Here is a picture of the well guy pulling the pipe from the well in order to replace the pump.
I've seen this online before, so I thought I'd list what PH and I have done today to get more "prepared" for when TMHTF (whether it be job loss, economic collapse or worse).
PH left early this morning to go pick up some of his tools from his father's house, buy concrete to continue working on the piers of the house, and to get fencing. When he arrived home I was hanging laundry, and I heard a loud rooster crowing. I thought it was PH messing around, but he brought me a beautiful Americauna rooster! This guy is beautiful, but pricey. I had stopped at the man's house where he was purchased, but he wanted high way robbery prices for his poultry. I had talked to PH about a beautiful rooster he had, a red sex-link named Rufus. PH came home with another one, as Mr. Greenjeans (my name for chicken guy) wanted $50! I was very excited, though shocked that PH would pay $30 for this rooster, but he said he wanted to make me happy. It is one of the best gifts I've had in a long time. How funny is that? I'd much rather have a chicken, goat or Berkey filter for a gift than flowers or a fancy dinner. I'm so strange, but at least after 23 years PH knows the way to my heart.
So here is MacArthur (named after our American General), we have a banty rooster named "Napoleon", just cuz he's 'lil (ha! ha!):
We had to go into town to the post office (dropping off Frontier House from Netflix), so we stopped at the Ace Hardware in the small town closes to us.
I purchased:
two replacement globes for my oil lamps (need two more)
macaroni and cheese (Kraft) that was on sale
kool aid ( we don't drink it much, but I try to keep it on hand)
new 20" chain saw
PH also unhooked the empty propane tank from grill/burner and put in his truck, he can refill it at work for much cheaper than my paying for a refill.
I have my kerosene bottles ready, and will fill two of them on Monday at the local oil company. Much cheaper! (I was paying $21.99 for a gallon at Academy or Ace). By using the oil company, I am paying $5.40 a gallon. I can fill up four gallons for the price of one.
Once that is done, I'll fill my oil lamps, trim the wicks, and talk to PH about making oil lamp holders to bolt onto the metal walls of our container cabin. I have six oil lamps, plus four battery operated (AA) lamps. The PDs use one of these as a lamp in their loft. Plus, when I go do laundry at night, I hang one from the ceiling in the wash house.
PH also disced the dead cantelope/watermelon vines under. We were going to plant, but with the heat. We decided to wait until the end of September (for now) and plant the cold weather crops. Hopefully, they will need less water than those that would be planted now. (Heat index 110 today).
Our chicks are starting to hatch today...one has died so far, but another has broken through, and we are waiting for it to emerge all the way from the shell.
