You might be a homesteader if...

[theoutlands]

Kinda to go along with my other thread and to help us think *and* have fun at the same time.

You might be a homesteader if...

...your teens take their laundry to a friend's house because they hate stiff undies.

...someone asks you if you saw 24 last night and you ask "24 whats?"

...the bookmobile driver buys eggs from you.

...your terriers can herd rabbits.

...your children play naked in mud-puddles...and no one notices.

...first-time visitors are either *really* lost or have a hand-drawn map.

...you give your address to the 911 operator and she asks, "Where is *that*?"

next?

 

[Deb Mc]

- You collect garden tools like Amelda Marcos collects shoes.

- Worn out tires aren't discarded, they're saved to be used as "fire starters" for burning cleared brush.

- You don't have cars on blocks waiting for a rebuild, you have tractors on blocks waiting for a rebuild.

- You know "Brush hog" isn't a species, it's a machine.

- You know to check for snapping turtle sign before jumping into the pond.

- Family trips to the feed mill and local TSC are more common than going to the mall. "What's a mall?"


Good thread, Doc!

 

[juco]

you might be a homesteader if...

"making groceries" means planting the garden.

all of the pigs are named Porkchop, Sparerib, and Sausage.

your milk comes from a ruminant , not the supermarket.

your primary entertainment and contact with the outside world is via TB2K.

 

[Freeholdfarm]

... your pantry is larger than your bedroom.

... you spend more on chicken, goat and rabbit feed than you do at the grocery store.

... you know what a solar-powered clothes dryer is.

... your six-year-old knows how to milk goats.

... every windowsill and your enclosed porch are full of seedlings all spring.

... the most-read book in the house (after the Bible, in my house at least) is "You Can Farm" by Joel Salatin. Second-most read is a veterinary manual.

... you would seriously consider replacing your car with a horse if the gas prices keep rising.

... you mow your lawn with geese or sheep.

Kathleen

 

[A.T.Hagan]

...your children play naked in mud-puddles...and no one notices.

Oh, jeez, Doc! Just last week I was telling someone that no one did that down here anymore! Come into the twenty-first century, would ya?

You might be a homesteader if...

...the road trip you really look forward to making is to a nursery specializing in fruit trees on the other side of your state.

...you notice another person's garden and fruit trees before you notice their house.

...your daughter thinks store-bought eggs taste bad.

...your wife knows to put your supper in the oven in the summertime because you're not going to come in before dark.

...you correct your local extension service's list of fruit tree varieties known to do well in your area.

.....Alan.

 

[CAgdma]

You know you are a homesteader if....

the power goes out and your place is the only one around with the lights still on.

your seed collection is the most precious thing you own.

you have more than one pressure canner.

when DH cannot find a tool, you ask "where was the last place you used it?"

 

[PilotFighter]

If the raised bed you plant your carrots in, is an old clothes dryer drum.

 

[oops]

hum...let's see...

u know u r if...

u go to a rendezvous and live in the early 1800's...and the kids don't notice much difference other than they're dressed funny and allowed to carry the knives n hawks n guns in front of "non family" adults...lol...

oops

who's kids r now whining to go to another vous this coming month...lol

 

[grannyclampett]

If your 4 year old can identify every picture on his cousin's (cousin isn't homeschooled) pre-kindergarten test except for the milk carton. ( Milk comes into the house in a pail and from the fridge in a half gallon jar.)