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A Syncrude tailings pond in the Fort McMurray oil sands project has turned into the final stop for hundreds of migrating ducks. Rescue efforts are under way, but hampered by the ring of ice around the pond which prevents launching boats to get at the dying birds. Noise cannons which are...

Among the reasons this rips me completely the wrong way, is the fact that molesting a 5 year old and getting a 5 1/2 year sentence means that he will be getting out right as this young girl heads into puberty. An already defining time in a woman's sexual development, it is going to be...

while we're on this twisted subject, have you ever noticed how similar to marinade many women's bath products are? Cracking out the oil/salt rub always makes me giggle.

'grain finished' lol

mental note... turn down future invites for beer and barbeque at Lester's house.

Yep... blame Canada. lol

macadamia and and pecan are more buttery. I like them all for different things frankly. Cashews are a must have for cashew/macadamia brittle I make my dad at Christmas. Yum.

It is a lesson that is well advised to be incorporated. Living in the city it's more difficult to pass it along, especially animal care. But, hubby and I are increasingly discussing the idea of setting up a small acreage.

I grew up with dodgy power, dodgy water, dodgy heat. Working on the farm (grain and cattle). While I didn't have to do as much of the work as some farm kids, but I did my fair share and I hope to hell I could keep up when push comes to shove. I know I can't do a lot of what I used to as a...

I can't remember which winter it was, but at about -30C in High Level, the power went out to the whole town. Living in an old single wide trailer at the time, it hit the point that we were draining pipes and moving anything living (plants and pets included) into one small room which we filled...

The ice storms are a prime example of what can happen to take out your electricity and keep it out for a good long while. This thread isn't dedicated just to food shortages, it's discussing emergency food stores for any eventuality. For the food shortage possibility, fridges and freezers full...

I was pondering on that last night Mikey. We added a couple luxury items to the emergency kit like some hard candies, some iced tea mix, and the honey was largely the kids we were thinking about. Aside from the lack of fruits and veggies, the kit isn't far off from their normal diet though...

As I said, the notion of some specific things becoming scarce prompted me to stock up on a select few things. But, while we were at it, we figured we'd stock a kit for a 'natural' disaster. Of course, the only 'natural' disasters I've been through in recent memory were a result of...

easier said than done if you don't have electricity, lol. Distilling was another thing mentioned (tie a cup to a pot lid handle, and boil with the lid on, upside down, so that it drips into the cup). And for those in homes who haven't thought to keep a water supply on hand, one site also...

I agree gerryh, to an extent. As prices climb, I'll be doing more bulk buying, trying to get stingy, because voting with my dollar matters, and even if it doesn't in the long run, I'll feel I tried.

yes... we... society in general. Not each individual in it, but, society in general. But thanks for playing the part of karrie today and busting my chops for generalizing. :lol:

Oh absolutely. The problem with the tablets though apparently is that many don't contain enough chlorine for purifying water effectively. And they're expensive. And small. Bleach is something most houses have on hand, and, a bottle will disinfect an awful lot of drinking water. That and a...

what strikes me is the small number of people skilled in farming, cooking, sewing, building... we've been conditioned to teach our kids that manual labor is beneath them. So how do we even carry on, let alone rebuild?

No clue, but, some of the sites recommend simply tacking on an extra bit to your normal staples when you grocery shop, until you're stocked, so that you don't get upset stomach by changing your eating patterns in a crisis.

The one site I was looking at said the only recommended water purification product is household bleach. 16 drops per gallon. And they also said to aerate by pouring the water back and forth between two containers to get rid of the staleness.