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Topic: Don't plan on stocking up at Mountain House |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 16
Views: 817
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:20 am Subject: Re: Don't plan on stocking up at Mountain House |
| Pardon my ignorance. Are #10 cans just a large size of canned food or are they empty cans/jars for doing home preserving? I know a place that sells giant cans of food, but I'm not telling where it i ... |
Topic: Don't plan on stocking up at Mountain House |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 16
Views: 817
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:16 am Subject: Re: Don't plan on stocking up at Mountain House |
Silly question. If they've removed the #10 cans from their website, how can sales continue to rise unless there is some entity that has priority, like maybe the feds?
Why not take them at their ... |
Topic: Practical information for dealing with bank runs? |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 44
Views: 1786
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:29 pm Subject: Re: Practical information for dealing with bank runs? |
When Netbank failed, my salary was being direct deposited there, and many of my bills were being automatically paid from my Netbank checking account. ...
Thanks, Leanan, that's very helpful infor ... |
Topic: Practical information for dealing with bank runs? |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 44
Views: 1786
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:36 am Subject: Re: Practical information for dealing with bank runs? |
You might actually be at greater risk from something going wrong with direct debit / standing order transfers, such ending up with a duplicate
In the case of these recently failed banks, does anybo ... |
Topic: Matt Simmons - Getting ready... |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 32
Views: 2295
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:08 am Subject: Re: Matt Simmons - Getting ready... |
Kunstler isn't much into farming.
[url=http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/running_on_empty/life_without_cheap_oil.html]Kunstler |
Topic: [Transportation] Bicycles |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 41
Views: 4898
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:58 am Subject: Re: Bicycle of Choice |
Hi Reduced to Zero
Check out:
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic27125.html
Based partly on this advice I just got a Surly steel Big Dummy Xtracycle.
K.
Im loving that frame, how much did ... |
Topic: [Transportation] Bicycles |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 41
Views: 4898
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:55 pm Subject: Re: Bicycle of Choice |
Hi Reduced to Zero
Check out:
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic27125.html
Based partly on this advice I just got a Surly steel Big Dummy Xtracycle.
K. |
Topic: Bicycle Riders of the Future. |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 64
Views: 9460
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:01 pm Subject: Re: Bicycle Riders of the Future. |
Thanks, people, I hardly know anything about bicycles so this thread has been tremendously helpful.
Been checking around bike shops here, one place can put together a Surly steel bike with an Xtra ... |
Topic: berries |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 49
Views: 2728
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:39 pm Subject: Re: berries |
A blueberry variety like "Patriot" or "Duke", if well managed, will produce up to 20# fruit on a 4-5' bush.
Saskatoons (Amelanchier) take up considerably more space for an equal amount of fruit. I as ... |
Topic: Is this a baby pawpaw? |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 28
Views: 1106
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:57 am Subject: Re: Is this a baby paw-paw? |
| I planted 2 paw paws about a week ago, one is a Wilson and the other a Penn Golden. They get a few hours sunlight in the late morning, the rest of the day they are in the shade. I'm hopeful that that ... |
Topic: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 5
Views: 678
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:25 am Subject: Re: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
Here's the link to the video (it will probably be moved after today).
http://www.cbc.ca/national/latestbroadcast.html
Running on empty begins at about minute 26; Kunstler is on at minute 39. |
Topic: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 5
Views: 678
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:11 am Subject: Re: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
| Wow, did anybody see this? Most of it was not remarkable, but they gave Kunstler about ten minutes. It was full on Long Emergency stuff, no more airlines, etc. And apart from calling his views "extrem ... |
Topic: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 5
Views: 678
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:29 pm Subject: Re: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
Can someone give a link, I am really curious
It's on The National webpage now:
http://www.cbc.ca/national/comingup.html |
Topic: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 5
Views: 678
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:27 am Subject: Running on Empty - The National (CBC) |
| CBC tonight advertised that "Running on Empty" would appear on the National tomorrow (Wednesday). Kunstler will be in it. I checked the National webpage but could not find details. |
Topic: SHTF IN YOUR LOCALITY |
Koyaanisqatsi
Replies: 58
Views: 4743
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:03 pm Subject: Re: SHTF IN YOUR LOCALITY |
Meals on wheels canceled here due to high gas, food prices.
Sorry, no link. |
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