Nick Mick

So I hear over and over that animals (goats, cows, ect) know which plants to eat when they need them. At the same time I also hear that there are some plants that need to be removed from your property so the animals don’t eat them. So what gives? Do they know what’s good for them or not?

Rather than spend hours stacking firewood I built a giant box out of free pallets and scrap wood. Now I just throw the wood in there loose with a tarp over it. If you kill a rat in a trap put the carcass in the hole it dug and bury it, that will keep other rats from using the tunnel for a while.

So I made a beeswax mixture to water proof my jacket and the recipe called for turpentine in it. I now have a jacket that reeks of turpentine and I don’t know what to do about it. The video didn’t mention anything about the smell, I thought it would dissipate but it hasn’t yet (24hrs)

So I’m trying to find the cheapest source for plain salt for preserving food and I came across Morton water softener. It says it only contains sodium chloride, comes in a 40lb bag for $9 bucks. There were others that contained other ingredients but this one was just salt. Thoughts?

Mk Neal wrote:

Nick Mick wrote:It doesn’t help that there is a problem going on with people either pretending to be disabled or they are just weak willed and have no actual disability but they believe they do. These actions make people skeptical about the ones with a real unapparent disability.

How are you able to judge whether a person’s disability is “real” or not? How do you know better than they do whether they are truly suffering or just believe that they are? For that matter, what is the difference between truly  suffering and just believing that you are suffering?

1. I am not able to judge whether a person’s disability is real or not (unless I know them/unless they have been ‘caught’ faking it). I’m merely pointing out an unfortunate fact about how some people do indeed ‘fake it’ and that makes it difficult for the people who are not faking it.
2. I do not know better than the individual(s) in question as to whether or not they are suffering, that is for them to figure out. Suffering, in general, is a temporary part of life and is necessary for growth. Unless the suffering becomes permanent then it could become a disability, but that is just an opinion.
3. The difference between truly suffering and just believing that you are suffering (from a mental health view) is the difference between reality and emotion. Emotions are just that, they have no effect to the world at large unless you let them. There is also the issue with perception. As for physical suffering one can easily be temporarily disabled from an injury that no one can see, but unless its chronic there needs to be a point where the individual needs to stop believing they are suffering and move on with their life. Same goes for mental.

I probably butchered that response, but it’s just opinion anyway.

There is also the ‘perpetual soup’ idea where you make a big soup and add things as it runs out. My wife is going to try it with the slow cooker today using the soup she made the day before yesterday which was delicious but didn’t have an exact recipe since it’s got so much in it.

You can mitigate going on vacation by using automatic door openers and feeders depending on your set up. I rigged a feeder using a battery operated door opener and hardware cloth. I basically made a cage that would lower and rise over the feeder.

Last year we made a healing salve using usnea moss and comfery along with some other herbs. Tinctures are easy. I usually make a big batch of my own version of apple pie moonshine and give that away in mason jars. Infused honey is another one.

Blast the chunks off before putting them in so you don’t gunk up the drain inside the washer. Check the drain filter once in a while and clean it. You can use distilled vinegar as a rinse aid if your unit has that option. Here’s a recipe for dishwasher detergent that you can make if you choose to do so.
1/2 cup baking soda
1 cup washing soda
1/4 cup citric acid
1/8 cup salt

There is also the use of straps that goes over the head to help carry things on the back. I believe fur trappers used to do this.