Just thinking

larry@stinescorner

Well-known Member
Its not really tractor related,,but in a way it is.
I was raised on a small farm in NJ,,We had tractors and livestock.
I kind of take for granted all I did learn from growing up in that environment

Just this morning,,it kind of hit me.

We dont have to worry about food,,we go to the shoprite.

But as I was looking out the window at the squirrel eating birdseed..a thought went through my mind.

What if the Shop rite was empty..and you used up all the supply's in your house?.

As I Looked up and down our NJ street,,which has 18 houses,,I Had a thought....Our House,,maybe thanks to my farm life,,may have a better chance?
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I could ,,thanks to my upbringing,,trap the squirrel,or pop it with the bb gun,,start a stew going,,,
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throw in some scallions from under the plastic

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toss in some greens ,,not pretty,but nutritious
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And of course,,some fresn turnips,,,lol,,,,if your hungry enough,,they would taste good!


I just wanted to praise what most of us on this site have learned from being raised around tractors,livestock,,and most of all ,,good parents and grandparents,,and family farm life in general.


My 02 cents thought for the day,,,,,
 
Very good point Larry.
We have enough stuff canned to make it a long time.
Our grand kids are learning how to grow and put stuff away.
The grocery stores have about a 3 days supply of goods on hand.
Everyone should stock up on enough canned goods to last a while.
Just buy a few cans extra each time they go grocery shopping.
Richard
 
Not like it used to be most farmers and people living in the country these days don't even have a garden,don't can or freeze food.How many people have vegetable seed on hand to plant?
Doubt very many.How many are skilled hunters with guns and plenty of ammo on hand? How many could even keep from freezing if power and fuel delivery systems went down? Ironically
many city and suburban people around my area grow gardens and put up food.
 
Larry,

I do think your thought is true - until the hoards of unprepared folks show up to steal your food to stay alive. They're gonna have to walk a good way to get to us. LOL
 
Yes,,but I wanted to thank the farm life,,which we are familiar with on this great site.Hope its ok to post it here,,in a round about way,,it is tractor related
 
I have thought the same thing, we have 40
acres, lots of trees for firewood, deer
to harvest, a field that could be planted
for lots of food or used for livestock,
and I could even build a wood gas
generator to run the old tractors like
they did during WWII.
Now it is tractor related.
 
Way too many people living outside their perimeters these days. Glad I was born and raised on a small farm, thank you Mom & Dad!
 
"[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]may have a better chance?[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]"

We have a natural spring that produces clean water.

Our family has been drinking from the spring, as necessary, for almost 90 years.

If necessary, we can trade water for food.

We have more timber than we will ever need for firewood.

If necessary, firewood can be cut with an antique cross-cut saw and split with either an axe or wedges and sledge hammer.

We have more clear land than will ever need for a garden.

If necessary, a garden can be tilled with two horses and a plow.

We have more squirrels, coons, and opossums than we can ever "[i:654c4848f0]harvest[/i:654c4848f0]" for meat.

All of these "[i:654c4848f0]better chance[/i:654c4848f0]" scenarios are based on the premise of our present constitutional <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/legal/constitution-101-property-rights">property rights</a>.

If we ever lose our constitutional rights, then the <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2120669/posts">new form of government</a> probably has a plan.
 
Well the way I look at this is, if it gets to the point where there is no food in the
grocery stores we all are looking at total chaos, crime will skyrocket
the inner cities will be in disarray to the point where law enforcement will not be able to handle anything, then your interstate highway system will be out of control
with everyone trying to get out of the cities.
it will not be a pretty sight .
 
You are correct, as someone else mentioned where do you get seed, fuel or electric for a welder,you have to become a blacksmith ect, ECT.
Depends on the severity of the situation. My paternal grandparents did quite well during the great depression, even built a big rooming house. Much of the labor suppled by people walking the roads willing to work for room and board. Both sets of granndparents were subsistence farmers said they couldn't tell the difference between the depression and normal.
 
Don't forget the same experiment blew up in the Plymouth colony too. They almost got wiped out. It is just so sad that man kind cannot learn from experience and history and just keeps on repeating the same stupid mistakes.
 
"[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]man kind cannot learn from experience and history[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]"

Agree.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorance">Ignorance</a> of history, both past and present, may lead to a lifelong experience of misery.
 
Between my brothers family and my own, we
can a good bit of green beans, tomato
products, corn, peppers, apples, peaches,
and jellies. Lots of potatoes. I have the
strawberries, blueberries, and fruit trees. Have a freezer full of cider.
He has the big garden. We split a beef. I
got thinking about it this fall though. As
much as we have canned, it wouldn't be near
enough to live on for a year, a side from
the potatoes that do last about that long.
I guessed it would take a few acres of
garden at least, plus room for beef and
chickens, and I'd have to get a lot better
at tending to my fruit trees! What we do
grow is an excellent side once or twice a
week, or all the time when it's in season
though. But I'm definitely more efficient
earning money at a job I'm good at and
buying my food from people who are good at
growing it. That was the conclusion I came
too then at least.
 

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