tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848608952056896420.post5052781552571551008..comments2022-11-03T06:43:05.144-07:00Comments on Welcome to the Hen house: Why Be Prepared? part onesistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09568280906820691641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848608952056896420.post-49042316380453285592012-02-07T21:47:57.319-08:002012-02-07T21:47:57.319-08:00Oh Izzy. I hope I wasn't sounding like I was b...Oh Izzy. I hope I wasn't sounding like I was beating everyone up. That wasn't my intent and if it were I would have to beat myself everyday. My intent is to get people to realize that peak oil is going to be a problem to deal with because it will affect your every day life. I can't see us giving up using petroleum completely but we can make better decisions about using it. For instance I have gone back to using waxed sandwich bags in the mans lunch instead of zip lock bags. Petroleum is still used to make the wax but less of it and the paper will degrade instead of ending up in a landfill. It's also easier on my budget. I don't buy bottled water unless I get it in a refilled container. Tools are not likely to end up in a landfill every week so if you can afford them by all means buy them. The point is to start with little steps. When the SHTF I want my dependence on oil to affect my family less. So if I have insulted anyone I'm sorry. It was not my intent.sistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568280906820691641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848608952056896420.post-22253723756389805132012-02-07T12:35:44.380-08:002012-02-07T12:35:44.380-08:00Sista, we fight this battle internally almost eve...Sista, we fight this battle internally almost every day. How far can your principals really take you? Can you truly be "off grid"? I dont' think so. The tools you need to sustain life have to come from somewhere. I don't have the raw materials to make rakes, shovels, etc. I need to get them from a store, that shipped them in. I don't even have access locally to heirloom organic seeds. I have to mail order them. It's such a conundrum. - IzzyIzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750628123685151713noreply@blogger.com