No matter which side of the fence you sit on...

you know i dont know you but im proud of you. to many people dont care, and then to many are to proud to ask.

 

Growing up I remember stories about my pawpaw calling up poor people around our area and saying: Hey our freezer just went out, would you like to come get some of this stuff and put it in yours or use it? That freezer went out a lot of times, and for some reason pawpaw always had plenty for his family and others.

 

In the little mom and pop grocery store I work at, I see more and more of this every day. This is no longer a laughing matter, not that it ever was. I see people bringing in dollar coins they have been saving "just because" and I see elderly people picking up canned goods and putting them back down, but then buying a can of 50-cent cat food, so their kitty will be able to eat . . .brings tears to my eyes. Paper products are ridiculously high, milk is going up again and bread is terrible. . .everyone please watch out for the elderly in your neighborhood or family. Pride is so important to them, but you just never know when they are so down and out they are like Deb's friends. I am starting to stockpile, and have talked to a number of people who believe the same thing I do. . .within 2 years the food supply in the Midwest, as well as the rest of the country, is going to be compromised to the point where we aren't going to have certain things to eat. . .unless we produce it outselves, so plant an extra tomato and pepper for that neighbor too . . .its so little what we can do to help the needy.

 

Heart warming stories. God bless you all!

 

Hey watch theem old people and that cat food. I heard of problems of them eatin that stuff be cause of it being cheap. no joke

 

Quote:I use to kid about "alpo" and how good it was when you sliced it and rolled it in flour and browned it in oil and what good gravy it made. No more.

 

aint that the truth you would have to be alone and desperate i would think.

 

I have a friend who I suspect has trouble keeping food on the table some days. I always try to have an extra carton of eggs when I know I am going to see her. I'll probably also have an extra chicken or two when we start processing more birds.

 

if we all kept an eye out for one another this world would be alot easier on everyone. I will start fishing alot and share as much as i can. its going to get alot worse im thinking i hope im wrong