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Recently, Tropical Depression Chantal provided an excellent preparedness reminder for residents in my area of Central North Carolina. For most, Chantal did not cause the catastrophic destruction seen in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennesse last year from Tropical Storm Helene, nor the ravaging… Continue Reading “A PREPAREDNESS REMINDER”
I’ve not accomplished terribly much this past week but here goes: I was completely out of canned ground beef, so I processed a batch. This time though, I threw in some onion when I cooked the meat. I’ve not done that before and am… Continue Reading “TALK ABOUT LAZY”
After sending Oscar off to get a haircut today, I turned my attention to the greens garden and gave it a haircut too. The chickens of course approved! This is the second haircut of the week for this bed. The other bed was trimmed… Continue Reading “HAIRCUTS MAKE HAPPY CHICKENS”
When my children were young, I baked homemade bread each week (I even ground the wheat!). I eventually moved out of that phase and, like most people, returned to the convenience of store-bought bread. During the pandemic, store bought bread was hard to come… Continue Reading “IT’S NOT ALL SUCCESS”
Every year my employer gives each of us a turkey for Thanksgiving. I tend to put mine in the freezer for later since I go to my daughter’s house for Thanskgiving dinner. Not this year though. It’s taken six decades but, I’ve finally admitted… Continue Reading “IT WAS A TURKEY OF A WEEK”
It’s time to review what was learned by practicing, or at least thinking about, Emergency Scenario #4: A cyber-attack has been launched on your country. The entire power grid has been taken offline. Many preparedness efforts are focused on loss of power, probably because… Continue Reading “WHAT DID WE LEARN? – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #4”
A cyber-attack has been launched on your country. The entire power grid has been taken offline. To practice this scenario, live a full 24 hours without electricity. You must cook your meals without using electricity. There is no using the internet or cell phones,… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #4”
What are some of the things you learned from participating in Emergency Scenario #3? “IT’S TIME TO ROTATE YOUR 72-HOUR KIT FOOD & WATER – while this isn’t necessarily an emergency it’s something that needs to be done every year or so to ensure… Continue Reading “WHAT DID WE LEARN? – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #3”
IT’S TIME TO ROTATE YOUR 72-HOUR KIT FOOD & WATER While this isn’t necessarily an emergency it’s something that needs to be done every year or so to ensure you are ready in the event of an emergency. To LIVE this scenario for the… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #3”
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