just for fun here anncats, since you seem to always be so critical of others and their mistakes. Remember now this is just so we can see the perfection of the one who critizes so often herself!


http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=319554 Post 27 you wrote: vbecause

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=319474 post 11 your very first word was:Immediatly (shouldn't that be immediately)
here you also said:"and an e mail and sent them off (you mean send?)

Noticed many places I will not list where you capitalise the first two or three letters as opposed to the traditional one letter.

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=315378 post 26 You wrote:....When i bake the fave minute artisan bread.... (i should have been capital and fave? five? hmmm. not eatin anya this woman's bakin:D)

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=314058 post 1 your very own thread (should have taken some time at least on your own thread :hmm: you were your own editor were you not) : trophys (trophies?)

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=313553&page=2 Post 61 you bi#$%ed about why would anyone answer the questions asked. I say to you why the heck would you go to a thread you do not agree with and then run those down who are trying to enjoy themselves. Get a life.

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=318857 Now here is a thread where I made a comment to give some info that I truely felt was important for everyone to know and only made this comment in support of someone elses comment. Then you very rudely attacked me for no reason. You really need to think before you speak as you have proven to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are full of crap and think you are holier than thou when in fact you are but a human being. I am going to forgive you for what you have done to me but you need to go back and correct all your previous lifes mistakes before you destory others.

I am going to stop here because from the looks of the first few threads you have that I examined, it would take all day to document.

You were the very first one to comment on this thread and you ran it straight to the ground. Thanks for all the TB2K support you give. Practice what you preach!!! :D

By the way should we believe anything you say, if we follow your advice here on this thread than we would not put much faith in anything someone who makes all the mistakes that you do says.



Let me add that if anyone wants to find all my mistakes here on timebomb, I hope you allow plenty of time for this task as I make many many mistake's. But hey on my last IQ test I got a 138 and in college I was ranked in the top 4% in the nation in engineering. Guess what I'm still not perfect.
 
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gr8outdrsmn

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tm1439m said:
Just for fun here anncats, since you seem to always be so critical of others and their mistakes. Remember now this is just so we can see the perfection of the one who critizes so often herself!


http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=319554 Post 27 you wrote: vbecause

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=319474 post 11 your very first word was:Immediatly (shouldn't that be immediately)
here you also said:"and an e mail and sent them off (you mean send?)

Noticed many places I will not list where you capitalise the first two or three letters as opposed to the traditional one letter.

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=315378 post 26 You wrote:....When i bake the fave minute artisan bread.... (i should have been capital and fave? five? hmmm. not eatin anya this woman's bakin:D)

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=314058 post 1 your very own thread (should have taken some time at least on your own thread :hmm: ) : trophys (trophies?)

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=313553&page=2 Post 61 you bitched about why would anyone answer the questions asked. I say to you why the hell would you go to a thread you do not agree with and then run those down who are trying to enjoy themselves. Get a life.

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=318857 Now here is a thread where I made a comment to give some info that I truely felt was important for everyone to know and only made this comment in support of someone elses comment. Then you very rudely attacked me for no reason. You really need to think before you speak as you have proven to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are full of crap and think you are holier than thou when in fact you are but a human being. I am going to forgive you for what you have done to me but you need to go back and correct all your previous lifes mistakes before you destory others.

I am going to stop here because from the looks of the first few threads you have that I examined, it would take all day to document.

You were the very first one to comment on this post and you ran it straight to the ground. Thanks for all the TB2K support you give. Practice what you preach!!! :D
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:jstr: turn-a-bouts fair play, haha
 
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Deena in GA

Administrator
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Excellent article for those who are just beginning to see the light! Also great additional information from Barry!

Now, let's concentrate on the message in the op and forget about the spellings or grammar errors. (and I'm one who notices all of them, but prefer to think about the message more)
 
bev

bev

Has No Life - Lives on TB
tm1439m said:
Just for fun here anncats, since you seem to always be so critical of others and their mistakes.
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TM1439M - that doesn't sound like "just for fun" to me. That sounds mean and spiteful. How long did it take you to compile all those links anyway? Couldn't you have used that time to intelligently respond to Martin's original post?

I agree with Deena in GA.

BTW, thank you again, Martin, for posting this - a good reminder for us all.
 
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tm1439m

Veteran Member
bev said:
TM1439M - that doesn't sound like "just for fun" to me. That sounds mean and spiteful. How long did it take you to compile all those links anyway? Couldn't you have used that time to intelligently respond to Martin's original post?

I agree with Deena in GA.

BTW, thank you again, Martin, for posting this - a good reminder for us all.
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Hey bev didn't take to long to compile actually. Anyway you could call it spite or maybe my way of trying to tell someone how they make others feel. We all need a little reality check once in a while and I guess I just got mine so thanks for the advice(?). I agree with Deena as well and going to try to comply with her wishes so :D :hugs: Its going to be alright.
 
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tm1439m

Veteran Member
Let me say to all I am sorry for being a bad boy. And martin I am sorry for messing up your thread.

I'll be good I promise!(green mile)

TM
 
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