Friday, April 19, 2013

Those Around You When CHTF

When CHTF (crap hits the fan) I think your knowledge & expectation of those around you should be known.

1st things 1st: Are you going to be able you help friends, neighbors family?   Seems like such an easy question doesn't it?  Lets take some things into consideration. 
  • Food-  Do you have enough for yourself, your immediate family?  How much food?  For how long will this food last you & the members of your household?
  • Water-
  • Space-  If they are going to be staying in a mother-in-law apartment then awesome!  If not...well you might want to think of multiple family's in tight quarters.  If you have no idea what I mean may I suggest you get a copy of the book Anne Frank.
  • Sanity-  Scale 1-10 what can you handle?  Remember everybody is going to be stressed out will deal with it in their own way.
  • Who-  Yeah your parents, brothers, sisters, best friend may not be a problem.  What if the dreaded mother-in-law shows up, or that gripey old man that hisses at you every time your dog wonders into his yard?  The bully on the bus that has sent your child home crying on multiple occasions?
  • How many-  What's you limit of guests?
  • Pets-  Can they bring their animals with them?
2nd thing:  Being able & wanting to are two completely different things.  Are you Willing to take on this task as host/hostess?  Now remember if you answer yes to this then you have just signed a declaration that not only are you going to provide for them substance but also you just signed on as Leader, Chief, Commander, Judge & Jury.  They will look to you for all of their needs.  Some may not handle your dictatorship as well as others might, they may be born leaders also.   You may have some who take advantage.  You may have some that are more needy then others.  Someone might expect favoritism.  What if someone crosses a line?  Can you stand your ground?  Are you willing to show them the door?  Can you ask, or force someone to leave?

Those around may not be as planned as you, or their plans may have taken a wrong turn because of poor planning or a major bump in the road.  I'm not just talking about close family & friends, I'm talking about aquaintances and even strangers.  Someone may have planned on a 300 mile trip to a family members house only to find that they only have a quarter of tank of gas and the local gas stations are already empty.  Some may not of thought of the loss of electricity or gas so their electric can opener isn't working, no mocrowave, no heat.  Sewers may be backed up & they can't stay where they are.  They may be physically or mentally disabled.  I know some people have commented about not needing food storage and such because they have guns and ammo, now that's the one that scares me.  People have become so dependant on others such as family, church leaders, the government, emergency responders such as police and paramedics that it's going to be a hard reality when they don't have them to care for them.  Their spouse, caregiver, support may have been injured, may not be copeing with the current situation well, or may not have survived the events that have just come to pass.  Then of course you have your looters, thieves and criminals that don't need much of an excuse to use you as their next victim.

Good people will do some insane things when brought to the point of desperation.  I know as a parent that I will do anything for my children.  I have a daughter who is diabetic, insulin dependant.  I have a fear of not being able to give her the insulin that she needs.  I will go to great lengths to insure that she has the insulin that she needs, so that is my #1 priority when preparing for when CHTF.

Not as easy as you thought is it?  For those of you that could honestly say "Yes, come into my home!"  I applaud you, you are the kind of person I wish I could be.  Those of you who would but are hesitant please know your limitation, let your guests know the rules along withe consequences. 

Can you make this decision & remain as Christ-like as possible?  I believe the Lord understands each of our situations.  He understands how much we can handle, who we can handle & what we cannot.  So my suggestion here is to go to the Lord now, not when their knocking down your door but now, ask Him for guidance in this decision.  Pray about this.  Search the scriptures.  Pray for patience & the ability to love Thy Neighbor.  The Lord didn't give us exceptions to this law, to this commandment.  Love Thy Neighbor. 

Both me & my husband have parents that will need to be cared for eventually.  Neither of us have the ability, emotionally, to do so.  We know it's going to have to be done.  We pray for patience & the ability to do so when the time comes.  I hope that you will too.

How will you be?  Will you be that person?  Is your spouse & kids prepared to care for themselves?  If your kids are grown can they care for their spouse, their children?  My husband is a natural born leader.  You could say my husband is a mountain man, me, I'm more of a city slicker.  So as to teach me & my children we have decided to do survival camps this year.  It's spring now but I would like to do a winter survival camp as well.  After all we do live in Utah and C can HTF in winter as well.  I'm book smart, my other 1/2 is street smart, we make a perfect match. 

I recommend that you do survival camps as well.  Plus it's the perfect opportunity to use your training & your gear.  You do not want to be trying to figure out how to set up a tent for the 1st time in the freezing cold, rain, wind, snow, blizzard etc.  Unless you have the eyes of a feline you do not want to be reading the direction to your fresh out of the package water purification system in the dark.  Have you ever started a fire with just matches?  Do you know how to fish, shoot a gun, use a compass? 

A survival camp may be a good chance to see how your kids, spouse will get along living in a tent for a couple of days.  Work out the kinks.  What did you do wrong?  What can be improved?  What will make things more tolerable?  Put your new skills to a test.  Take all that book knowledge & put it to use.  It doesn't have to be a miserable experience, make a game or competition out of it.  Who can get a flame going 1st?  1st person to shoot the bulls eye doesn't have to help with taking down the tent.  When sitting around the camp fire test each others knowledge with a trivial game.

I cannot stress this enough, not only should you be prepared temporally but spiritually as well!  With God on your side you will be made stronger.  I'm not saying you'll come out of this predicament whole but you will understand his plan for you is greater then your own. 

  “For of him whom much is given much is required. . . .” D&C 82:3

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Evacutaion Plan


 
Evacuation Plan

Dad
  • Grab BOB (bug out bag), cell phone, GPS, coat, shoes, guns & ammo, cash out of safe, keys to work truck 
  • Pack truck with tent, fuel, & camping box if there's time.
  • Pack 6 go bags & 6 coats.
  • Turn off gas / power to house if needed.
  • Lock up house (don't forget door into back of garage)

Mom
  • Grab BOB, cell phone, coat, shoes (blankets & pillows for me & Miah if there's time)
  • Food & water if there's time.
  • Grab insulin, Mio's, resevoirs, syringes, & ice packs.
  • Grab pets/animals take them to the Suburban.  Bunny right now, she'll help keep Mi-Mi calm.
  • Make sure kids are calm & know what they are doing.
  • Assist Dad.

Tameka
  • Grab your BOB, cell phone, shoes, meter bag, (blanket & pillow if there's time).
  • Grab Gage's BOB, shoes (outfit, blanket & carseat if there's time), . 
  • Pack a diaper bag with diapers, wipes, baby food, spoons, sippy cup of water, toys, 2 spare warm outfits with socks if there's time.
  • Take to garage / driveway so dad can load bags & coats.  Put your blanket, pillow, & cell phone on your seat.  Put Gage in his car seat, Gage's shoes & socks, outfit, diaper bag & blanket under seat. 
  • Start the suburban, let us know if you can't find the key.
  • Stay with Gage!

Tavia
  • Grab your BOB, cell phone, shoes, (blanket & pillow if there's time).
  • Grab Mi-Mi's BOB, shoes, (outfit, blanket & pillow if there's time) .
  • Take to garage / driveway so dad can load bags & coats. Put your blanket, pillow, & cell phone on your seat.  Put Mi-Mi's shoes & socks under her seat & buckle her in.  Give her blanket & pillow to her.
  • Stay with Mi-Mi!
Everyone
  • Pray, Pray, Pray!
  • Family prayer before departure.
In case of Fire
  • Grab assigned BOB, shoes, & Get Out!
  • Mom & Dad will get Mi-Mi & Gage.
  • Close all doors behind you (oxygen feeds the fire).
  • Meet @ corner under the tree across the street.
In case of Earthquake
  • Grab Mi-Mi & Gage if they are with you.
  • Go to designated safety spot for protection.
  • Stay until all trembling has stopped & then calmly announce yourself & who your with.
  • Stay where you are, there may be aftershocks. 
Sheltering in Place 

This room should have bottled water, tote of food (our BOB's have MRE's so not much is necessary), pre cut plastic & tape for window& doors, towel for vents & bottoms of doors.  Portable toilet bucket with all necessary supplies, DO NOT use toilet, when you flush it allows toxic air up into the room.  Small handheld radio with spare batteries, this is a must have at some point it becomes dangerous to be indoors & officials will let us know when that time is.  If there are drains(tub, toilet, sink) make sure there is water in them to ensure air from entering up through drains.  Blankets & entrtainment such as board games for comfort.
  • Grab cell phones, chargers (may not have electricity).  All but 1 cell phone (dads) should be turned off to conserve battery power.
  • Grab assigned BOB(s), blanket & pillow & take to disignated room.

Emergency Go Bags


 Personal BOB's

(Bug out Bag) aka Go Bags or 72 hr kit

Stay at home with you stuff if possible, leaving may be dangeous.  Medical/Emergency responders may not be an option.  Phones (land line or cell) may not be in service.  Prepare for possible break ins, prepare to protect youself & your family.  Don't plan on using a gun unless you know how to use it & your willing to take the life of another.  Make sure you know what your doing before you put a weapon in your childs/spouses hands, you could very well be making them a target or put them in danger.  Remember your not the only one trying to protect their family.  Desperation will make good people do crazy things.  Please keep in mind there may not be any electricity or gas to run your house.  If power does go out your fridge & freezer may not stay cold long.  The water may be contaminated.  Fuel for vehicles is going to be in very short supply so lets hope what's in your vehicle is sufficient.  Riot's may be going on & people panicking at your local market, so shopping is probably off the list.  Can you family, heaven forbid something happens to you, take care of themselves?  Will they have all the info they need to not only stay safe but to be confident of their survival?  Can &/or are you willing to help freinds, family, neighbors?  You need to decide now!  People will need help.  Where are you going?  Do they know to expect you if the phones are down & you can't call ahead?

Dad's, Mom's, Tameka's, Tavia's, & Mi-Mi's
  • Contact information.  Family photos with names & info on back.
  • Cash (small bills), divided & put throughout pack.
  • Small set of scriptures.  Book to bring comfort, motivation, inspiration.  Words of our prophets & general authorities. 
  • Water purifying tablets
  • 1st aid kit (don't forget the Tylenol or ibuprophren with dosages for the different ages in you family.  ie my 11 yr old, 4 yr old, & 10 mo old all have different dosages & types then the 3 adults.
  • Matches
  • Whistle & comact mirror for signaling
  • small package of wet wipes
  • 2 pairs of jeans, 1 long sleeve shirt, 1 T-shirt, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of underwear, 1 sweater.  1 sun hat & beanie, gloves.  Clothes should be changed out as seaons change & sizes change (just to be safe go a little warmer & bigger then you think you'll need).
  • Reusable h2o bottle + 3 full water bottles
  • Compact blanket
  • Food:  3 MRE's & 6 granola bars
  • 3 small treats, gum & some hard candies
  • 1 Flashlight with spare batteries & 3 glow sticks 
Dad
  • #'s of Church leaders & hometeachers
  • Blessing oil, copy of patriachial blessing
  • Water Purifyer
  • Survival book
  • Large 1st aid kit
  • Spare ammo (17HMR & 45)
  • Spare key to house

Mom
  • Emergency binder with spare key to house
  • #'s of Church leaders / visiting teachers
  • Copy of patriachial blessing
  • Word search & a pencil
  • Backpacking cooking supplies & fuel

Tameka (14 & diabetic)
  • Diabetic supplies, including spare meter, test strips, syringes, pump supplies, insulin pen toppers
  • Doodle book & some colored pencils

Tavia (11)
  • Brain teaser book & a pencil

Mi-Mi (4)
  • A couple small toys including a small stuffed animal, small coloring book & crayons
  • Bunny food

Gage (10 mo & nursing)
  • Diapers, wipes, butt cream.  Eventually would like to add a few cloth diapers.
  • 6 warm outfits, 6 cool outfits, 3 pairs of jammies, 2 pairs of socks, 1 sun hat & beanie, gloves, 1 blanket sleeper.
  • 2 or 3 toys
  • 1 sippy cup & some formula or ensure
  • Baby food & a spoon, container of finger food
  • 2 blankets
Camping Tote & Qucik Grab Supplies if there is time
  • Large Tent & tarp.  Light weight hiking tent.
  • Porta potty & potty tent.
  • BBQ, grill, propane.  Just the grill would be great too.
  • Sleeping bags.
  • Extra propane bottles & fuel for small backpacking stove.
  • Fill water bottles/jugs.
  • 4-Wheelers on trailer behind suburban.
  • Duck boat behind work truck.

Emergency Preparedness / Homesteading

 
Richards Family
Emergency Preparedness / Homesteading
ICE Plan of Action
 
* Note * Not all of this will seem necessary but in times of trade & barter you'll be happy you have it.  Atleast 2 of each item!

Food
  • Desserts / Feel Good foods-  chocolate chips, cake mix, frosting, jell-o, pudding, marshmellows
  • Oils / Fats-  olive oil, coconut oil,
  • Proteins-  Canned: tuna in oil, chicken, turkey  Frozen:  roasts (pork, beef, ham), hamburger, steaks, pork chops, bacon, sausage.  Jerky:  Fish & beef.   Misc.:  eggs, powdered eggs, whey protein powder
  • Nuts / Seeds-  peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, nutella, pumpkin seeds,
  • Fruits-  Canned:  jam, cranberry sauce, apple sauce, pineapple, mandarin oranges, peaches, pears, blueberries,                                                                                                                                                 Dehydrated:  kiwi, bananas, apples, raisins, strawberries, pineapple, craisins,
  • Veggies-  Canned:  corn, green beans, tomatoes,
  • Soups / Chili's / Boxed Meals:  tomato soup, cream of mushroom & chicken soup, clam chowder, chili, macaroni & cheese, stove top,
  • Dairy- powdered milk,
  • Recipe Book
  • Hot chocolate, apple cider, teas (with medicinal properties)-
  • Spices-  salt, pepper, fresh garlic, dryed garlic, garlic salt, cinnamon, meat tenderizer, taco seasoning, cumin, chicken & beef bouillon
  • Extracts-  maple, vanilla
  • Grains- white & wheat flour, rice, brown rice, cornmeal, yeast, oatmeal, cream of wheat,
  • Legumes- black, pinto, navy, split pea, chili beans,
  • Sugars-  brown, granulated, powdered, honey, agave, molasses, honey,
  • Noodles-  spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna,
  • Pet food / animal feed ?
  • Vinegar
Vitamins / Supplements
  • A, B's, C, D, K, calcium,  protein powder, flax seeds, wheat germ,
Essential Oils
  • Encylopedia of aromatherapy
  • Lavendar oil
Needs for Baby
  • Diapers, wipes, butt cream
  • Bottles / formula / frozen breast milk
Water (Potable & General Use)
  • ? Gallons potable
  • ? Gallons general use
  • Water purification systems, tablets.
Shelter / Sleeping Items
  • Tents, tarps, lanyards of various lengths
  • Sleeping bag for each person + a wool blanket & pillow per person
  • 6 cots
1st Aid
  • Suture kit
  • Tylenol & Ibuprofen for all ages
  • Sunscreen / aloe vera / bug spray
  • 1st aid kit containing-
Diabetic Supplies
  • Syringe method-  insulin, lantus, syringes, pen toppers, alcohol wipes
  • Meter-  meter, lancets, test strips, glucagon, spare batteries
  • Pump supplies-  insulin, alcohol wipes, reservoirs, mio's, spare batteries.
  • Misc.-  cold packs, glucose tablets, ketone strips, sick days guidelines, carb guidelines, phone #'s for Dr, Diabetic Supply Center & Costco pharmacy as well as some back up pharmacy's.
  • Plan for ICE- can we go to Camp Williams for supplies?
Sanitation / Cleaning Supplies / Personal Hygiene
  • Camode- bucket, bucket toilet seat lid & camping toilet / toilet paper / good trash bags / clorox or equivalent / wipes / air freshener (no aerosols).
  • Vinegar / bleach / baking soda
  • Toilet paper /  paper towels / wipes
  • Tothbrushes / toothpaste / floss / mouthwash
  • Q-tips / cotton rounds
  • Shampoo / conditioner / waterless shampoo
  • Bar soap / body wash / babywash
  • Lotion / chap stick / vaseline
  • Deodarant (or ingredients to make home made- cornstarch, baking soda, coconut oil)
  • Trash bags
  • Spray bottles / scowering pads / rags / rubber gloves
  • Washboards, mop bucket w/wringer (for laundry)
  • Feminine hygiene
  • Clothes pins & line
  • Shaving / grooming supplies- razors, shaving cream, scissors
Fire / Heat Sources / Fuel / Light / Cooking Essentials
  • Cotton balls stretched, covered in Vaseline then inserted into straws.  Use heat to seal ends of straws.  Straws can be cut down to smaller sizes.
  • Fire proof matches (matches dipped in fingernail polish), matches.
  • ? gallons of unleaded (vehicles & chainsaw) ? gallons of diesel torpedo heater
  • Flashlights, candles, lanterns
  • Camp Chef / filled propane bottles
  • Lamp oil, wicks, lamps, lanterns, glow sticks, candles
  • Fire extinguishers (or large box of baking soda in each room).
  • Heater head for propane tank
  • Tent heater with propane bottles
Feel Goods
  • Scriptures, quotes, photos, hymn book
  • One personal item per person
  • Music with cd player & batteries to play it.
  • Treats
Gardening
  • Sprouting supplies-  baskets
  • Micro green supplies-  soil
  • Seeds, seeds, seeds, & more seeds!
  • Natural fertilizer
  • Plastic containers / pots
  • Painters plastic to create a green house
Sheltering-In Supplies (Mi-Mi's room)
  • Designated room with plastic pre-cut for each window & door with a roll of duct tape to secure to walls.  Towels for heating vents & plastic pre-cut as well.
  • Hand held radio (gps ?) & flashlights with extra batteries,
  • 72 hour kits (go bags) in designated area.
  • Sanitation bucket-  5 gal bucket w/ lid, toilet paper, 40+ good quality trash bags, clorox or equivalent, wipes, air freshener (no aerosols).  In designated room, can be used as an end table with a piece of glass of wood on top draped with some decorative cloth.
  • 72 hours worth of food / water for each family member.  Can be put in 5 gal buckets & used as end tables.
  • Plug all drains & put water in all drains.
  • Respirators for all family members or atleast good quality dust masks.
  • Tools-  ?
  • Bedding- 6 cots in specified area, blankets, pillows if possible.
  • Diapering needs- diapers, wipes, butt cream
  • Bucket for general washing with an all-purpose soap
  • Feel good supplies-  chocolate, music, scriptures, hymn book, card game etc...
  • Remember there is also a lot of items in the 72 hour kits (go bags).  ie 1st aid kit, clothing
 Cash (add $1.oo per person each week, in either $1 bills or quarters)
  • $6,000 +  Some in gun safe, while some is in each 72 hour kit (go bag).
Personal Protection
  • Guns & ammo
  • Whistles for each family member
  • Sling shot, clubs, bats
  • Bows & arrows
  • Pepper spray (wasp spray)
Important Documents Binder
  • Social security cards, birth certificates & immunization cards
  • Vehicle titles, insurance info, & copies of registrations
  • Living will, marriage license, medical directive
  • All insurance policies- life, renters, company, auto, health
  • Family evacuation plan
  • Important contact info
  • Child / adult / pet ID kits
  • Home inventory list
  • Maps & a compass
  • Financial Info, All user names & passwords to everything
School 72 hour kits

Vehicle 72 hour kits

Cooking Essentials
  • Camp stove,
  • Cooking & eating utensils (can opener, wisk, spatula, turners, laddles, serving spoons, forks, knives, spoons, butter knives)
  • Pots & pans, tea pot, griddle, cast iron cookware
  • Hand crank wheat grinder
  • Misc.- cutting boards, aluminum foil
  • Canning suplies, jars, lids, wax
Tools (Miah's work truck)
  • Ax / chainsaw with gear oil / hatchet
Camping / go box
  • Cooking Essentials / Dishes- 
  • Fishing gear.


Monday, August 8, 2011

The Final Inspection


The Soldier stood and faced God,

Which must always come to pass.

He hoped his shoes were shining,

Just as brightly as his brass.


"Step forward now, Soldier,

How shall I deal with you?

Have you always turned the other cheek?

To My Church have you been true?"


The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.

Because those of us who carry guns,

Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.

And sometimes I've been violent,

Because the world is awfully rough
.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of overtime,

When the bills got just too steep
.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.

And sometimes, God, forgive me,

I've wept unmanly tears
.

I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.

They never wanted me around,

Except to calm their fears.


If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.

I never expected or had too much,

But if you don't, I'll understand.
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.

As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgement of his God.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well,
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell"
~Author Unknown~

Do you know how to catch wild pigs?

You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, which are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat that free corn again. You then slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd. Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgot ten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.

That is exactly what he sees happening in America. The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tax cuts, tax exemptions, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. while we continually lose our freedoms, just a little at a time.

One should always remember two truths: There is no such thing as a free lunch and you can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.

If you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America, you might want to send this on to your friends.  If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life, then you will probably delete this email. But God help you when the gate slams shut!

HOW TO START A FIGHT


         
One  year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as
a Christmas gift...

          The next  year, I didn't buy her a gift.

          When she asked  me why, I replied,

          "Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"

          And that's how the fight started.....

          ____________________________ ____


          My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while
we were in bed.

          I turned to  her and said, 'Do you want to have  Sex?'

          'No,' she answered. I then said,

          'Is that your final answer?'

          She didn't even look  at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..'

          So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."

          And that's when the fight started...

         ________________________________


          I took my wife to a restaurant.

          The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.

          "I'll have  the rump steak, rare, please."

          He said,  "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?"

          "Nah, she can order for herself."

          And that's when the fight  started.....

         _______________________________


          My  wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school
reunion, and she kept staring at a  drunken man swigging his
drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.

          I asked her, "Do you know  him?"

          "Yes", she sighed,

          "He's my old  boyfriend.  I understand he took to drinking
right after we split up those many years ago,  and I hear he
hasn't been sober since."< br>
          "My  God!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on
celebrating that long?"

          And then the fight  started...

         ________________________________


          When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I
should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take
care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer.. Always something
more important to me.
Finally she thought of  a clever way to make her point.

          When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the  tall grass, busily snipping
away with a tiny  pair of sewing scissors. I watched silently for a short time
and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I
came out again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish
cutting the grass, you  might as well sweep the driveway."

          The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always  have a  limp.

         ______________________________


          My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.

          She asked, "What's on TV?"

          I said, "Dust."

          And then the fight started...

         ________________________________


          Saturday  morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my
lunch, and slipped quietly into the garage.  I hooked up the
boat up to the  van and proceeded to back out into a torrential
downpour. The wind was blowing 50mph, so I pulled back into the
garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather
would  be bad all day.

          I went back into the house,  quietly undressed, and slipped back
into bed. I cuddled up to my wife's back; now with a different
anticipation, and whispered, "The  weather out there is
terrible."

          My loving wife of 5 years replied, "And, can you believe my
stupid husband is out fishing in that?"

          And that's how the fight started...

         _______________________________


          My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming
anniversary.

          She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in
about 3 seconds."

        I bought her a bathroom scale.

          And then the fight started......

         ______________________________


          After retiring, I went to the Social Security office  to apply
for Social Security.

          The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's License to verify my age.

          I looked in my  pockets and realized I had left my wallet at
home.  I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have
to go home and come back later.

          The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'.

          So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.

          She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for
me' and she processed my Social Se curity application.

          When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at
the Social Security office.  She said, 'You should have  dropped
your pants. You might have gotten disability too.'

          And then the fight started...

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          My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom  mirror.

          She was not happy with what she saw and said to me,

          "I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.  I really need you
to pay me a compliment.'

          I replied, "Your eyesight's damn near perfect."

          And then the fight started........

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