So many ideas are popping up I’m having some difficulty deciding what I want to write about. You all know that I’m a news junky and have been doing a lot of work trying to learn the markets and anticipate what they will do and how can I make the most intelligent daily buys to stretch those green piece of paper. I’m surprised how often I’m ahead of the curve. Perhaps it’s because I didn’t have many perceptions to unlearn that makes me a little better than average of seeing what is coming.
I have been seeing a little good news on the coffee prices finally coming back down and if you are a big coffee drinker that is good news. Chocolate seems to recovering and while still high the prices seemed to have stabilized. I think the biggest advantage of having six months or more of what you want and need stored is it gives the ability to shift your spending on basics and have a buffer as commodity prices rise and fall. I’m very happy I got my 25 pound bag of grits/polenta, I have plenty of masa and my popcorn is in great shape. So I’m feeling positive I’ve gotten all corn needs fairly well covered, though I think I may add another five pound bag for the RV.
Whatever you may save on buying meat you may want to grab extra grains and flour if you are not good on your basic grains. I know I’m good on grains and even have a few extra food safe buckets in case I see a sale. I’m adding more varieties of beans and I want to get a 25 pound bag of 16 bean mix, and start adding in some oils. I’ve just about used up all the canola oil I got when I thought it was a healthy choice. I like olive oil for most of my cooking but if you are doing deep frying or high temp stuff there are better oils than olive. Might try out peanut oil as I’ve read some good things about it for High temp. cooking.
Dug out a few of my cookbooks and going to try some new recipes out now. I like doing my food experiments in fall as it is not to hot to cook inside. Found a neat little recipe for using canned sardines in an Italian cookbook I’ll try out.
I’m not on Facebook or twitter but I have been watching some twitter feeds via Twitchy.com and I have to say the anger and vitriol that people express is staggering. Quite a lot of folks are saying they will riot if Obama loses and they seem quite ready to commit violence if they don’t get their way. I’m reminded of what the holocaust survivor said after being liberated from a Concentration camp “If people say they want to kill you, believe them!” I’m not trying to scare folks but prepare them and make sure you have your security measures in place. Perhaps they are only playing an “Internet tough guy” but always better to be prepared if they really mean it!
You need to touch finish up the last of the basics if you haven’t already this month. Make sure your BOB is ready for fall and winter and the same goes for your BOV’s kit and maintenance. Get out those kitchen knives and give them a good sharpening and take that lawnmower and give it a good check up. How are your saws and saw blades looking? and your axe have you sharpened it up?
How’s the snow shovel and or blower doing and is it ready to go? Do you have sand and Ice melt for your walk and weight/traction for your vehicle. Have you got oil, kerosene or propane for your back up lights and heat and have tested them out? Extra wicks or mantles?
This is a great time to get those items as camping season is winding down. So you could see some great sales on camping equipment. Get extra mantles and wicks as they will need to be replaced, figure a mantle per 3 months of daily use, Kerosene lamps have at least one replacement wick per lamp. Use up older gas and get new gas in all gas cans with a storage treatment. If you have a gas station that sell no ethanol gas, spend extra for it and store it as it will last much longer and better fuel mileage should make up some of the extra cost.
I do think things are going to get tougher and they have already been darned unpleasant. Don’t panic! keep your goal in mind but be flexible and adapt your plan to what is! Not what you wish things to be!
“Quite a lot of folks are saying they will riot if Obama loses and they seem quite ready to commit violence if they don’t get their way.”
There will be no good outcome to this (s)election. Obammy wins, it’s full throttle down the road to communism. He loses, the cities burn. Me and my family will be at the farmstead on (s)election day, I don’t want to be anywhere near the city…
I agree Craig, I’m a bit peeved at folks and Confederate Yankee and Arctic Patriot kind of steamed me making a big deal about the “Citadel” concept. Confederate Yankee, your words against Idaho where based on preconception fed by the media. No! Idaho has nowhere as close as the same type of weather as Wyoming or Montana as both states are on high (5000 feet) of altitude. Idaho is well known for neo-nazi’s yet the Aryan nations compound has been gone for years.
If the idea of the Citadel is not your cup of tea. I’m cool with that, but when you start off by saying Idaho is know for SPLC talking points that have no basis in reality in day to day Idaho life I have a problem with your attitude.
Kerodin asked for 1 oz. of gold to be a founder and build a proto-type after market pistol. He did’nt say gold bought today hell you might have bought an oz. of gold for $300.00 in 2001. If you don’t like it don’t invest and stay away from the “Citadel”. Do your own thing for your own tribe. It’s human nature to think we have all the “answers” and most of us will be wrong but if we get even 20-100 people working in different ways a few folks will find away to make things happen.
Mike at SSI brought “fast and furious” and ATF gunrunning to the blogs and MSM. Okay he might be great or a goomba but he was right about the ATF games.
You want to know about Idaho ask me? I have lived all over and I still love Idaho they are great folks and mostly will leave you alone if you are not harming anyone but yourself. You want to be a hippy and move a few rocks to make a nice damn of hot water. Hell we will support you even if you are a liberal named John Kerry. Idaho screws folks up you want to buy a town? Have at it as long as you protect their rights!
I think CY ad AP pushed my button so I should stop.
I hear ya. I haven’t seen anything to make me doubt Sam’s intentions. Hell, he’s the only one out there doing anything really proactive. I wish him success. Sorry, Mike V is a putz. At best. And a confirmed liar.
I agree Craig but even a broke clock is right twice a day. I’m not giving Mikey V. a pass but I’d say he did get F&F on the radar. If AP and CY thinks the citadel will be some kind of Jim Jones cult of personality that’s on them. I supposed I’m a bit peeved that it CY and AP comments a nudge at folks in Idaho and painting them with such a broad brush and I have dealt with the preconceptions that we are all racists and some how Nazis living in Idaho.
If you want to know about living in Idaho just ask me. I will try to give you honest answers. I love my state but like all others it has it’s own problems.
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