An explanation and an apology (I'm stepping in the soap box now)
My dear oilburner friends,
Some of the contributors to this whole debate about the stupid citation Gary was sent were speaking about a middle ground, a place where things can work smoothly and gross pollutans can be kept under control. If such a middle ground is found, I'm all for it. I'm not in either of the extremes. What was missed by many, and clasified by few as an off topic thing was my concern that, in the quest to find that middle ground many will be deceived. Those in charge to find that middle ground have not in their minds to work hard and find compromises. Those offices have been seized by radicals with an agenda that includes the destruction of the infrastructure of this country to set up a system that will give them total control. And that's not the "impending doom" yet Shades, it's just the beginning. So I "rant" and ask people to get ready, to see the storm approaching and not to ignore it, doing nothing. Sit with your spouse, or your children or other family members and talk and plan a way of not to be so dependent from the structure society has, that makes people feel "secure" when in reality is a trap. That wire may not bring electricity to your home in the middle of a situation, that pipe will not carry water either. Supermarkets shelves get empty real soon when emergencies hit, service stations run out or have no power. I know because I've been in the middle of it, I was in South Miami, were many of my family lives when Andrew hit it. And plan also for long term situations. Things are gonna get ugly when the economy collapses. This farmer has reliable information that can be trusted, if someone want to know more details you can send me a PM, I don't want to add more of what some call "off topic issues". Some people like to have blinkers (pieces of thick leather put in the sides of the horses head to keep them focused in just what is in front of them). I see in this forum the potential in many to be in the group of the survivors. Diesel engines have the advantage in chaotic situations in their own design. Their simple mechanics and possibility to run with diesel, veggie oil, biodiesel, and other combinations plus they don't need electric circuits (prone to be fried by EMPs) give them my special attention. With your help I'm learning how to fix and keep them running.
There are so many of you guys that I would like to have in my team when things get bad. Able to fix whatever, like you Shades, or the one guilty of starting this very thread (he's name says it all). For some of you may be good to have us also in their team: Educated in hardwork in the fields, trained and in service for 8 years (where is not important now), able to find water where other people would die of thirst, able to find food in the forest or in the jungle to survive in conditions where many will starve to death (short term), able to grow and feed people out of any piece of land in less than two month (long term), knowing what to grow and how much depending on the company size and situations, without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, without much water, on any kind of soil. But above all, for which I'm indebted and thankful to the Lord our God, with a faith and trust in Him received and developed in trials and tribulations many.
Because I see your potential, and out of love for this country, its ideals and people, I'm sounding the trumpet.
I ask your forgiveness if because my lack of formal education and my zeal, exacerbated by the short time I think we have to get ready, I wrote something that offended or misjudge any of you. Who are probably in many ways better persons that I am.
(off the soap box for now, until called to duty again)
Your team member Burt (a Florida *******).
i cant stop laughing!
for you CA guys, FULL size parking spots big enough for full size crew cab trucks are normal at industrial vendors in NORMAL states( and the products contained inside, even though they were national chains, were nothing but dress up fru fru things, couldnt find a blamed thing to actually fix anything like I could back home , although I almost died laughing when someone told me what all the spray paint cans were locked up for.... then I got a bit sick.
