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Offline JohnyMac

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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #725 on: July 26, 2017, 07:57:27 AM »
MrsMac and I bought 40 lbs of bone-in chicken thighs.

Washed them, cut off excess fat, and placed 3 to a pack in freezer bags. Threw in the freezer when done. Ended up with 29 bags (dinners) of chicken thighs.

It came out to 83ยข a pound. Not the cheapest chicken thighs but we don't have to worry about purchasing this for the next year or so. 
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #726 on: July 26, 2017, 09:13:54 AM »
 Ordered a generator interlock kit. Bought some canned sausage, corned beef and yeast. Slowly stocking up. Put my dingy up for sale and with that money I'll be able to buy a duel fuel generator. 
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #727 on: July 26, 2017, 10:17:28 AM »
 :thumbsUp: JoJo.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #728 on: August 20, 2017, 07:49:54 AM »
I just got done cutting up the logs left over from last years tri-axel load. Ended up with 3 1/2 cords from that.

If you add what is left over from last year, 1 1/2 cords, I still need two more cords for my 2017/18 winter heating needs. I easily have that in trees that have come down during this spring/summer season of endless rain and thunder within tractor drive from the redoubt*.  I am sore as hell from the cutting of logs this week.

* Based on the recent current events, I have moved from use the term "the cabin" to "the redoubt."  ;)
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #729 on: August 20, 2017, 04:49:48 PM »
Don't you need a second log wall with 18 inches of packed mud between the 2 for it qualify?

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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #730 on: September 05, 2017, 04:21:22 PM »
 Started installing the outside receptacle for my generator hook up to my circuit panel, called my propane company and asked them to fill me up this week. Bought two more 5 gallon gas cans and filled them up.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #731 on: September 05, 2017, 07:45:18 PM »
Good idea JoJo. The excrement is really going to hit the fan this weekend.  :cheers:
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #732 on: September 12, 2017, 06:31:01 PM »
 Completed the generator interlock system. Now all I have to do is plug the generator in and I can can run everything off of my circuit panel except the A/C. Much better than a transfer switch and a lot cheaper.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #733 on: September 12, 2017, 08:24:45 PM »
Ordered some more freeze dried edibles!  Picked and stored potatoes from the garden.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #734 on: September 12, 2017, 08:46:40 PM »
Good stuff JoJo and Jackalope.

I/we ...

> Ordered my chimney guy to come out to inspect and clean the chimney,
> Picked 8 pints of green beans. Ready to can in the next couple of days,
> Picked 10 lbs of tomatoes. Cored and froze waiting for the last tomatoes to ripen or freeze on the vine,
> Had 9 yards of 2B stone delivered to -
   - Update the parking lot/location, and
   - Do a few small projects around the redoubt,
> Froze a couple of gallon ziplock bags of sweet peppers,
> Saved the seeds from the sweet peppers, and
> Changed the water in the saved tomato seeds containers. I will strain and then clean each seed in a week or less.

I am beat! 
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #735 on: September 13, 2017, 08:47:19 AM »
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I am beat! 

Not as beat as you will be when you move those stones.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #736 on: September 13, 2017, 12:53:48 PM »
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I am beat! 

Not as beat as you will be when you move those stones.

Yeps, by the time he's done he will feel like he covered 8 front yards and a big back yard.

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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #737 on: September 13, 2017, 04:36:17 PM »
LOL. Thats why we have a new Kubota 55 Hp tractor with all kinds of attachments  :dancingBanana:
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #738 on: September 13, 2017, 04:42:07 PM »
 That's cheating! :lmfao:
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #739 on: September 13, 2017, 07:46:38 PM »
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #740 on: September 14, 2017, 03:08:34 PM »
Yesterday, I took a defensive shotgun course.  The course was pretty basic, but it was nice to get some range time, and try out different types of ammunition, and see the results.  Since it was a defensive shotgun course, I decided to pick up a Keltec KSG bullpup shotgun, which is a great example of a defensive shotgun.  This one had come from the distributor heavily modded, so it has a front vertical grip, folding iron sights, a crimson trace mounted flashlight, breaching muzzle, single point tactical sling, etc.  It's comforting to know that if something goes bump in the night, that I'll have a firearm capable of carrying 12-16 shells, depending upon the load.

     I learned that a typical buckshot shot is approximately the size of a 9mm bullet, and each buckshot shotgun shell has 8 or 9 of these spherical pellets.  Ouch!
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #741 on: September 14, 2017, 08:52:08 PM »
WOW! Sounds pretty cool jackalope. Next time you take a class let me know and maybe I could join ya'.

Stupid Question: Can you load the Keltec shot gut with more than 10 rounds in NY and be legal?
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #742 on: September 15, 2017, 06:38:34 PM »
  Yes, because it's a pump action.  If it was a semi-auto like a SPAS-12, then the answer would be no.  I ordered a bunch of ammo for it today.  My son is coming to visit next weekend, so we'll have to give the Keltec a work out.

      There is a tactical shotgun class that is being offered near Utica, NY, on October 7th.  Maybe we could coordinate for that one, though that one is relatively soon.  Here's the link: http://www.mdtstraining.com/training/schedule/practical-shotgun-skills-1-17/

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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #743 on: September 16, 2017, 06:55:33 AM »
Cool. Let me check with my brother to see when he is coming up to the cabin for archery season. Thx
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #744 on: September 26, 2017, 04:06:27 AM »
Purchased a new copy of A FAILURE OF CIVILITY from one of the authors on EBAY. Can't wait for it to arrive.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #745 on: September 27, 2017, 05:29:36 PM »
  Last weekend I really lucked out by attending a local farm auction, which was sparsely attended because of some beautiful weather.  I managed to fill some holes in my preparations.  I picked up a John Deere 4 wheel drive diesel tractor with some implements, a Coleman 5kw generator, another Husqvarna chainsaw(I already have one), a small meat slicer, and assorted pots and pans.  The prices were surprisingly low, for instance the tractor with a bush hog and a plow were priced at less than half of what just the tractors are selling for on farm equipment websites.  I know the seller, so I conferred with him before bidding.  All in all, it was an amazing day, because we stumbled upon the auction just before it started, and didn't even know it was scheduled.

   A couple of days prior to the auction, I noticed some free solar equipment posted on Craigslist, and it had been posted just 10 minutes before I saw the ad.  I immediately contacted the seller, and made arrangements to pick the stuff up.  I ended up with a 100 watt panel, a Trace 40 amp charge controller, a DC circuit breaker panel, and mounting frames for two solar panels.  It'll be a nice addition to my current system.  The fellow had a remote cabin, which he ultimately connected to the grid, so he didn't need it any more.

   I don't know why I've been so blessed, but I am thankful.  My wife says it's good karma. 
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #746 on: September 27, 2017, 06:02:08 PM »
 @Jackalope

 Good on you. I love to hear stories of people hitting the jackpot, or is it the Jackalope. 
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #747 on: September 27, 2017, 07:46:03 PM »
yep, good get.
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #748 on: September 29, 2017, 06:43:56 AM »
Holy crap Jackalope, send some of that karma my way  :cheers:
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Re: What have you done to prep today?
« Reply #749 on: October 01, 2017, 05:29:31 PM »
   Today was productive.  I got part of one of my gardens rototilled, and garlic planted for next year.  My wife did some harvesting of some kohlrabi, kale, and some onions.  Supposedly she's going to dehydrate the onions.  We've dehydrated kale before, and it just ends up as crispy leaves.  We still have some potatoes and carrots to harvest, which will probably happen next weekend.

   I also transferred some ammo from the original shipping boxes to ammo cans, mostly 9mm and .50 BMG.  I'm thinking we're in pretty good shape ammo wise.

    I still have all the winter preps to do, I have to get those done before the end of October because we typically have snow by then.
 
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