$55 fuzzy food feeling

$55 FUZZY FOOD FEELING


I’m in the process of reading the revised and updated book “Aftershock”. Essentially, it tells you that the fundamental cause of the current ongoing never to end financial calamity is that four of the six bubbles that have been created since the 80’s have popped. And the other two will happen soon enough. Now, we all know I’m not a big fan of business books that ignore resource depletion ( an exception of grade AAA [ my grading system is far superior to Moodies because no one bribes me to fudge the numbers, mostly because no one cares enough to try ] quality, one of the bestest ever, is “Game Over” by S. Leer ). This one does ignore that, but because the authors went into print predicting the housing bust before it happened, I’m graciously inclined to give them a pass on their blatant ignorance and pie in the sky optimism and even their snide and hurtful comments about doom-and-gloomers. We can learn something from them about the financial collapse even if they do ignore social collapse from energy depletion. Now, you may not think that this short and pathetic book review has a damn thing to do with an article on cheap food preps, but of course you are yet again wrong, trying to trap me in a clever mental ploy.

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The next two bubbles to burst will be the dollar bubble and the government debt bubble. The authors predict within two years or so, but freely acknowledge that there are too many factors involved to be too sure. Translation, it could happen tomorrow you foul and pathetic optimistic jerk off. And this bubble bursting will be much worse than the last ones. Because the government is inflating to keep the negative consequences of the other bubbles bursting ( real estate, personal credit, discretionary spending and stock market ) from being felt as badly as they could be, they are starving off some effects now, but ensuring far worse in the future. This is nothing much new, being blathered about at The Daily Reckoning. But this book presents the facts for dummies, not just for investors. You can easily understand the lay out, and your family members and friends can also, without being unduly frightened about their car shutting down and furnace growing cold ( which of course will happen, but we can’t throw them into the Pond Of Peak Paranoia- a toe dip at first is smarter ). I would recommend this book if you want a clear answer to the future under our financial collapse. Now, to my point. Once inflation hits us, once the credit market really sees a problem ( what we are seeing now is a warning, not a full blown meltdown. Far from it ), you are over and done with preps. It isn’t the time to stand guard in your front lawn forward observation post ( a lawn chair with tarp overhead for the day time ), waiting to shoot zombies. But the economy is seriously crashing and nothing works right and the debit cards don’t scan and lines of credit are suspended so merchants don’t get shipments and you definitely lose your job, etc.

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So, obviously, this is just another reason to prep drastically now. But of course newbies are rightfully frightened creatures. They simply can’t wrap their brain around all the complexities of survivalism. Mainly this is because they visited Yuppie sites and think they need a generator, night vision goggles, twelve high priced semi-automatic battle rifles, a bug out bag, a concrete bunker atop a mountain with a surrounding farm fed by a stream, a four wheel drive bug out vehicle with towed behind boat and motorcycle and ultralite glider, a few hundred number ten cans of freeze dried whatever, not to mention hundreds of tools starting at $200 each. Alas, even following my grain and grinder and filter and cheap gun approach might seem overwhelming. No one knows where they sell wheat, or what the hell to do with it. Which is why I preach the white foods diet. Not for years of food but for the first months supplies. Once someone sees how easy and cheap it is to buy a months supply of food, and then gets that high from feeling secure, truly secure, a feeling you can’t get from a wad of paper cash once you figure out something is seriously wrong with our world, taking the next step is so much easier.

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Yes, baby steps, but steps that can be taken quickly, easily and cheaply. Not the decades long steps of funding an off grid farm and arming a militia group. But a months long process of getting the basics squared away. Once your people see how easy it was, they want to go hunting for wheat so they can go from a months supply of food to four or six months and then a year. They will add dry beans, etc. They will go from a box of ammunition to a case. They will go from rent servitude to junk land freedom. A months supply of food for two for fifty bucks is the equivalent to the crack cocaine dealers first free bag. They are hooked, and will then devote money and time to a serious addiction. Trust me, I am prepared enough so I can look down my nose in disgust at the multitudes, yet I still don’t let more than a week go by before I’m doing something to get MORE prepared. You don’t stop the addiction unless you were never really hooked to begin with.

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Two bags of white flour, a case of canned pork and beans and two twenty pound bags of rice will cost you about fifty five bucks, give or take. Just last week Kroeger was selling five pounds of flour for $1.50 on case sale. I’ll assume you can find a 25 pound bag for $9. Two of those are $18. A case of canned beans are $12. And $25 should get you close to 40 pounds of rice. The beans are basically something to give you variety and a smidge of protein. But because there aren’t enough beans, because the flour and rice are empty carbohydrates, again, don’t make this more than a months food if that is all you are eating. Your body can’t live a long time on this slop. It is around two thousand calories a day, but once your body robs the previously built up nutrients to make up for what this food is deficient in, it won’t seem like enough food. Eat Twinkies for a week, your body will suddenly develop a fondness for a whole wheat pita with feta cheese and sprouts.

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Another reason this is an introductory prep diet is because the cooking requirements are minimal. Anyone can mix up pancakes, or hand mix biscuit dough for pan cooking, or boil water for rice. You can’t give them double the complexity of grinding or soaking until later. Baby steps. It seems easy to us, but you can’t expect a novice to change spark plugs, even if it is butt simple. Everybody knows flour and cans. Start there. Nobody thinks they can splurge more than a few bucks on what they consider a questionable insurance policy, so make it so cheap they won’t miss it. Yes, you are very excited that the end is near. So am I. But you have to remember that most people are scared, not happy. Take it easy on them. Don’t go on for hours about the Saudi oil production declines from the main fields, the fifty percent of corn going to ethanol, the drought in Texas drawing down a decades worth of water from the aquifer in a year ( I’m guessing on that one, don’t quote in on it ). Start with the economic decline. They can plainly see that. Explain why there is no recovery ( bursting bubbles, don’t mention Peak Oil ). Suggest a months supply of food, no learning curve to cook, for $28 a person ( less than the cost of two new DVD movies! ). Draw flies in with honey, not vinegar.

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