tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post7983864681385721985..comments2023-10-21T16:38:35.007-05:00Comments on Thoughts from Frank and Fern: Disturbing TimesFrank and Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-3891523382906603502020-06-17T23:54:39.721-05:002020-06-17T23:54:39.721-05:00Hello Frank & Fern, and thank you again for yo...Hello Frank & Fern, and thank you again for your blog. Azure Standard in north central Oregon DOES have wheat available in 5, 10, 50 and 2000 lb packages. This may be helpful to people close enough not to get clobbered by shipping charges.<br />https://www.azurestandard.com/shop/product/food/grains/wheat/hard-red-wheat-berries/wheat-hard-red-organic/11656?package=GR063<br />https://www.azurestandard.com/shop/product/food/grains/wheat/hard-white-wheat-berries/hard-white-wheat-organic/9635?package=GR112daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-13280373675593683852020-06-15T21:53:30.017-05:002020-06-15T21:53:30.017-05:00Great post Frank!, Had to LOL with the google crap...Great post Frank!, Had to LOL with the google crap, why anyone would want to use SIRI, Alexa and other spy crap they put out is beyond me! As a health care provider they (CMS ie Medicare) is monitoring your meds, if you do not refill them on time they notify the pharmacy and financially punish the pharmacy if you are not compliant. Ever get a call from your PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager, ie: Humana , CVS, United Health Care, AARP?) They are being dinged by the CMS (Medicar) and passing the financial loss onto your pharmacy, if you don't comply... Since 2020 your Dr is now involved, he/she/it will be dinged financially if you don't comply. Soon you will be dinged if you don't comply... Unless you are paying cash, it is way worse than you can possible imagine. That is why they want to eliminate cash. It is all about control. In so many aspects. Ozark Rednecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-1707854625808940272020-06-12T09:48:50.914-05:002020-06-12T09:48:50.914-05:00I agree with your observations of our national sta...I agree with your observations of our national status . We , as a country, are in deep poop and it's getting deeper every day. I do not see anything that I can do about it except pray for God's mercy. I think that our voting system only works at the local level.<br />We also do what we can to be gray people. It is impossible to be totally gray , but it is a worthy goal to strive towards and I believe in these times necessary. I totally agree that big cities are very dangerous places to be , Seattle and Minneapolis come to mind.<br />The armed criminals are destroying and slowly taking over our country and are being assisted by many among the political leadership, the media , hollywood, etc.how sad. <br />The summer will be a hot one and I fear it will continue into the fall elections season as well. <br />I pray for everyone's safety and well being as we move forward amid turmoil. The upside down flag at the top of the article is very appropriate.<br />BluesmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-91147872102400307752020-06-11T04:28:50.046-05:002020-06-11T04:28:50.046-05:00We're definitely tracked. Even if you try to ...We're definitely tracked. Even if you try to use a VPN, cookies and machine fingerprinting probably make it pretty easy to monitor everything you do and buy.<br /><br />In terms of weathering the storm: things may well get very bad, and the options for stocking up on some items are much more limited than they were 6 months ago. There wasn't much of a market for pressure canners and bulk wheat, so there were relatively few suppliers. When everyone stampeded earlier this year, they wiped out the inventory and new production is trickling out. Even the Mormons ran out of wheat for sale online. Supply is coming back for some items, though, and with people hoping for a return to normalcy, there are things to be had if you look carefully. I've been telling friends for months that if they see something for sale that they think they might want, to buy it without dithering. Meat is coming back in many places, though as the Ice Age Farmer has noted, permanent regulations being put in place for worker safety are likely to impede food production going forward. This may be a lull, but it's not the end of food supply challenges. It probably is too late for someone living in a big city with zero inventory of anything to maintain their current quality of life, but they can still improve their prospects.<br /><br />I'm not sure about the election outcome: last time Trump won a number of states by surprise, but the element of surprise is now lost. If he wins again, though, it's only another temporary reprieve. The long term prospects are not the greatest. Your course of action is about the best, both for quality of life now and in the future.<br /> <br /><br />North GA Home and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028496923110998780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-6799440907686813022020-06-10T14:00:51.789-05:002020-06-10T14:00:51.789-05:00You're not the only ones who can't move. ...You're not the only ones who can't move. Don't let that stop you from being ready for what's coming. "Go grey." Prepare, but don't tell others what you're up to. If the rioting has taught us one thing, it's that you really can't tell who your friends are, that any given issue may land you and those you associate with on opposite sides of a conflict. Pray, and do what God tells you to do.<br /><br />I was in the Coast Guard for 21 years. The CG motto is "Semper Paratus." Always Ready. Be that...Peteforesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702888855868877243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-11217146319673782752020-06-10T11:01:19.138-05:002020-06-10T11:01:19.138-05:00Hello Frank and Fern. I too have remained grey for...Hello Frank and Fern. I too have remained grey for almost 5 years. Lately I have been snowed under with "how to" questions on my own blog and have started posting on homesteading subjects only. Chickens, garden, canning etc. I no longer post pictures of my supplies or pantries. If there was ever a time to hide it is now. We have lived for many decades and are vulnerable and in the latter years of our life. We will try to pass on as much survival knowledge and skills as possible and hunker down. We live in dangerous times. God Bless CQthe canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-76424895153425448372020-06-10T10:42:25.831-05:002020-06-10T10:42:25.831-05:00Thought provoking as always. I have been waking up...Thought provoking as always. I have been waking up at all hours lately, sometimes because our senior dog needs to go outside, sometimes for no reason at all. Each time I find myself awake, I have felt compelled to pray; I've never felt quite like this before, but flawed as I am, I am praying.<br />sbrgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01628327153117732393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-16166207826003113702020-06-10T02:47:40.254-05:002020-06-10T02:47:40.254-05:00Dear Frank and Fern, I'm afraid the 'war&#...Dear Frank and Fern, I'm afraid the 'war' have just started what we see are the belly-blows. If we stick the head up we will be hid, that is the point, to keep us down so their next advance can progress. Defend what is rightful yours but don't (seriously) herd anyone as you know it will be used against you!<br />Prayer to God are fundamental this way we avoid danger without even knowing it, as the misfortune have been taken away. There is only one way, Gods way!<br />God bless you all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-73433592444190016862020-06-09T21:16:04.517-05:002020-06-09T21:16:04.517-05:00Hi Deb. Not everybody can or should move. Fern and...Hi Deb. Not everybody can or should move. Fern and I used to talk about our preps, probably more than we should have. The last few years, we have told no one. We call it going grey.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, Frank<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-30996559496595121712020-06-09T20:59:41.755-05:002020-06-09T20:59:41.755-05:00I enjoyed your "post". You are right on ...I enjoyed your "post". You are right on the money with the whole thing. I am thankful for friends such as you and "fern".We appreciate you two even though we don't get to see you very often. The door is open anytime you want to do a face to face visit. <br />your friends up on the creek!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-35511959232417190312020-06-09T20:53:42.476-05:002020-06-09T20:53:42.476-05:00Everything you say is true. The letter you refere...Everything you say is true. The letter you referenced served to validate my thoughts on the current situation. I do not believe even for a minute that the riots across the country were anything but planned and coordinated. And it is just a question of how soon we will see the next planned crisis. The Left will never, ever give up. <br /><br />Me...I have become the 'grey lady.' Out of sight and hopefully, out of mind. The preparations continue and I think before all is said and done, we will need every crumb. The only thing I refuse to do is to sit down and shut up. I don't post often, but I find I have to say what is on my mind, if ony to let others know they are not slone in this. Pray...but continue to prepare.<br /><br />God bless you both. Stay as safe as possible. Your words of truth inspire. Thank you.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-15954357253621203532020-06-09T20:47:03.164-05:002020-06-09T20:47:03.164-05:00My daughter and I have not the means to move or to...My daughter and I have not the means to move or to buy property<br />We must stay where we are deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-77992020381977398672020-06-09T18:22:40.186-05:002020-06-09T18:22:40.186-05:00Frank, I have become more convinced than ever that...Frank, I have become more convinced than ever that this does not end well. If we make it to the end of the year, I will be suprised.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-72876438882927634412020-06-09T18:08:55.607-05:002020-06-09T18:08:55.607-05:00As always - God Bless You and Fern for caring abou...As always - God Bless You and Fern for caring about other folks and trying to educate them. I am good with the "hiding". I am well down that path. Wish you well - several other sites I peruse have disappeared - hope you are able to continue. God Bless you and Keep you until we meet on the other side.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957840321453419437noreply@blogger.com