It's finally over...sigh

Ok,the election is over,for better or worse,whatever.I'm not thrilled with the choice's we had,but,at least we have the lesser of 2 evil's,I think.There still is no veto proof congress,so that part of what is left of our right's is preserved.
Back to work now.It's the first week of November,so in most area's,your garden is done.I just heard the midwest got 40 inche's of snow,so I guess your way past the garden! Have you learned to can yet? WHY NOT?? I've kicked the idea around for a while,finally getting the goodie's I need to try it now.The USDA has a great site for tip's and how to,just google it.My garden here in Arizona is still producing,mostly pepper's,but,still a worthy barter item at least.

In my opinion,canning in pint jar's would be better than quart jar's,as you can preserve smaller batche's,and less waste when used.It may take more time,cost a bit more for more jar's,but the waste saving's will be worth it.Never waste anything!Get spare sealing lid's for the future,as this is easy enough to do in a retreat area,and everything except the sealing lid's are reusable.

Anything you can imagine of can be canned! Meat,fish,veggie's,you name it! I'm looking forward to trying something like stew and chicken,as my local grocery store seem's to have chicken in bulk pack's on sale every week.My freezer is full already,need to try something with it all!
Now that winter has set in,to most of you,it's time to replace,or stock up on the camping gear you need,or wore out.The store's are desparate to sell all the summer item's,such as BBQ stuff,camping gear,fishing gear,to make room for new stuff.A great time to stock up!Garden tool's were on sale here last week,so I bought a new shovel,rake,other little thing's you might overlook.They had tent's and other outdoor item's at smoking price's,but I already have most of them.Now that it's hunting season,watch for gun's and ammo going at sale price's.And another random thought,watch for yard sale's!With the holiday's comingpeople want cash,and it's a great chance to buy up what you need cheap! That sleeping bag with a broken zipper for 2 buck's would make a great blanket,ground cover,whatever!That milk crate full of garbage for fifty cent's?I'd give that for the milk crate alone!{more on those later!}.
Keep a smile on you face,let them wonder what you're up to!

Cheap oil...GREAT!!! uhhm,right?

Wow! Oil is now less than half price,gas is well under it's 4.00 a gallon or more,you can afford to get to work now..life is great again,right? Maybe not so fast....6 months ago,many factorie's were reviewing the shipping cost's of part's made oversea's,and with the price of fuel,shipping,all that,decided it MIGHT be worth looking at bringing those job's back home!
Not so fast...Now that oil and cost's are reduced,your job won't come home soon.I'll admit,I am NOT a financial genius,by any mean's,but this is a business that I have experience in,so let me ramble.
Let me explain a few thing's.I'm a machinist for a large corporation,that make's money buying small companie's,and reducing cost's..Great idea on paper.So,you buy a reasonably profitable company,so how do you reduce cost? LOWER WAGE'S! We bought a company in the midwest,moved it to Arizona,hired questionable employee's,and made a profit.That's the american way!But,as on Wall Street,greed set in...we moved the plant into Mexico,of course!
Before we get into any immigration issue's,let me inform you about a few thing's.What is the minimum wage in our area?7 or 8 buck's an hour?No prob..what is the minimum wage in Mexico??? 7.50 a DAY,plus lunch!Yes,the company has to buy you lunch!You wonder why they come here? These people are here to improve they're live's,not to take your job.So,what stop's the corporate beancounter's from moving the factory to China for 0.75 cent's a day???? Nothing,beside the cost of shipping!
So,cheap oil cost's a lot of job's,but,why is oil cheap now???
Easy! OPEC know's that high fuel price's drive up inflation,and reduce's the sale's of oil.If price's are high,demand goes down,they make less,drive the rest of the world into a recession,at least,and they lose money!!!Pretty simple,right???
So,to make money on fuel,they reduce the price to increase demand.Have you noticed that Tesla Motor's has almost shut down production of electric car's,Chrysler is closing it's hybrid line?Oil is cheap,they don't need them now....sigh....

You need to realize how you are being manipulated,either way.If you spend less on fuel,you can spend more at Wally mart,right?Either way,your money is going out the door.Even if you try to "buy american",chance's are it's going to China or the middle east,or Mexico.
Ignore the stock market,as it's being manipulated by greed and speculation.Depending on your age,it's a great time,or a nightmare.Don't try to out guess the market,just ride it out.We'll have a year,at least,of merger's and buyout's,so ride it out,don't panic.Personally,I'm going heavy into precious metal,mainly silver.But,keep cash on hand,fill your pantry,plant a garden,and hope for the best.

gun's,god,and ammo

I really don't believe a lot of what I'm reading..These people tell you they live in an RV,on less than 10k a year,yet have 50,000 round's of ammo and 4 AK 47's,a few shotgun's,and other toy's..Are they really serious?I have a huge truck,I couldn't fit 50,000 round's in it! Offhand,50,000 round's of ammo,in 7.62,is at least .50 a shot..so there is 25,000 buck's!Then,they buy some oddball slovakian/czeck/god know's/whatever leftover from WW2.Boy,that will stop an A1 Ahbram..People really need to pull they're head's out.
Buy food,buy seed's,buy an RV to live in.If you are really stupid enough to believe you'll be swamped by 50,000 crazy zombie's trying to kill you,you'd never be able to carry that much ammo,much less reload fast enough!Praise the Lord and pass the ammo??? Give me a break!
Set your goal's..A place to go,a way to get there,a way to survive,a simple shelter.Fish,hunt,garden,whatever. Don't get me wrong,you WILL need weapon's!Concentrate on hunting weapon's first,assualt rifle's are just toy's for later.Get what you need first,what you want later.Just surviving is the first goal.

First blog!!!

First of all,I'd like to thank you for visiting my site! If you are visiting any site's like this,I'm sure you are as concerned about the world situation's as I am.I've been reading many other web blog's,and I'm more concerned about too many religious,political,or "wanna be Rambo's" thinking that they have the answer's.Sorry,I have no answer to everything,just my humble opinion.50,000 round's of ammo is not the answer,slapping your hand's together is not the answer,blaming anyone that doesn't look like you is not the answer.We all need to be self sufficient,and look out for ourselve's,and other's when we can.
Look out for yourself first,care for other's when you can..the rest come's naturally...