Emergency Preparedness – Bigger May Not Be Better. “Perhaps the only reason you are taking this class is so that you learn to read labels,” said Mr. Bench, my Provo High School chemistry teacher. I hated chemistry, other than what I’m about to share. On a can of spray paint, the fine print read: l.5% pigment, and 98.5% inert ingredients. Another can had 3.5% pigment and 96.5% inert ingredients (“inert” ingredient means “water”). He said: “These…
Emergency Preparedness – The 25-Cent Breakfast, by THERMOS. Grains and legumes can easily be cooked while you sleep, if you know this simple procedure. Only grain, a 32 oz. wide-mouth Stainless Thermos bottle, and boiling water are needed. Follow these steps: While boiling 3 cups of water, put ¾ cup of grain(s) in the Thermos. Add ¾ teaspoon salt and 1 Tbs. sweetener (sugar, molasses, honey, syrup, etc.) Pour in boiling water up to ½ inch of the bottom…
Emergency Preparedness – The 25-Cent Breakfast. When you pay big money for prepared breakfast cereals, why not consider 2-3 times the nutrition for less than 1/10th the cost as incentive to change. Instead of eating Wheaties, Rice Krispies, and Cheerios, whole or rolled cereal grains are an easy substitute. Wheat, rice, oats, barley, millet, rye, triticale, buckwheat, and even legumes are as simple as 1,2,3 to put on the table. Get a stainless steel, 32 oz. wide-mouth THERMOS jug….
Emergency Preparedness – Tool Time. “The hot water was dripping, so we called a plumber. Can we send you the bill,” asked the renter? “You called in a plumber on a Sunday night because of a drip,” replied the landlord? For well under $110 anyone can buy a $30 wrench and a $.25 washer to fix a faucet drip problem. Thereafter, the wrench can be put to other excellent uses, saving its purchase price countless times….
Emergency Preparedness – Thinking Outside The Box? “A rut is an open-end grave,” said A. Theodore Tuttle to a young missionary in South America. “Do something interesting and different every day of your life, that you have never done before,” he counseled. In a techno society, imagination is the greatest ingredient to innovation. But, before you start thinking outside your preparedness box, think about what is in it. Item #1 – self-sufficiency is having the where with all…
Emergency Preparedness – Would You Like Calamari or Squid? Ever since Generic Brands came on the scene, product sellers have been pitching product quality more and more in major brand ads. In the world of marketing, many manufacturers produce multiple labels applied to exactly the same product. While working for two major canned goods manufacturers the labeler operator put five different labels on the same can of green beans, and three labels on identical dehydrated fruits and vegetables. …