Matt Bracken suggested this economic commentary with a preparedness message by James Macfarlane: The Thin Red White & Blue Line. Matt’s comment: “Make sure to read to the “What to Do” section at the end of the essay.” Macfarlane’s essay ends with this: “The wisest words I heard lately are these: In the next few years it’s not going to be about where you live, but about whom you live with. Make friends with your neighbors.”
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Krys in Idaho found this ABC News piece for us: Everything Seemingly Is Spinning out of Control. A comment from Krys: “This article shows that even the mainstream press is no longer able to deny the truth. KYPD.”
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The floods in the midwestern US still aren’t over, but their end is in sight. Forecaster: End is near to Mississippi River rise. BTW the floods will make already tight grain supplies even more scarce in the next year. I hope that SurvivalBlog readers stocked up, many months ago.
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The Memsahib notes: This morning I was looking back through my farm journals. In the Fall of 1995 we bought grass hay for $75 a ton (delivered and stacked!) We bought 50 pound sacks of cracked corn for $8. My total feed cost per ewe (excluding what that ate at pasture) was $41.12 per year. Given today’s feed costs, I think that we are going to have to raise the asking price for our lambs and kid goats next spring.