I'm sure my brother who does cybersecurity would know of an app or could probably build one.
Panic Buying in US
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the local Walmart is answering their phones again,,,,I talk to the woman that answered and she says the craziness is subsiding a bit,,,,I hope she is right,,,I am getting tired of having to hit 3 or more places to buy most of what I need
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I'm hoping it's letting up.at least for now anyhow. on account i need to restock my suply of water.
Jim, you dont have tap water or well water? Why hot buy a couple of water filters?
tight funds.i make jack benny look like a big spender.
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water is one thing I don't need to buy,,,,,,,,,,,I have a well
I urge everyone to keep building your preps. Keep going, dont stop now. As I said in the other thread, this is just the beginning and it's not the only crises that we will be up against. Besides financial collapse, I believe many other crisis are coming our way in the near future.
I was thinking about this today. I don't need anything and can live for a while but I am trying to slowly replenish everything I use (plus a little extra of course each time).
Same here, I am trying to stay on top of everything I use. We had a large portion of employees that got furloughed. I was able to escape that for now. I don’t know about the future.
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https://thewirecutter.com/blog/toilet-paper-options/amp/
Out of Toilet Paper? You Have Other Options. Just Don’t Flush Them!
Many towns and cities are already dealing with the aftermath of people flushing the wrong things. A video from a Novato, California, sewage treatment plant shows clogged machinery spraying water and wet wipes all over the flooded floor. In Redding, California, municipal workers investigated a backup and found shredded T-shirts clogging the sewer system.
Out of Toilet Paper? You Have Other Options. Just Don’t Flush Them!
Many towns and cities are already dealing with the aftermath of people flushing the wrong things. A video from a Novato, California, sewage treatment plant shows clogged machinery spraying water and wet wipes all over the flooded floor. In Redding, California, municipal workers investigated a backup and found shredded T-shirts clogging the sewer system.
Hey jim, get a 3/8 inch diameter aluminum pipe, cut it at a 45 degree angle and make it sharp. Get a gallon jug, a hook and some string to hold the jug. Drill a 3/8 inch hole on a 45 degree angle into a large birch tree about 2 inches deep, stick the blunt end of the pipe into the hole, set a hook and hang the jug so that the birch water/sap can run into the jug or hang the jug with a string so that the sap runs into the jug. Absolutely fresh water for free, about a gallon per day/per tree and has a bit of sugary taste to it. Only lasts about 3-4 days tho, it can start to go bad after that. Filtered from any bugs, dust or leaves and the fridge, enjoy cold!! GP
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If you have muscadine vines, you can get water from them too. You can also use a section of muscadine vine as a water filter.
For toilet paper, gather mullien leaves (Verbascum sp.), which grows all over the place in temperate North America and Europe.
See images below for identification:
This plant is also excellent for lung ailments--relevent to COVID-19--so is an excellent herb to be aware of . . . especially as there's no vaccine and--as yet--no cure.
It is plentiful, as it's an invasive species in North America.
See below link for medicinal preparation:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12241986/
See images below for identification:
This plant is also excellent for lung ailments--relevent to COVID-19--so is an excellent herb to be aware of . . . especially as there's no vaccine and--as yet--no cure.
It is plentiful, as it's an invasive species in North America.
See below link for medicinal preparation:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12241986/
We use the flowers for a nice tea. About 6-7 budding or open flowers and hot water/honey... the leaves are as soft as a dogs ear and make good TP. After the tall stocks are dried out, we soak them in melted wax, kerosene or diesel and use them as emergency torches for signalling or fishing on the waterfront. GP
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That's good to know Kevin. I've seen that plant growing around here. Usually in areas that have been disturbed by logging or construction. I never knew that it had any uses.
I have loads of wine but did add two 24 count cases of Michelob ultra to my Walmart pu order. Like Gaz I mostly got comfort food stuffs. We are covered on th email prepping but I don’t want to tap into any of that right now. Saving the reserves just in case things do get really bad.
Hey, that could cut into the wine production! Never!
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We have probably a hundred acres of them at the BOL.
I say use your resources wisely, never waste a sip of wine!
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I offered to sell my sister some TP for $10 a roll. She told me where to go. I was just trying to help.
Dammit I misread, I only got as far as "" I offered to sell my sister""
Rather Liberal of you
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Yeah, I think he offered to sell his sister for some toilet paper.Dammit I misread, I only got as far as "" I offered to sell my sister""
Wait, did he say he was willing to sell his sister for some toilet paper???
Man I knew you American dudes were laid back........... But.................
Sounds like a good trade to me. I’d need to see a picture first, of the toilet paper....
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There was a time when I would have gladly sold my sister......Dammit I misread, I only got as far as "" I offered to sell my sister""
I've been called a lot of things over my life time, but never a "liberal". That's a first. Maybe Brent and Kevin are rubbing off on me.
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Naw, I have plenty of TP. Now maybe a six pack and a cigar.....Yeah, I think he offered to sell his sister for some toilet paper.
Many uses.
Just don't confuse it with foxglove (Digitalis sp.), as the yellow strains of foxglove can grossly resemble mullien.
This misunderstanding is unlikely with people who really know plants, but--if you're a newbie--a misunderstand of the distinction between these two plants could be fatal.
Foxglove contains a powerful heart stimulant that can kill you . . . or leave you with permanant heart damage.
See below for pictures of the yellow strain of foxglove:
Ironically (despite my dire warnings), foxglove can be a life-saving drug for people with heart problems.
If you've ever heard of the drug Lanoxin--which is used in atrial fibrillation and/or congestive heart failure--it is the active substance in foxglove.
This might push some people toward using foxglove tea as a substitute for perscription meds, but this is very, very dangerous.
The concentration of digitalis in each leaf can be variable, so there's no telling how strong the tea might be.
So . . . don't go there unless you're an experienced herbalist and/or biochemist . . . in which case, this post is superfluous anyway.
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Yeah, the mushrooms we picked as kids had variable amounts of stuff in them as well. Or so I’ve been told....
