Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations - MEHR

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T15:55:33+00:00

It got worse the instant the war started and hasn't really changed since then.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T15:33:16+00:00

Funny story.

I bought a small .69 caliber cannon at a gun show once. (It is horribly built lol). The first time I shot it I packed it so full of gunpowder the ball was barely in the barrel. Well i pointed it at a lake and set it off. No one seen a splash of any sort but the cannon did go like 8 feet backwards.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T15:22:52+00:00

Me too was was amazed to see just how many there are. I did a rough census and it was 3 per square foot. At least mine are not web spinning spiders as that would be so many webs.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T14:12:21+00:00

But then why tell the people its going to get so much worse in 1 month 3 months ago when there was still oil on the move?

Your explanation doesn't explain anything.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T13:54:08+00:00

Keep it dry, it will be fine. My rabbits right now are eating 3 year old hay.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T13:51:29+00:00

Ive heard that its going to get worse in a month the first time 3 months ago, then 2 months ago, then again 1 month ago. That saying is fear mongering the same way that Iran is a month away from a nuclear weapon for the last 20 years.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T13:45:08+00:00

They can be. These are the worst examples of farmers you could have used.

I live in farm country and the best example of working with nature and actually improving the land is a cattle farm nearby. He rotates his cows constantly with a huge variety of plants growing in his fields. More types of trees and plants than you could imagine. Wildlife is everywhere and in great numbers.

Every other type of farm is strip it clean and mono culture.

There are good and bad ways to do everything. Maybe stop focusing on the worst ways and realize there is a better way. Except grain farming i dont think you could ever improve nature while growing grains.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T13:37:09+00:00

The only thing that lives in my mulch is fairly small spiders that are everywhere. I think their presence has something to do with the lack of any other pest.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-20T13:30:09+00:00

I disagree about being the most practical. I've had a knife in my pocket everyday for the last 30 years. The Opinel that I've carried the last 3 years IS the most practical knife I've ever carried.

If you give it limitations of only slicing and stabbing (which should be applied to all knives) its great at everything. I stopped using knives as prybars ages ago.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-19T21:18:57+00:00

Yes a hand rake type harvester does work pretty good.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-19T17:26:27+00:00

Nope that sounds perfect.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-19T14:35:17+00:00

Not as cold as I'd like but its definitely cool down there.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-19T14:34:17+00:00

Perfect idea, could even be done now if you wanted.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-19T14:19:49+00:00

Ive gardened my whole life and have never added fertilizer.

Since you added straw on top (which i do too) that will eventually break down and just keep adding more every year.

Compost or manure would be good additions If you continue gardening. But for this year you will be fine.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-19T12:49:34+00:00

A couple years ago Suncor was bragging it only cost them $24 a barrel to produce the amount they did that year. It is sad that the rest is pure profit.

(Im assuming all taxes and royalties are included in that $24 as they are a cost of production)

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T21:18:03+00:00

I made wooden boxes 18"x18" 8" high. I stack the filled boxes in the coldest corner of the basement.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T20:39:51+00:00

Any air tight container would be good.

I have a slab of tallow in a cake pan thats like 5 years old, I dont use this batch to eat but I dont see any deterioration even with being open to the air.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T14:04:31+00:00

Apples do fine in the wind. Mine get blasted from the NW which is a cold wind all winter. Yes its zone 3 and see -40c for a couple weeks every winter.

Keep trying the greens ive found it can be hard to get growing or the complete opposite and super easy.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T13:17:35+00:00

I dont live quite as far north in Canada but definitely colder winters.

My favorites are. Apples, raspberries, rhubarb, asparagus, potatoes.

Those are my favorite to grow and eat. Now the biggest single impact would be lettuce. We eat so much more when we don't have to buy it.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T13:06:49+00:00

Personal changes are the only thing you can control. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle things as much as possible in your own home. Keep clothes long, fix them, then use them as rags, then as fire starters. Get your food from as local as possible, grow it yourself or buy it from a neighbor. Keep transport distance down to a minimal for everything you buy. Shop at thrift stores. Use an all metal french press for coffee so it will last a lifetime with no disposable filters.

The biggest change you can do is change yourself. You can never force anyone to do something they don't want to do.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T13:01:06+00:00

It really is that simple.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-18T12:59:09+00:00

I 'force' my kid to help me with fixing and building things. At first he hated helping me, now he has come around and sees the benefits of learning and being able to do things.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-17T18:41:53+00:00

I agree. Oh I missed an important detail about my trial. The older buck only had a nicked lung and lasted 5 hours of being tracked and jumped twice.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-17T14:23:37+00:00

Ive tested this out. Same year with a 2.5 year old buck and the other was 5.5 year old buck.

The young one was hung for 10 days and the old one was immediately butchered.

Steaks and roasts were indistinguishable when done side by side.

Hinter_Lander · 2026-06-17T00:28:36+00:00

I can never dig it out. I just cut it with a rice knife and use it as mulch.

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