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post #41 of 166
2/18/12 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by gickelvolk View Post

The list is simple....

 

Beans, Bullets, and Booze.....

 

Stuff to eat..... Stuff to keep the others from takin' what ya have.... and stuff for bartering....

 

 

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post #42 of 166
2/18/12 at 8:42pm
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Originally Posted by TinaK View Post

Oh I wish I still had cable TV & that doomsday preppers was on Aussie TV. My hubby would LOVE it!

 

My hubby has been preparing for an invasion by the Germans for years (well as a joke that is what he says!!!). 'Zeee Germans are cominggggg'

 

His list of essentials includes:

 

- Guns. As many as he can fit, hide, stash & obtain. Guns of all descriptions. He has enough for a mini army roll.png We always say that if war broke out we'd take a stand in our home! (sheesh... we sounds like rednecks!)

- Rope. Never know what you might need rope for.

- A knife. 

- Ammo

- Rum and Wine

 

I have noticed that his list of essentials is not as comprehensive as some. I mean... what am I meant to eat! Germans?

 

P.S - No offence to any Germans out there :) 



 

A 75% offended German here...JK...Your husband is sure right about the guns, rope, and ammo. Just change the list from a knife to knives ;)

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post #43 of 166
2/18/12 at 8:44pm

You can never have to much .22 ammo on hand to feed the o'l Henry if the times get tough.

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post #44 of 166
2/18/12 at 9:10pm
I have a ten acre farm, Apple orchard, goats, chickens, big veggie garden, livestock guardian dog, pick up truck, and guns . Plan to start stocking up on the other stuff soon. Planning to plant lots of corn this year.

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post #45 of 166
2/18/12 at 9:11pm
He says even paranoid people have enemies.

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My mixed up flock of Barred Rocks, Red hens, Brown Leghorns, Speckled Sussex,  EEs, BLRW, Buff Orps, Wellies and Delawares Marans and Ameracaunnas, lone Sebright roo  and a Muscovy quad.

 

In quarantine a quintuplet of barred rocks (hopefully hens)

 

In the brooders:  Pekin ducklings, New Hampshire Reds, Buff Orps, Iowa Blue.

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post #46 of 166
2/19/12 at 12:04am

Paranoid is right I fear.

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post #47 of 166
2/19/12 at 1:07am
I'm watching the show right now...very good! Lots of good ideas..

This October we had a random, very nasty winter storm that put my state in chaos.. power down everywhere... lots of damage...
And the ONE thing i remember from it was...
The VERY next day all the gas stations in our SMALL town (5 of them) were out of gas... except ONE, and the police had it blocked off from the citizens, and were using it for their cruisers and the town vehicles.. (plows, etc,..)
Stores were shut down... no power,... so no food..
Scary to think how FAST your resources can be cut off... scary indeed,..ONE day!!...
It was winter, we were freezing COLD,.. we had no heat because we had no electricity to start our furnace...
We had foster children that we were responsible for... the state didnt not even call ALL week long to see if the kids were alive or frozen.. we had to handle it on our own. NO concern at all... they were all shut down and trying to stay warm at their own houses..
It was dark and cold and to be honest i was a bit scared by it all..
We lost cell/phone service for a while, no way to contact our family members or call for help..
We DID have plenty of food though, thanks to my couponing...
And we had a small generator... so we could keep our freezers going... 2 hours for one freezer,... unplug,.. 2 hours for the next freezer... so we didnt lose our food.
Finally my smart husband figured out how to splice/wire our generator to our furnace system so we had heat..(that was my BIG worry, no heat. I was starting to panic inside because i was so cold and i had these kids to protect)
Scary, and i dont want to feel that way again...
The one thing we ARE doing this summer is installing a wood stove for heat, incase this ever happens again...
Being freezing cold and having no heat scared the CRAP outta me...

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Look! A ladder!! Maybe it leads to heaven, or a sandwich... 

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post #48 of 166
2/19/12 at 1:37am
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Originally Posted by redhen View Post

I'm watching the show right now...very good! Lots of good ideas..
This October we had a random, very nasty winter storm that put my state in chaos.. power down everywhere... lots of damage...
And the ONE thing i remember from it was...
The VERY next day all the gas stations in our SMALL town (5 of them) were out of gas... except ONE, and the police had it blocked off from the citizens, and were using it for their cruisers and the town vehicles.. (plows, etc,..)
Stores were shut down... no power,... so no food..
Scary to think how FAST your resources can be cut off... scary indeed,..ONE day!!...
It was winter, we were freezing COLD,.. we had no heat because we had no electricity to start our furnace...
We had foster children that we were responsible for... the state didnt not even call ALL week long to see if the kids were alive or frozen.. we had to handle it on our own. NO concern at all... they were all shut down and trying to stay warm at their own houses..
It was dark and cold and to be honest i was a bit scared by it all..
We lost cell/phone service for a while, no way to contact our family members or call for help..
We DID have plenty of food though, thanks to my couponing...
And we had a small generator... so we could keep our freezers going... 2 hours for one freezer,... unplug,.. 2 hours for the next freezer... so we didnt lose our food.
Finally my smart husband figured out how to splice/wire our generator to our furnace system so we had heat..(that was my BIG worry, no heat. I was starting to panic inside because i was so cold and i had these kids to protect)
Scary, and i dont want to feel that way again...
The one thing we ARE doing this summer is installing a wood stove for heat, incase this ever happens again...
Being freezing cold and having no heat scared the CRAP outta me...

We got hit by the same storm. Thankfully we had the woodstove. Used it not only for heat, but to cook ss well.

http://www.communitywalk.com/pa_bycers/map/1552784

My mixed up flock of Barred Rocks, Red hens, Brown Leghorns, Speckled Sussex,  EEs, BLRW, Buff Orps, Wellies and Delawares Marans and Ameracaunnas, lone Sebright roo  and a Muscovy quad.

 

In quarantine a quintuplet of barred rocks (hopefully hens)

 

In the brooders:  Pekin ducklings, New Hampshire Reds, Buff Orps, Iowa Blue.

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http://www.communitywalk.com/pa_bycers/map/1552784

My mixed up flock of Barred Rocks, Red hens, Brown Leghorns, Speckled Sussex,  EEs, BLRW, Buff Orps, Wellies and Delawares Marans and Ameracaunnas, lone Sebright roo  and a Muscovy quad.

 

In quarantine a quintuplet of barred rocks (hopefully hens)

 

In the brooders:  Pekin ducklings, New Hampshire Reds, Buff Orps, Iowa Blue.

Reply
post #49 of 166
2/19/12 at 2:51am


Lol, I think you would have more to worry about when it comes to the U.S.,but as long as they like your government you should be OK! .Helping the kids with history work .I was suprised to learn we helped Saddam when he was in exile,and the CIA led the coup of the once democratic Iranian goverment in the 50's replacing it with a shah. Suprising.

 

Activity that leads to  better control in order to protect economic interests-the theme throughout history.

 

On an indivivual level we are defensive.Have to be in order to protect ourselves from those that move place to place and take by force.When faced with death many will resort to attacking others for their resources.

 

 

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Originally Posted by TinaK View Post

 

 

My hubby has been preparing for an invasion by the Germans for years (well as a joke that is what he says!!!). 'Zeee Germans are cominggggg'

 



 

 

Besides the guns,booze,and food I have been saving seeds as well as rotatining OTC meds. Not sure what to do about prescription meds.That is funny/sad about the diabetes meds.Hopefully the better diet and daily workload would reduce sugar levels enough that the body would not need the meds. My dh did that for a time,but then poor habits crept back in.

 

Our lot is wood poor,so I have to pay to get my wood. I am sure you can find that doomsday preppers online.

 


Edited by Mattemma - 2/19/12 at 3:51am
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post #50 of 166
2/19/12 at 5:09am

I tried to use future not-so-great times as an excuse to get a couple of dairy goats, but the rest of my family didn't fall for it. Don't want the Euro to affect our milk supply, right? Lol gig.gif

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