I've been around those parts.
I grew up around abundant water like that. Can dig a well and lower 3 foot diameter concrete rings into it. And vegetables grew by themselves without watering. I will be making sure I will have relatively shallow water table. Truly shallow well water isn't ok these days because of contamination from househiolds, industry and agriculture, unless one is in the middle of pristine unpopulated area, but its good to have it as a backup if drought affects primary well, which should be over 100 feet for cleaner water.
I learned a lot when I attempted to raise chickens in my van. I couldn’t afford the gas to drive 13 miles one-way to the property while working for poor mountain town wages. I’d go to community parks and let the chickens out to stretch, forage, and bask. Unleashed dog owners would freak out. I had 2 hawk attacks and started putting a garden owl on the van roof when I parked. Then there were fiesty young roos crowing at 5 am while trying to stealth-camp
Lol that rooster can't wait to get outside I can tellI learned a lot when I attempted to raise chickens in my van. I couldn’t afford the gas to drive 13 miles one-way to the property while working for poor mountain town wages. I’d go to community parks and let the chickens out to stretch, forage, and bask. Unleashed dog owners would freak out. I had 2 hawk attacks and started putting a garden owl on the van roof when I parked. Then there were fiesty young roos crowing at 5 am while trying to stealth-camp
Chickens do pack easy, though. They seemed content to socialize & scratch around in the van-coop although they would get so excited when they knew we were going to the park. I’d use a broom, dried mealworms, and a treat ball if I needed to redirect them or summon them back to the van-coop. Plus they understood the routine. As social creatures they understood a lot.
The gray one in the back always started chattering when we pulled into a park. Once I opened the van-coop door-porch, though, they would stand there a minute to make sure there wasn’t anything that would jump out and eat them.
Beautiful birds!
I'm glad you have plenty of water where you are...an allocation issue you called it. I guess that's what it is here also. An allocation issue. A BIG one.
Apparently where I live (if you are in Lubbock, I'm only a couple hundred miles west), they are calling it a drought too. It ain't. Look up the 100+ year history of where you live, and tell me how much of an outlier recent rainfall has been. Rainfall in the SW fluctuates a lot... which is normal.
Then you will be a permanent non-vagabond. And if you really are prepping for an apocalypse and not just doing it kicks, then you are going to need a lot more than self sufficiency.
Even easier to find, then.
What say you? Hopefully the economy will improve so they don't need to artificially lower them again.
It seems the Federal Reserve doesn’t know what Trump’s policies will be and are being cautious as inflation has temporarily stabilized somewhat. The economy has been doing great as the rich get richer by increasing their profits as well as prices but the inflation they caused has hurt the majority of Americans. Trump doesn’t seem inclined to raise taxes on the wealthy who have greatly profited by price gouging. Seems no one has considered the consequences of rumored policies of Trump and his valued advisors have conflicting opinions of them. Guess with this administration it will depend on what the 1% want or feel they will profit most from by having bought and paid for our government. Hopefully Trump’s ego and theirs clash enough they get to occupied fighting each other that they don’t destroy our country in the process. To the victor go the spoils! As usual it is hard to understand whom to trust when such large amounts of money are involved.
As I posted the average interest rate for the last 100 years is 6-7% so the 3% rates were artificially low trying to stimulate the economy so I don't know what interest rates will do.
Chart since 1879. Notice both ends of the are at the same 6% level in 1879 & present. Click on chart to enlarge
1500 sq ft roof is a mansion...
That's the problem, we can't afford the interest on the national debt. $37 trillion. One trillion is equal to one thousand billion. US Nat debt is 8.75 times what China's is.
