tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post3258708112771854348..comments2024-03-27T00:43:28.975-05:00Comments on Mom's Scribbles: What Do I StoreVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-46553466371612425362015-12-09T17:11:00.141-06:002015-12-09T17:11:00.141-06:00deb...could you email me? I'd rather not get ...deb...could you email me? I'd rather not get into health issues here and I would like to know more about herbal treatments. vickimiller63@gmail.comVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-27340996334435971312015-12-09T15:40:28.336-06:002015-12-09T15:40:28.336-06:00vicki,
what problems?
for some tincture of honeybe...vicki,<br />what problems?<br />for some tincture of honeybee propolis works like statin without side effects.<br />other treatments at the survivalist blog.<br />there a few herbalists make comments. much to learn.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-47960671306041716812015-12-08T22:46:54.375-06:002015-12-08T22:46:54.375-06:00Thanks, SJ...I will give it a try. I would like t...Thanks, SJ...I will give it a try. I would like to get off of all prescriptions and plan to work toward that goal. I just think there must be other ways of dealing with the problems.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-35407716712666145222015-12-08T21:56:46.319-06:002015-12-08T21:56:46.319-06:00A few years ago, I was on a prescription. By accid...A few years ago, I was on a prescription. By accident, I refilled it about four days before I was out. My doctor and pharmacy allowed the refill. I then tasked myself with refilling when I still had four days worth of meds. I ended up with a few weeks extra medication by doing this. I don't know how it works in the US these days, but you might give it a try. SJ in Vancouver BC CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-70855549625600968672015-12-08T19:39:44.218-06:002015-12-08T19:39:44.218-06:00Deb...Thank you for all the tips. They are apprec...Deb...Thank you for all the tips. They are appreciated. You are a wealth of information! I will check out the article on urban apartment survival. <br /><br />I had forgotten about the water collected in a dehumidifier. My parents used that water wherever they needed distilled water rather than buying it. Winters here are dry as far as the air goes, but summers are hot and humid. I had been thinking about a dehumidifier before summer rolls around for, even though my apartment is air conditioned, it still can get sticky with the humidity.<br /><br />I have used close to 50 Tattler lids. I had a few seal failures - more than with the regular metal lids. That may have been from not backing off a bit on the rings to start with and not tightening them enough when first out of the canner. I don't know. I'm afraid I am just more comfortable using the tried and true metal lids. Old dogs and new tricks, I guess. :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-9894212434143650972015-12-08T19:28:05.575-06:002015-12-08T19:28:05.575-06:00Gorges...I used to just bookmark things I wanted t...Gorges...I used to just bookmark things I wanted to save, but then realized that all would be lost if the power went out for any length of time or if for some reason we lost the internet. There is something to be said for good, old fashioned paper copies of important stuff!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-54332022144730419052015-12-08T19:26:02.155-06:002015-12-08T19:26:02.155-06:00Thanks, Jim...It is my plan to stay put as well. ...Thanks, Jim...It is my plan to stay put as well. To leave would be a major undertaking and I would not want to leave behind everything I have worked so hard to accumulate. As far as having the means of self-protection...there was a time when some balked at the notion of me arming myself. When I mentioned that the only means of defense I had at the time was to throw a jar of tomatoes at an intruder, the argument became moot. Someone trying to break in to do me harm is someone I don't just want to irritate. I want to stop them. Period.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-86258457183303955602015-12-08T19:17:25.005-06:002015-12-08T19:17:25.005-06:00Sue...I hadn't thought of taking half a pill n...Sue...I hadn't thought of taking half a pill now and then. I have gone to an every other day schedule with mine after verifying there would be no ill effects. I would really like to get off all prescriptions and go with alternatives and I'm working toward that goal. Like I said, so many doctors just want to write prescriptions rather than offer alternatives. Sometimes I think they are in cahoots with the pharmaceutical companies. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-30061284762481813362015-12-08T19:11:53.667-06:002015-12-08T19:11:53.667-06:00SJ...I love thrift stores, too! Not long ago I fo...SJ...I love thrift stores, too! Not long ago I found a 1962 Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook. I like it because it has so many "from scratch" recipes. Shopping there really does help with my budget, which can use all the help it can get. :)<br /><br />About our methods of storing water...Sometimes it is just a matter of doing the best we can with what we have to work with. I would love to buy all the recommended storage containers, but that just isn't going to happen. And I think I add to my preps pretty much the same way you do. If something I need is on sale, I buy several. Even at that, we are miles ahead of those who don't bother to prepare at all and who refuse to acknowledge that wolf who is banging on the door. I would much rather use what is at hand or find other ways of doing things than to be caught flat-footed when there is an emergency.<br /><br />And this is me....cheering you on, too!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-22509423626687887502015-12-08T19:06:19.708-06:002015-12-08T19:06:19.708-06:00vicki,
to s j in vancouver- watch the shampoo type...vicki,<br />to s j in vancouver- watch the shampoo type things in plastic. friend had a lot in storage. the plastic went nasty and she had to throw out lots of it. $$ wasted. possible to transfer to clean glass bottles recycled?<br /><br />number one non food prep--toilet paper, can be squashed to take up less room.<br /><br />vicki, at SHTF blog there are lists of articles at the bottom of the page--one is survival in an urban apartment. i did not read it but you might glance st it.<br /><br />arthritis pain--curcumin. which is concentrated turmeric. also said to delay or stop alzheimer's . curamed capsules are over 50$ for 120 caps. good for joints.<br />cayenne said to be good for joints. i eat a lot of it.<br /><br />water purification- a friend told me about getting a clean new dehumidifier and using the water from it as we have contamination from fracking which i'm told cannot be filtered out and which only become more concentrated with boiling. it is worth looking into as the water should be pure.<br /><br />amazon has a ceramic filter which seems to be less expensive but filters depend on what is in your water.<br /><br />i have some tattler lids but have heard of some failures, seem to be mostly in meat canning..haven't used yet. waiting for more feedback from web sources.<br /><br /><br />deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-39989881219248164822015-12-08T18:44:51.430-06:002015-12-08T18:44:51.430-06:00You're wise to print out things you find onlin...You're wise to print out things you find online. I've been meaning to do the same.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-40867974927767212522015-12-08T18:21:57.004-06:002015-12-08T18:21:57.004-06:00Great recommendations. Preparations are an indivi...Great recommendations. Preparations are an individual thing. I don't ever plan on bugging out, I do have the means to do so, but to what end? I feel that hunkering in place is a better choice for me, so that is how I prepare. Trust me I have the means and determination to protect and defend what is mine.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231408607303510336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-65266740166956584832015-12-08T17:59:09.901-06:002015-12-08T17:59:09.901-06:00Great post Vicki. I try to pick up 1 or 2 boxes o...Great post Vicki. I try to pick up 1 or 2 boxes of jar lids when I get grocery.<br />I also have take daily meds, so 1 day a week I cut 1 pill in half and take 1 half for 2 days and put 1 pill in stock up, when I get a refill I replace stored pills with fresh. I stock up many of the same things.<br />Have a great day!<br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-5603375153120174692015-12-08T16:18:25.017-06:002015-12-08T16:18:25.017-06:00Great post Vicki. I, too, love books. In fact, I j...Great post Vicki. I, too, love books. In fact, I just got in from shopping at a big box thrift store (Tuesday is their Senior's day)and I scored a new book on herbs and a Reader's Digest book on needle crafts. I also have a few binders of printed recipes and how-to instructions.<br />I also chose to shop at thrift stores to stretch my limited budget. I found Tattler canning lids at a local store. And, yes they are pricey but I bought some anyway. Not enough to handle all my canning by any means but having them make me feel a little better prepared.<br /><br />Also being in an apartment does dictate how I prepare now. I save water in 1-gallon milk jugs. I've read that these are not ideal containers but they are what I have. <br />I am still working on just getting a good stock of what I use on a daily basis - soaps, shampoo, floss, etc. I think I'm good for about 3 months at this point. I'd like to have a deeper reserve as I too feel that 'wolf at the door'. Will close here. Please keep up the good work. Cheering you on. SJ in Vancouver BC CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-24050344695853770802015-12-08T15:17:32.700-06:002015-12-08T15:17:32.700-06:00Thank you, Fern...I believe that many, particularl...Thank you, Fern...I believe that many, particularly those of my vintage in a similar situation, sometimes feel overwhelmed in that they think they have to prepare the way others tell them to. I hope I can convey the fact that we all need to prepare, but we also need to do it in a way that works for each of us and not necessarily a way that works for others in different situations or lifestyles. I would love to have your big blue water barrels, but I can't. That's when thinking outside the box helps. I have also learned so much from those I read and I hope I am able to pay back even a fraction of that knowledge here.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-55362027451316799492015-12-08T14:48:34.502-06:002015-12-08T14:48:34.502-06:00Great recommendations, Vicki. You are right about ...Great recommendations, Vicki. You are right about needs being individualized and I'm glad you point out the differences of your situation. I learn something from everyone I read, and I appreciate the thought you put into sharing how you prepare. FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.com