And the Kabuki whirlwind gains speed,,,

RFKjr sides with and endorses Trumped,,,  Good deal, I think,,,  I read his speech (I have a hard time understanding his spoken word thanks to blown ear drums and the fact that he sounds gravelly, like he smoked way too much over the years,,,,)  And while I had to decypher some of the text (I think it was written by Dragon speech to text, in real time, so things can get wyrd with punctuation,,,,)  yeah, the man has VALID points,,, Especially when it comes to why we are the unhealthiest nation on the planet (and NO, it has little to do with our wealth, which is being stolen and squandered on the daily,,,)  

Recently I saw a peer reviewed paper showing that Flouride in water supplies is ACTUALLY causing cerebellum development issues in fetus’ and young children.  Think about that,,,, take in some of the stats that RFK mentions about autism and other mental issues that are running rampant in our children,,,  

Then something that has been a third rail with the MSM’s,,, Big AGRO,,,   Highly processed foods.    National Obesity, National Diabetes rates, etc etc etc.  

Hell, Big AGRO, BIg PHARMA, BIG TECH, BIG BIG BIG   Too big to fail, etc etc etc,,,, yet none of them EVER think about the small guy, trying to improve his world for his family, that is regulated to death and bankruptcy,,,,

In that way, I am sort of “Old Skool Democrat” as explained by RFK in his speech.    with one exception,,, I will always be libertarian because I don’t think “there aughta be a law”,,,,   The Laws for what our Government can and can’t do (which they circumvent and ignore at will) are quite small, and fairly precise in intent (there are some vague areas) and can passed along in a phamplet that isn’t even 50 pages and can be carried in a back pocket.   The Federal Register on the other hand,,,,   HUGE isn’t a big enough word for it, and that a large portion of the laws on the books never existed as a bill to congress to debate over, but were bureacratic additions that lived past the 180 day window to contest them,,,,

Yeah, those that start spouting ‘there aughta be a law’ get both barrels of vitiol from me,,   Probably a good reason I don’t CC on the daily,,, (I do carry fixed blade, daily, and there have been temptations,,,,,,)

NOW, since the ‘dynamic duo’ have teamed up, TRump has initiated TROLL THE HO in flaming and undeniable terms,  and yet, the MSM’s and the DNC continue the parade as if none of that matters,,,,

Does anyone, anyone at all, think they are NOT gonna try to steal this one?

My prediction, and you can look back at the time line of 2020 for whats gonna happen.  Through the day, Trump/Vance and that entourage of rebels are gonna be STOMPING it at the polls,,, Then comes the end of the day and suddenly Kommie/Waltz rocket past them with 210million votes from three swing states.   (just some WAG for numbers)(recall, the last census had the population at 345million,,,, and there has NEVER been a Federal election cycle with 100% turn out,,, EVER!!! and that 345M isn’t all voting age,,,, or legal to vote,,,,)

and the MSM’s will cheer and crow about how the grass roots stood for ‘democracy’ and curb stomped the OMB.

then the fun begins,,,,

I am getting some shit in order on this end.  I may even post about some of it, as it is going along the ‘re-use, repurpose, recycle’ thing, and the title of this blog IS about a workshop, right?   One of the things I am working on, slowly, is turning that 100# propane cylinder (the leaky one) into a solar powered food dryer (and plan on adding a smoker to it later,,)   

part of my logic on that has much to do with MamaKat and her finicky ways.   Some of y’all that have been here awhile know that she does NOT eat cat-kibble, nor anything canned for cats.   Totally turns the nose up and won’t touch it.   She will starve herself to death and not touch that shit.   I have been feeding her ‘ded-kow’ and she gobbles that up, usually,,,,    BUT, there are only a couple of places I can buy it that she will eat what I bring home.   I don’t know where the other places buy thier beef from, but it definitely has a different flavor than the stuff that Mama is willing to eat (If she won’t eat it, I do, or DID,,, not so much now,,, Getting paranoid as hell about what I am buying and eating )

There is a place across the border in TN that raises and sells their own beef.  I just started going there for the ‘ded-kow’ for mama, and she goes to TOWN on it,,,  She gets excited when I bring that package in and has about ripped it out of my hands.  

I get that drier done, I plan on buying a quarter side and turning a large majority of it into beef jerky.  Stuff that will keep for a while (and mama will eat beef jerky, but only certain brands. Like this one)  

And before anyone says anything, YES, I already cleaned out the tank of any residues from the propane, cut the bottom off and flipped it up and did a bonfire inside the tank to burn out anything that may have soaked into the steel.  Ran a leaf blower into the valve hole and had the sides glowing cherry red.  Its clean!!!   (and it burned off I have no idea how many layers of paint that were on the outside.  Stank to high heaven for about an hour as that burned off.)

anywhooss,,, I will try to document that in pics and will post about it later.  Try to make it one post, not a series of posts since its actually quite simple (not like building a kayak or anything,,,)

The good thing about drying food is that you can dry anything; fruits, meats, veggies,  Freeze dried is best, but thats not an option I can take.   Smoking is second best for preservation, as is salting,     The size of this tank is big enough to smoke a full ham, though I haven’t researched what all is involved in that (YET)

Yeah, I have some dire feelings about the future and how I am gonna feed my original house kat,,, and ME as well.   When things get really Soviet styled with price controls and sudden outages of everything, the game situation here-bouts is gonna take a serious hit QUICK.   and Dog forbid the local Game Wardens try to intervene,,, shallow graves may dot these hills like they did in prohibition days.  Yotes gotta eat too,,,,

with that as a thought, Local poachers LOVE 22shorts.   Yes, it can kill Bambi, if you do a headshot,  and is so quiet from a long barreled tool,,,   Air rifles are louder,,,   And my Ol’ Henry can hold 24 shorts but only 15 LR’s,   Squirell hunting is almost not fun with the shorts because I can clear a tree of the Tree-Rats and they never have a clue (so long as I start with the closer treeklown and work my way up.

Not that I am endorsing poaching or anything,,,  but when the littles get hungry, a man will do what a man must,,, if he is any sort of man to start with.  (we have a few around that remain in question on that note,,,)  Remember, LOAD like the zombies are at the gate.   and stocking up on ammo does NOT all need to be ‘war’ related.   a dozen bricks of 22short and LR will last a long time for keeping the table stocked, and won’t break the bank, AND are much less likely to overload your storage capacity.   They will also make great trade goods later down the road when there are things we can’t get in the normal ways.   And they don’t attract near the same attention that an AR or AK or handcannon would when in use.

Some of the things I prep that most would look side-eyed at.  

22 ammo, both short and LR, including some sub-sonic stuff (don’t ask)

Self strike matches   (can double as a primer on a cap and ball ‘tool’)

Caps for my BP guns as well as pounds of powder.   I don’t need ball, as I have two molds, both ball and minnie ball type.(minnies are MEAN wicked to flesh: Do NOT reccomend for hunting,,,)

Chemicals that aren’t common in households these days,, Lye, sulfur, etc etc.   Things that were common 100 years ago because people knew how to use them to make other things, like SOAP,,,, (and that one is about the most benign thing i can make,,,but I digress.)

BUT, the biggest thing I can suggest, SKILLS.  Learn some, start yesterday for F’s sake,,,   You may find your skills are enough when things get really silly.  Even if what you are good at is something not tangible, like music, and you are good at it, PEOPLE WILL WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED when things stop working right: like the nets that we are ALL addicted to, with streaming services and too many choices, most not good.   Being able to mend a fence with whats on hand, add a room to a house, or repair a lawn tractor with spit, bubblegum and a paperclip,,,  You get the idea.   (I started building skill sets back in 2008, and I continually add and refine to those, even in less than ‘useful’ areas, like philosophy and religion.    )  Note, even being able to spin a yarn (writers heed this) will make tense times much more bearable, and teaching young’uns with stories has been going on since we were beating on each other with leg-bones.

People are gonna need those just as much, if not more when things get rough. 

and they may yet,,, but having and not needing are way better than not having and definitely needing.

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