GLOBAL DROUGHT
Before we start today, a response to the critical comment on my reported Wal-Mart layoff numbers. My figure of 8,000 out of a staff of 14,000 headquarters workers was what I heard on NPR radio. I trust they have the staff and budget to report these things accurately. If I misheard those figures, my apologies. I swear that was the number given. Of course, I think I hear a lot of things. When I think the wife says "love you" she might be saying "die bastard scum" or something similar. She acts like it anyway. Look, I work nine hours a day and commute an hour and a half. I have limited time on line. I try to be as accurate as possible, but there is only so much I can do. Even with the number only being 800, it is still a valid point that the best performing retailer is laying off people, which points to bad things.
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I was reading www.urbansurvival.com as is my morning custom and I followed the link
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=DEC20090210&articleId=12252which which paints a pretty dire picture as far as global food production this year. I won't cover everything they do, you can read it yourself as it is not too long. In essence, two third of the globes agriculture regions are having record breaking droughts. Before, you might have been urged to stockpile food for the coming Depression and layoffs. Now, we can look forward to that and food shortages also. Play in your gardens all you want, perhaps your water table won't shrink. But by all means, stockpile your grains and beans now. Even if the drought or economic collapse is overblown by fear and sensationalism, buying now still means you beat food inflation prices. And by making wheat the bulk of your stockpile you not only buy the cheapest grain, you also get one that can store indefinitely. Don't neglect beans and fat, but don't put off getting your grain.
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Last week I restarted my rice and bean buying on my weekly shopping trip. Just to be doing something other than reading about the collapse. I think this weekend I'll go check out our local feed store and see what they have for wheat. I've never regretted panicking and overbuying before. When the Obammy gun and ammo panic started, I already had all my arms, ammo and primers. When silver doubled in price, I already had enough. When wheat went up fifty percent I was in no hurry to buy more. Now I can panic at my own pace. But, hey, why listen to me. If I live in a trailer park in Africa and distort financial numbers I must be full of crap about everything. Even links I bring to your attention. Sorry. I get a bit peeved sometimes about trolls. And this week, while not sick, I think my body is fighting off some crud people are passing around at work. Feeling a little logy and short tempered.
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26 comments:
"...and commute an hour and a half"
Shouldn't be any trouble after all that water you haul with you bike and bike trailer right? Lighter load minus the 100lbs of water you haul with the bike trailer right?
speaking of biking, if you bike to the walmart you are still in the city and not on some piece of junk land that say you live on.
Former Minion/Buyer of Crap
"If I live in a trailer park in Africa and distort financial numbers I must be full of crap about everything."
You are only full of crap regarding the topics you blog about and try to sell on lulu.com.
Hey, man, don't sweat the trolls. Continue with your blog, I enjoy it (most times anyway). People who are actually looking for info on preparedness really don't pay them any mind at all. The more trolls, the more effective you must be. Thanks,
Terry
The year is 2008 not 2009 in your ref.
You got it wrong.
STILL NO PIC'S. WHY??
its 800 not 8000
http://adage.com/article?article_id=134551
Rain water havesting for supplimenting your garden rain is relatively simple. There is an excellent set of instructions at the Univ. of Texas website. I am in a high drought area and last summer My garden did fine with the extra water. Of course I had to perform manual labor to water, and not use any carbon based fuels. I didn't sit in my mommy's basement and read what other people who actually do things blog about.
Dude if James doesn't publish picture so what!, Rawles would ignore you too. dummy....
Old fart
Jim, You have a somewhat different and interesting insight on where to live and how to prepare for whatever might be down the road. I enjoy reading your blogs, but don't always agree with you. Thats human nature. I don't think you should post your address or post photos of your trailer (house).Too many kooks out there.Keep up the good work.
G.C.
Anonymous,
rainwater harvesting is generally illegal in most states. that water belongs to the state/ whoever has water rights according to them.
stupid i know, but you should be aware of it
How many states check on people collecting rain water? If the people who're bitching want the water, let them hang around a few minutes, I'll piss it back out for them.
Jim, those trolls are a rectal pain but most of them are really just simple people trying to impess someone with their innate ability to harass others. Screw 'em. Some are actually funny in their efforts.
Keep up the good work, Man.
Shy
Jim,
Keep up the good work...a voice crying out from the wilderness.
It is only a matter of time before the stinky stuff hits the fan and people will regret not following your ideas.
Keep on keeping on.
fwiw when the trolls leave a name and addy then Jim could begin to think about posting a picture. Of course then a troll will point out that he can not be living as cheaply as he says if he can afford a digital camera. If you got a better way then get your own blog, tell the world & get your own trolls. America, land of equal opportunity for those willing to put forth some effort.
C'mon now, they are not trolls but instead are offering constructive impedance.
"Shy Wolf said...How many states check on people collecting rain water? "
none, yet. a law is a law and having some jackass hassle you because of a water barrel in your front yard seems pretty dumb. water rights laws are pretty serious in the west. i sure as hell wouldn't want to mess around with someone coming after me for stealing water.
if you do it, keep it on the lowdown and hide the barrels, camouflage them put them in the backyard etc.
dont have a bunch of bright blue barrels in your front yard on all the downspouts.
Back in the dark ages under feudal laws in Europe, land lords, bishops, and other powers-that-be actually made it illegal to grind your own grain. The idea was that you had to take the grain you grew to the lord's mill. That way, the lord would be able to take "his" share of the grain and/or flour. Most peasants actually had their own small grain grinder (2 circular stones, one with a crude handle). The peasants had to be very secretive about owning such a device. If the lord or his men found you were in possession of such a device, you wer executed.
The problem people will have with rain cachement seems very similar. Discretion is of the utmost importance.
@ Anonymous 4:05 PM Anonymous said...
rainwater harvesting is generally illegal in most states. that water belongs to the state/ whoever has water rights according to them.
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For the love of (insert your favorite deity here)NO ONE OWNS RAINWATER. Cite your sources on that one. I know for a fact that the great state of Texas not only encourages rain water harvesting, but offers up plans and planning aids to do so and if your project is big enough, will give you tax breaks for it. Ever been to south Texas down in the Big Bend area? There are stores along the roads down there selling equipment for rainwater harvesting.
I am planning on creating a pond to collect snow melt on my cabin property. According to some maps there is a named creek that runs through my property. I can tell where some of the water enters the property and where it exits. At best it is a seasonal creek and I have not been down there yet during the spring when the snow will be melting to see what kind of flow it might have. There are many 2 acre lots between mine and the area where the creek bed really begins to be defined.
I don't know who has water rights to this creek but I am sure they are well down the line from where my property is, so hopefully nobody complains.
My property borders a National Forest and they have installed a low barbed wire fence to separate the private properties from the forest. If you hop over this fence the elevation almost immediately begins to climb up to the top of a small mountain. The climb from my property to the top of the mountain is about 1000 vertical feet. There are obvious signs of additional water flow close to the fence that I could redirect to run on to my property. All of the snow melt from this side of the mountain runs in to the creek I mentioned earlier.
I would not be surprised if this activity would be construed as being illegal but water in this area is hard to come by so I will have to be creative in order to have water for agriculture, animals and me in the event that the community well runs dry or becomes inaccessible.
I am still trying to figure out a discrete design for the pond but it will be a big project no matter the design.
I agree with the previous comment about collecting rainwater maybe being illegal. I doubt collecting it by the barrel is going to raise any problems but collecting by the 1000's of gallons might. I won't be calling anybody to find out.
It's illegal in Utah
www.naturalnews.com/024402.html
"Although state officials admit that it is unlikely that they will target individuals, the law states that a valid water right is needed in order to divert rainwater."
Colorado: http://ag.arizona.edu/azwater/awr/septoct08/d3e789d0-7f00-0101-0097-9f670a768b94.html
"That, along with the presumption that the flow of all diffused water ends up in groundwater or streams, complicates rainwater harvesting efforts in the state. A person harvesting rainwater is, in effect, diverting water from those with more senior rights to it."
A grey area in New Mexico:
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2007/04/water_harvestin.html
"Even in New Mexico rainwater harvesting is somewhat ambiguous vis-a-vis water law, according to John Longworth of the Office of the State Engineer."
The above article has additional links.
Texas has a manual on rainwater harvesting here: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf
More info here: http://rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu/index.html
One of the articles on Colorado law said that it is the collecting that is illegal so you could use gutters to direct the water to an area that you wanted watered. So, if one did decide to collect in a hidden barrel then gutters could be used and explained away as watering --- whatever.
Yes becareful & check local laws to see how careful you might need to be.
Still no pic's. This guy is a fake, a smam and a fraud. How hard is it to post a few pic's? Think about it people, the only reason he has not done so is because he has been lying to you all for the last year.
I would estimate by his Writings that he (jim) is likely a 16 year old boy still living with his mommy in the trailer park. At least he has a great imagination.
Why anyone would seek advice from this guy is beyond me.For real info I prefer Rawles.
Is it just me or does anyone else think Rawles is the troll? This would seem to make the most sense to me. Start a smear campaign to discredit to commpetion.
Wow, harvesting rainwater is illegal? At leat we don't have to pay for air (Ok, I watched Total Recall last night) That is FUBAR.
I like the trolls. The comments section is the most entertaining part of this blog...
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"I don't think you should post your address or post photos of your trailer (house).Too many kooks out there."
I agree with G.C. Some of the anonymous trolls in the comments section here are waaaay too angry and obsessed. Almost the same vibe as those guys who stalk and threaten their ex's. You know - creepy.
You've given out a fair amount of information about your life. More than enough. I don't see these kooks telling us anything at all about themselves. No name, no state, no town, not to mention no pictures of their own places. Fair is fair. If they obsess about your info they should be willing to give out their own. In fact, I think it's actually weirder to obsess about a non-celebrity that you don't even know.
Frankly, I don't care if you are an international man of mystery who writes these posts while sipping a martini poolside in Beverly Hills. All I care about is gaining some useful information, along with some wit and insight.
Also none of the trolls has explained "Cui bono?" - i.e., how you benefit by pretending to live in a trailer park. I don't think I'd labor to make up the details on the chance that I might sell a few pamphlets a month. I'm sure a blog pitched towards a slightly less poor audience would do just as well.
So, no evidence, no motive, and the accusers refuse to "appear before the court" (i.e., reveal themselves) - CASE DISMISSED!
-Amy
"So, no evidence, no motive, and the accusers refuse to "appear before the court" (i.e., reveal themselves) - CASE DISMISSED!"
and all she did was slap her name on an anon post...
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