As
David Icke would say. What will you do? Is it going to hit the fan? I
don't see how things can go on much longer as they are. When will it
happen? Your guess is as good as mine. I suppose it's even possible that
we will come through this in relatively good shape. But I'm not going
to count on that. There are as many opinions about a crash as there are
experts. And I'm not one. I rely on critical thinking and good old
fashioned Midwestern common sense. I have a friend who won't even talk
about any of the things I read and write about. She is just too scared
to look at it. Maybe she's right. Just enjoy each day as it comes and
don't worry about tomorrow. But I think you can do both things. Do the
best you can to prepare for the worst, then enjoy each day as another
blessing, hoping for the best.
There are things you can do to hedge your bets that you can survive many of the scenarios painted
for us on the alternative news. And please remember that the
alternative news sites have been infiltrated and put out disinfo as well
as the real deal. Hone your discernment, trust your intuition and read
but verify. Remember that as the consciousness rises, the more of us
there are to affect any time line we are on. We create our own reality
and enough of us can change the world. In the meantime there are some
common sense things you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones.
If you live in or very close to a large city, I
would consider relocating to a more rural area. When the economy
crashes and the government can no longer prop up the behemoth medical
system, financial system, including food stamps and perhaps, the
infrastructure, food, medicine and other necessities will either not be
available or will be priced way beyond the average person's ability to
buy it. If you think the gangs are bad in big cities now, that situation
will be on steroids at that time. I would not want to be anywhere near a
large city when TSHTF.
If it is at all possible move now. If there is
no way you can do that, get to know your neighbors and come up with a
survival plan. Have a place for food and water storage that your group
can share and be prepared to protect that stash. If you don't have a
weapon or know how to use one, now would be the time. Find someone to
teach you gun safety. I was hunting at ten and was very safety
conscious. My children took the NRA gun safety course so they would be
familiar with weapons. If you are still uncomfortable with guns after
that, leave that to others and be useful elsewhere.
Learn how to grow
your own food organically. It really isn't that hard. In fact gardening
is very healthy, even for the elderly. You just have to pace yourself
and move a little slower. While you are at it, find a source for
heirloom seeds and guard them with your life. Purchase hand tools for
gardening and household repair. If you don't have a source for meat,
eggs and milk, set that up now. I have a friend who has a milk cow and
chickens. I can trade Reiki, hypnosis sessions, baked products and all
kinds of clothing for produce. I buy honey locally and of course, hit
all the farmers markets in our general area besides maintaining our own
garden.
My doctor and her husband raise beef, bison and
elk and have a store at the edge of town. You'd better believe I
patronize that place. I know the animals are raised on grass and are
clean from drugs. Our local discount grocery store (No, not Walmart)
carries grass-fed beef, along with other healthier products. When you
find a great source for good food, spread the word to help out others
and keep the source in business. I believe the time will come when
people will be trading services for food. Keep that in mind as you set
up your storage area. Also, I rarely use sugar but I buy a bag every
time it goes on sale. Since there is no food value in it, it doesn't go
bad. Storing gold and silver is fine but if there is no food to buy, you
can't eat it. Extra food will be great bartering items.
At this point, I'm not totally convinced that
all wheat is bad, although I eat very little bread. A loaf would last my
husband and I a month if it could stay good for that long. But to those
who say early man didn't eat grain, I would have to point out that some
form of bread has been the mainstay for most people all over the world
for thousands of years. And when the 5000 year old Iceman's stomach
contents were analyzed, they found meat, grain and some fruit. As I've
long suspected early man ate whatever he could find to eat that didn't
eat him first. They might not have grown grain in any quantity until
they stopped roaming and built more permanent settlements, but they did
consume grain. Granted it wasn't genetically modified But I have yet to
see any Amish with 'wheat belly'. So I buy my cereal/grains and flour
products from them
And while I'm on the subject of the Amish,
think about how you would live if you were transported back to the
1800's. If the grid would go down you would need to get very creative in
a hurry. Why wait till then? Look at each thing that you do whether
household chores, gardening, home repair, shopping etc. Do you have the
hand tools to take care of your family? If not, while things are still
relatively calm would be a good time to purchase them. The only thing I
don't have is a push mower and a neat yard is the last thing I will be
concerned about if things go to hell. Besides there's a farmer who
raises pigmy goats nearby. A small animal hobbled in my yard that can
mow, fertilize and provide milk sounds like a great deal to me. I
certainly know how to milk.
If there are any old time Amish or Mennonite in your area, I would be picking their brains to see how they survive without electricity
and cars. While you may not be able to purchase a horse and buggy, most
people can manage a bicycle. Get baskets for them. How do these people
wash clothes? How do they heat their homes in the winter? I already know
how they take care of most medical issues because that's where I buy a
lot of my herbs and other homemade remedies. Really study how these
people live, raising their own food and preserving it. Working together
as a community to not only survive but thrive. If you think about it,
though we've become spoiled to our modern lifestyle, it wasn't all that
long ago that everyone lived that way.
I'm going to enjoy the conveniences that I have
for as long as I have them, but I am well prepared to live without them
as well. I had the advantage of living like that for a year deep in the
Southern Ozarks.
My first husband and I lived in a tar paper shack with no electricity or running water. I carried water in two ten gallon milk cans, boiled it on a little two burner w/oven camping stove. Washed our clothes by hand and hung them on a clothesline. I got very creative on how to get by without modern conveniences. And I had been raised fairly wealthy and had never done without anything in my life though I grew up working on a farm. You can learn.
My first husband and I lived in a tar paper shack with no electricity or running water. I carried water in two ten gallon milk cans, boiled it on a little two burner w/oven camping stove. Washed our clothes by hand and hung them on a clothesline. I got very creative on how to get by without modern conveniences. And I had been raised fairly wealthy and had never done without anything in my life though I grew up working on a farm. You can learn.
Of course we were young, but it really was a
fun experience only marred once by my forgetting to turn off the gas,
lighting the oven and blowing my eyebrows and eyelashes off. You'd be
amazed at how funny you look without them. But even at my advanced age
now, I still prefer hand tools when gardening or cooking and baking. I
have the electric appliances but seldom use them. And I can work rings
around my 26 year old son. I have a theory that hard work is what keeps
you in good shape, not sitting in front of an X-BOX with a controller in
your hands all day only exercising your thumbs!
Strangely enough after the Ozark living, my
daughter and I having moved back to my hometown and still lived very
simply. I found a nice apartment in a quiet neighborhood with a backyard
for growing vegetables. We lived there for seven years without a car,
phone or TV by choice. We had our bicycles with saddlebags and front
baskets we went grocery shopping with. I did a lot of canning and
preserving, washed our clothes in a little electric washer and hung them
on a line outside in good weather and in the basement in winter. We
spent a lot of time together, played cards and board games and read a
lot. Spent a lot of time at the local library. Explored the town and
surrounding countryside on foot or bike. She told me not long ago that
those were the happiest years of her life. She is attempting to recreate
that lifestyle in her small town.
Have fun with this as you and your family
brainstorm ideas on survival living. If you are lucky enough to have a
cabin in the woods somewhere, that would be perfect. But even if you
just go camping on weekends, you are ahead of the game because you'll
know how to exist off the grid. I have a washer and dryer I intend to
use as long for as I can but I also have a couple of fiberglass tubs and
new clotheslines when needed. I have a huge crock in the basement that
will keep butter, eggs and milk good for a while. Get some camping
stoves and some propane while they are still available. Remember to turn
off the gas when done.
While things are still relatively quiet,
increase your knowledge of survivalist living. I have books on
gardening, saving seeds, canning, drying food and animal husbandry
should I need it. I have a friend who makes soap and candles, although
my husband says I have enough candles, matches and lighters for most of
my town. I also purchased several oil lamps and bottles of oil.
A few years ago our electricity went out due to
an ice storm. My husband and I were perfectly content. I could still
cook food on our gas stove and we had hot water due to having the older
hot water heater with a pilot light instead of electronic starter. I put
the candles and oil lamps to good use in the evening. My son and his
wife who live in the same building went into withdrawal without their
'toys'. I reintroduced them to card and board games, not to mention
books! At least they know if the Grid goes down for a long time, they
will be all right as long as they live within walking distance from Mom.
If the Grid goes down or the financial system
collapses, the government won't be able to help you. They'll be too busy
trying to preserve their own worthless hides. There will probably be
total chaos in big cities. Roving bands of thugs looking to take what
you have stored will be common. Don't leave yourself vulnerable. Learn
how to protect yourself and what you have stored. Partner with your
neighbors and share what you have. Remember, you have to sleep sometime.
Someone will always have to be on guard.
Now is the time to stock up on medicine,
especially life saving meds that you take daily. Buy them from overseas
or get your friendly doctor to write scripts for more than you will use
right now. Get some books on natural healing or healing with herbs and
the household products you already have. I have stored lots of hydrogen
peroxide, witch hazel, Epsom salts, vinegar, baking soda, bleach and
lots more. I have a surgical kit and experience working with farm
animals well enough to clean and stitch wounds if necessary. It would
also be beneficial to have a doctor close by that you can rely on for
emergencies you can't handle at home. There are some great survival
books on the market. I have most of them.
As for 'Obama coming to take your food' it
looks to me like he has enough on his plate already without worrying
about what I have stored for survival. If the military storms your house
and takes what you have, there isn't a lot you can do about it.
Although you can look for lots of Ruby Ridges and Wacos to happen all
over the country if they do. I have more faith in the regular people in
the Guard, regular military and even the alphabet agencies. The top
people may be part of the Cabal but I don't believe most of the rank and
file are. I believe these people will remember that they have friends
and family too. And they took an oath to protect the Constitution and
all enemies foreign and domestic. And when push comes to shove I believe
they will know where their best chances of survival are. And it isn't
with the people who set this system up to fail in the first place.
Yes, I know what happened during Katrina. But
that was a warning to the population not to be so complacent and to the
Guard/military not to let themselves be used by TPTB. Local law
enforcement will have to decide at that time if they will also honor
their oath of service or allow themselves to be used as hammers on the
people they swore to protect and defend. If you have a constitutional
sheriff, back him and his deputies up fully. They will be your first
line of defense when things get ugly.
I believe we can come through a crash and
rebuild but the trick is to survive the disaster in the first place and
be as comfortable as possible during the worst time. Good luck and get
to brainstorming.
