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Ahhh come on Boogity, how old can you be.? I'm pushing 60yrs...lol I'd love to hear your rambling's.Of course i undestand where your coming from and respect your decision.Thanks for the info on those books, sounds interesting.You can still feel free to PM me , what you don't wanna post here...:)

Savingdogs...i wasn't referring to, "cheap" food that one has found wasn't worth the bargin price they may have payed.That not what thrifty or an educated consumer means to me.I buy what i know i like such as Lumburgs short grain organic brown rice..i buy it in 25lb bags because i eat allot of...

Forgot to say, i see lots of nice kids clothes at yard sales around here.It's interesting how people feel they must have new clothes for each season,etc..Kids grow, so they do need to have the right sized clothes.Good article WZ, those sneaky retailers..! Educated consumers know what they are...

I've been hitting the local thrift store getting some good clothes.Blue jeans in very good condition for 3 bucks, summer shorts for 2 bucks, shirts 2 bucks... I don't need new clothes,or ...in..styles and can dress nicely for a fraction of new stuff.Funny thing is the quaility of the...

I agree Theo, its already basically started with flash mobbing.Unrest,mayhem and riots as seen in England.We in America have been seeing the flash mob robbing and some violence for the last two years, no riots yet like England.However,America is no stranger to rioting and violence, like you...

I'd like to see the article as well Boogity, PM'd or posted...i to believe it may be revelant to EP...

I can't imagine bacon in CC cookes either. I'm always willing to try something new/differnt, but i don't think i'd like this.Never know, i could be wrong and love them...:)

ORChick i bought them new last winter in Fla. while visiting ailing dad at the Bass Pro Shop.No tubing came with eiher the reg. or wide mouth adapter.Perhaps someone borrowed them.! Thanks for the tip VickiLynn...

Never ate catfish, living in a coastal area, i've alway mostly eaten saltwater fish.I've eaten freshwater local small/large mouth bass,white and yellow perch,carp and crappies, but imo they can't compare to the great taste of salt water fish..! To be honest ,never tried catfish,so i may be...

Nice to see so many use this system..I have the wide mouth and reg. adapters that i bought at The Bass Pro Shop..>Something is missing though.My Food Saver kit didn't come with the tubing needed to do the vacuum job and the , what looks like the open/close switch on top of the widemouth or reg...

Wow..excellent score Wannabefree...! Its so cool to see people recycle and cashing in on steel,or whatever..! I'd love for someone to give me those good scores you got..!! :) Keep up the good salvage, sounds like smart money to me...:)

I bought a berkey years ago, still haven't used it,i bought it for emergency uses only, which hasn't happened yet for me..I'd be interested in extra filters, but wouldn't accept one made in China if it were free...China is the biggest threat to America, they routinuly send us health hazard...

You aren't kidding Wannabefree, with gold and silver skyrocketing, copper and steel is looking pretty good..! Who would have thought...? I'm going to start steel scrape salvage myself and save to buy pure copper to hedge inflation..

Good point Icu4dzs....As far as i can see, we are still very vulerable. Nothing has really changed, in fact, i think we are less prepared.We are subject to dirty bombs, attackes on weak nuclear power plant protection, poisoning of our water & food supply and countless other evils.I would not be...

Nothing surprising Wifezilla....! What else is new news...? or should i say old news..lol

Does anyone here use the FoodSaver vacuum sealer attachments(wide mouth and reg.) for vacuum sealing grains, etc. in canning jars..? Have you tried other vacuum sealers other than Food Saver for canning jars..? How did it work for you and are you still using this method.?

I know i said " the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence " earlier in this thread.However,NurseNettie, i think you'd be hard pressed to find much green grass in the southwes these days...! Major droughts have been ongoing for a long while now.Many crops have failed due to...

Just trying to save for rainy day needs, pretty much have the stuff i need for everyday life.After bills, can save some money.I use one credit card that give you money back for using it, Dis_over card, never carry a balance, use it just at the gas pump.It's tough making a buck around here, as...

I buy bulk beans for long term storage and daily use from a local co-op, 25 lb bags. Most of the stores sell 20lb bags of rice, so thats where i get that.I have also bought 50lb bags of corn and wheat from local feed suppliers.I have milled the corn for things like cornbead and it was very...

Yes, i saw that article as well, Boogity.I did a google search on the topic and its unbelievable.I tried unsuccessfully to post another link to an article.It was about how flash mobs were spreading across American cities, as well as rural areas like you mentioned.They use Twitter and Facebook to...