tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post7382671349582904855..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: inflation-house wins 4James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5387369560166775002019-11-02T06:28:45.227-07:002019-11-02T06:28:45.227-07:00I think you had everybody at fermented wheat bever...I think you had everybody at fermented wheat beverages. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-68857313568831158332019-11-01T21:59:23.620-07:002019-11-01T21:59:23.620-07:00In some of the several unauthorized re-writes of ,...In some of the several unauthorized re-writes of ,Rawles THE GAY NINETIES (predecessor to PATRIOTS: SURVIVING THE COMING COLLAPSE), TheGovernmentAgents got lynched.<br />And then, everybody felt relieved.<br />And then, everybody felt saddened.<br />And then, to regain their 'collapse enthusiasm', the silver coins everybody saved for taxation got invested in a yuge barbecue.<br />With tasty wheat foods and other nourishing wheat edibles, followed by designer-inspired wheat desserts, worshed down with refreshing wheat beverages.<br /><br />I'm deciding which version I prefer.<br />This might take a sec...LargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530497760743766465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88978734817675369792019-11-01T13:29:54.277-07:002019-11-01T13:29:54.277-07:00Nicus, good job on the water capturing. I read an...Nicus, good job on the water capturing. I read an article a few days ago on how to capture rainwater on The American Partisan. Your idea is perfect for the rainy NW. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141804481453083170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-38131218911122527442019-11-01T12:36:53.101-07:002019-11-01T12:36:53.101-07:00Yep, that is what I'm talking about. Worrying...Yep, that is what I'm talking about. Worrying about even "just" a $40 a month bill. Keep doing that and suddenly minimum wage at a few hours a week is more than you need. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-986595133055969212019-11-01T11:31:50.790-07:002019-11-01T11:31:50.790-07:00Loved today's post. I think occasional articl...Loved today's post. I think occasional articles on disconnecting and inflation proofing are a great idea (hint, hint). Your thoughts on the subject are always spot-on. A note of rain catchment that might be of interest. Living on the Edge of the World here on the Washington coast I get over 90 inches of rain/year, even drought years, so its really stupid to pay for low grade county water that tastes like it comes from a bucket of nails. Regardless, I used to shell out over $40/mo for it anyway... "convenience". I only paid every 3 months since I hate writing checks. A couple years ago they started disconnecting after 60 days of non-payment and I apparently never got the memo, so they disconnected and demanded a $250 reconnect fee. Ha! Talk about an incentive to find an alternative!<br /><br />I dragged out the Berkey and started schlepped 5 gallon buckets of water from a creek about 1/4 mile away while installing an emergency rain catchment system. It cost less than $200 using a $100 above ground pool from Walmart for storage that held over 1,600 gallons and included a cover and a little electric pool filter. After two months I was collecting enough rain to discontinue the bucket brigade. I've upgraded the system since then but my total investment remains under $600 which is less than a year's water service plus their reconnect fee. They lost a customer and I gained a bit more independence.Nicusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22632682430936392552019-11-01T06:04:52.501-07:002019-11-01T06:04:52.501-07:00Oh, great, now crackheads are going to ruin biking...Oh, great, now crackheads are going to ruin biking also.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19132986603042959832019-11-01T05:28:44.023-07:002019-11-01T05:28:44.023-07:00Got that tip from a Y2K board. For washing, the J...Got that tip from a Y2K board. For washing, the Jim Washer ( this one I came up with on my own ). Old rocking chair. Clothes in a covered five gallon bucket. Strap in chair. Sit down in another chair, use you foot to move the rocking chair as you read or watch TV. Leg muscles are much stronger/less fatigued than arm muscles. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-62436061520372059312019-11-01T05:25:30.025-07:002019-11-01T05:25:30.025-07:00No, just tiredNo, just tiredJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-77125847508978950182019-11-01T05:19:38.692-07:002019-11-01T05:19:38.692-07:00It's a real reminder for us younger (only in t...It's a real reminder for us younger (only in their 50s) folks to do their push-ups and burpees and so on, and especially exercises that strengthen the legs and hips. Because once your legs go, it's pretty much game over. <br /><br />Bicycles are some of the greatest inventions known and getting a bike and spares and learning to work on the thing is an extremely good thing. I just watched the PBS Frontline show about the fire in Paradise, California, and was thinking that a skilled cyclist would be out of there in no time. <br /><br />Just because a crackhead cycles all over, in a t-shirt in 30-degree weather doesn't mean they're that skilled. I've seen one take 2 hours to change a flat tire. I've seen one towing another one (girlfriend I think) in a bike trailer, with one tire not only flat but off the rim and flopping along - crackheads don't care and when it breaks they just steal another bike. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91022357277029726432019-11-01T02:15:56.060-07:002019-11-01T02:15:56.060-07:00If I work 16hrs a day and spend mostly on silver a...If I work 16hrs a day and spend mostly on silver am I lazy or ignorant?<br /><br />2:48Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33182718143048281312019-10-31T22:27:44.583-07:002019-10-31T22:27:44.583-07:00Demented Guy- a friend of mine that homesteaded in...Demented Guy- a friend of mine that homesteaded in Alaska called that freeze drying. She had a pretty neat little list of line drying protocols4hawkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762716860432842881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-28844429879175919662019-10-31T22:25:26.708-07:002019-10-31T22:25:26.708-07:00damn, that's a good tip. I thought i was being...damn, that's a good tip. I thought i was being fancy having a wash board.<br />4hawkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762716860432842881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-29189562211360869302019-10-31T20:34:39.710-07:002019-10-31T20:34:39.710-07:00Useful assets are king during hyperinflation. But...Useful assets are king during hyperinflation. But I wouldn't flaunt it, because after hyperinflation is over . . . people don't like people who planned ahead. It's not just currency that gets inflated, it's envy and revenge.John Wilderhttp://wilderwealthywise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-35831349235559560732019-10-31T18:08:05.259-07:002019-10-31T18:08:05.259-07:00Get a mop bucket and use the mop ringer for clothe...Get a mop bucket and use the mop ringer for clothes. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67356595391027019662019-10-31T18:06:48.086-07:002019-10-31T18:06:48.086-07:00Yeah, I can't see how my daughter will even pa...Yeah, I can't see how my daughter will even pay off her insane amount. I tried to tell her, but advice from dad is like the clap from sex. Best ignored :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32190826426970320012019-10-31T16:15:38.508-07:002019-10-31T16:15:38.508-07:00Ah yes, the mini-super-efficient-tiny-solar-cabin....Ah yes, the mini-super-efficient-tiny-solar-cabin. Always liked that concept. If I was on junk land without restrictions i would build exactly that. 12x12 would be enough and a 16x16 would allow for more people. A concrete slab with some perimeter insulation ideally, south facing glass for solar and a wood stove. kind of like the small pioneer cabins but with modern materials. Metal roof for catchment. Make some insulated panels to cover the windows at night.<br /><br />If things are semi normal but hyperinflation, for me a good small displacement motorcycle would be ideal. My mid sized bike gets 50+ mpg and thats having fun. I could milk a bit more mpg. Insurance is $15 a month. That would be affordable longer than 4 wheels. Smaller bikes do better. Just hard to see pedaling 30 miles round trip for anything. The motor could haul a fair amount of stuff with saddle bags and a pack. <br /><br />My area allegedly has covenants but since there is no homeowners association they can be ignored. The only one that liked them was the guy who subdivided this area, as in 5-14 acre plots. <br /><br />Student loans suck. My GF has been paying on hers for 5 years and still owes more than when she started. They can't be discharged in any kind of bankruptcy either.<br /><br />I do without cable, and boycott Starbucks or any yuppie crap. Working on the solar power. I will miss the internet when it costs too much.Nightshifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463940857394060911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49535549137401997562019-10-31T15:37:52.027-07:002019-10-31T15:37:52.027-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Demented guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071191996716087797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-52017741306373352082019-10-31T15:02:52.154-07:002019-10-31T15:02:52.154-07:00Please recall that Older Than Dirt minions are aut...Please recall that Older Than Dirt minions are authorized semi-auto weapons so as to take more of the bastards out with them as they become the first collapse casualties. Feel free to will me any such items if you fail prior to that. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56445367589459138912019-10-31T15:00:30.942-07:002019-10-31T15:00:30.942-07:00Good Little Catholics always render unto Caesar, a...Good Little Catholics always render unto Caesar, and especially the benevolent Gore Warming Diversity First head cheese Pope. How else to fund the Empire Of Christ? The fundamentalist cults didn't fall far from that tree. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18527990850114393512019-10-31T14:56:55.047-07:002019-10-31T14:56:55.047-07:00Yeah, Whoa! This is a family orientated blog. I ...Yeah, Whoa! This is a family orientated blog. I know you meant to say "Headstrong Age Challenged Asshole" James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72611679554342735592019-10-31T14:44:37.527-07:002019-10-31T14:44:37.527-07:00Do trick or treaters get wheat kernels at your hou...Do trick or treaters get wheat kernels at your house or leftover nuke bread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-40245351972116262282019-10-31T14:34:29.003-07:002019-10-31T14:34:29.003-07:00Yeah , my house is in an HOA...as in Headstrong ol...Yeah , my house is in an HOA...as in Headstrong old assholes. There are no restrictions other than mine your own bidness.<br />Yup got a motorhome on blocks out back over near the chicken coop. Got a few hundred watts of solar and artesian water that'll run out at five gallons a minute with no pump. Smelly but drinkable especially if you airiate it awhile. Yeehaw...Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-75891693296532519542019-10-31T14:07:05.157-07:002019-10-31T14:07:05.157-07:00James, if you want to slaughter sacred cows parrot...James, if you want to slaughter sacred cows parroted by "survivalists", slice that silver to pay your taxes buffalo in half Appocalypse Now style.<br /><br />When I read that goody two shoes Rawles fantasy novel with the godly sending off their bill payments in advance on the eve of collapse, I said no f-ing way.<br /><br />My vote: complete bs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81171466699841531912019-10-31T12:13:09.392-07:002019-10-31T12:13:09.392-07:00I have eliminated all of my debt and am living rat...I have eliminated all of my debt and am living rather simply now but a reascent fall and hip replacement has readjusted my priorities! I have food put by and some metals for the taxes but am feeling the end of life creeping up on my wife and I. She fell this morning walking down down the driveway to get to the mailbox and I am in a rehab facility for about 2 more weeks. I guess it is what it is.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58883935769688330642019-10-31T08:03:55.521-07:002019-10-31T08:03:55.521-07:00This is another helpful article. I'm going to...This is another helpful article. I'm going to read it again. I agree with "no bills (debts)" but I don't know if I want to use my capital to pay off federal parent plus loans, probably around $20K. <br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141804481453083170noreply@blogger.com