tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post1418628588493423333..comments2023-11-02T02:53:24.813-06:00Comments on G4s (backyard) Homestead: Day 5 - reviewConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717388726735528462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post-41482734192079623052008-10-07T17:40:00.000-06:002008-10-07T17:40:00.000-06:00Are you prepared to stay put and ride out anything...Are you prepared to stay put and ride out anything that may come? YES<BR/><I>If not, have you talked with people where you may be headed? If there were to be a disaster right where you are, do you have an alternative location?</I> YES.<BR/><I>Can you heat your home with alternative means - no, not to to 72 degrees but enough to keep from freezing?</I> YES<BR/><I>If you lose electricity, can you cook food?</I>YES<BR/><I>Do you know how to safely take care of human waste without water?</I>YES<BR/><I> Take a look at the first aid kit, what do you need to beef it up?</I> i need a few tampads,to use incase anyone gets a big cut- so I will Manly myself up and buy some!<BR/><I>Do you know how to get drinking water out of your hot water tank?</I>YES<BR/><I>Do you know where a natural source of water is?</I>YES<BR/><I>Do you have a filtration system?</I>NO<BR/><I>Do you have stored water - a bare minimum of 1 gal. per person per day.</I> YES<BR/><BR/>Thank you for these posts they have been very informative and useful!Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post-521989378714408502008-10-06T21:09:00.000-06:002008-10-06T21:09:00.000-06:00I think we're all set - there won't be enough food...I think we're all set - there won't be enough food, because I just don't have the space or the money to store up EVERYTHING we'll need for the next eight months (which is how long from now until we'll start seeing stuff from local farmers).<BR/><BR/>But we're good in most other areas.<BR/><BR/>And Christy, in reality, in the 30s, it took three YEARS from the stock market crash until things got really, REALLY bad here in the US. It didn't happen overnight, then, and while I don't doubt that things are going to get much worse before they get better, my hunch is that you definitely have your three weeks ;).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post-44492878965497313412008-10-06T14:54:00.000-06:002008-10-06T14:54:00.000-06:00Anna, I'm glad the exercise was helpful. Christy, ...Anna, I'm glad the exercise was helpful. <BR/><BR/>Christy, here's praying that you close and get out! I'd give you three weeks, if it were mine to give. Perhaps throw in a few emergency essentials to the move, too.<BR/><BR/>Chili - I'll be right over to check out the first aid!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717388726735528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post-26297142842913478962008-10-06T13:02:00.000-06:002008-10-06T13:02:00.000-06:00Hey Christy, I'm still looking for a place quick t...Hey Christy, I'm still looking for a place <I>quick</I> to buy at all. Bad, bad timing for both of us!<BR/><BR/>Back to our countdown, we're pretty good on stuff (other than needing a place to move to). I just ordered tick control stuff for the dog and, on Thursday, will go to the cheap clinic to get her heartworm medication refilled. Speaking of medical stuff, I got the first of the First Aid posts up this morning. Look for the First Aid kit and "how to avoid needing this stuff" posts this week, too.<BR/><BR/>I also went by the Middle Eastern store around the corner and stocked up on some spices and got a bag of whole wheat durum flour for making my own whole grain pasta. <BR/><BR/>We have a few holes left but are filling them as quickly as we can. Our biggest concern right now is the economy crashing and impacting our ability to find and buy a suitable place for our future. (Oh, and find a cheap vehicle for commuting.) <BR/><BR/>Why does it feel like the clock is ticking faster and faster?!Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post-69228246518184169882008-10-06T11:28:00.000-06:002008-10-06T11:28:00.000-06:00You people are starting to scare me! I move in 3 ...You people are starting to scare me! I move in 3 weeks!!! Please, give us 3 weeks to close on this house and get out of here.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328992626141249699.post-43697315613074606482008-10-06T11:17:00.000-06:002008-10-06T11:17:00.000-06:00I love list makers. Went through your post today ...I love list makers. Went through your post today and made my checkmarks. I'll stop by scratch and dent tomorrow for a few things and fill up the water containers but other than topping off the tank I think we're set for winter and that was always my goal.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminders!Anna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771185484339023184noreply@blogger.com