the great shower debate

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Here is the story I saw this morning that inspired the posting today.

Its an interesting debate here at the stead also. The girl kids think that a shower a day is a necessity. The wife thinks about every two days or so. And us boys think about twice a week is fine. Both for health reason and the environment. Though I gotta say honestly there are times , if its real cold that Trash does a good once-a-weeker.

Saturday morning

bfast- breakfast burrito- fruit, donut, water and coffee
lunch- ate outside chef salad, cheetos- green tea
dinner Wallie world fried everything (chicken, taters,okrah) water

hey it was payday so we splurged a bit. We felt guilty and I had heartburn so I was paid back. Anyhow I picked up a supply of smokes and my every 2 week 12 pack on the way home. All week long I been thinkin about the motor home and what "Improvements" for self-sufficiency I wanna make. The minds a churnin'

After the cold spell at the beginning of the week it looks like we are gonne get a warmin trend for a few days. I hope so as I have stuff to do outside.

deeper in debt , but to whom

bfast- oatmeal, coffee
lunch- leftover wallie world chicken, cheetos, water
dinner- catfish nuggets, green beans, salad, water

watched some tv last night and heard about this stimulus package and was floored. I can see stimulating us with our own money but to have to borrow money from somewhere else to stimulate us is like gettin a hooker for the evening and sending her home in a cuppla hours.

It aint a long term solution. And quick fixes aint gonna do it this time. TO top it off what is the real cost of borrowin from the Chinese and the Middle East.. An old addage about payin the piper and dancin with the devil comes to mind..

Anyhow it really makes the notion of the choice we made on the bug out mobile relevant and practical. I promise pics will get posted shortly.

vive revolucion'

Bfast- yogurt, fruit toast and honey, coffee
Lunch- chicken- cheetos- water
soup- Campbells canned chicken/sausage gumbo. (safiewway is selling the big cans for 99 cente each.

Over at one of the blogs I visit regularly I read an interesting article on Silent weapons. It disussed weaponry and tactics for gathering meat food if SHTF. Wonderfully ew written but I would take it one step further in thes time of uncertainty. Silent Prepping . Survival and preparedness is a personal choice one must make . Be proud of your choice but dont become a braggart for as ytou know someone or something is probably watching you.
But be steadfast and true and BELIEVE that you will survive.
Stand firm in your priciples and dont backslide.

Sunday

bfast-quesadilla with pepperjack cheese oatmeal and coffee
lunch/ dinner Wallie world chicken and boneless wings, water

The kidlets spent the night in the camper last night. Got down to 17 degrees overnight with flurries but the older girl and her friend made it thru.. Junior (the 9yr old) came in about midnight and cuddled in on the couch.
Went over to Wallie world to get coffee and smokes. For the first time I checked out the RV area and man oh man do they have stuff. And they are just starting to get the camping stuff in.

Also checkin the air pellot guns again. I gonna have to get one for som target practice.. Hear ya go lil rabbit and squirrel. Come to papa. I need some rabbit meat and pelts.. Spen the afternoon watchi the outdoor channel and am beginning to learn about BAMBI hunting.. hmmm

Anyhow back to Babylon tomorrow..
Welcome to anyone who visits from some buddie who have linked to me..

its Saturday moring

bfast- quesadilla with cheese, orange, coffee
PB and J on Tortilla, apple, water
dinner tuna sandies, chips, water

I often ask "what did you do today to prepare for the SHTF"? Well we came across a deal earlier in the week on a 24ft self- contained motorhome at a panic price on the local CL. We went for it. It was delivered yesterday. Needs some work, both mechnanical and electrical but the engine is strong. Good deal for a prepper . Hopefully we would never have to use it full -time but its a piece of mind to know we have it.

In the meantime Farmer D wrote a piece this month in M.E.N. and they are publishing it online so enjoy.

another year older

bfast-oatmeal, toast w apple butter, coffee
lunch- tortilla w butter, orange water
dinner- roast beef, mashed taters, salad, water and of course b-day cake. (my?)

spent a relaxing day on the ol 'stead spreading the wealth of compost donations to the several bins. Also added some recycled bird seed and leftover citrus to the feeders around the yard and in the carport. It was almost 65 yesterday so I spent the day in shorts.

In the afternoon took a bike/ bus (10 miles on bike, 20 on bus) run to downtown as the missus bought some sewing stuff for cheap on the local CL. I had to mee the sellers and pick up the stuff. I get some of the strangest looks and comments when people see you pick things up on the dumpie bike.. In Asia noone gleans when you use the bike for carrying stuff but in America its considered strange. I mean this load was so light it would have been stupid to drop 10 bucks in gas and my stress level to go downtown in a car and drive back.. To me it makes the acquisition sweeter when you do it on bike. The idea I had a few months ago of converting the insulated pizza delivery totes I acquired into an oversized messneger bag worked well. I was able to recycle an unneeded box as I was able to put about 30 pds of fabrci and accutiments sewing stuff in the bag and toss it over m shoulders. Kudo to me for that little invention.