I have one question for the people that appear on the view - Why? And the same question goes for the "brains have turned to mush" people that watch this drivel dribbling from the mouths of these vile women.
Mind Numbed Robot has a top-o-the line follow-up post, bringing us more facts and figures on something I posted about yesterday - S510 and we thank him!
We live in North Idaho. It gets cold here, but thankfully not as cold as some places like Minnesota. When we bought our current house one of the first things we did was install an efficient wood stove. One winter the electricity was off for three days. While we remained warm and even cooked meals on top of the stove (the great outdoors became our refrigerator) - neighbors living in big fancy houses were cold and miserable. Water heated on the stove became our "bath" water, and our kerosene lanterns brightened our evenings.
People today are woefully unprepared for the unexpected. In particular city people who think that every time they hit a switch their world will "light up", suffer during times of emergency. It's just common sense to be prepared. Our parents knew this and so should you...
Vacuum Sealers
And to answer Quite Rightly about what type of vacuum sealer I use - it's the Food Saver (the highest rated vacuum sealer on the market.) I purchased one at Costco years and years ago. It paid for itself the first time I used it. We purchase much of our food in bulk or at least larger quantities. For instance: cheddar cheese in five pound chunks purchased at Costco is about half the cost of the grocery store (and it's better cheese.) The chunk is cut into 3 or 4 pieces, each of which is vacuum sealed. It's good for many, many months.
Spices purchased in bulk are decanted into pint canning jars, vacuumed sealed, and can last for years. When I make meatballs it is usually by the hundreds. They are frozen on trays and then vacuum sealed. I buy whole tri-tip roasts for about $3.00 per pound less than pre-cut. I cut up the steaks myself and vacuum them for the freezer. One tri-tip gives us steaks for about a year. Time investment? About one hour to save hundreds of dollars.
One year I kept careful track of everything I purchased at Costco, plus any sale items from other stores, and compared it to the equivalent cost at our local grocery store. My savings for that year was approximately five thousand dollars. What could you do with an extra five grand?
Beck TV Background Guide to Food Storage Preparation
“Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”
"This proverb offers an important piece of advice, especially for today’s uncertain times. As Glenn explains on his Thursday Fox News 5 p.m. broadcast, it’s important for you and your family to always have hope for the future, but to be prepared to face life’s uncertainties. Are you prepared? Here’s a useful guide from Glenn on what you can do:" read the rest
Thanks to New Zealand blog for this little video that expains government spending to boost the economy and why it doesn't work. It backs up the most important lesson I ever learned about running a successful business: There is money coming in and money going out. What's coming in better be more than what's going out. Simple!
Unemployed to go without turkeys this Thanksgiving?
Maybe if we defunded crap like Planned Parenthood there would be money to help the unemployed. Ya think? Pundette brings us: Pence: Let's defund Planned Parenthood
And while our president has once again escaped the confines of DC, his crazy wife is wanting to put salad bars in schools. I say give the little brats a brown paper bag with a PB and J sandwich and call it lunch. Take all those cafeterias out of the schools. I'm tired of feeding everyone's kids. And I don't want to hear from any bleeding heart liberal about the kids that are starving. That can be handled locally by the school purchasing some peanut butter and a loaf of bread at the day-old bakery outlet where, as a matter of fact, I purchase my bread.
