[roccman]

So ....now that the world is being tossed into Starvation Pit...

Do you regret not buying more food even if it meant:

1) trashing your credit cards
2) running the risk of BK
3) running the risk of foreclosure

Looking back - it was all business for me.

Really - why hold onto a FICO -

Really - why?

Being hungry hurts...

Starving is an awful way to die.

[smallpoxgirl]

Well...I'm pretty into my FICO right now because I want land.

Far as I can see, having someplace that you can live without somebody charging you rent is the top of Maslow's heirarchy. Yeah, I know. You never own land and the government still tells you what you can do with it, but I rather deal with zoning and property taxes than landlords.

[roccman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'W')ell...I'm pretty into my FICO right now because I want land.

Far as I can see, having someplace that you can live without somebody charging you rent is the top of Maslow's heirarchy. Yeah, I know. You never own land and the government still tells you what you can do with it, but I rather deal with zoning and property taxes than landlords.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('roccman', 'D')o you feel slightly behing the eight ball?

[roccman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', ' ') My tentative goal is ten acres on Vashon Island. We'll see how it turns out.

[Narz]

'Sup Rocc?! Weren't all the non-hoarders supposed to have starved to death by now?

Anyway, I have about $40 to last the rest of the month so I can't afford to buy a metric ton of white rice.

I do have 15 jars of Trader Joe's raw crunchy almond butter. Strangely the price went down recently from $5.99 a jar to $4.99. With the price of almonds what they are I have no idea how they pulled that one off.

I was worried they'd discontinue the raw + crunchy variety so I wanted to stock up just in case. You know how they're always changing they're stock around.

Also I live across the street from some goats. And I have a few pounds of salt. So when TSHTF I can round them up, salt them and dry them in the sun. The smell might attract the neighbors though.

But regardless I'm not staying here in California. I'm moving back to the tri-state area where we can stay with my girlfriend's mom for free. Also I have better work prospects in New York, being out of work sucks. It makes one feel like less of a man. I suppose so does starving to death but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

So how's it going Rocco? How are the kids?

[wisconsin_cur]

I have to question the diachotomy.

OK FICO and I will just describe our preparations as "enough."

We are working at reducing our debt, it may take a year or five to roll to the point that we pry open the reserves, need to be able to keep the plates in the air as long as necessary.

Searching for the golden mean in all things.

[roccman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', ''')Sup Rocc?! Weren't all the non-hoarders supposed to have starved to death by now?

So how's it going Rocco? How are the kids?

[mistylady]

We bought a small farm just over a year ago. It needed and still needs work. We're building a chicken coop and the chicks will be here in mid May. We have goats but need to buy a milk goat. Our goats do nothing but eat and crap. They are both pets and lawnmowers. Just ordered some apple trees since the nursery in town had two trees left - and for 109.00 each they can keep them. The garden is a container garden this year. It is all heirloom seeds so I can save some for next year.

On the food .... we're left over Y2Kers. Penny pinchers too. It makes for bulk purchases and lots of rolls of toilet paper. We don't horde food Big Brother (if you're reading) we collect! Love the pretty packages! There are four of us -two toddlers and two adults and one paycheck. So we save where we can. Currently we could live off what we have for a week no problem.

Better to have it and not need it immediately than to need it and not have it!

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('roccman', 'S')hun the non believers....

[bodigami]

what's a FICO? Shouldn't you use a more international name? Isn't it a pension plan?

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('zensui', 'w')hat's a FICO?

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', ' ')My tentative goal is ten acres on Vashon Island. We'll see how it turns out.

[Specop_007]

All mine baby. All mine.

I'll take my FICO and food.



Big Red is one thirsty bitch. The one on the right runs a lot longer on the same amount but doesnt pull nearly as hard. In fact, the disc we run on the Case we run 2 behind the bigger.



Farm country. Just aint nothing like it anywhere. One of my best childhood memories was cutting wheat on this field right in front of the bins. Now the reasons you dont normally see combines moving at night is due to the humidity. When the wind stops blowing the crops absorb a bit of moisture from the air. Gets tough, makes it a real bitch to harvest. Some evenings though with a gentle wind to keep dew from forming and keep the crops dry, you can run real late.
We were cuttin this field and it was one of those nights. We had 3 combines and a few trucks running. I was maybe 8 or so, I couldnt tell you for sure. Anyways, a big harvest moon low on the horizon filled the sky while I sat on top of the grain truck watching the combines slowly move through the field. One would fill up and crawl over to the truck to unload.
Man, just aint nothing like farm country.

[jasonraymondson]

I have nothing, I am going to die. No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Well actually only half true, my family has 2000 acres and I have my own house (bought for me) 12 guns, and a mule named specop

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'I') have nothing, I am going to die. No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Well actually only half true, my family has 2000 acres and I have my own house (bought for me) 12 guns, and a mule named specop