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That's it exactly!!! I saw that movie a month ago, That's why it's making me extra paranoid!

my 1st grader's elementary school is taking them on a 'field trip' to another school to all get their swineflu shots... which makes all my paranoid hairs stand up.... creepy, lining up the kids for shots... and parent's can't attend...

This makes me very nervous. I choose to get my children all the recommended vaccines because If i don't get them the vaccines, and they get the disease and die or suffer serious consequences, it'll be partially my fault for choosing to not get them immunized. If they get sick and die from the...

I am thinking a LOT about where to store stuff. You're right, the stuff I had was easily consumed, but When I thought about for instance a Month, without power etc., the idea of having some ready-made food sounded appealing. Crackers, some chips and salsa, cans of tuna etc., and a gallon of...

My husband was a plumber, before all the military stuff, and was generally laid off from november-march. There were months when he couldn't get enough side work to pay the rent, and we had to borrow money from my mom. We, at point of lowest income, got about $600 a month in food stamps, for 5...

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Okay, hold up ladies, he's a good provider, husband, and father to our 3 kids. I have an unhappy tendency to sort of jump into projects without doing the real work, and I think he has visions of pounds and pounds of rotting food.... I HAD a small stash of food and drink stored, and he...

part of our problem is that it's a new house, and our contractor stank... we literally have NO closets. We've stuck those metal brackets with a shelf on top, and a bar underneath in every bedroom, so a designated portion of the room counts as closet, but no doors, and no real storage... no...

We've got a big propane tank, and if money becomes a little looser, we'll be able to fill it up. If the E went out, we'd not have heat, but we could probably cook for a year...

Aside from BIG issues, like terrorist attacks and other bad things, we get Ice storms and snow storms. We lose power for usually 3 weeks combined, worst ever has been 13 days at once... The other thing, is that depending on how my husband's military stuff ends up going, I might just decide to...

I have no money, not much space (under the stairs is it, no basement, closets etc.) and a family of 5. We live real rural, and have chickens, ducks and a goose... I am worried about the future, and try to buy things in bulk, but DH doesn't like clutter, and thinks that storing food is...

I like mixed salad greens, with hummus, balsamic vinegar, and raw tofu on top. Protein, greens, and no cholesterol... yummy too, I swear!

it's kind of like a cheese cracker...

I LOVE it for applesauce and jam, but really hate that I only use it for like 2 weeks every fall... I want to use it MORE!!!!

I have a squeezo (a grinder with screens (cone shaped ones) for making tomato sauce etc.), and I use it to make jam (i pour all the berries in the hopper, and crank out mashed, seedless berry goo, then I use to make jam) and applesauce (quarter apples, cook in pot, pour into hopper, and grind...

Weatherstrip your doors! And check your windows for drafts. Doesn't make sense to heat the entire out of doors!

I dream about a cob house, I'd LOVE to build one. Planning to start with a little one, maybe with a little bench inside, I've gotten a few books on the subject, and the most important thing is a good foundation and good roof. The foundation part seems really hard to me, since I am generally...

I know a farm where I can get raw milk for $5 a gallon, what exactly do I DO with it once I buy it? (filter, cook, drink?)

The only things that I am good at canning are Applesauce and Jam.... so I suppose I am guilty of hoarding both... in a real emergency, a long term emergency, maybe we could barter jam? Although My husband swears by his stockpile of Liquor and ammo...

1. Cancel your cable, (keep your internet) You don't need to watch that much tv, spend $50 on a used vcr, and get a couple dozen videotapes from your mom, or uncle, or the thrift store, exercise more, watch tv less. 2. Stop buying food at work. Bring a water bottle and a salad/sandwich. 3...