Jeannie, Last time the FDIC did not pay the full amount of claims, just a percentage figure, so much on the dollar. My folks went through some rough times. Your son is right. Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: <askgranny@juno.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Economy > I told Son bank accounts are insured and he said something that made me > stop and think/sweat..He said "It may be insured , but they don't say how > long it would take you to get it..."..Hmnnnn.....The shape the government > is in right now ? No telling ! I wonder if it would be a good idea to > postpone the elections for awhile ? Not because I like the present setup, > but things are in such a turmoil....What we do affects other countries, > so watch as other banks, etc. around the world start sliding. Mama said > years ago that all it would take is one main country going down the > tubes...It never occurred to me it would be US ! > > Son said Wal Mart only had big bags of sugar recently so he bought one..I > went to that store a week later and 4 or 5 lb. bags of sugar was on the > shelf, but at $3.89.....I saw it here for 2 dollars...and at a regular > market the other side of him in W TN 2 for $4.00....Don't know if theres > a shortage or not. I bought 4 cases of quart jars of honey while I was in > W TN..so we'll be able to have sweets if we don't mind honey for a long > time ! It was $4.00 ajar, but is going up to 4.50....No telling what it > will be by the time we run out! Bees are scarce on the ground > now...diseases and pollution, sprays...I used to keep bees..may get a > hive if I get the chance.... > > We own our home and two cars , no debts , have fruit trees and vines, a > big garden spot, room enough and ordinances OK for a few chickens and > rabbits...maybe a milk goat if we buy hay..Maybe make arrangements to let > it eat the underbrush in the wide swath of woods behind our > property....Lots of fallen trees in the woods we could burn ...I have the > attic full of stored stuff, so good insulation, possibility of making > craft items to sell or trade for things.....Water heater has a timer on > it that comes on in the morning and gives us hot water for two showers or > a load or two of clothes.....We are about a mile from the Cumberland > River that never has frozen over in winter in the 25 years we've been > here....So could fish...We have a good dryer, but hang our clothes on the > line.....Have a large extra tank of cooking gas on hand......Got a new > deep freeze..upright..a few weeks ago...LOTS of canned food ...Dry beans, > etc. Will be thinking on how we can prepare better.......We are indeed > blessed...and about as ready as we can get. Hubby said we need to get a > can or two of heating oil for the heater we have stashed...only used it > once since we've been here..Have cell and regular phones....We don't keep > money here and will defend what's ours very firmly.... > > I started getting ready for this 30 years ago..bought a wheat grinder, > have meat grinders and bread machines, stainless steel mixing bowls and > pans, iron skillets, PLENTY of towels, sheets, warm blankets, quilts, > etc. It's just taken it a bit longer to get here, that's all ! Hubby and > I both grew up poor, so we know how to survive.....I used to lecture on > edible wild plants....have lots of books on home steading, etc...If you > don't have Carla Emery's old fashioned cookbook better buy one....Tells > how to care for critters, make cheese,...garden...Everything ! > > Theres TONS of deer here, and lots of wild turkeys... > > Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~ > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:36:10 -0500 busmar1852@webtv.net (Stella Roper) > writes: > > Well...girls and guys, it seems the hard times we thought wascomng, > was dumped in our laps. > ____________________________________________________________ > Click here for free information on how to reduce your debt by filing for bankruptcy. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nfvZJZsW3B8lF2UjXKJLSFy9aeu0qpLyWwB0j2w17bE0lK8/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message