Galen

Does anyone remember what books did JAL write? 

Lately I have been buying lead.

I have a new .50 rifle and ammo is very difficult to find. One box of twenty 350grain slugs cost me $42 [these twenty bullets weigh one-pound].

Then I found that I can buy soft lead at Lowes for $2 a pound. So when I cast my own bullets their value goes from $2 a pound to $40+ a pound.

The only Lee mold I have been able to get only makes 550grain bullets [thirteen bullets make a pound].

14 minutes ago, oldiesman said:

It's up to the individual but for me, I believe the cost of silver and gold will be rising at some point so if I buy some now, it can be sold later and make a little profit.    For that part to work you've got to know that you're buying low or know you're getting a good buying deal otherwise it doesn't make sense.   Second, if the dollar crashes/ becomes worthless, the silver and gold will have value to either get the new cash value for it or barter for other goods/ commodities privately.   If bartering I'd like to have the smallest denominations, dimes. 

Some people buy 'certificates'. Which are only paper.

If you spend money to buy PMs, make sure that you hold PMs, and not paper to PMs.

9 minutes ago, oldiesman said:

Agree.   If you've got enough cash to buy land that's best.   Also, cans of food as the preppers do.

There are areas where land is still cheap.

PMs  I am hesitant to collect any PMs.

Keeping in mind Executive Order 6102 required the confiscation of all gold from May 1, 1933, on up into the 1970s.

Knowing that in an economic crisis our government will once again begin confiscating all gold, and possibly silver too.

I do not feel it wise.

Last year I got a new .50 cal rifle, then I began the search for ammo. Since there is an extreme ammo shortage right now. I got a lead melting furnace and molds for .50 caliber.

Pure soft lead sells for $2 a pound, and cast into bullets lead sells for $42 a pound.

Now I am stocking up on lead.

22 minutes ago, Ham said:

I would free range the chickens in the day and lock them up at night.  Hens of course.  Fresh eggs are nice.  Plus they tend to hunt ticks to practical extinction..

 

and within a week they are all gone. 

We have tried multiple times, we tried it over and over, year after year.  Obviously you do not believe me, but I am telling you the truth. 

We have had chickens.

To each project there is a learning curve, that learning curve pushed us in the direction of doing 12-week meat birds, then they go to freezer camp. For 12-weeks each year we maintain chickens, and that gives us enough chicken to eat for a year.

Since we live in dense forest, the predators are fierce. We have tried many times to allow chickens to free-range, but those efforts have never been successful. We can keep poultry inside coops just fine, but if they get out, it attracts predators and once that happens the predators hit so hard that they dig tunnels under the coops, they chew holes through the chicken wire to gain access into the coops, and they become relentless until after all chickens have been eaten. It is less work to just raise chickens for a short period of time and send them to the freezers. 

We have done much better raising pigs.

14 hours ago, Ham said:

Galen, you are living my dream of dreams..  I would move off to the woods, grow tomatos and raise chickens in a heartbeat.  Run the radios and such from solar panels..

Maybe you should.

Maine is over 92% forest, with many rivers. We bought two woodlots, one parcel with a small bit of peat bog on it for $350 an acre and the other parcel has a quarter-mile of river frontage for $770 an acre. For a total of 150 acres of land. We heat our home with firewood, and we have a solar power system for our home and recently got a hybrid car that recharges from our solar system. Property taxes are pretty low [$1.05 per acre]. 

I retired from the US Navy in 2001. At that time, I got active on Greasespot Cafe. I have since moved out into the woods of Maine, and re-invented myself as an off-grid organic farmer. This spring I celebrated 20 years of retirement. This summer I reached the age of eligibility for Social Security benefits.

We attended twigs from the 1970s up until 2016. When we finally made a complete break from them.

I am still around.

I think there is a time and a place for abortions.  When my eldest son's wife was pregnant, an ultrasound noticed that inside the fetus' head there was no detectable brain.

My immediate thought was, Oh no, if you give birth to a turnip, you need to care for this drooling child for years with no hope that they will ever become a self-sufficient adult. Please, this is the proper time to abort a fetus.

His wife refused to have an abortion. "The fetus is living and growing it deserves a chance at life".

She gave birth to a son with cerebral palsy [hydrocephalus]. My grandson is now four years old. He can not blink, nor swallow, his heart pumps and he can breath. He can not move his eyes, nor lift his head, or raise a finger. He is fed through a tube, and he will be for the rest of his life. Every week he gets bigger, Fortunately during the week of his birth, he qualified for life-long SSDI. The burden of care is huge for his mother. Soon he will be too big for his mother to lift him. 

We do what we can to offer our Daughter-in-law support and encouragement. But the stress was too much for their marriage.

3 hours ago, WordWolf said:

BTW, Biblically, the idea that it's not "alive" or "a baby" until 9 months in, when he takes his first breath, is off by at least 3 months.

Are you suggesting that a baby takes its first breath sometime before it is born?

A lot of religions make a big deal out of 'soul', the term is tossed around a lot. 

I find that among my non-TWI friends the words 'soul' and 'spirit' are often interchangeable. Visiting other churches the words do not carry any specific meaning.

I enjoy studying the Bible, because in the Bible these words do have specific meanings, and they are not confused or interchangeable. 

I have been fairly active within FreeMasonry for a few decades, within their doctrine the word soul gets mangled pretty badly.

23 minutes ago, OldSkool said:

Oh, Martindale screamed vigoursly. Not sure about VPW, he was before my time.

Okay, yeah he screamed a lot, about everything.

I do not recall ever hearing anyone 'scream' about it.

Many times I have shared with our non-TWI friends the usages of 'nephesh chay'

16 minutes ago, Twinky said:

... I doubt it's effective against covid.  Do get a vaccine as well.

16 minutes ago, Twinky said:

 

I am vaccinated. I have customers who testify to the benefit of Mullein for the treatment of their 'Rona symptoms.

On the other hand, I do not know anyone who drinks it.  Use it the same way as you do for an asthma attack.

I do not know about HQ's stance on the 'rona vaccines.

I do not that God has blessed my farm with a lot of wild Mullein this year. So I am harvesting it, and I have already given a lot to friends who are suffering from the 'rona. It seems to help a lot. Isn't that just like God?  During a plandemic, He gives us the treatment. :) 

14 minutes ago, annio said:

Not sure what you mean T-bone...?

There are hundreds [if not thousands] of splinter groups still teaching various parts of VPW doctrine. Those groups would love to gain access to 'old way ministry' books and materials.

People are still running PFAL classes.

That is a wonderful post. I think you will find listening ears here.

I believe that in each step of my life, I have been exactly where God wanted me to be. To experience something, to learn something, or maybe to help someone else.

Welcome back. It is good to see you again.

I am still here.

At 18, I enlisted and immediately after bootcamp I was able to drink beer on-base.

I served on Active Duty for 20-years, on military bases it is up to the base commander whether or not he wishes to allow his underage troops to drink. The Navy's general policy is that if there is a nearby jurisdiction [within 40-miles or so] where troops could travel to and drink, then it is better to let them drink on-base. So like San Diego allows drinking on-base and Whitbey Island. Also Groton allows it. 

yes, parts one and two.

Two different links.

:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIjVWnhyKw

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