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  1. Just Cliff

    My bicycle

    Here is a picture of my bicycle that I bought as a prep item. It is very heavy. It is an industrial bicycle. It's a Worksman out of Chicago. I set it up to be able to use it to go to the store when things got bad kind like gas prices now.
  2. Just Cliff

    Shelter fail.

    Suspect Captured; Motive In Killing At Politician’s Home May Have Been Fallout Shelter Beneath It Suspect Captured; Motive In Killing At Politician's Home May Have Been Fallout Shelter Beneath It - The Police Tribune
  3. Just Cliff

    Canning Hard Boiled Eggs

    OK folks. Time for some digging. Regular vinegar that you buy in the store in 5% that is a given. Commercial hard boiled eggs that you get in the store (Pennrose) have been around quite a while. I was always told that canning hard boiled eggs at home could not be done because they used...
  4. Just Cliff

    Buying with silver

    I have a friend that is selling raffle tickets for a good cause. I have thought about getting a ticket for a few days but, I am really broke and have to watch my money now days. Last night he asked me if I wanted to buy tickets with silver. Honestly I had forgotten about it (which is good) till...
  5. Just Cliff

    Canning dried beans.

    Sorry. I know this has been covered before but, tell me about canning dried beans. Pints and quarts. How many beans per jar and how long? I have been canning for many years and never done dried beans. Thanks
  6. Just Cliff

    Alcohol Prepping

    I am not a drinker but I do stock alcohol for barter and sale. Last year at this time it was all stolen. Even my 24 year old bottle of unopened Chivas Regal scotch. I had over 300 bottles of various alcohol, all gone. I started looking to replace some stock so, I tried researching the most drank...
  7. Just Cliff

    Well...That happened.

    I've not been around much for quite some time. I honestly felt I was dieing . I did make my funeral arraignments. Everything came to a head last week. I didn't go right away to the hospital. I have no insurance and not much money. I didn't want to leave my wife destitute. She talked me into...
  8. Just Cliff

    About me

    Hey all. You may or may not have notice me being absent around here. About the only reason I can give is depression. I have had a hell of a year and am trying to come out of it. Least of all worries has been Covid. Where shall I begin..................... Lets go with my health. It has really...
  9. Just Cliff

    Using silver for money

    Hey all.. If there is anyone in the Tallahassee Florida area that knows of any persons or stores that will accept silver for buying stuff, could you let me know? I want to do an experiment with my daughter. I made sure she had X amount of silver in case she needs to get home. Also if you know...
  10. Just Cliff

    Junk prescription meds

    Have any of you with a regular prescription ever gotten a refill that just didn't work well as it had before? I have been on a pain med for years (Norco) Up till a couple months ago I only took it occasionally. about 2 1/2 months ago my neck went all to hell just because it felt like it...
  11. Just Cliff

    Chevy Suburban

    Here is part of my first shot at writing a short story. I'm not finished yet. It will be an ongoing project. It has not been formatted or proofread by anyone else yet. I hope you like what I have so far. Chevy Suburban Chapter one Daniel had been “on the road” for almost two years now...
  12. Just Cliff

    Exploding head syndrome

    For those of you that have not heard of this: Exploding head syndrome is a condition in which a person experiences unreal noises that are loud and of short duration when falling asleep or waking up. The noise may be frightening, typically occurs only occasionally, and is not a serious health...
  13. Just Cliff

    Water well cleaning.

    I'd like to get some input from those that may live in a flood prone are or those with experience cleaning a water well. I have a bore well on my property in the city that I know needs to be cleaned out. The Rocket Scientists that do plumbing around here, routed the kitchen sink waste water...
  14. Just Cliff

    Weighted blankets

    Does anyone have and use weighted blankets? I like the idea of them. I like heavy bedding. I'm just wondering what others think?
  15. Just Cliff

    Quilt questions

    Hey all: I have a few questions about making a quilt. How much denim would it take to make a queen sized quilt? How much should I expect to pay someone to make a denim quilt if I provided the material? How long would it take on average to make?
  16. Just Cliff

    Is it just me?

    I caught this commercial earlier today. Does anyone else find this Wal-Mart commercial a bit on the creepy side? They zoom in on the little girls butt while the lyrics sing "Sugar how you get so fly" repeatedly. Or in the next scenes showing little boys and girls while you hear "Sugar how you...
  17. Just Cliff

    Presentation pieces

    A couple of presentation pieces I made for my great nieces for graduating Navy basic training. All the pieces are 1 Troy oz of silver. The middle one has their names and basic training class engraved on them.
  18. Just Cliff

    Wooden Boat

    Has anyone here tried building a wood boat? I have a couple of different plans for Dorys. I would like to start on one be late February. http://www.spirainternational.com/hp_nova.php http://www.spirainternational.com/hp_alas.php
  19. Just Cliff

    Lifeboat Ethics

    Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor by Garrett Hardin, Psychology Today, September 1974 Environmentalists use the metaphor of the earth as a "spaceship" in trying to persuade countries, industries and people to stop wasting and polluting our natural resources. Since we all...
  20. Just Cliff

    Finally got here

    Hey all I found my way here thanks to Weedygarden. Looking forward to here I left off.
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