Phoneix Survival- What is happening around you?

[00:00:00] I keep on moving forward, Always getting closer, Marching till it's over, And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward, Always getting closer, Marching till it's over.

[00:00:20] And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward, Always getting closer, Marching till it's over. And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward, Always getting closer, Marching till it's over.

[00:00:45] Good morning PBN, yes that's right I am here today, Jay Ferg. I am actually trying to see, make sure everyone can hear me. Is this any better? I'm going to be honest with you, I have no clue what the system is trying to do to me.

[00:01:03] It is giving me glitches after glitches, I've had to restart, I've had to reboot, update and this system still is trying like ever to keep this down. But today I'm here on Phoenix Survival, What's happening around you?

[00:01:22] So I have been off air for about a month now, had family, had other things I had to take care of. And in that time it was interesting to see, just to stop and pay attention to everything that's going on around me. Bear with me on the audio and everything.

[00:01:42] You know what, something we've seen a lot of and noticed is there are, I'm seeing a lot of posts, I'm seeing a lot of people talking about the food, the fact that it's become very rubbery, that produce, as well as not realizing the amount of pesticides and codons that are on your produce.

[00:02:05] Has really made me very leery to purchase any sort of produce from the store. Only because, for example, I have a neighbor who bought blueberries two months ago and she reconfirmed that this morning.

[00:02:19] She said they are just now starting to get wrinkly and she said the fact that they didn't turn within a week, because here in South Carolina, produce does not last long. You buy bananas you're lucky if you get a week out of them.

[00:02:33] It's just how it is because of the humidity, anyone who's lived on the coast or in the south, you understand. So we are dealing with produce that are now being coated with stuff that we really don't know what it is.

[00:02:48] It's not just pesticides. The fact that her blueberries have not turned is very concerning. I'm concerned with the fact that, you know, what was it? Last year we had bought some apples and at that point I had bitten into an apple and it was nasty on the inside.

[00:03:08] It had turned. But the outside looked perfect that we left the apples there on our counter in the bag for about, I want to say it was almost three months for sure. I want to say we were trying to get up to five months and then they were just scary to look at because they never turned.

[00:03:26] They stayed perfect and red and shiny and that really concerned us. I actually had switched to organic which truthfully isn't, is supposed to be better but the organic apples I bought, I bought maybe not even a week ago, I bit into one and the inside was ruined.

[00:03:47] I mean had turned. So it wasn't a good apple. So and it just goes to show you've got to be concerned. Anyone in the chat, hey Pappy, let me know. Can y'all hear me alright? Hey Patriot, I'm glad to see y'all in here.

[00:04:04] But yeah, it's very concerning because now it's like oh and then wanting to try to grow more produce, trying to get things in our life set up is, it's not been easy. Right now people aren't talking about it but South Carolina we're in a bit of a drought.

[00:04:27] We haven't had a rain or not enough rain to actually do anything feasible for the gardens, for the plants. We've gotten rainstorms here and there but not enough to really do anything. Sweet. Thank you Patriot.

[00:04:42] This audio has been a pain today. Absolute pain. Even now I can tell where my sound is just off. If you hear all that creaking it's because I'm trying and I'm trying to get this where it's not so bad. Oh heck yeah, get your swole on.

[00:05:03] Prep and Patriot says that he is driving to the gym. Yes, I stopped for some God's Chicken this morning. I dropped a friend off at work. But I tell you what, it's very concerning to see where things are going, how things have been.

[00:05:19] See Pappy, if you could send a little bit of rain our way that would be greatly appreciated. I had planted a good size container of rice this year because I've grown upland rice before. No, I'll be lucky if 10 plants out of the whole thing survive.

[00:05:38] It's been something else. My squash is a very temperamental plant in the sense that it needs quite a bit of watering. It needs good amount of water and they didn't do very well. The ones that they have produced haven't been worth eating. The chickens have enjoyed it.

[00:05:55] The peas didn't last but peas are a very delicate plant. I don't care who you are. I've for years since I've started gardening peas are hit and miss. They're so delicate. My cucumbers have been doing fantastic. My tomatoes will off and on start producing my bell peppers produced once and are just now my pepper plants only produced once and then the plant or they're almost like in a point of stasis.

[00:06:24] They haven't changed. They haven't gotten worse. They haven't gotten better. So it's just one of those things where I now have to sit and figure out what I'm moving around. I have actually planted okra and luffa and what's funny is I got those weeks ago and nothing is everything is in like a standstill.

[00:06:46] Even the tomato plants I put in separate pots to give away. Everything seems to be just floating. It's not getting worse. It's not getting better. It's just existing which is interesting in its own because I've never had plants that just didn't do anything at all.

[00:07:06] I mean they're just there. It is definitely concerning because as a prepper, as a gardener, as an individual who's trying to find a way to homestead even in an urban area your life is producing food for your family. You want to know and have a successful harvest.

[00:07:28] You want things to be productive so that you can feed your family and I'm not seeing that which as a mother, as a partner, as an adult my goal is to feed my family. Sorry I can hear the TV in the other room.

[00:07:52] It is... who else is in here with us? Hey Silver Streak! You know what, what is something good that's happened on your own? I mean on our end it feels like this last month has just been chaotic.

[00:08:13] And it's just, it's been something else. It has definitely been something else. So the morning of the 4th I ended up spending an entire day herding 11 chickens which I tell you this, trying to herd cats is much easier than trying to gather up 11 chickens that have decided they are going to permanently reside in your neighbors front bush.

[00:08:43] Because somehow I still can't figure out because the pull lock on their gate you have to pull up from the outside and pull the door at the same time to get it to come open. It was wide open and all 11 chickens were loose.

[00:08:57] So my 4th of July morning was in the process of trying to catch 11 chickens and put them back in their pen.

[00:09:11] So that was entertaining to say the least. I couldn't imagine any of my neighbors sticking their head out, seeing me climbing underneath my other neighbors big row of hedges that she has perfectly manicured. Yeah they're not so pretty anymore unfortunately.

[00:09:30] Oh, Pappy States did a great family hike in Red Bluff, Mississippi now getting hurricane prepared. You know I've seen that, Hurricane Barrel right? You know it's one of those things where they say it's not going to hit you but at the same time any of those storms regardless if they're near you or not you're always going to catch some sort of side storm or something off of them. Their reach is a lot further than people realize.

[00:09:59] I would love to go hiking. I think that's what we need in this household. We've had so much going on, so much heartbreak, so much stress that we need it.

[00:10:13] Let's see, what about you Craetria? Anything good? Oh well you're driving nevermind don't text and drive. But it's been a lot. I actually had content, everything written out right here but I'm like no I feel like winging it today.

[00:10:34] I have slowly been working on the neighbor friend I have who I, you know we help out. We feed her, she feeds us. Making a good connection, a good friendship. She's interested in herbals and growing stuff so I'm teaching her that. We did pick up some stuff she wants to be able to sow.

[00:10:58] I actually went and picked up some flannel so I can make her a pair of pajama bottoms and then teach her how to make said pajama bottoms. Just something easy. The fact that people want to learn and they're out there just really makes my heart happy to know that there are individuals out there who want to get to learn.

[00:11:24] I've been saying since the start we were going to get some of that. Yes, oh absolutely. I don't know a single hurricane that hasn't hit the gulf even on the lower end that hasn't affected Mississippi or Louisiana.

[00:11:41] I mean I lived in northeastern part of Mississippi. I mean I was 45 minutes south of Memphis and anytime a hurricane hit we felt it even that far up to the point that I've had, even here on PBN y'all heard when I was a family affair, the showing pictures of my garden being under several feet of water.

[00:12:06] I had chickens, you know, who a couple of them did drown. We had our yard near our house was a half inch from being flooded that our neighbors came over in a canoe. So I mean it just goes to show no place goes completely unscathed when it comes to these types of storms.

[00:12:27] Hey that nub! How are you darlin'? How are you? See I've missed y'all. I know normally I'm gonna start having everything back up but like I said I had family coming in, I had more family come in.

[00:13:01] And then we had a heavy loss. Our service dog passed away. He'd been sick for a couple years so for those of you who have seen him at Prepper Camp, he will not be there this year.

[00:13:17] To say I'm holding back being a little emotional is an understatement. I mean originally he's not my service dog, he was my partner's service dog. But he is no longer in pain.

[00:13:35] So that actually, you know what? This is gonna go a little morbid but that actually made me think. When, when, not if, when things go shtf, whether it be our lifetime or whether it be our children's which death is a part of life.

[00:13:59] I've never, never tried to say elsewise. Death is never bothered me. Absolutely. But it really made me realize in the aspect of people don't, people think about the living.

[00:14:15] And that's what we want to do. We want a plan to live, we want a plan to survive. But we also need to plan how to handle death. How to handle our deceased. Death has become such a taboo thing for the entire world.

[00:14:34] And it shouldn't be. Yes, you should mourn your loved ones. Yes, you should feel loss or heartache. But something as simple as our service dog. Yes, he was a pet. We loved him. He had been sick for a while.

[00:14:52] But the thing is, is you don't think about what to do when your loved ones pass. So we weren't gonna throw him in the trash. A lot of areas that's illegal and we just couldn't. And we weren't going to.

[00:15:06] I spent an entire day clearing out our entire back area, removing a bunch of pine straw that are pine needles that had fallen from the trees and there was over four inches thick of that stuff.

[00:15:20] And it was definitely interesting to say, you know, having to know how to do something as simple as digging a hole, which I've I mean we've all done but to really think about what it takes to tend to your deceased was definitely something and maybe that was my morbid way of getting through the loss.

[00:15:44] But it's one of those things I see everything we go through in life as a learning moment as preparation while still mourning our loved ones. Sorry y'all, I got a little dark there but it's just one of those things.

[00:15:58] No one wants to talk about the dead. No one wants to handle the dead, even if it's a pet. But it definitely gives you time to reflect on okay, pray to God this never happens. But what would I do in this situation?

[00:16:13] How would people handle this? And this situation? What is the best way to do it? And it was literally realizing, oh where we live. We have to cut through three inches of top root, then get through the next four inches of solid route to then get to a hard soil.

[00:16:34] It was so difficult even if you saturated with water and let it soak for an hour. It was still like cutting through. I don't know what how to explain it. It reminded me of something that was like pure clay but it was not soft, even while saturated I don't know how to explain it.

[00:16:54] I don't know the name for the type of soil we went into but it was definitely concrete like. But it just makes you realize, you know people we prep for everything. We really do. We want to live. We want to survive.

[00:17:11] But we also have to understand in extreme situations, in everyday life, especially during SHTF, there will be deceased dead. There we will have loved ones lost. We will have people that we know pass. And my question for you is how do you handle your deceased?

[00:17:38] Do you dig a hole, throw them in it? How do you handle planning for that? Or where would you place them? And that's gone way too dark. Okay someone say something good in the chat so I can get off of that. I'm sorry.

[00:17:55] See we all cope differently. For me I go into a thought process of okay what would I do in an SHTF situation for something like this? You know, do I have a place to keep our loved one where the insects won't get to them until we can get that area cleaned?

[00:18:18] You know, what state is this person in or individual in at time of? Just morbid things but I mean truthfully we shouldn't be scared of it. Should not.

[00:18:32] Hey Kat, Kat's Kill Frank. Or is that Kat's Kill, no, no that's Kat's Kill Frank. You know what? Yeah I'm just going, where's Garden Girl? Pappy you and Garden Girl are usually in here. I may have to give her a message and tell her she's being a snob today.

[00:18:57] I am also on much later than I intended to. Let's see, anything good? I guess I could go back to my notes but. Join the randomness. Oh come on y'all don't be silent now. Oh here we go.

[00:19:25] Burley bears down on Texas. Storm expected to intensify in the Gulf ahead of the Texas landfall. Yeah y'all are definitely going to get it Pappy both in Louisiana and in Mississippi.

[00:19:39] I don't know where y'all wouldn't, hold on I'm going to pull this up on here. Oh there it is. The temperature's going up even higher for today.

[00:19:50] Okay so they're expecting it to turn and hit turn into Texas now. Okay. You know what Pappy, what are you doing for some of your hurricane preps? I mean here on the East Coast even in the Gulf we always had to prep for some level whether it be making sure we have plenty of water, making sure we have food, making sure we have a light source.

[00:20:21] If it's you know the heat of the summer we have to make sure we have a way or a means to be able to cool ourselves off. Luckily even though I'm only 10, not even 10 minutes from the ocean, I'm far enough inland when the hurricanes do hit.

[00:20:38] It usually is really hard on directly on the coast and the houses right there on the beach versus us inland. We get harder storms as far as your normal storms coming through. Those hit us a lot harder than the hurricanes do.

[00:20:58] Where is Garden Girl? I'm gonna, I'm shooting her a message. Where are you? Unless she's doing one of her morning runs or her kids have sports which she's a superhero.

[00:21:29] Actually how far in are we? 21 minutes. Alright here in a minute I'll put it to some commercials and then we can see where that goes.

[00:21:43] I'm always curious. I mean I know there's the essentials. You have your candles, your water. Oh okay. Water of course. Generator fuel, gas and propane. Freeze in sandwich meat so it lasts longer in power outages. That's fantastic.

[00:21:58] I know Phil from the Matter of Facts podcast will take jugs or like soda pop bottles or soda bottles of water, the big ones and freeze them. Which is great for a coolant source because that ice and then you can still drink the water that's in it.

[00:22:16] Do you ever do a redneck cooler for power outages? So I actually tried some ordering some stuff. I've gotten stuff off of Amazon and the other day I actually ordered a few things off of Tmoo. I'm very leery at Tmoo.

[00:22:42] There's a lot of things that they sell. Absolute ripoff. But I have Louisiana favorite Vienna sausages. We keep a lot of those in the house. We have those too for a quick snack.

[00:22:55] I ordered two solar fans off of Tmoo. I thought I'd give them a chance and see how they do. Okay, no biggie. Bought one, seemed great. The lights flipped out. Well the heat doesn't bother me either but I mean on a humid day without anything to cool off I imagine something helps a little bit.

[00:23:14] I tried out one, seemed fine. Worked great for sitting at my desk but it's a solar fan right? It won't charge via solar even though it has the solar panel on the back so I sent it back.

[00:23:29] I'm not going to keep something that I can't use in the way I want to use it. Yes, it did have a USB to charge it that way but I don't want to have to use electricity. I want the means to be able to have it outside.

[00:23:40] Especially for prepper camp with my son. I'd like to be able to easily charge a few things out in the sun without having to connect to everybody else's power sources. Which you know James and Aiden are amazing and let me use them. But still.

[00:23:55] And then I have this big orange fan that we use at night to put over by the bed. It lasts all night. It's fantastic.

[00:24:04] Now without direct sun it only charges to about 25% but if I put it out in the direct sun it actually charges pretty well. So I've thought about getting another one but I want to see how it holds up for about the first month.

[00:24:17] Before I commit to something else because it is hit or miss a lot of things I've gotten from them are just chintzy crap. And I've had to turn around and return it or they came broken and it's not worth it.

[00:24:28] But I did find one item from them that seems to work. Am I going to order more from them? No. No. It was more of a let's just see what they've got. And yeah.

[00:24:42] Well Pappy you're a true southerner. The heat for us doesn't affect the same but there are days the humidity with the heat can be quite intense.

[00:24:53] But no I mean I'm trying to think what else I got in that order because I had to send a couple things back. I got the mosquito lights which one of them worked the other one was broken.

[00:25:16] Surprise. They didn't require me to send those back so I have the one that works. Seemed to do alright but it only works at night which by the time it's dark the mosquitoes aren't biting like they are at dusk.

[00:25:34] I got a camping shower which the nozzle is absolute plastic. I need to you know what I need to take pictures and show this stuff.

[00:25:46] It's not great but you know in a pinch it will work but it was literally just buying a few things to try them out. Yeah some of the stuff was okay but some of it was just not feasible. Just not feasible.

[00:26:13] Oh did y'all have a good fourth? Literally we were hot as Hades after I caught the chickens. Me and the neighbor we both had the day off. Chris unfortunately had to work so me, her and baby Jericho we had to.

[00:26:32] We didn't have to. We ran to Walmart first thing after all the chickens were gathered by 7 o'clock except for two. And I picked up a kiddie pool for 10 bucks. A little over 5 foot and we sat in that kiddie pool in the afternoon to cool off.

[00:26:53] In our yard. Because there was no trying to get to the beaches. I can tell you right now on holidays or major events we avoid public as much as possible.

[00:27:06] And the only reason we went out first thing is it was early enough we knew the traffic wouldn't be bad. Not everybody was out just yet.

[00:27:14] So we got out, got our stuff and went back home and chilled in our kiddie pool. And yes you see two grown adults and an infant in a kiddie pool. We did not care. We had our fire pit going. We made hot dogs and then I cooked steaks.

[00:27:31] And it was great. We didn't buy any fireworks this year only because the baby is really scared of super loud noises when the fireworks started going off.

[00:27:42] And he was in the house and still getting a little scared so I ended up crawling into his little playpen he has with him.

[00:27:52] And just holding him until I could get him back to sleep. And then after that he was good but yeah it was literally a light hearted and easy day for us.

[00:28:02] We now have legal concealed carry without permit in LA. That's fantastic. When did they finally oh yeah yeah yeah I think Phil said something about that.

[00:28:14] I'm glad they finally passed it. South Carolina is one of them states. There is legal open carry here but I'm not sure if they allow concealed or not. What are our gun laws? So South Carolina carry reprossity map. I think that's if you have your license.

[00:29:04] Let's see. South Carolina concealed carry reprossity map and gun laws. Louisiana. Oh okay so it's showing other states that recognize our license.

[00:29:31] I'll have to go into it. I know South Carolina is a castle doctrine state which for those of you who don't know is a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is attacked and who is attacked in a place where he or she has the right to be, has no duty to retreat, and has the right to stand his or her ground.

[00:29:53] Which a lot of states have castle doctrine. That was a big one in Mississippi. Let's see trying to add all kinds of places you can't so that we don't have to worry about the criminals bringing them in. Right? I don't bring you. Oh this week is when they passed it. Okay oh finally. Okay I see.

[00:30:12] I see. I see because didn't they pass open carry? I know Louisiana was in the works for something. Residents, vehicles. Okay so South Carolina is a constitutional carry state as of March 7th of 2024. Open carry permitted.

[00:30:39] Yes as of March 7th of 2024 open carry is legal without a permit. However municipalities may temporarily restrict the otherwise lawful open carry of a firearm on public property when a permit is issued for a public protest. Oh well obviously. Rally, fair, pride, festival or other organized events.

[00:31:02] Open carry is permitted in city owned buildings without written permission from the city manager during protest. Okay that's it. Gun permit licensure. South Carolina is a South Shell issued state. Y'all should definitely look up your areas because I knew the constitutional and open carry were new. I didn't realize how new.

[00:31:27] Minimum age for concealed carry is 18. No concealable weapon means a firearm having a length of less than 12 inches in length carried openly in one's person or in a manner hidden. Oh yeah. Stun guns and tasers are legal without a permit. Pepper spray is lawful which we now have pepper spray as well.

[00:31:55] New governor also mandated that the Ten Commandments be hung in all public school classrooms. Oh I like that. What a storm. I can only imagine. I think here in the south we're really pushing to have all kinds of fun stuff here. You know what though? It's good to see areas hold to morality and the rights of the individuals because it has gotten so chaotic and so crazy.

[00:32:24] And all the liberal states up north and all the BS with all the immigration and the individuals. I mean it's mind boggling that people are so okay and comfortable with such things happening in front of them or their children being taught things that are just immoral and ungodly.

[00:32:43] Whether you're religious or not these are not things you want your children to learn. I mean okay for example tirade time and then we'll take a commercial break but I was sitting on the couch with my neighbor yesterday and we both got off early from work and we were hanging out and I said let's put on a Disney movie.

[00:33:06] She goes okay I have Disney Plus which I am affluently against Disney Plus for a lot of reasons being that the first thing that pops up on there is all pride and now they have Net Hulu on there with adult content for children.

[00:33:22] That we turned on a movie something adventure or a strange world and that okay started out fine a little odd no biggie boom maybe not even 10 minutes into it you've got nothing against people in their own opinions but I don't think this should be in cartoons is 16 year old gaze.

[00:33:48] Ellen on top of it they made him mixed race and you know by the way my neighbor is black I'm white we both talk about a lot of things very openly. We great communication great opinions.

[00:34:01] She's very much like minded and the thing is even she as soon as she saw that she goes turn it off turn it off and we were done with it. We turned it off haven't felt like turning Disney Plus back on at all even for the normal Disney movies you see the stupid disclaimers.

[00:34:20] It is gotten to be absurd absolutely absurd looking at getting a new rocket stove from oh I'm clicking it let's see. Let's see. Change was that Jason smoke.

[00:34:36] Oh that's nice is this similar to the one that Aiden Tate how I don't know if you've been to proper camp. Aiden Tate from. I like that. I like that a lot. See rocket stones. How much does this set you back.

[00:34:57] Okay, yes, I think this is very similar to the one he has or is the one and it is solid like this thing is heavy. Six inch bulldog sale DIY weld kit. Hey, I have a welder. Four inch DIY.

[00:35:17] Oh, I like that rocket stove weld together kit 195 six inch 349. All right. I have a welder I have no problem attacking this stuff together. I like that though that's that's pretty sick. I like that. So you're gonna laugh it's funny that you look at that because in my.

[00:35:41] In my wish list on my Amazon, I have a propane stove top oven for camping and I know it's silly but I'm like oh I like this. You know, even though we are not in shtf time doesn't mean we have to completely live that way.

[00:35:59] I saw it and it's like my little high end thing I'd love to have for off grade because I enjoy cooking. Oh, by the way, there are no magazine limits for handguns here in South Carolina. They do not regulate them. Very similar all Louisiana boy in Wisconsin.

[00:36:22] Yes, the possession and sale of Teflon coated ammunition is prohibited. Oh, okay. Sorry, I just this is very interesting. Okay, so this would be interesting for those of you. Whoever come out to South Carolina carrying vehicle.

[00:36:44] Yes, as of March 7th of 2024 permit list transport and carry of a firearm in a vehicle on or about one's person whether openly or concealed loaded or unloaded in a manner is not prohibited by the law and is allowed.

[00:37:00] Carry out a roadside rest stop. Yes, as of March 7th, you may carry at a roadside rest area without a permit. Oh, he built the stoves. Okay. Oh, he's an old Louisiana boy in Wisconsin. Gotcha. Oh, that's phenomenal.

[00:37:18] You can carry in state and national parks, state and national forest and wildlife management areas.

[00:37:26] So yes, were they okay. So those you do have to have a license or permit from the state of South Carolina or a permit that South Carolina honors to be able to carry in those areas now.

[00:37:39] For those of you who are traveling, please take a look at which states and areas recognize your concealed carry license if you have one. I have a or had an instructor certified license and enhanced carry from Mississippi.

[00:37:57] That was the only type of concealed carry that was recognized by South Carolina. They do not recognize a traditional carry conceal from any other from Mississippi.

[00:38:16] He builds the stoves. Have you spoke to him directly? I may have to reach out to him. What do you think we could do an episode on rocket stoves? How would that tickle your fancy pappy? I was having so many issues. Is your computer out of memory? No.

[00:38:48] Sorry, this morning this system. It didn't matter what I did. If I'm not careful when I play certain audio, it was skipping somehow skipping track. And so it wouldn't wouldn't perform right. All right. I am going to take a quick commercial break. I will be right back.

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[00:40:40] I apologize for that. I know. Yeah, thank you. I think I've got it fixed now. I am so sorry. That is what I've been doing with all day.

[00:40:50] The normal settings the normal settings I would have this typically set on for whatever reason is making it reverb like it's skipping and it's just harsh.

[00:41:02] I am so sorry. As long as you can hear me fine and there's not any issues, then we're good. Let me know if for any reason the sound stops because yeah, I apologize.

[00:41:18] You can hear me though right. If you wouldn't mind just tapping in here so I can make sure I didn't lose my audio completely. Let's see. Let's see if this works. Hopefully fingers crossed because elsewise, I have to change the setting again.

[00:41:46] Come on. I need someone to respond. Is this one working better or the other way? Yep. Okay, perfect. Then I'm going to go back to this way. If that's that's fine. But yeah, so

[00:42:05] look into the laws and where you're going to travel to make sure you are safe. Make sure you are looking out for yourself.

[00:42:15] There's so much chaos in the world right now. There's so much going on that it's it's not funny. It's making it difficult for other people by all means perfect. Yeah, this system has been giving me issues. I don't know. But yeah, I mean,

[00:42:37] I am so sorry that reverb was so bad. But no, I mean, y'all look into the ammo if you're looking into ammo look into the cells locally around you. I know here Palmetto State Army has been having a lot of cells. They've actually had some really decent.

[00:43:28] Oh, bless it. Oh, well. But yeah, it's it's been it's been chaotic. The world around us is is gonna is not going to stop. And and that's something that people need to realize that you are going to be your best protection for yourself, for your family.

[00:43:52] You know, the things that y'all need to take care of each other to take care of yourselves. I mean, look into it. Defense. Any situation that could come about, you need to make sure make sure you're learning the new skill sets that you want.

[00:44:09] Make sure that you are taking the time to educate yourself. Read up and do you pay attention to what's going on around you? I have been the world's worst to just. Closing things around me. You know, what's the point? Da da da da.

[00:44:28] Especially when my world was being very chaotic. But you know what? It's OK. Things have a way of working out. And that's just just a part of it.

[00:44:40] I'm trying to get all of this pulled up because me being me, I think I really kicked myself in the butt on this one. Happy when you want to come on. We need you back on. You always had a great podcast.

[00:45:11] Probably be all butterflies and squirrels, but you know, I think I think people would enjoy a podcast with us both on there. We definitely would have plenty enough to talk about. And God forbid my southern accent would come out so intense it wouldn't even be funny.

[00:45:52] Because there's nothing like putting a southerner around another southerner. Our accents always get thicker. Always. I don't know where it doesn't. I had something I wanted to pull up, but it looks like not happening. OK. Regardless, you know what? I'm just glad to now be back.

[00:46:19] Hopefully now on the regular. I've got content ideas. I had an entire sheet right here for today and I decided. Forget it. We're just going to wing with it. I enjoy having one day where I'm just not on track. I'm pulling a James. Love you, James.

[00:46:38] But I'm pulling a James. So if y'all have any ideas or something you would love to hear in the morning, maybe not something so morbid. I completely understand. Or if you're OK with the more morbid topics. I'd love that too. Reach out to me.

[00:47:02] Let me know what you think. Let me know what you'd like to hear about. I'm all for talking about some of the hard stuff. I don't necessarily shy away from it, even if it's not something that is the most well-known topic or light subject.

[00:47:22] It is sometimes easier and better to talk about the hard things now than to put yourself in a situation where it's just going to be even harder. I found that tab. Where is it? I guess that's what happens when you have like 100 tabs open on one thing.

[00:47:52] Who is in here? Mad dog. Hey, mad dog. How are you? How is it going in your neck of the woods? Glad to see some of the regulars in here. It's good to see you all. Let's see. What is a skill set that you're hoping to learn?

[00:48:08] You know, what is what's something on the agenda for you all before it? Let's send this out on a good note. What is something that you are hoping to learn or to get better at? Let's share with the classroom. Make sure that's that one. This system.

[00:48:37] Computers, I swear, have not gotten made anything easier. Oh, no. Mother of pearl, I x'd it out the whole entire thing. OK, I give up. I'm not going to sit here and fight with it. Let's see.

[00:48:58] But no, Pappy, do you know when they're saying it's going to hit y'all? How soon? And Mad Dog, you're in Mississippi too, aren't you? Are y'all are you prepping in your area? I believe. I think Mad Dog had said something about Mississippi in the past.

[00:49:19] I might be wrong and if I'm wrong, I do apologize. Let's see. You know what? I have a question. This might be something to put towards through the veil. But has anybody even having sleep issues? I have to tell Lisa. I have not been sleeping well.

[00:49:59] I keep waking up at odd hours. I'm in teaching mode. Compass navigation with grants should hit Sunday late somewhere. Oh, OK. I didn't realize it was moving that quick. No, I think that's phenomenal.

[00:50:13] Pappy, what time are you doing compass navigation and when can I be there to learn? Because I mean, I have the general down, but I could always work on improving my navigation skills. Well, what time? Where? I'll be there. You're only a 15 hour drive for me.

[00:50:35] Actually, you might be long. Hi, it's James, our intrepid commander. If I had the clapping sounds, I would put that on here. You're right. It is better to be prepared. You know what? It's it's better to be prepared for anything than not ready for a thing.

[00:51:02] Morning once a month hike and trip. OK, Pappy, tell me when the next one is and where I will meet you. You know what? Tallulah Gorge is beautiful. It's all stairs. But there's Black Raven. Out towards St. Helen, Georgia or Helen, Georgia.

[00:51:27] Dude, you missed out on some of it. I've already gone morbid this morning. Take them out and let them lead us back. That is phenomenal. Pappy, we would get lost, but I'm down if you're down. Chris and I take Jericho out on a lot of walks.

[00:51:44] We are looking at eventually getting a hiking pack that we can wear him on. With our gear just to make things a bit easier. I am also on my wish list. I was talking about the little propane stove.

[00:51:58] I'm looking at getting a infant toddler seat to attach to my bike so we can ride with him. Take them out and let them lead us back. I like that. That is that is terrifying, but sounds like fun at the same time.

[00:52:14] Imagine though your grands are probably much better navigators than I am. Did you all hear that tapping? Sounds like he managed to scoot his pen over so he can start tapping on either the bed or the windowsill.

[00:52:38] The kid has figured out how to slowly rock it across the floor. And it's a large pen and it's on the ground, so that's even more entertaining. He's a big baby. This kid is going to be a year old in August.

[00:52:55] Take them out and let them all sink. Stink! I think that's the weekend I'm driving up to Tennessee to see some friends from camp. Keep me in mind though, Pappy.

[00:53:19] I would not hesitate to make a weekend trip to come out with you on a hike if the family doesn't mind. But that does look like fun. You know what, James? I was set on making this work one way or another.

[00:53:41] I was going to either go live in Element or I was going to go live on Instagram or whatever platform I had to, to make sure I put out content today. I've been meaning to be back on track and ever since everything, it's just it's time.

[00:54:00] I've got to quit letting life stop me because you know what, if we let life itself dictate us, we'll never get anything done. Chaos is meant to be controlled in some way. Is it completely controllable? No.

[00:54:15] But how you react to it and how you handle it is where the control comes. It is a fun live, but I enjoy this. Oh, there was no way I wasn't though.

[00:54:29] I actually considered going live here on my phone while recording here, but then I can't look at Element the way I'd like to. Speaking of which, James, actually while I have this, let me pull something up on my end because as soon as I'm off here,

[00:54:50] I actually have to go back in town because I have something headed your way. I think you may be tickled. Hopefully you have no clue what it is, but I am excited, which I wasn't going to tell you. I was just going to let it pop up.

[00:55:07] But seeing you made me decide I need to make sure I have your address right here so I can ship you something. I'm trying to pull up this address because I have something going out today to our intrepid commander.

[00:55:44] And I would love for everybody to keep an eye out because as soon as he receives it, I think he is going to be tickled pink. I say that, but for whatever reason, no. Did this change? Did USPS change their stuff so much now I can't freaking find?

[00:56:12] What in the world? James, can you ship me your address? Looks like I've lost all of my addresses since they've changed their system. Maybe I would be okay with it, but I think you will be more tickled pink than I will be.

[00:56:41] I don't know. I'm excited for you to receive it. Why is this... Here it is. It's under a certain one though. Okay. You know what? I think I found it. I found your address.

[00:57:17] But no, it's definitely going to be interesting. I didn't mean to go off the rails. Well, I don't care. You're welcome. There you are. I found your address. Yeah, it should be good. You know I'm a giver of excellent gifts.

[00:57:49] I don't know if it's excellent gifts, but I take enjoyment. And what's going to intrigue you even more, James, is... Chin knows what it is and is excited for you too. So we'll see. Let's see. There you are. Garden Girl. Where the hell have you been?

[00:58:21] Yes. Well that's why I shot you a message this morning. I'm like, where are you? Figured you're probably on one of your great runs of some sort. Nah, not really I see. I enjoy... On this one, I promised you it will... You just wait. Just wait.

[00:59:05] Just wait. I am actually tickled pink. Yes. Garden Girl, you are phenomenal. I am envious of how well your garden has done. I'm proud of you, but I am envious to say the least. Let's see. I saw another Garden Girl screen name the other day. Oh, about hiring...

[00:59:52] Haha. Really? I was enjoying the air conditioner. So that is something funny here. Our unit is actually going out. So even though we have it set to like 74 to 76, it's just not cooling the house down at all. The only thing still producing is cucumber.

[01:00:22] Same. Same. My grapes have beautiful green leaves on them, but I'm going to tell you, Garden Girl, I planted the luffa and the okra as soon as you gave them to me. And everything is in like a permanent mode of stasis. It's just existing. They're not growing.

[01:00:43] They're not dying. They're not producing. They're just as is. And then I had a few flowering seeds because we wanted to bring more pollinators to our garden. I have several flowering seeds that haven't done anything. I planted some Carolina Reapers and ghost...no, scorpion peppers.

[01:01:06] Those plants haven't grown more than four inches tall. And that's it. And it's taken weeks upon... No, that's been months now and they haven't done anything. And it's just interesting because I've put in black cow. I've put in things to help. And I'm just done.

[01:01:26] The carrots started to produce and then stopped. The radishes did well and then stopped. Nothing is getting past a certain size. So I'm actually looking at taking my raised bed and pulling everything out and pulling all of the dirt out while I'm at it. And then restarting it

[01:01:47] and then being very selective of what I'm putting in it as well as changing how I have my plants set up. It's 84 downstairs. Luckily we have a separate unit upstairs. You know what? That's what we've talked about. We don't have any window units here.

[01:02:04] It's bad enough the electric bill has jumped to $12 a minute during peak time. So we have to keep our air conditioning even at a higher setting than we typically would just because. But we're hitting 90s and up. That luckily downstairs is reading at I think 74 exactly,

[01:02:26] which isn't bad. But upstairs it's getting hot up here that I keep the lights off. I've actually started keeping the blackout curtains closed even though I prefer natural light just to try to minimize the heat in any way I can. I keep the ceiling fans going.

[01:02:41] And the only reason I don't have it on right now while I'm in here is because this microphone picks up everything. And I mean everything. So that's something to think about. I mean, I'd love to hear from you all. How do you keep cool?

[01:02:58] I was asking Pappy if he had done a redneck cooler. What do you do when the power goes out to stay cool? I saw a video somewhere that some black cow hadn't been composted enough. Wait, wait, wait.

[01:03:12] I saw a video somewhere that some black cow hadn't been composted enough and the ammonia in it stunted and killed the plants. Oh, OK. So the thing is, is I didn't put any black cow down initially at all. So everything as it sprouted...

[01:03:32] Yeah, because I didn't put black cow down right away, but that makes sense. So we actually bought some extra bags of soil and Chris had suggested that I pull my plants and put them in containers and then see how that goes.

[01:03:47] So that is what we are most likely, after I finish cleaning and doing the housework today, I will probably go out and start pulling plants just to see what I can salvage. I do have... Sorry for all the extra noise.

[01:04:03] I have to hold the microphone so there's not too much echo or sound too hollow. We are... I've got my porch. I'm in the process of taking garden and fencing to close in our porch because our neighbor's cats are always on our porch, have vomited

[01:04:26] and all over my chairs at my table to the point that we're looking at putting that up. And I'm looking at trying to bring some of the plants on the porch, both the screened in and the front porch as well as extend them out

[01:04:41] and trying to bring some in the house to see if I can get anything to produce a little differently. But truthfully, it's not just the plants outside. It feels like everything's kind of just stopped. I have aloe plants in the house, put them in bigger pots.

[01:04:59] We did have to take them outside for a few days, which did affect them that since they've kind of came back, but I'm not seeing much growth in anything actually around here. Sorry, I see she's typing. The we shall see. I won't keep you all much longer.

[01:05:30] I know I'm past my hour, but who cares? It's my show. It's Saturday morning. That's the whole purpose of this. Yeah, excuse me. I saw a... Oh no, no, no. Neighborhood cat was shitting in my garden beds and killed many...

[01:05:57] You know what? I think that might be part of it. But my neighbor's cats aren't just going in my garden. They're shitting on my porch. And they're vomiting all over my chairs and it's just, it is making it so difficult for us to have anything.

[01:06:18] And I've had to move my chickens behind the house where I cleared it out. I do honestly believe someone let my chickens out with how my lock-in mechanism is. I'm not going to say they couldn't have pecked at it or something could have happened.

[01:06:32] Just the way the lock is set up, there's no way they let themselves out. Not with the door wide open and not with the way it is. Gotta go hop on call with Matter of Fact guys. Thanks for everything. See ya, James.

[01:06:47] Yeah, we have looked at that, but the cats take off and there's like six of them running around. One of them has attacked another chicken. Luckily she's fine, but that's where we're at. And we're looking at having to fence in and tarp off an area for the chickens

[01:07:03] just to give them some sort of cover. We are living an urban prep and lifestyle. Especially in such a close vicinity of all these other houses does make it different. It is a new challenge of its own. A completely new challenge. So it's going to be interesting.

[01:07:27] I'm going to try to work on that this weekend to see how I can make that work. Hopefully, you know what? I will start taking pictures. Garden Girl, do you want them posted here or on Insta? What would be better for everyone? Who just popped in? Hello.

[01:07:51] Hey Stumpfield, how are you? Catching you late actually at the tail end. But no, it's just going to be interesting to see how I have to modify things. What I need to do to get my plants going. We haven't done any sort of seven dust.

[01:08:10] We've had a lot of good predatorial insects eating any bad insects. So we've not had any issues there. I've noticed the lizards and the frogs have gone down. The only other thing we did is Chris brought home a snake the other day for me.

[01:08:28] It was a little black racer. So I'm glad to have now have a good snake in the area. Those things are fast. I tell you what, that was that snake nearly got out of my hands a couple of times. So we'll see where it goes.

[01:08:47] But all right, folks, I have been trying to get the plants going. But all right, folks, I have been chatting your ear off with all sorts of chaos here on PBN. But I hope you have a great weekend. I will be here live next Saturday. So be ready.

[01:09:04] I want to hear what you've done in your preps, how you handled Hurricane Barrel for those in that region, as well as what are you doing for your garden? What's going on? All right, folks, I hope you have a great weekend. It's great to be back.

[01:09:19] I will talk to you next Saturday and enjoy your day. Take care. Thank you for listening to the Prepper Broadcasting Network, where we promote self-reliance and independence. Tune in tomorrow for another great show and visit us at PrepperBroadcasting.com.