I do not know how better to emphasize the points other than to be direct and brutally honest. Sometimes you just have to call the baby ugly. The window to prepare for the incoming crisis of our lifetime is now down to two weeks. Hopefully, that is specific enough.
As we have discussed on these pages, the interventionist policies and regulations from the people creating the COVID response (writ large) have been fubar from the beginning. {Go Deep} When they shut down the restaurants and hospitality sector (2020 lockdowns), the advisors and bureaucrats triggered a cascading series of events inside the food supply chain {Go Deep}.
Every policy implementation since then has made matters worse {Go Deep}
Adding to the supply chain and inflation crisis, in about a week the vaccine mandate and subsequent commercial passport means 30,000 cross border truckers are about to get shut down from operating between the United States and Canada.
“70% of the 700 billion in trade between Canada and the US is moved by truck. This will have a dramatic effect on supplies and services reaching their destination and getting in the hands of those who need them. One needs to look no further than the recent UK fuel shortage, where the military had to be brought in to deliver fuel as a result of a lack of truck drivers. We are already seeing shortages, if these shortages reach critical levels on items such as fuel, food, blood, medicine or medical supplies, we will see real long-lasting damage.”
~ Mike Milliam, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada
As noted by those following the issue(s) closely: “Starting January 15th, 2022, truckers must show a proof of vaccine to cross the Canada/US borders. Since March 2020, drivers were considered “essential”. They could cross the border without a covid test or the vaccine. Under Biden/Trudeau administration, this is about to change”:
22 000 truckers are about to lose their job. But this estimate is from the Canadian Trucking Association. The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) estimated this number closer to 31 000 truckers.
We are looking at a meltdown of the supply chain, or at least some severe disruption.
Get everything you need now. Inflation is about to get real. (read more)
CTH readers are already well versed in the domestic side of this issue {Go Deep}. When you overlay the USMCA aspect and recognize the critical sectors of the North American economy that are reliant upon each other; and when you realize that no one outside of the blue collar crews who have specific expertise in applying commonsense to this equation are talking about it, then you begin to realize what is obviously about to hit, and yet all will claim they never saw it coming.
We have approximately two weeks left. After that, I genuinely do not know what things will look like…. but I do know it will not be good. We are in very uncharted and unstable waters.
Act as if… or be acted upon. Ultimately, this appears to be our choice right now.
If we are wrong, then we will breathe a sigh of relief. However, if we are correct….
….. FUBAR!
Went to Walmart Wednesday and have never seen it busier and with fewer items in stock. Fairfax County, VA.
Chewy dot com has been our source for cat & dog food, and pet nutraceuticals, for well over a decade. They ship from several US locations – and fast. Their prices are sharp. They have a good selection for horses and other farm mammals as well. Chewy stocks darn near every brand of cat & dog food known in the USA. As of earlier this week, we’ve encountered no shortages.
The only non-essential workers I know of are : Biden and Trudeau.
Just got a delayed delivery notice from Chewy today on Royal Canin script canned cat food. No delivery date given.
Thanks for the warning, Sundance. If only I knew what to do about it…
Thanks Sundance, as always your timely insights are a cool breeze on a hot summer night. For the most part my family could not be more ready. We have lines drawn that shall not be crossed, small rural community with a smallish, very capable common defense plan. We can and will isolate if necessary to defend/ feed ourselves. We are self sufficient and self sustaining. The only thing we will miss if the power goes is the Treehouse folks and sending harassing emails to Senators and Congressmen. To fellow Tennesseans: Best of luck and if you are in Middle Tennessee, reads Cookeville, fire three shots in the air and flash your lights…..help will come.
Three bullets? That’s waste;). Told my son today when I was growing up we didn’t target practice; my Gramp wo
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Gramp would say go hunt some squirrels if you want to practice.
My father is from the South. I knew I should’ve never moved to the West Coast! I love TN. Especially love the area along the Natchez Trace. Folks gotta go where they know it is harder for the corrupt govt to get to them (hills of Appalachia, Great Smokies, waaaaay out there. Or Nome, Alaska?) Will be single soon and thinking about gettin’ me a good ole Tennessee mountain man! Got any cousins?? Ha Ha. Actually, don’t know where the heck I am going to move to.
For someone who has not seen the need to prepare, i.e. has done nothing, what would constitute an essential, must have list of items beyond foodstuff? Thinking mostly of things that *should* be available now that might vanish in a few days or weeks. Of course this assumes that these folks can be convinced to do something in the first place.
For a start, here is what Sundance recommended last year to be prepared for a week, after a hurricane:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/28/hurricane-ida-gaining-strength-preparations-along-northern-gulf-coast-should-be-rushed-to-completion/#more-216028
Go to Survival blog’s List of Lists link. You can’t do everything all at once.
Think hierarchy of needs.
1. Water (Berkey filter system, water bricks, depends on what access you have to fresh water if the pumps stop)
2. Shelter (plus items like tools to fix yours if it gets broken)
3. Heat (redundant systems if possible). If nothing else, tea lights and flower pots will provide some – lots of videos on how to set that up. Camp stove or butane stove, propane, and pots that can stand up to cooking over a fire or on a grill.
4. Light (lanterns, flashlights, batteries, candles, matches)
5. Medicinal needs (pain relievers, allergy medicines, vitamins, betadine, bandages, burns and wound treatment)
6. Communications. Solar chargers, battery and hand cranked radio with a full set of frequencies, writing implements and paper and thumb tacks if there’s no other way to communicate with your community.
7. Food, obviously, but also ways to grow it. Seeds. Containers or land.
8. Stuff you can barter if nothing else: Ammo, alcohol, Silver coins.
Not an item to purchase, but essential: good neighbors if you can find them. No man is an island.
Dark chocolate is great for bartering … or so I hear. 🙂
I am a chocoholic, but I can tell you that when things get really rough that chocolate I would not be interested in over Proteins and Fats.
Sam, thoughts below …
Priorities:
Water (you could buy food-grade plastic jugs now and start filling them, put them in plastic tubs, in case they accidentally split or leak)
Medicines (prescription, also cold/flu season)/multivitamins/omegas-fish oil
Batteries (check your electronics)
Car stuff: buy oil, antifreeze, gas up, resolve critical maintenance issues, buy a set of tires – do the penny test (will only get costlier later)
Jettison all the extraneous expenses in your life – that will help you de-stress
Tight on money and time: Get meal replacement powder (I purchased Huel, but don’t get their hot meal packets, get the affordable powders, which are $1.99 meal, plant-based, very nutritious. There are many competing products, so do your homework, watch the YouTube reviews. Decide for yourself.
Perishables:
You can buy on-sale items (meats) and slightly expired (bread, yogurt, cheese, etc.) – prep and freeze everything.
For example: bake the chicken and chop and freeze for soups; scramble ground beef and freeze for later spaghetti or tacos; cook stew meat to add to soups later; make beef chili with beans and freeze; make-ahead flatbread pizza (most all ingredients do well, except pepper and onions). Remember, you can just about freeze anything (meat, pasta, vegetables, chicken/beef stock, bacon grease/fat back, fruit for toppings or pies or smoothies, etc.).
Long-term storage and shelf-stable items:
With these items, no worries about power outages …
Pet food (if you have a pet; if it’s a cat, let him/her outside to hunt squirrels and mice)
Tinned meats (salmon, tuna, chicken)
Peanut butter
Dried pasta
Powdered eggs
Butter powder
Dry milk
Salt
Oils (vegetable, olive, your choice)
Sugar
Powdered buttermilk
Cornstarch (thickener for soups, also added to batter for frying)
Chicken bouillon
Beef bouillon
Canned tomatoes (health benefits – lycopene)
Honey
Nuts (this is expensive, tho)
Dried beans (pinto, etc.)
Canned beans (cannelini, northern beans, pink beans, in addition to all the others – you can make a yummy “cheesy” pasta from chickpeas)
Big bag of brown rice or white rice
Baking powder
Yeast
Baking soda
Bags of flour (all-purpose, wheat, bread flour, if you can get several)
Bag of masa – easy corn tortillas (on the bag), make affordable street tacos
Carrots, potatoes, cabbage, onions, apples – learn how to keep these, dry/cool/dark place
To add, if you’re not a cook, you will be … and you’ll grow to love your own creations better than eating out 🙂 Best wishes!
Canned toms don’t hold up well after a few years from high acidity (the lining dissolves and then they leak).
My solution is to buy pre-made pasta sauce. Ragu has plastic bottles or go with the stuff in glass jars.
Think about what’s essential for life: water, food, shelter, clothing. Mylar space blankets/emergency blankets are thin, take up barely any space and will keep you warm. They’ll keep pets warm too. Fill misc clean containers with water. Manual can opener. Popcorn is super cheap and will keep you fed. Fill all gas tanks. Keep cash on hand–small bills only! If you need food and all you have is a $50.00 bill you’re paying $50 for a stale granola bar. God forbid if you need to, you can eat the sunflower seeds from birdseed mix if you have that.
Not an accident but a part of the plan…. arm up food up and pray
This piece is too doom and gloom. My family has changed. We change our lifestyle. We travel less. We don’t go to retail stores to buy things that are nice to have, and we shop prices. We don’t eat out. We make our meals from home from scratch–farm to table style. What is available at the farmer’s markets, we buy and make meals from there. We waste not.
Amazon, by the way, is showing few if any problems delivering things we buy thru them online. Sorry, Sundance, I don’t see the crisis the same way you do. Buy less, be happy and Live Your Best Life!
I appreciate Sundance’s dose of reality. Backwoods Home Magazine is an uplifting source for all the lifestyle changes you mention. I’ve learned so much and now have many of their books.
Same here. Simple life with good food and family and the big boys can take a hike. Get as ready as you can and enjoy the ride. Jesus awaits on the other side for those who have put their faith and trust in him. Philippians 1:6
Sundance-Thank you for helping us be prepared for different eventualities. Do you have any practical advice about banking and money.
What’s the point of money when you have nothing to spend it on.
Yesterday, I went to the Royal Bank of Canada ATM for much-needed cash.
Guess what? IT WAS EMPTY !! No cash money at the ATM dispenser.
Venezuela crossed my mind.
Read my post above yours.
I have been shouting from the roof tops that the last 8 years commenced on 10/31/21 at this event where they agreed to push the agenda 2030 down our throats:
https://www.g20.org/rome-summit.html
It is about to get very real for the last 8 years folks!!!:
https://sumofthyword.com/2016/10/04/the-rapture-of-the-church-is-after-the-tribulation/
…a shovel, mason jars filled with pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters and holes in the back yard! Total secrecy.
Close your bank accounts except for the barest minimum to pay bills you can’t pay with cash. Go cash-only for everything you can. Stop direct deposits and get a paper paycheck that you cash at your bank. Buy and install a hidden fireproof safe and be your own bank at home; the larger gun safes sell for around $2,000 in my area. Also, get with your neighbors and start a barter club and start NOW swapping goods and services–because paper money may eventually become worthless, or changed into crypto-currency, which will be drastically devalued and strictly controlled by your government. With barter, you already have established your own moneyless economy and won’t be scrambling desperately to find someone to trade with.
I’d agree with much of what you stated with the exception of crypto. Its prone to scam and hacking. If you think the alphabet agencies are not aware of how they can not only monitor, but steal crypto, then you have not been paying attention.
Money, cash, like in every crash and hyper inflation becomes pretty much worthless. Keep a little cash on hand presently because it, at this point, still has some value. Get your money OUT of stocks and bonds, they will vaporize in a crash. But to keep your wealth, buy PM’s. Do NOT buy paper gold but physical gold and have it IN hand like RLABruce states.
And as in all things, do not advertise. Pull your resources and wealth in where YOU have control and access them when needed. Time to tribe up with like minded people. If this all just vaporizes and the crash never materializes you will have lost nothing. Most know differently, so when it does crash, having prep’d some, your preparations will buy you time if nothing else.
What is PM?
What if we get w/an EMP, how is that going to be useful if people have crypto?
PM = precious metals.
How does Crypto work when the grid goes down?
in africa they do crypto phone-to-phone. I’m not 100% sure on the details, but there is a way to do it. make sure you have a way to charge your phone…
No Power Grid, No Signal, Phones equal paperweight.
Off-line smart fone is still a supercomputer, camera, video recorder, audio recorder and media player.
BOOM!
SatFone internet crypto. Expensive transaction, but it will work. The blockchain will continue. Or, just pay with 90% silver US coin from before 1965 (40% half dollars until 1970’s) that everyone can understand and process with solar hand calculator (You have bunches of working in zip lock bag solar calcs from Sharp, Casio, Texas Instruments, right? ).
Yes, Barter is Good Business. We the People should have already been buying 90% Silver, American Eagles, and generic silver rounds, bars and ingots. 90% silver (pre-1964 dimes, quarters, fiftycent and dollar coins of the realm) will become the safest way to purchase things for the near future. Stockpiles of food, medicines and essentials should already be tucked away for the rainy days ahead. Unfortunately, Too many Americans haven’t heard the BLARING SOUNDS OF THE TRUMPETS, and will be in a World of Feces real Quick, which will lead to the inevitable human nature crisis solutions in the big cities. There are just too many coininkydinks, out in the open, for this to be hidden much longer. It’s just part of their plan.
Wegmans in Northern Virginia is fairly normal. That’s to be expected because it’s in swamp territory. They’re not going to let their food supply run low.
My Northern Virginia Wegmans was scarce just now! 😳 Couldn’t believe it. No ground turkey, none! No other things, too! Almost all out of other things! Shelves were bare in some spots, sparse in others. I got the last vitamin D3. Wowzer!
Same here, in Canada. The meat counter was no more than 25% stocked.
Coupled with no money in the ATM machines, it was not a good day.
No eggs at all in the local supermarket here on Vancouver Island. Many other shelves empty.
I make bacon and eggs almost every morning for breakfast. Every morning when we pray for the food God has abundantly given us I wonder if this will be the last “normal” breakfast we will eat.
Every time we go to a restaurant I pay attention, noticing all the little things, wondering if this will be the last time we go to a place that was once called a restaurant.
For over a year now I’ve been more than mindful that all the many blessings and luxuries we take for granted every day may be gone the next, and give God many thanks for every bit of comfort around me. My prayers start with giving thanks for my pillow, warm blankets, a bed that’s up off the floor, a room that is safe from predictors, etc., many, many, many things that if I didn’t have them would pile a little more discomfort on an already critical world.
So just reading your comment about finding no eggs at your local supermarket hammered it home for me.
When my husband and I sit down for breakfast today and give thanks to the Lord, God almighty, I will once again savor the taste of fried bacon and a broken egg yoke, knowing He alone gives and takes away.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Wow Raven, except for the fact that we have oatmeal most mornings, I could have written the same post! I am trying very hard to give thanks in all things, be they large or small, as I am aware they could disappear in a heartbeat.
We had no chicken at all (fresh or frozen), no sports drinks, no pasta, no flour, no orange juice, etc! Most other things just too expensive to buy It’s already happening, folks! After 6-7 times through the store, I found some substitutes/changed menu plans. People just stood and stared at the empty shelves.
Giant and Safeway, in Northern Virginia, were very low on product on Wednesday. Safeway in Maryland the same on Thursday.
Amazon: Campbell’s Chunky Soup, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, 18.8 Ounce Can – Pack of 12 – – $32.55
Walmart:Campbell’s Chunky Soup, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, 18.8 Ounce Can – – Qty 12 – – $18.24
Kroger has the large cans of Progesso soup $1 a can if you buy 10 and have their shoppers card. I prefer it to Campbells but if I’m hungry enough . . .
FYI, if you have a Kroger card, you do not have to buy the full quantity to get the discount; the card will allow you a pro rata discount for less than the quantity enumerated.
Or at least it works that way in the Krogers I have shopped in, here in Ohio and the midwest.
You do not have to buy 10.
If you can’t figure it out, sometimes I can’t, go to a checker and if it doesn’t ring that way, make the checker change it, they can and they will.
We used to buy Progresso all the time, but now make good soup quickly (cheaper and healthier).
The following takes no more than 10 mins – you can change up the flavor profile (for example: Mexican – add smoked paprika, chili powder, cumin, and squirt of lime, for a bit more money, top with a little cheese and add avocado, serve with corn chips). Soups are easy, satisfying, and affordable (usually several meals’ worth).
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cubed chicken (baked ahead, cubed, and frozen)
leftover rice or cook up orzo (larger pastas take longer, and wild rice takes a lot longer)
chicken stock (chicken bouillon)
minced onion
tomatoes from a can (or whatever is on hand)
add frozen veg (corn, green peas, whatever you want)
optional – beans (black are the best)
optional – add good splash of half and half or whole milk to make it creamy
Soups are an excellent way to use leftovers – got just a bit of spinach in the veggie drawer? throw it in the pot with some miso! got a tiny bit of ground beef leftover, not enough for a burger? make tiny meatballs and cook in a beef broth with some pasta with tomatoes and beans, with Italian spices!
Not bragging, well maybe a little, but I am known far and wide for my soups, stews and chili, not to mention my reverse sear steaks and low and slow ribs. 30 years in the produce business taught me something besides how to make money. The canned soups are for when fresh ingredients are unavailable.
Dish on the recipes! I have much to learn!
I agree. Even if you have to use some canned or frozen ingredients, it tastes better than soup from a can. Made potato soup tonight. 3 or 4 potatoes, 1/4 onion, milk, cheddar cheese, leftover ham or bacon and spices. Makes the same amount as 5 cans of soup for less $ and way better taste.
My freezer also has 3 tubs of leftover soup right now. Make extra and freeze up to 6 months.
Keep in mind, freezers only work so long as you have electricity; if we lose the power grid, you’ll have a problem.
I know a couple who have SIX freezers filled with garden vegetables, fruit, fish, beef, pork and chicken, and they have two power generators if they lose power–but when they have used the last of their fuel, their investment will become worthless.
My husband is just starting to make a wood-gas fired generator for when the electricity and gas are no-more. We have tons of wood to burn, if the evil that surrounds us does not start the world on fire.
Who would have ever thought we’d have to even think of these things, yet alone do them.
Preppers.
Survivalists.
students of history.
I suggest you read Fernando Aguirre blog at Ferfal. He survived the currency collapse in 2001 Argentina. He said that gangs left the cities and went out to country estates around, where the better-off had bought land and homes, and stripped them of every last ounce of gold, fuel, food, would torture kids in front of parents to do it.
The ones that survived were way out, and had a sleeping room underground with ventilation and canned goods… No cooking to create smells. After the thugs had plundered the houses, they moved on.
Quite frankly, I wouldn’t live within 100 miles of a majority-black city like Atlanta.
Did the people of Argentina have guns?
Thats the problem… they did not, except for a few shotguns that they had by permit.
Where will food run out the fastest?? Cities… In less than a week food in cities will be gone. If you get to a store and manage to buy food, there is a good chance you’ll be robbed on the way to your car. Same with going to a bank for money.
Thats why even a minimum supply of food, say two weeks to a months supply, will buy you some time to to figure out what to do without putting yourself in danger of being victimized at a grocery store or bank.
As for being robbed in your home by a gang of thugs… You’d best get it into your head that its them or you. THEY will have no problems seriously injuring or killing you for your stuff, whether you give it to them willingly or not. You best defend yourself and family with as much seriousness and having like minded people in the neighbourhood will go a long ways towards your safety.
Best bet, is to get away from the city as far as you can. Learn to grow and preserve food stuffs. Learn to barter and the value of not only your ‘stuff’ but also your skills.
Its a war… its to late to prepare for long term but not to late for short term plans. If you are in a city and can leave… leave now.
it is ilegal to own guns in Argentina
Guns are worthless unless the People possess the will to use them. Do you ? Your friends ? Your family ?
Why have the People not used them against the tyrants by now ?
When will the People act against the tyrants ?
Sometimes, violence is the answer.
I agree
Yeah, they can come to my house out here in the Alabama countryside.
My neighbors and I will give them a nice welcome.
http://ferfal.blogspot.com/
but when they have used the last of their fuel, their investment will become worthless.
Thats a possibility. But also a possibility is that they may just be forced to barter off what they have sooner than expected. SO… a little forethought is a good plan.
They could take the meats, thaw and dry them with little loss if need be. Fail to plan are plans to fail.
I have a generator and a small solar system to keep the freezer running when the power supply goes out.
Same here.
How do you plan to supply fuel for your generator ?
We have a large solar system and three freezers. We are off the grid so everything is solar.
Yep! Freezers are a no-go for long term. They’d be much better off canning all of those things!
To stop gaining weight when there is nowhere to go and nothing to do, we have a liquid day twice a week.
I either riff on an existing soup from the larder or make my own.
But one constant: start by cooking diced celery, onion and carrot.
then go where ever your mood and supplies take you.
Yesterday I added these to a Progresso split pea soup, along with a bay leaf, some coriander seed and garlic for a hearty main meal.
The point is your home made soup doesn’t have a long shelf life. Canned soup will hang around longer. If there is a good shortage you want to be stocked up on stuff that will last.
canned food are not a good bet either. Their shelf life isn’t that great, but is better than nothing. Plus with canned rubbish from commercial producers, ie campbells, progresso etc, its more water and salts, preservatives, than nutritious ingredients. Buy and store dried ingredients are not only far easier to store, but retain much more of their nutritional valuies and are far tastier as well… win win… imo
Powdered milk, boullion, corn starch are good staples to have for a soup base. You can make cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, etc. with some added seasoning!
Home made soups are indeed the best, but what we all need right now is a supply of food to last us two to five years to supplement what we will be able to scrounge. I’m not saying this is the tribulation, but hard times are about to hit and hit hard. Complete your preps, Sundance is on to something and it’s B-I-G.
Many of the health guru’s say that canned soup is one of the worst things you can eat because of all the chemicals and such in them, here nor that I don’t obsess and eat canned soup from time to time, and keep it on hand.
W/that said you hit the nail on the head, making a homemade soup isn’t hard and is quick to make as long as you don’t get hung up on doing everything “fresh” and end up having to chop everything. Canned and frozen is just fine. I often freeze tidbits of stuff and then throw it in the pot. I have friends that live off the farm to table trend, while nice, it is expensive and just gets to be ridiculous snobbery. Don’t get me wrong, fresh is great, I love it, but the times we live in I know some folks that had best learn how to like canned food.
At one point I used to be a cooking show junkie, and then one day realized what a farce the whole thing is, just like everything else. The straw came when a guy had to make Monkey Bread w/fresh homemade dough. Good Grief.
When your family hasn’t eaten anything in three days, I doubt they will be concerned by what the “health gurus” have to say.
Homemade soup is great but you are forgetting about dry beans which are packed with protein. Personally I started hoarding six to eight months ago. Dry beans, rice, canned vegetables, canned chicken, tuna, salmon, fruits. Also, every time I make a dish there is plenty left to freeze. I probably have enough hoarded to last two years if I ration my supply. I live alone so I only have to be concerned about what I will eat. I have not stocked up on things like toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc., only food. I live in a 55+ community with the majority being over 75 years old. We discussed creating a community garden but the association would not let us do that. Container gardens will have to suffice for fresh vegetables. I feel like I could lead our community on how to ride out this coming debacle.
I live in a 55+ community with the majority being over 75 years old.
That’s exactly my situation – except that I haven’t discussed anything with anyone in the community. Do NOT advertise. However, I have exchanged information and compared notes with members of the small, independent church where I am a member and with some close friends from the VFW. Most of the people in this community have larger homes than mine and have greater financial resources and also have access to the same news/information that I have. They are adults. If they have chosen to ignore what is plainly in front of them, well …
I have food for two years for me and my girl-cat, means of water storage and collection, several jerrycans of gasoline and all the ammunition I hope I never have to use.
I have gotten to the point where it’s no longer “Do I have enough?” but “What have I overlooked?” Should I buy some spare oil filters for my truck and a case of motor oil? Bargain items at least.
FYI: Keep in mind pet food stores and sports nutrition stores. Dry cat food contains much more protein and vitamins than dry dog food and if you’re hungry enough … The sports stores sell large containers of vitamin-fortified protein concentrate, protein snack bars, etc.
And pray. Pray for our Republic; for your extended family; for the wisdom to know what to do and when to do it.
It is merely a statement of fact. Did I not say I eat the stuff and keep it in my house and agreed homemade is quick and easy? So what is your point?
Canned food is missing a lot of vitamins that would be in there if made fresh at home.
Scurvy is growing at an alarming rate around the world.
Scurvy, the disease that used to kill people who went on long sea voyages.
So FYI, pine needles have a lot of vitamin A and C in them, and most of us have some type of pine tree not too far away. Make a tea using the needles and you’ll get those vitamins — as long as you don’t boil the needles so they loose their vitamin values. Steep needles in a cup for 20 minutes and drink.
There are some poisonous pine trees, so find out what you have locally and maybe collect some good needles now, since they can be dehydrated (sitting on your shelf for a long time) before you use them.
Poison needles include those from Lodgepole Pines, Monterey Pines, Ponderosa Pines, Norfolk Pines (Australian Pine), Loblolly Pines, Common Junipers, and although not a pine, Yew.
I looked into the pine needle thing, a woman that works in health nutrition discouraged going out in the yard using pine needles. She suggested purchasing the prepared tea in bags. She did suggest a product called Briotech, that I love in terms of a preventative for Covid. It has salt in it. Salt, gargling w/it is another thing she mentioned. I have done that for years for sore throats.
A lot of people discourage using things we have to harvest ourselves. Most of those people, it seems to me, are concerned that what is being harvested has been treated or sprayed with a chemical that will harm us.
So if we make it to spring, and there’s a chance of scurvy in your surroundings, harvest the new green shoots just blossoming on non-poisonous pine trees.
Kroger supports the totalitarian elites. I recommend not purchasing anything from that company.
Progresso soups are just as nasty as anything put in a can by Campbells. But, when you are truly hungry flavor will not matter.
Let your taste buds be your conscience.
The Amazon price includes home delivery though.
Gas in SoCal is pushing 5 bucks for 87 octane and my time…
No CA. near Sacto, 5.19 for regular.
$3.00 in Oklahoma right now for 87, $3.09 for diesel
$2.67 in Huston and $1 off with kroger fuel points
One of my kiddos just had Covid (mild case-she’s over it) and she had no food in the house. We wanted to send her a care package and Amazon was the only next day option. I had to pay $34 for that case of soup. Their grocery prices are abusive.
Stop with the Covid crap ! TPTB only renamed the seasonal flu.
Did your child die ? Just how life-threatening is this scamvirus you and others continue to perpetuate with “the Covid” claims ?
Wake the hell up !
Unfortunately soup can liners are absolutely full of the endocrine disruptors BPA, BPS, and BPF. According to a 2020 study, over 96% of Americans have detectible levels of BPA in their urine.
“BPA was the compound with the highest concentration in urine in comparison with the values of the remaining BP analogues. A high detection rate of BPA was noted in urine for both groups, 96% for the canned-diet group and 90% for the control group”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020306954
Testosterone levels in men have reportedly dropped 75% since the 1930s due to BPA among other toxins.
I use Vital Wheat Gluten in my bread. It was almost 2.5X more expensive at Amazon than Vitacost.
Ah, how our bodies differ! I have Celiac Disease, and even 2 parts per million of gluten is poisonous to me! Having gluten in food or drink just 1 time, can damage my body for a YEAR!
Maybe some out of work truckers can make some loot moving people to the red states. Moving companies are getting like 10-12k one way.
$10-12k? I wish. Try $19.5 k one-way, New York to South Texas, back in October. And the thieving phuckers broke half of everything we owned.
I have been hearing this alot. Be thankful you left that cesspool and that’s all that happened. I left newjerkistani land back in ’93. Moved to rural KY…never looked back and only went back once in ’96. Austin TX has become a festering little leftist cesspool. With all the kaliporniocans and east coasters moving there they will do to Texas what they did to the once rural part of NJ I grew up in. They carpet bag in for the “cheaper cost” of living and then bring their rot with them. The rot – bigger more intrusive government to make them feel at home again and not realizing that is exactly what ruined the rat hole they just vacated. When you go rural become rura;…leave your liberal city slicker crapola behind !.
Moved for shit hole Ontario to suburban Houston in 1977 – best decision in life othe rthan maryyu wife
The problem is they have to eat the cost going back. Moved one of my kids to NC last summer and U-Haul asked me to attach an empty trailer to the truck I rented because they are swimming in extra equipment brought to TX and no one wants to rent it to leave TX. I asked if they’d pay for the extra gas and they said no so I said no.
A report on Epoch Times discussed this 01-07-22. Texas edged out Florida as the state most one-way U-Hauls have gone to in 2021.
Most “Left in the dust” states were California, followed by Illinois.
I used to live outside Buffalo, NY. There was a whole sub-set of truckers with clean background checks and valid passports who’s sole job was to pickup a load from a drop yard on one side of the border and leave it in a drop yard on the other side. Bi-directional. This will expand and continue. You might see an increase in cost and/or slight delay, but I don’t forsee this being that disruptive of an issue.
Sounds reasonable, but it doesn’t fit the narative. A bot will follow your reasonable comment with a divisive comment. We need leaders that will unite the broad middle of the country.
Sounds reasonable what you state , but you forget that presently the potus we have is a divider , never a uniter. Coupled with FJB being a gummi puppet govt stooge and you have the perfect storm of retribution “they” in power want so as to crack down on common sense and make life miserable. It was Winston Churchill that said :
“The vice of capitolism is it’s unequal sharing of blessings ; The virtue of socialism is it’s equal sharing of misery”.
The current admin and their apparatchik drones are down with the misery of socialism…for us but not themselves. It shows.
Hey ,I left Amherst..not too soon..SD is home now and I hear little Mitch is retiring with big Mitch.
Amherst MA? If so, I left Springfield MA to SC and all shelves are full. 10 Grocery options within 10-minute drive.
Amherst MA is the worst of the left Libs. Good riddance
Amherst ,NY,,,,just outside Buffalo,NY.
Springfield had gotten worse as the Italian and Irish communities left.
I left the cesspool of springfield. What dump.
I left Cheektowaga and The Peoples Republic of New York State years ago ! One of the best things I have ever done.
I left the aboriginal home of Yuppie Scum, Fairfield County CT, eight years ago and settled in the northwest corner of the American Redoubt. My only regret is that I didn’t leave forty years sooner.
Which type of “passport.” . . ?
No greater example of Politics over Safety and Common Sense can be cited.
A low-grade flu, jacked up to be the Bubonic Plague by Politicians and the Media/Internet Monopolies, who now want to squeeze truckers out of their jobs.
I have a standard 6 hour flatbed haul for my product, that usually costs about $1,000 and a lead time of 1 day to 1 week. Today that price is now $2,000 to $2,500 and 6-7 weeks lead time.
Somehow the corrupt and stupid Left are now spraying gasoline on a Refinery Fire. And we used to laugh at Baghdad Bob.
And after reading about the Supreme Court deliberations on OSHA, how can America not fall, when the supposed keenest legal minds in the nation, exhibit buffoonery and caprice wrapped in ignorance.
wrapped not in ignorance – but wrapped in corruption. Spit.
both
Re: The SCOTUS. They are just lawyers. Just scum as all lawyers are.
“First, lets kill all the lawyers.”
– William Shakespeare
We’re experiencing our own little armageddon already here in western Washington State. All mountain passes have been closed for a week and won’t open for at least another 4 days. The go around adds 8-12 hours to the trip. Many empty shelves already in grocery stores. Especially produce.
But you got plenty of water.
Washingtonians… send us your water and power or we’ll send you more San Franciscans!
Draining the lakes in the middle of a severe drought to protect the endangered Delta smelt. Sounds a lot like what liberals would do, eh?
Our stupid Gov and the one before him both wanted a bullet train for their g-dang legacy, when they should’ve built at least 3 more reservoirs – No CA needs 1 more, So CA needs 2 and Central Valley needs 1 or 2 to grow our food and that of the whole country and beyond.
Not “liberals”. Communists !
Praying for you Chris
Snohomish County here. Milk, OJ cartons and yogurt shelves pretty much bare. Ditto water and canned goods, cereal boxes, rice and pasta. Won’t buy russet potatoes anymore. They’re just plain bad and should be tossed. Can’t blame this on the snow. Shelves were emptying out prior to the snowstorms, actually since late summer. People know. They’ve been stocking up but the items aren’t being replaced.
Sure hurts, though, to spend fifteen bucks on a half gallon of milk, half gallon of OJ, and a box of cereal.
Let me guess, though.
Mexican Truckers are not held to this restriction?
The CARB does not allow any truck older than 10 years to enter CA. So I doubt the Mexicans are driving their trucks, they are older than 10 years
They amended that rule last summer. Now it’s no truck over 4yrs old. That’s one of the causes of the port congestion in Ca. Ports in Florida are running normally.
This is the intended result. It is all part of their cunning plan.
I read Mexican Truckers but my brain saw Marshall Tucker and now I’ve got to heat “This ol Cowboy” and “Can’t ya See”.
Thanks !
I heard Can’t You See on the radio the other day, good times, good times!
“Where We All Belong”….. live version of “24 Hours At a Time”…….Best 26 minutes ever put down.
Lesko Brandon
FJB
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Don’t forget baby items, such as formula, food and diapers. Also, since little ones grow so fast, clothing in the next couple sizes may be something to consider if you can afford it.
Seems most folks are worried about what to get, how much to get, and for how long …
If you’re tight on money, focus on water supplies, vitamins/medicines, batteries, and get meal replacement powders. I stocked up a little on Huel vanilla/chocolate after reading reviews. It’s not the only one out there. Adds up to $1.99 a meal. While you can replace all 3 meals a day, it’s a big adjustment on a body that is used to solids, so once a day for a nutritious meal to keep you healthy. Yes, you’ll lose weight, but you’ll have energy and be healthy. Do your own homework and decide what’s best for you.
Invest in rechargeable batteries for all your essential devices.
Don’t you need electricity for rechargeable batteries? What if the grid goes down?
Protein bars also work and gives you that chew factor.
It’s probably a good idea to lose some weight, along with your non-provisioned neighbors… They’ll notice that you’re not looking skinnier… Like them.
Aldi is our favorite grocery store. Good food, great prices. We will be stocking up this weekend like we did in Jan 2020 after learning about the CCP virus. Look for shelf stable protein. Excellent prices on tuna, sardines, nuts, nut butter, soups, etc.
30 pack TP near me $16.99, butter $1.99
This is scaring me…
I was just going to write this.
You don’t have to be scared if you’re prepared. If you have little money buy lots of fresh veg, dice, freeze, and add to rice with canned chicken and such. Buy a good quality multi vit to make up for any losses in diet.
You had better stock up on canned foods too!
Last February, during Freezilla in Texas, we lost a large deep freeze full of quality foods during days of power outages, followed by rolling outages.
Also check for sodium content in the canned foods. It’s usually astronomical in sodium! Too much is bad for your heart and your blood pressure.
Why didn’t you move the food out of the freezer and put it outside?
That can get tricky, when the days warm up and you still are out of power it gets debatable what is still good and what isn’t. Then it freezes again at night. Coolers and ice, same thing, it works for a bit, then it messes w/the food.
There are some really decent canned meats in the prepper world. They can be expensive, but have long shelf lives and are quite tasty.
Rinse them off to get rid of excess sodium unless you are short on water.
But too little salt is very dangerous…I’ve had that..
When you go shopping, buy a small bag of beans, kidney, pinto etc… Buy rice, peas and any dry goods you can use. Put them in a bucket with a lid to keep pests out and they’ll last much longer than any can goods you can buy. Dry goods tend to be cheaper than packaged or canned products.
If you buy an extra item every time you shop then you’ll find you will get that buffer preparation without the huge financial pain you’ll get it you try to buy suddenly or at an emergency.
Suggesting the freezing of food is as ridiculous as voting !
The scary thing is IT’S OUR OWN GOVERNMENT doing this TO us! That’s what’s scary – a government so powerful yet so idiotic.
Consider the use of hemp and lead.
Scarlett, this is what Sundance is telling us — be scared, but be prepared.
Be scared. Being scared is an emotion God gave us to tell us something is about to happen. Be scared, but trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Be scared, but get ready for what may come.
If you cannot get ready, find someone you trust, someone you love, who may have already gotten ready. But get ready, even if it means finding someone who can help you.
Do you know anyone who lives outside the city gates? Start looking now if you absolutely cannot fend for yourself where you are.
And may God bless and protect us all as we trust in Him and lean not on our own understanding.
That supply chain problem is already being felt in my part of the country (southeastern PA).
There are empty shelves everywhere of common things.
Yesterday they were out of hamburger, eggs, saltine crackers, carrots, celery, etc . I did find a few of them at a second store.
Evidently the companies dealing with toilet paper are better prepared after the practice they had with early covid because there was so much TP that large packs were on sale. I did stock up on an that.
Have you noticed that the little cardboard tubes in the center are larger than they used to be?
Not bad in SW Missouri. Plenty of food (fresh and staples). Only thing that seems low is dog and cat food.
We bought a huge package of “natural”chicken thighs inexpensively. Threw them in a large crockpot. Cooked to 178-180 degrees.
While hot, carefully used forks to remove the skin, then the bones and cartilage. Put the meat into a food processor in increments. Chopped, not mushy. By that time, the meat was cool.
Then, we got out what we figured would be the right number of sandwich size Ziploc bags. Not the more expensive freezer bags.
Weighed out a certain number of ounces depending on the animal, and used a big spoon to fill the bags. We laid the bags on their sides, got out the air without squashing the food. Sealed them. Shook the bags so that the meat was in a thin layer to thaw quicker.
Then we sealed the sandwich bags in Ziploc freezer bags – keeping all the bags flat on their sides.
Got 12 -3 ounce bags into each gallon freezer bag. Once frozen in thin layers, we can reach in and get out a bag at a time. They thaw quickly because they’re thin. DON’T heat the meat inside the bags!
The animals will be eating fine, and they will be getting real meat. It’s pretty appalling what actually goes into pet food even the more expensive varieties.
If it’s cats, be sure to get taurine. Life Extension has kitty vitamins.
Why is it you believe electricity will be there when the SHTF ?
Wake up !
You may be eating those pets one day. Look to Venezuela, Zimbabwe for the most recent examples of what happens when the communists take over a country and crash the economy. People ate their pets, raided the zoos and ate anything walking, crawling or flying that they could get their hands on.
Its on our doorsteps TODAY. Both Venezuela and Zimbabwe were well off countries. Zimbabwe was known as the Bread Basket of Africa, today its a dustbowl welfare state. Same with Venezuela, a wealthy state turned into a third world cesspool.
Citizens in each of these countries said the same things… social marxist takeover, communisim… never happen here.
This will all stop when the powers that be become very afraid of us. So far we have not even begun to rattle their cage. Such a shame that so many people are falling in line like whipped dogs.
Not enough are yet awake?
Not enough feeling enough pain yet?
Do not realize the freight train that’s coming?
I mean, I heard the train a long time ago – once 15 days became endless days and endless new goals and on and on – but only due to Sundance’s warnings – thankfully – do I know just how close now………….days.
Scary times.
I am currently working at a cassino as a cleaner through an outside contractor and I see the place packed each and every Friday and Saturday night. There was 4,000 people there New Year’s Eve. They pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into those poker machines. Some even play two or three machines at one time. Based upon my personal observations, this is where our society is now.
Escapism!
I think it more of the low brow instant must have now gratification that our inferior educational system induces into the younger and minority portions of our society. The government sees this…hell they created this monster. They feed it with more “free stuff” of less quality as long as the sheeple tow the line. Now with cities starting to get run by DA’s that pick and choose to refuse to prosecute even violent crimes in the name of “equity” and a warped sense of entitled fairness…yeah I know WTF ?.
Get-Rich-Quick-ism does nothing but destroy the Christian Work Ethic, where an occupation is a prayerful connection to other people and to God, where one uses one’s God-given talents and uses them well for the benefit of yourself and for your society.
Gambling on a low level might be tolerated as fun and escapism: state-supported gambling with hundreds of millions of dollars sucks money (especially) out of the lower classes and acts as a tax on their already incompetent choices in Life.
Now what sort of a government would want to destroy true, Christian-oriented work and destroy the character-building needed to perform competently in an occupation?
Plus, even if you do win big, the fallout that can result from a sudden massive windfall is scary. Random people coming out of the woodwork looking for a handout, kidnapped relatives, lawfare, and other disasters potentially await.
It’s not like you can’t put sudden money to good use, but it feels like more trouble than it’s worth.
Thank for the observation!
In the 1950’s there was a show called The Millionaire, where an eccentric philanthropist named John Beresford Tipton (whom the audience never saw) gave away a million dollars (which would be close to $100,000,000 today) to a person seemingly picked at random.
His agent (played by Marvin Miller) then delivered the check to the person.
The show then observed the effects of the “sudden massive windfall” upon the character.
Let’s just say…things did not always work out well!
And, organized crime moves in, and the politicos promise that lottery money will go to schools, and then it doesn’t, and you can never find out where it DID go!
Wonderful post re: Christian work ethic
Thank you! My observations go back to the rise of state-run lotteries: the deleterious effects are obvious.
Please keep your pets in mind as you prepare esp cats! I took my cats for their yearly check up today and discussed the supply chain with my vet. She said cat food will (and already is) be impacted worse than dog food. Remember cats need taurine in their diet. Get some powdered taurine. If you have to feed them something other than cat food they need taurine.
Cats are carnivores. Dogs are omnivores like us. If you have to feed your dog cat food a few times (you’re snowed in) no biggie. Too much cat food for too long will overload their kidneys since cat food has more protein. In reverse: feeding a cat dog food too often/for too long will not meet the cats protein/nutritional needs. Somehow I can’t imagine any cat eating dog food but at this point anything goes!
My cats eat mice. Good protein win/win.
We catch mice on our farm for our ball python it keeps barn in a some what control.
No mice in my neighborhood. All lizards. And they’re hiding for the winter.
You can also supplement dog kibble with several things which provide vitamins, protein, fiber, w/o preservatives or severe processing. I make extra pinto beans w/o seasoning for the pooches along with greasy carrots, green beans, bananas, watermelon and plain canned pumpkin. Pet food is big business and they market it as if we were going to eat it. The sources of protein and “vitamins” along w/excess processing and preservatives make it suspect. Not to mention the country of origin for some brands.
You’re not kidding about the marketing! The descriptions of various sauces, stuffed, prime cuts, etc. All very gourmet
Taurine comes from meat. Ive been feeding dogs a raw meat/bones for years.
The problem with cats is they can be difficult about changing their diet. If the cat already eats canned food it might be easier but all you have to do is add meat. Raw or cooked but in raw state there will be more taurine than cooked. Heart will have alot of taurine so beef or lamb hearts will be good to feed.
And they’re cheap.
My cats will eat my dog’s dry kibble, not daily, but often enough two of them will help themselves to the bowl. They have their own dry that they like, as well as canned, so they aren’t starving, I guess they just like the dog food taste. Good suggestion on powdered Taurine. My cats also go crazy for bacon and deli turkey, they love Spam too.
My sister feeds her cats some sort of special needs brand and she is having a hard time finding it.
My fur-covered gourmet will eat anything – just so long as it is salmon.
Anecdote: friend’s 90+ dad got stuck in reclined position in his electric recliner when power went out. Luckily his phone was in reaching distance. Friend’s boyfriend brought an inverter to dad’s house, ran an extension cord to the recliner’s power, and saved dad.
Dollar Tree has the outdoor solar lights that work inside, providing there is sun to charge them. I found them handy when needed. Sure beat buying Lowe’s.
I grew up in a large family that wasn’t poor but we often ran out of things, like toothpaste. We used salt or baking soda as substitutes. They are abrasive, but effective.
BTW, I made Sundance’s homemade laundry detergent (40 cents for several containers’ full). I discovered it works as an all purpose cleaner, diluted as you would pine sol or other commercial cleaners) , including on my hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets, countertops.
I missed that. Please post the recipe. Much obliged.
I cut Sundance’s huge recipe in half. Here is the 1/2 recipe.
Laundry Detergent-Homemade
Makes 1.5- 2 typical liquid-laundry-detergent containers’ full.
1/6 bar Fels Naptha soap, grated or chopped into a large saucepan
ADD: 3 cups water to the shavings. Heat over medium high heat until soap dissolves and melts.
ADD to the hot mixture: 1/4 cup Washing Soda (not baking soda) and 1/4 cup Borax.
STIR until dissolved.
POUR 2 cups Hot Water from the sink into a large bucket (or into the same pan, if you used a big enough one).
ADD the hot soap mixture and stir well.
ADD additional 11 CUPS of tap water. Stir.
POUR, using funnel, into the empty detergent containers. Put the tops/caps on the containers.
SET ASIDE overnight, allowing it to thicken and gel up.
It will be like a watery gel, perhaps a little lumpy. STIR OR SHAKE BEFORE EACH USE, as it will continue to gel. The detergent is low-sudsing. It may also be used as a laundry pre-treatment. Try it for pre-treatment using a spray bottle, if desired.
Cost: about 40-50 cents. Other than the overnight wait, it takes about 10-15 minutes to make.
I’d say stock up; but I was in 2 grocery stores on Wednesday, my wife was in one yesterday, and her sister in one yesterday. Four different stores, four different companies; in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Shelves were blown; in some cases whole categories wiped out. Good luck getting food. On the other hand we were in an “Amish” bulk food store last Saturday. The essentials were very well stocked.
I have always had about 6 months of freeze-dried food in LT storage for hears. Some dehydrated. Some freeze-dried meat. Not bad.
Went to Wall-Mart today and saw more empty shelves that ever before. Stock up and arm up.
Be aware that Walmart is now buying food from different suppliers too. I recently got some bad food that came from european suppliers, had to return it. Not sure exactly what Walmart’s agenda is here. We have plenty of food and producers in this country. Why would they buy from Europe? Something is amiss in Walmart land.
The Waltons have been Globalists for years!
I personally will not buy food at walmart. Their meats have been sub par for years.
If people run out of food our excellent supply of deer won’t last 2 months.
Walmart and Publix in SW Florida were well stocked tonight. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, besides the higher prices for everything.
FJB & his minions!
Just went through the snowstorm that I believe we weren’t prepared for because Blackface wanted to give Virginians a big FU for not voting for McAwful. To say it was a mess doesn’t do it justice, never have I seen a storm so poorly managed.
VA has always done well, even when blinded by unexpected blizzards, but this time everything was different. I drew my conclusion because at any inkling of “weather” coming The Media hypes it up, tons of video of people getting their bread and milk, snow shovels, trucks being loaded w/salt etc. Warnings everywhere. The Media was dead silent for this storm. It should have been a story, 70* one day and then predicted snow the next. Dead Silent.
Senator Tim Kaine was stuck in his car for 27 hours on I-95, he has been pressuring the daylights out of Manchin, so one of the rare times I didn’t feel bad for someone stuck in dire straights. Apparently he called the Governor, and Blackface was pretty pissy, another sign it was planned. Thank God he will be gone in a few days.
Here nor there, there is NOTHING like being prepared. I am so happy and grateful that over the years I have had the good sense to purchase items I needed like camping lanterns, extra batteries, portable radio, blankets, baby wipes, having food on hand, extra water etc. A little here, a little there. Heated my Dinty Moore on the grill, so nice to have hot food.
I went out to breakfast and to a friend’s for a shower once the roads were cleared enough to travel, the woman next to us had not eaten a thing in 3 days because she had nothing in her house that she could eat, and it wasn’t because she was poor, it was because she was stupid. Nice lady, but stupid.
The shower was the only thing I couldn’t do anything about. I have a solar shower thingy, but that wasn’t going to cut it in this situation so I was glad my friend let me use hers.
They really aren’t popular like they used to be but kerosene heaters are great in emergencies. I used one in the past and got rid of it because of the smell and soot, and the hassle of getting the kerosene but after this latest outage I may get another one. They do crank out the heat. All I have for alternative heat is a fireplace, which made things bearable, but the older you get the harder doing all this stuff becomes. It used to be an adventure, now it is work. Lugging wood under a downed wire isn’t safe or fun.
The power repair guy said the next stop after my house was the funeral home, the bodies were getting ripe. I thought that was interesting because there are still many living people that don’t have power.
I just wanted to Thank all of you Constitutional Patriots who have contributed 692 comments, with useful tips on prepping ideas to this thread. I’ve been learning to cook lately and have become excellent at making various vegetable pastas and Italian pastas. My next challenge will be making my own soups using some of your tips. Progresso Soup is about 3.50 a can here in Los Angeles and I’ve not bought any lately due to that. But I know I can make soup for much cheaper, a batch of which will feed me as a single person for several days.
Anyway, God Bless you All. Pray for the SCOTUS to do the right thing and strike down Brandon’s UnConstitutional “vaccine” mandates. We are in a soft war with the Global Communists. They are all marching lock step to take our rights, wealth and consolidate their power among the Corporate Globalists. This is a world wide coup. We can fight back as Americans, and we will because there is no place other than America which values Freedom more than we do. Freedom is ingrained in us. We will stand together as Constitutional Americans and fight them as need be.
If SCOTUS proves to be corrupted, and upholds the mandates, it will lead to the total collapse of the economy and supply chain, which is what the Communist-Democrats want. (by default, ALL Democrats in 2020 are Communists and should be looked upon as such). Any RHINO such as Ted Cruz who sides with them, becomes one of them.
Keep in mind, I am not for “dividing America”…that has already been done over the past 4 years and especially recently by Brandon and the Communists. Rule 1 of a Communist Revolution is to Divide the Population. They have accomplished this via their hatred of Trump and their weaponization of Covid along with “Racism” etc.
Since sides have been drawn up, then we need to honor that and stick together with our side. The next 5 years are going to be very turbulent and rough. If we do not stand up to them, then America will be under Full Communist Authoritarian rule by 2034 which is coincidentally 50 years after Orwell’s 1984.
We can not let that happen. We can not let them win.
Gonna take some smart vigilante action. Consequences must swift. One of the big reasons we are here is delayed, inappropriate, or absent consequences for bad behavior.
SCOTUS = Lawyers.
Lawyers = Corruption.
Rotate your freezers! Use what might be going bad and take inventory of what you need to replace/stock up on.
If you don’t have water purifier straws, get some.
Seeds, order some seeds.
Lettuce n spinach is easy to grow, romaine n green leaf Lettuce have more nutrients and r fast growing.
🐕 food. Stock up! And order extra meds if they are on any.
Don’t forget your meds.
Praying this doesn’t come to fruition but if it does, be ready. If it doesn’t, you have extra to share or donate.
God bless you all.
Every event, including the conspiratorial pandemic, in the past 2 years—as well as the captivity of Jan 6 protestors—has been orchestrated by the dark-web phony administration and their globalist/big pharma accomplices and used as scapegoats to draw attention away from their governmental/ crimes against the citizenry. Every. Event.
Getting close to time to go to Washington instead of what used to be work! We won’t be smiling!
this report and reader comments suggest to me that the dems are not the slightest bit concerned about the midterm elections.
think about that for a moment.
for all thinking that taking Congress away from the dems is the solution, apparently that will not be the outcome.
If you are going to stock up get the primary essentials. Flour (whole wheat berries last longer), powered milk, powdered eggs (and as long as you have some source of refrigeration you can freeze eggs by lightly whisking them and putting them in little snack baggies and then into good freezer containers for freezer or the back porch-will last a year!), yeast, seeds (you could grow lettuce on a window sill), sugar, potato flakes, oatmeal, beans, beans and more beans. smoked meat, tuna, canned veggies. I think the people who will suffer most will be those who can’t cook from scratch. As for cats and dogs, I have been barely surviving in my salad days and I found my cats and dogs happy to share what I ate. In fact, it made us closer because sharing food is a big deal for them.
Thank you for posting a list. I have checked off that I have most of those. I also have rice, Jello, barley (for soups), canned fruit, canned meat, frozen juice concentrate, peanut butter, jam, bouillon, dried onions, vinegar, mayonaise, ketchup, salt. I need to order seeds and seed potatoes.
Peanut butter, any of the nut family can go rancid quickly, same w/flour and oats so folks need to store them properly for a longer shelf life. I freeze my raw eggs in ice trays sprayed w/Pam. I pop them out and then put them in the little baggies.
I agree w/you, those that don’t know how to cook from scratch are going to either learn quickly or go hungry.
Look for a boycott of trucking into Canada. They need us a LOT more than we need them. If truckers get fired, they will drive as independents or form small companies that do NOT require vaccines–and will STILL not go to Canada. Either way, Canada is screwd until they get over their woke insanity.
Austinholdout – that’s a great question. Right now bond prices are collapsing and gold is dropping too, all in anticipation of rate hikes. I’m not Sundance, but I favor cash positions and frankly, if things go sideways w hat do you think will be worth more? An ounce of gold or a well oiled handgun with a box of shells?
I have been told that Silver, smaller coins of it fair better for exchange because most people won’t be able to break the gold as an exchange. And then you can’t go wrong w/protection.
You need to have a variety of precious metals (PM’s). One oz bars of silver, gold, platinum etc are a better deal than coins. Smaller weights have larger premiums when buying them. You will use smaller weights when trading for goods and use the 1oz bars of gold, for eg, when trading for higher valued items.
If you are looking for wealth retention then buying one to ten ounce bars is likely what you’ll be looking for. If you are looking at keeping your money in trading weights the coins and wafers are likely what you’ll look for.
Much like shutting down the pipeline, I wonder how much this will increase the rail traffic/profits on Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BNSF? Any idea how rail would be affected?
In New England the price of 2x6x8 #2 spruce got as high as $14.60 but came back down to $7.20 in Oct 2021. Now they are priced at $11.53 at Home Depot.
Had not heard about this.I wonder how long this senile old bastard will last until they put in Ma Harris the real communist.Looks like we are in for some bad times that will not end well the US has had it .The old fat Russian was right wasn’t he .
If Biden vacates the Presidency then Harris becomes the actual, not acting, President and can nominate someone to be the new Vice-President. That nominee must then be confirmed by a simple majority in each House of Congress. The Democrats will easily have a majority in the House but the Senate vote will be a 50-50 tie (assuming that the Stupid Party can close ranks) and that would prevent that nominee assuming office. Without a Vice-President to break any 50-50 tie vote in the Senate none of the Progressive’s demented policies can become law. Tkhe Democrats are stuck with Old Dopey Joe and Heels-up Harris … are so are the rest of us.
Be sure to pick up;
large bags of Baking soda for laundry, dishwasher, general cleaning, toothpaste.
Large jugs of vinegar for laundry, dishwasher, general cleaning. When sprayed onto baking soda it fizzes and makes for a great stove cleaning!
Big jug of coconut oil. It’s anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti-fungal properties make it a superior toothpaste. I haven’t used toothpaste in ten years! Just spit it out but don’t rinse to much. Great for wound care. My wife had a fungus under her big toe. Applied topically twice a day for week and the yellowish fungus turn white (dead). Her nail had to grow out obviously but hey, it worked without the liver-destroying medication you see on TV. I put a little in coffee every morning too.
Learn to make colloidal silver. To many benefits to mention here. The original antibiotic before big pharm. I haven’t had a cold in decades. Put some in the animal water once a week to kill parasites that ALL animals have that they pass on to YOU when they lick you. Sorry, but if you have pets, you probably have some parasites.
Could you provide a link to either how to make it or recommend where best to buy it already made?
Good. Maybe people will finally wake up.
Talking to two stockers in Walmart today, I was told that the ice, snow, and traffic jams on I-95 corridor have caused trucks to be delayed to stores all down the east coast. The stockers said that they just got in 2 trucks today. They were trying to put out the most depleted items. Everything I saw that was re-stocked was Great Value – the Walmart brand.
Status report: 1/8/2022
Location: Front Royal, VA (intersection of I-66 and I-81)
Went to Walmart last night. Prior to 2020, this is one of the best Walmarts, always stocked.
Meat – Fresh chicken was almost completely gone from the shelves. Fresh pork, turkey and beef were plentiful. Frozen, breaded chicken products were mostly all gone (nuggets, tenders, etc). Frozen chicken was plentiful. Fresh sausage was half-empty. Lunch meats were plentiful.
Dairy – Milk was low. Cheese was plentiful. Eggs were plentiful. Sour cream and some yogurts were empty.
Frozen packaged foods – French fries, frozen potato products almost completely barren. Various types of frozen meals were barren, certain brands of pizza, Stouffers, etc.
Pet food – Cat food was mostly barren, dog food plentiful.
Clothes – Only bare section was boys socks (weird)
Toys – various sections completely bare
Games – various sections completely bare
Idk if these are “new normal” restocking issues, or if this is indicative of new problems, I have no way of knowing. I’m just providing an update on what it looks like where I am at.
FUBAR? That’s President FUBAR to you and don’t you forget it!
On the serious side, we’re screwed. Things will be so screwed up by 2022, it will take years, if ever, to fix them.
Wait a minute. This cannot be correct. Surely our government would shut down the flow of unvaccinated, untested, undocumented illegals before they would restrict truckers, right? Even though those knuckle draggin’ , mouth breathin’ truckers are probably Trump supporters. No? That is not logical. And if there is one thing our government is it is logical and looking out for what is in the best interest of all its rube citizens.
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