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 Topic: Secrets you keep... |
Lumpy
Replies: 66
Views: 2754
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 Forum: Psychology Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:17 pm Subject: Re: Secrets you keep... |
This is a great thread. Thanks for starting it.
UGLY SECRET ABOUT ME:
I am a B**CH with almost zero tolerance when it comes to anyone in my family make unwarranted trips into town.
I know ... |
| Topic: Homesteads - Only for the Rich |
Lumpy
Replies: 94
Views: 4476
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:16 pm Subject: Re: Homesteads - Only for the Rich |
We are not "rich", and we are not old, but we ARE
1. Older than you
2. In posession of land that we are building up and a farm house in which to live
3. Looking for someone to help out with that, l ... |
| Topic: Depression |
Lumpy
Replies: 33
Views: 1425
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:59 pm Subject: Re: Depression |
This is our last ditch effort to get them out of the "entitled" mode and into the "whatever it takes" mode. Otherwise, they are going to have to go.
Why wasting time and energy on convincing so ... |
| Topic: Depression |
Lumpy
Replies: 33
Views: 1425
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:02 am Subject: Re: Depression |
I think that the answer is "any of the above", depending on your starting point.
For example, someone who is already of a depressed/morose nature (I am not talking about true clinical depression) m ... |
| Topic: Alaska and Pacific NW after Peak Oil? |
Lumpy
Replies: 9
Views: 511
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:04 am Subject: Re: Alaska and Pacific NW after Peak Oil? |
Come to the southwest coast of Oregon! GOOD GRIEF, we are so far off the grid here, if the SHTF, we wouldn't know for three weeks after the fact!
Where are you talking about? A town? A series of ... |
| Topic: PRICE at which gas will finally cause panic and chaos |
Lumpy
Replies: 154
Views: 7578
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Forum: Depletion Economics Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:16 am Subject: Re: PRICE at which gas will finally cause panic and chaos |
As important as the price itself is the rate of change. A sudden increase (over the course of, say, a few days or weeks) to $5 or $6 could well spawn panic and chaos.
I think you have hit the na ... |
| Topic: Prepping in Idaho... |
Lumpy
Replies: 6
Views: 459
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:18 am Subject: Re: Prepping in Idaho... |
Greetings, Duke!
We have been developing our small (7.5 acres) farm in Western Idaho (about 1/2 hour from Lewiston) for 3 years now. Neither of us had done this before, learned almost everything w ... |
| Topic: [Food] Production - Poultry (was Backyard Chickens) |
Lumpy
Replies: 452
Views: 67665
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:51 pm Subject: Re: [Food] Production - Poultry (was Backyard Chickens) |
SpringCreek -
Way cool! Nice accomplishment in such a short time, too.
Think we are going to take a tip from you, and put our waterer up on concrete blocks. Will keep the poop and straw out!
... |
| Topic: Review of Kunstler's World Made by Hand |
Lumpy
Replies: 56
Views: 2858
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Forum: Book/Media Reviews Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:33 pm Subject: Re: Kunstler's World Made By Hand |
I am a doomer. This is not the be-all, end-all book about peak oil.
But it was a good read, with a sense of hope ... which I share, in spite of my belief that things are coming faster than most peop ... |
| Topic: Are you an optimist or a pessimist? |
Lumpy
Replies: 26
Views: 1402
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:54 am Subject: Re: Are you an optimist or a pessimist? |
This is a serious question. I consider myself to be quite the optimist in every way and yet I hear folks on these forums using the word "doomers" to describe themselves.
I'm not a doomer. In fact, ... |
| Topic: Finally talk about it? |
Lumpy
Replies: 37
Views: 1537
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:24 am Subject: Re: Finally talk about it? |
"Cashmere - What are doing here? Deciding who should live and who should die? Ludi is talking about her family ... these are not widgets."
Triage is an ugly thing.
1. Ludi was not asking for 't ... |
| Topic: Finally talk about it? |
Lumpy
Replies: 37
Views: 1537
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:10 am Subject: Re: Finally talk about it? |
Dad is 77, in reasonably good health but pathologically avoidant of negative things
Life expectancy - 9 years. His timing is impeccable. He'll be fine.
Step-mom has recently had a second heart ... |
| Topic: A doomer's garden |
Lumpy
Replies: 48
Views: 2940
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:19 am Subject: Re: A doomer's garden |
This is supposed to be the bible on subsistence farming.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Circle-Grow-Complete-Square/dp/9996395707
If anyone finds a source for this book, would you please PM me? I ... |
| Topic: Spring Weather 2008 |
Lumpy
Replies: 146
Views: 9283
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Forum: Environment Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:40 am Subject: Re: Spring Weather 2008 |
| Well, we started off by planting some radishes and peas in April. (Late - very late for around here.) We stopped at that point, because it has stayed so cold around here. (Western Idaho - 1000 ft e ... |
| Topic: Please welcome more new moderators! |
Lumpy
Replies: 24
Views: 973
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Forum: -Board Kiosk- Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:34 am Subject: Re: Please welcome more new moderators! |
I've sent a couple PMs, but decided to go public with this instead.
Congratulations to all of you newly chosen Moderators! I think it's an honor to be selected - and well deserved by all who have ... |
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