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Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: S. maltophilia who wrote (1094)	7/15/2005 5:28:19 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 24213

Gargle. :•)

To: S. maltophilia who wrote (1094)	7/15/2005 5:39:47 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24213

Don't know, don't care, for it is written, "And Oomarf, the Rat God spoke unto his people, and said,'eat not of this foul creature, for I, the Rat God, have walked with the Maggot God as he has pointed out onto me various small rock formations, saying thusy,'Yea, verily, these are the petrified remains of banana slugs, creatures so foul they gag my people, and thusly have I set restrictions upon it and thusly do they petrify instead of nutrify or putrify', so unto you, my people I say, Avoid what will gag the maggot gods.' "

To: S. maltophilia who wrote (1094)	7/16/2005 4:08:05 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24213

You can't learn everything which the pioneers did,or, at least I don't think you can. The best way of dealing with all this, if it ends that way, is at the community level. Most rural communities have at least one or two folks who have several of the vital skills, so that almost everything can be dealt with. In areas like mine, there are still old timers who, if they didn't practice these skills themselves, at least watched their elders. A town the size of mine won't need more than one or two blacksmiths (how do I know? We already have a few, so maybe we will need more). Grow more food than you can eat, and trade it for skills.My ex used to clean, spin, dye, and knit with her own yarn, from angora goats and rabbits, using natural dyes. Beekeeping is fairly easy, and honey is a desirable product. Somebody might well make you a nice pair of boots in exchange for a gallon of honey. Chickens are easy to raise, and are a good source of income, plus they can reproduce faster than you would believe. (They also make good bug catchers; one of the bigger organic growers double fenced his garden, and ran his chickens between the two; did a lot to keep insects out of the garden. Oh, and blue (Aracana) and brown eggs are better than white.) Etc, etc, etc. There is probably a community garden or two in your city, where you can begin growing.