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Sunday, September 5, 2021

This is the Best Advice I have Seen in a While

From 90 Miles 



Right Now We are Seeing the Results of the Socialist Experiment Here in America----Nobody Wants to Work

This Is The Weirdest Employment Market That We Have Ever Seen

 Nobody wants to work. And why should they, when they can stay home and make as much or close to it by not working?


 








Maybe You Better Get a Lot of Things Now, Not Later

 This Is Definitely Going To Be “Not A Normal September” For The Rapidly Imploding U.S. Economy

Here locally, I have not noticed a shortage of stuff. But I know nationally things appear to be different. For instance, Whirlpool appears to be having issues filling orders. The ice dispenser I ordered the beginning of June has been shuffled back to Sept. 20, and I expect it to be shuffled back even longer when that day arrives. 

Both Ford and Chevy appear to be stopping production at some places due to lack of computer chips. Maybe some other lack I am not aware of. 

Container ships aren't being unloaded in L.A. and many others are in limbo somewhere around the world.

So maybe now is a good time to purchase, if you can find it in stock, whatever you have been thinking of purchasing but putting off. Or maybe just purchasing little things, like pencils, pens, paper, plastic containers, etc. 

Just in case. 

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Go Get Your Toilet Paper Now

 THE FEAR STRICKEN SHEEP ARE PANIC BUYING TOILET PAPER ONCE AGAIN

Nopales and Prickly Pear

Have you ever eaten cactus? I have not, but I have been told by several people that nopales and prickly pears are excellent to eat. Frankly, I have never been hungry enough to try them.

However, I have a fence full of the doggone things. So one of these days I will have to give them a go. 

The nopales are the flat leaves. Remove the spines, cube them up, and sautee them like bell peppers. The prickly pear, remove the spines, cut the ends off, peel the skin and eat. Or juice it up I guess.

But notice I said remove the spines. I have to be very careful when I am out by them as I have, on several occasions, backed into them. And I can say without a shadow of a doubt, my shirt is not thick enough to protect me. 

Here are a couple of links about preparing them:

Prickly Pear

How to Cook Nopales

Friday, September 3, 2021

Ozark Folk Center Clogging

This looks like it is fun as all get out. But as clumsy as I am I would wind up breaking six of my toes and fourteen of my fingers trying to get up off the floor.

Yep, That's Right

 


Here's Your Sign

 For one potato. Holy crap I knew things were going up in price, but this is reedikalas.


Wednesday, September 1, 2021

I Love My Wife

 I love my wife, she is as crazy as I am. 

She loves to mess with telemarketers.

Last month one of the unwashed telemarketer heathen called about something, and whatever they said really pissed her off. 

She told the guy "If you don't take my name off your call list, I'm gonna pull your tongue out thru your ass!" And hung up. Far as I know that particular one hasn't called back.

And medicare. We have been getting calls about medicare this, and medicare that. 

Today while I was with my grandson I guess a lady called about medicare and asked "Do you have medicare?" 

And my wife who is 69 said "No honey, I'm only 20 years old!"

And the lady said "Oh! I'm sorry, we won't call you anymore." 

As I said, she's crazy. Just like me. Two peas in a pod.

Monday, August 30, 2021

World Trade Center

Who Ya Gonna Call?

‘911’ SYSTEM OFFLINE, 1 MILLION PLUS WITHOUT POWER AFTER HURRICANE IDA SLAMS GULF COAST 


Do You Have a Preference for an Everyday Carry Knife?

 Since I have retired, I no longer have as much need for an everyday carry knife as I used to. But, still, I have two I carry everyday.

On my belt I carry a Leatherman Fuse multitool. This has a blade on it, which I used almost daily in my job. 

I also carry a Buck knife, a model 110 folding knife. No huge reason, but after I carried it for about a week when my wife got it for me, it just felt right. So I still wear it. When I was working I used it in addition to my multitool almost daily in my job.

Each one has a different use for different things.

What about you guys? Do you have an everyday carry knife?

Do you have a preference for a fixed blade survival type knife? I have looked at several but don't have a preference. ESEE makes good ones, and so does Buck. Kabar is an excellent choice. 

What do you guys think?


It Is Time To Remove All Democrats from the Fed Gov for Treason

 Our fed .gov apparently was turning away americans from kabul airport. If that is true every democrat in fed .gov should hang from every lamp post, overpass, tree limb and tall building around.  

The State Department, headed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is in charge of the evacuation effort. The Pentagon is subordinate to State in Kabul, and if soldiers are turning Americans away at the airport, it would be under State’s orders.

Get Prepared

 From NC Renegade