tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post4902896893492653522..comments2024-01-31T17:47:35.226+00:00Comments on Around My Kitchen Table: Living Off GridAround My Kitchen Tablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-10983150042702924642016-05-19T10:04:47.854+01:002016-05-19T10:04:47.854+01:00Hehehe fun post. I think it can be really expensiv...Hehehe fun post. I think it can be really expensive to get all the infrastructure required to become self-sufficient, but over time the costs should be justified. <br /><br />Unless you move around as much as I do. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-23929165893015127032016-05-18T10:13:29.447+01:002016-05-18T10:13:29.447+01:00I've got two lavender bags left over from last...I've got two lavender bags left over from last year and a pot of Marmite , dated 2003 . <br />So maybe not quite self sufficient yet , then ?SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-521204277928809122016-05-17T18:05:51.570+01:002016-05-17T18:05:51.570+01:00Yes, I'm another one who wishes I had done thi...Yes, I'm another one who wishes I had done this years ago when my body still worked efficiently. Maybe in my next life.<br /><br />@Kathleen01930<br /><a href="http://www.kathleenvalentineblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Blog</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-55001225468315487092016-05-14T08:25:54.334+01:002016-05-14T08:25:54.334+01:00"...we don't want to be throwing toxic fu..."...we don't want to be throwing toxic fumes up into the atmosphere.."<br />nor into your lungs!<br />I like the idea of self sufficiency, but I don't think I could start all that hard work now. maybe if I was twenty or thirty years younger.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-7213912133598079742016-05-13T18:54:05.132+01:002016-05-13T18:54:05.132+01:00We actually have a cache of long-life food in our ...We actually have a cache of long-life food in our cellar. :) Hubby got anxious after seeing what happened in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. We were glad to have it when freakishly in-shore hurricane winds years later knocked out our power for five full days!<br /><br />Love your tale about the tyre store, by the way. All I did was get them rotated and the bozos reset the car's oil Darla M Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212760625717298992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-61357723640380750802016-05-13T18:33:03.894+01:002016-05-13T18:33:03.894+01:00Oh my, that was funny. I'm out in the Pacific ...Oh my, that was funny. I'm out in the Pacific Northwest of the US, not far from British Columbia, and I really ought to look into setting up some rain barrels. We get plenty of precipitation in the cool months, and last summer were asked--not told, mind you, but asked--to stop watering lawns. Hubs and I are currently trying to fend off an unknown attacker who finds our Swiss Chard, lettuce Sadira Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879842617320020500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-90306651596393986462016-05-13T16:33:12.451+01:002016-05-13T16:33:12.451+01:00pilch 92: As Kermit said, it's not easy being ...pilch 92: As Kermit said, it's not easy being green!Around My Kitchen Tablehttp://www.aroundmykitchentable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170423875365707527.post-31611113639602623532016-05-13T15:22:41.100+01:002016-05-13T15:22:41.100+01:00Every little bit helps. We have a garden and recyc...Every little bit helps. We have a garden and recycle, but no toilets like that for us :)pilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.com