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This is a recent photo of our governor gopher!

Buy only the best! Check out eBay in Afghanistan, They are selling them cheap!

Might be rough at first , but I say save your money and move into Snipers house.

Not here

Tex at the ranch!

Received a few extra bottles this year. Pretty sure they are all below cost. All sealed never opened. As @gleninjersey stated last year, seems I still don't have enough friends. My loss your gain. if you need pictures please ask. Johnny Walker Blue 750 ml. $150 Makers Mark 1.75 L. $40 - These are the big bottles. Have 2 bottles Johnny Walker Black 750 ml. $25 Gentleman Jack 750 ml. $25 Willing to meet intersection 208/287/23 For Legal - Must be 21 As I'm sure all of you are. PayPal or Cash. 1st I'll take it followed by PM gets it

I had a neighbor during Sandy running his generator all day long, a 6kW unit, from like 8 AM to 11 PM, to keep primarily his lights on. The amount of gas he burned through was huge, since we were without power 8 days, then a few days later, lost it another 4 days with that snow storm. With my system (I have a 3.2kW propane genny), I cycled it a few times a day, and was getting like at least 3 days per 20 lb normal propane tank. It was easy to have backup propane tanks, since they're easy to find, all over the place.

This is something that really isn't being talked about. We hear about the ships sitting off the coast of CA, but there are hickups throughout the system. Shortages of parts and pieces and basic chemicals is holding up the production of all types of products. One item missing (like a door hinge) can delay the finishing of a fridge. Lack of a particular base chemical can delay production of shampoo, shortage of fertilizer slows up the growth of vegetables.... situations like that are rampant throughout the product and services industries. And all predictions, it's going to continue through the majority of 2022. Now with Omicron, MORE staff shortages, company slowdowns, vax firings, etc. will only make it worse.

That's a fair point. I tend to sip standard utilities like a fine wine... rather than guzzle them like beer. If I'm in the house, for instance, there's not more than my porch light, 2 interior lamps, and my laptop on. If I'm walking out of a room, the light goes off. I don't see how much lower my usage can go! But, certainly, if it was winter, I would plan to get good at using my wood burning stove as a cooktop - if it's already on for heat, why not do double-duty? I intend to practice that this winter for the first time! It would make no sense to turn on my electric range or a microwave if the woodstove is already cranking. So, yeah, there are some things I've noodled on for decreasing usage ... and certainly if I thought it was a longer, extended situation, I would kick that into gear. I guess every seemingly small effort would help.

I believe that's the FIRST question before you embark on all the other prep areas. Redundancy, and not relying on ONE method. I live by the following motto: One is NONE Two is One and THREE is where you want to be This fits all areas of prepping: electric, water, heat, food, lighting, cooking, sanitation, protection, etc. Everyone needs to think along these lines as you plan your contingencies. In some of those categories, I'm at four and five options, not just three.

The compound is less than an acre. Push mower. The finest one Tractor Supply had to offer! Lol I’ll take rattlesnakes in the yard over NJ ANY day.

Hahaha!!! He has the same look on his face as I do when I see a snake!

Ha!!!! I haven’t heard that term in ages!

Tennessee, this is the way.

Mipafox. He was a character. RIP.

Austin was always liberal. But it used to be pretty nice (this is like 30 years ago). Restaurants, music scene, bars, etc. Not nice enough to want to live there at my age now but nice enough that if it's still decent occassionaly go to for some of the music if I lived close enough. Has it gone down hill that much? That would be ashame.

Tennessee or Georgia. But since I’m still about 10 years away, I’ll reevaluate in the future. chances are I’ll end up moving to where the fewest New Jerseyans, New Yorkers and Californians are moving. It it happens to be Kentucky, so it will be.

I think he was having a stroke

First post?

There was, it was a Q&A and poll started from the guy from PA that passed away a few years ago. His forum handle was something "like" Mipax here and I believe over on the PA forum which was where someone here linked to his obit. As far as moving we’ll never say never but for now we are digging in.

I'm pushing for Tennessee, but wifey isn't biting yet.... Or, Western, NC... she's possibly warming up to that, but there's some more pushing needed. Austin??? Do you know how Austin has changed lately?

We considered both Texas and Tennessee, actually. It was a tough choice between the two. Ultimately we chose Texas because my family is there, and because of my ranch. We do prefer the weather of Tn. Texas has no state income tax, but property tax is high. Not NJ high, but ain’t cheap. Tennessee doesn’t have a state income tax either, and property taxes are low. They DO have a ‘personal property tax’ based on value of vehicles, above and beyond registration fees. I think it kind of evens out, overall.

I grew up a city boy and you locked everything. Still do although there is virtually no crime in my neighborhood. I still know people who never lock their doors as they feel safe because they live in crime free neighborhood. A mistake.

It's probably the same people who don't lock their cars in the driveway, then cry when their stuff is stolen out of them.

https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/elderly-couple-use-handgun-to-defend-themselves-from-crazed-intruder/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20211224_FridayDigest_362&utm_campaign=/digest/elderly-couple-use-handgun-to-defend-themselves-from-crazed-intruder/ Guy randomly enters house of older couple. He's now dead for his trouble, but the wife of that residence is in critical condition from the guy's brutal attack. Though I applaud that the couple defended themselves, I do have to ask... why have a gun for self-defense, and then leave your door unlocked so anyone can just walk right on in? I will NEVER understand people who don't lock their doors. It is perhaps the simplest and easiest method of crime prevention... EVERYONE should do it. Doors & windows, people.. LOCK 'EM UP!!

When I was a boy my father got me a Air Force Survival Knife and a Ka-Bar. The Ka-Bar, which wasn't allowed out of the house, was my favorite. USMC KA-BAR Folks...

Austin has always been the ‘special snowflake’ of Texas. The redeeming part of Austin was always the music scene (Austin City Limits)and all the eclectic bars and restaurants. In the past several years, it’s really gone to shit. The homeless population has exploded, and it’s become ‘East San Francisco’. The city govt has really worked hard to fuck up what used to make Austin fun. And they keep working to make it even more fucked up. Like many cities, they have really turned their back on law enforcement, which has led to most of the problems Austin is experiencing. The residents are starting to push back though…that’s a good sign.