What’s In A Name?

[duluthralphie]

I actually grew up without running water or electricity. Our only heat was a wood stove and we had to haul water. We didn't have lights, we used one candle after dark. We had an outhouse for a toilet, and in the -40F winter the inside of your nose froze when you went outside. Even then we were pampered by comparison, but it was a taste.

One winter we ran out of fire wood in the middle of the week and our neighbors from a few miles away hauled some over for us on a sled. I don't know what we would have done, since we didn't have money to buy food we certainly couldn't buy wood. The next weekend, when it was light my dad could go cut down more wood.

So, yes... You definitely depend on others.

Edit: btw, this was about 30 years ago!

Sounds about normal to me.. except for the 30 years part.

There are a few people on here who predate electricity. I don’t want to name them though. But they know who they are.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I would be an advanced pioneer and have the important things.

I imagine you, sitting on a bicycle, pedaling like crazy to generate the electricity for your five meat fridges…

 

[duluthralphie]

I imagine you, sitting on a bicycle, pedaling like crazy to generate the electricity for your five meat fridges…

No need to.

Each day when I go fishing I save the chunk of ice from my fishing hole. If I make two holes that’s double the ice.

We have 250 days of ice, 30 days of spring, 30 of fall and 45 days days where the ice would get soft.

I would have it all in a super insulated ice house. It would Also be a great place to hang out on those hot 75 degree days during the summer.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I love Percherons and I am a Girl...
Katee
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I knew that.
I like Belgians but haven't had horses since my younger days.

 

[Mimi13]

But hunting seasons were a lot longer... so it was easier to fill the freezers then

There were NO freezers back then!

 

[Mimi13]

Freezer? What freezer? - Pioneers were happy if they had enough animal fat to burn in their stinky lamps to read in the bible after sunset. Meat was preserved by drying, smoking or salting - if salt was available locally.

Ralphie is goofy!

Actually I can raise or trade for most of my protein needs. I trade turkey eggs for beef and pork.

I am really impressed. I might could do that, but I don’t know enough people around here that have “the goods.” And I’m gonna guess most around here, country folk we are, that have the goods, have ALL the goods and already have what I have. That’s why I sell a few eggs and give others away, but I can’t find anyone that I can even GIVE my duck eggs to. Imagine that! So disapp

 

[Mimi13]

Lol. Maybe consider probiotics?

Is Bean-O a probiotic?

 

[duluthralphie]

There were NO freezers back then!

We have had freezers for 500 years up here. Granted, they were larger and walk in back then.

 

[duluthralphie]

but I can’t find anyone that I can even GIVE my duck eggs to. Imagine that! So disappointed.

 

[Mimi13]

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Yeah, I knew you would be. And, yes, you told me, you told me about ducks! Ugh!