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Title: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 12:18:09 AM
I live in western PA with my 13 year old daughter.  I worked in the Mortgage Industry from 1982 (when rates were 21%) until two years ago.  I am now disabled, with a condition that has no cure and is very painful.  The leading cause of death from this condition is suicide.  Since I have a 13 year old daughter, that is not an option, so I have to figure out a way to get her through the next ten years or so to become a completely independent, competent, optimistic adult.  I think, and hope, that part of what I'm looking for is here.  I read a lot of the information before registering, so I'm familiar with the kind of information available.  The fact that I have to do this while Obama is President makes it that much harder, because I have to prepare her for things I have never in my life encountered.  I have already got her to the point she has a red belt with 2 black stripes in Tai Kwon-Do.  She can spot a leftist a mile away, and she is doing very well in math, but turns out, she needs to know a lot more than that, and I will too, in order to get myself through the next however many years myself.  I hope to learn a lot and perhaps contribute something as well.   
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: AmericanPatriot on December 31, 2012, 01:15:29 AM
Hi, Lisa.
I'm near Kittanning.
Sorry to hear about your challenges but you seem to be doing as well as you can with your circumstances
Congratulations for fighting it out
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: BigAlSouth on December 31, 2012, 05:01:51 AM
Keystone Lisa! Welcome.

Yeah, I was in a related field to the mortgage industry since 1980. Remember the old saying

"Lord, please let there be another real estate boom and I promise not to piss it all away again."

Chronic pain is something that most people do not understand. One of my classmates from high school has MS and has been completely bedridden for the last 15 years. She is the strongest and most wonderful person that I know. Despite her condition, she manages to find joy and beauty in the world every day.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 06:48:45 AM
Hi, Lisa.
I'm near Kittanning.
Sorry to hear about your challenges but you seem to be doing as well as you can with your circumstances
Congratulations for fighting it out



Hi!  My ex husband's whole family was from Kittanning.  Small world!  I live near Butler.  As for my challenges, up till eight years ago I was healthy as can be, so it was a shock and a big wrench in my plans, but I hope to set a good example for my daughter so I do the best I can.  I re read my introduction, and it sounds so deadly serious, but I still find a lot to laugh about, so it's not as bad as it sounds. ;D 
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 07:06:05 AM
Keystone Lisa! Welcome.

Yeah, I was in a related field to the mortgage industry since 1980. Remember the old saying

"Lord, please let there be another real estate boom and I promise not to piss it all away again."

Chronic pain is something that most people do not understand. One of my classmates from high school has MS and has been completely bedridden for the last 15 years. She is the strongest and most wonderful person that I know. Despite her condition, she manages to find joy and beauty in the world every day.

Thank you!  I do remember, I was a loan officer, so I know exactly what you are talking about.  The last few years though, while really busy, was not something I would want to go through again, for any amount of money.  I do miss working, but I am glad to not be part of what is going on in that industry now.  I hope to avoid becoming completely bedridden, so I am still playing guinea pig and learning to adapt.  Thanks for the welcome, I'm glad to be here!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: RickZ on December 31, 2012, 08:30:30 AM
I think, and hope, that part of what I'm looking for is here.

The only "part of what [you're] looking for" here is agita, ulcers, high blood pressure and of course the requisite evil thoughts towards our so-called government.  And those are the good days!

Welcome.  I'm also disabled, the heart (the noive).  I'm as scared as the next person concerning OwebamaCare, maybe moreso than most due to that disability and knowing I'd never pass muster before a death panel.

As far as your daughter goes, it sounds like you're setting a good example as a life role model.  That's all you can do.  You can water the little sprouts all you want, but the roots have to take hold by themselves.

Oh, and in Queens.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: AlanS on December 31, 2012, 09:24:42 AM
Welcome, Lisa. Sounds like you've done a pretty good job on your daughter. ::thumbsup::

If things get too bad, we've usually got big ears. Great for listening....
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Alphabet Soup on December 31, 2012, 09:41:29 AM
Actually my ears are incredibly average-sized.......but I do know how to employ them  ;D
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: IronDioPriest on December 31, 2012, 10:40:19 AM
Thanks for joining us Lisa. I don't know if it's meaningful to you, but a prayer for strength and courage for you and your daughter have been sent.

Join in at your liesure, either commenting on topics or starting your own. Let us know if we can be of any assistance.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: TeachX3 on December 31, 2012, 10:40:37 AM
Hello Lisa and welcome to IAL!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: AmericanPatriot on December 31, 2012, 10:55:44 AM
We're practically neighbors
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 10:58:56 AM
Thank you all!

RickZ:  You sure are right about children.  No matter what you do, they end up having opinions of their own.  Sorry to hear about your health problems.  I'm not as scared of the Death Panels yet as I am of  possible unrest if things go really bad.  I am not much help physically, and I'm not sure what precautions I can take to offset this deficiency.

AlanS:  Thanks, I think the worst you will have to put up with from me are a lot of questions you may find stupid!

Alphabet Soup:  Thanks, I will be sure not to abuse the privilege!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 11:07:17 AM
Thanks for joining us Lisa. I don't know if it's meaningful to you, but a prayer for strength and courage for you and your daughter have been sent.

Join in at your liesure, either commenting on topics or starting your own. Let us know if we can be of any assistance.

It is meaningful, and appreciated!  I will probably read for awhile and then ask questions that will make you wonder how I've managed to stay alive as long as I have.   ;D
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 11:08:50 AM
Hello Lisa and welcome to IAL!

Thank you!  I'm glad to be here.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 11:18:26 AM
We're practically neighbors

We sure are!  I can see 422 from my back windows.  Luckily I live on the south side of the highway, since that seems to be the dividing line for heavy snowstorms.  They are always to the north of 422.   ;) 
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: AmericanPatriot on December 31, 2012, 11:28:38 AM
I'm north of Cowansville so that puts me on the north side of 422.
We definitely got hit a couple times in the last week.

Already had to get my wife unstuck twice already
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: IronDioPriest on December 31, 2012, 11:39:36 AM

Already had to get my wife unstuck twice already

Hehe. This is only my son's 2nd winter with his license, and the first snowstorm we had he got stuck twice in one frikkin day! The first time he just cornered too fast and nose-plowed into a snowbank about 4 blocks from our house. He and his brother walked home to get a couple shovels and dug them out. The 2nd time wasn't really his fault - he got stuck as the bottom of a hill where the road hadn't been plowed and slush had turned to ice. In his defense, I went to rescue him with the Excursion in 4XLow and I almost got stuck.

But still, it was funny as heck - twice in one day. Sometimes lessons are only learned with an exclamation point for emphasis.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Weisshaupt on December 31, 2012, 11:42:20 AM
Thank you all!

RickZ:  You sure are right about children.  No matter what you do, they end up having opinions of their own.  Sorry to hear about your health problems.  I'm not as scared of the Death Panels yet as I am of  possible unrest if things go really bad.  I am not much help physically, and I'm not sure what precautions I can take to offset this deficiency.


Hi Lisa, and welcome.  A lot of us here are "preppers"  to various degrees, however,   I am probably the most extreme one here on the the topic, but I don't think anyone here is ready to be featured on Nat Geo's doomsday preppers ( or dumb enough to do so) .  Please feel free to post any questions you might have  in the Teotwawki section, and I will do my best to answer them.  (Actually don't be shy about asking questions on any topic. The folks here are paying close attention, but we know ( boy do we know) that a lot of people aren't paying attention- so just being interested in looking for  the truth (not that we claim to have possession of it) is always going to be greeted with respect.
)

Just start with the basics - Get yourself ready for a 3 day problem. Dried food. Batteries. Emergency Radio. Water Filter. Firearm, and Meds.  Then get yourself ready for a week. (more food,more meds,  generator)  Then a month (more food,more meds,  reliable water supply (well/spring,access to lake, river) , fuel storage, hunting firearm, hunting equipment and outdoor gear appropriate to your situation, )  Do what you can,and DON'T look at the big picture. If you do, you will be overwhelmed by all there is to learn, try, do and acquire, and then you might not do anything.  Eventually you can start looking at Years. However,  I do not expect any unrest will last more than a few months at most.  I see 3 likely scenarios: 1) Argentina Style Fiscal Collapse: initial unrest, and then a decline over months to 3rd world living. Power outages, Food Shortages, High costs, High Crime.  2) WWIII -  Draft (gets those troublesome unemployed off the street) , Supply rationing,internment camps, potential nuke fallout ( probably NOT from within the US) - and sadly the most likely scenario if  WWI and WWII are any guide  3) Civil War - Who the heck knows what that will look like..

Even if your disabled status means  can't use some of the preps equipment yourself, having it available may be the missing piece needed that will allow someone else to help you (and prove that you are worth helping) . You may need  to rely on Children and any like-minded individuals close to you. Being a  Lone-wolf Prepper is NOT a good idea. Humans lived in tribes in even the most primitive times for a reason. Finding like-minded individuals IS hard. I don't have an official group - I did find a place where most of my neighbors are like minded, and doing SOMETHING. Point is, few preppers are the looting kind. They generally won't take advantage of the less prepared or those who CAN'T take care of themselves- in general they are prepping so they don't have to rely on others any more than they have to, and so they don't need to join the looters in order to survive.  Is those who refuse to take responsibility for themselves and therefore  panic that will be the problem.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 12:28:48 PM
I'm north of Cowansville so that puts me on the north side of 422.
We definitely got hit a couple times in the last week.

Already had to get my wife unstuck twice already

I hear we are getting a couple more inches tonight.  Good luck!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 12:36:38 PM

Hi Lisa, and welcome.  A lot of us here are "preppers"  to various degrees, however,   I am probably the most extreme one here on the the topic, but I don't think anyone here is ready to be featured on Nat Geo's doomsday preppers ( or dumb enough to do so) .  Please feel free to post any questions you might have  in the Teotwawki section, and I will do my best to answer them.  (Actually don't be shy about asking questions on any topic. The folks here are paying close attention, but we know ( boy do we know) that a lot of people aren't paying attention- so just being interested in looking for  the truth (not that we claim to have possession of it) is always going to be greeted with respect.
)

Just start with the basics - Get yourself ready for a 3 day problem. Dried food. Batteries. Emergency Radio. Water Filter. Firearm, and Meds.  Then get yourself ready for a week. (more food,more meds,  generator)  Then a month (more food,more meds,  reliable water supply (well/spring,access to lake, river) , fuel storage, hunting firearm, hunting equipment and outdoor gear appropriate to your situation, )  Do what you can,and DON'T look at the big picture. If you do, you will be overwhelmed by all there is to learn, try, do and acquire, and then you might not do anything.  Eventually you can start looking at Years. However,  I do not expect any unrest will last more than a few months at most.  I see 3 likely scenarios: 1) Argentina Style Fiscal Collapse: initial unrest, and then a decline over months to 3rd world living. Power outages, Food Shortages, High costs, High Crime.  2) WWIII -  Draft (gets those troublesome unemployed off the street) , Supply rationing,internment camps, potential nuke fallout ( probably NOT from within the US) - and sadly the most likely scenario if  WWI and WWII are any guide  3) Civil War - Who the heck knows what that will look like..

Even if your disabled status means  can't use some of the preps equipment yourself, having it available may be the missing piece needed that will allow someone else to help you (and prove that you are worth helping) . You may need  to rely on Children and any like-minded individuals close to you. Being a  Lone-wolf Prepper is NOT a good idea. Humans lived in tribes in even the most primitive times for a reason. Finding like-minded individuals IS hard. I don't have an official group - I did find a place where most of my neighbors are like minded, and doing SOMETHING. Point is, few preppers are the looting kind. They generally won't take advantage of the less prepared or those who CAN'T take care of themselves- in general they are prepping so they don't have to rely on others any more than they have to, and so they don't need to join the looters in order to survive.  Is those who refuse to take responsibility for themselves and therefore  panic that will be the problem.


Thanks for all the information.  I will certainly be calling on you for help along the way.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: charlesoakwood on December 31, 2012, 12:50:40 PM

Lisa, welcome to IAL, looking forward to reading your commentary.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Predator Don on December 31, 2012, 01:03:56 PM
Welcome Lisa.....Good group of folks here. Join in the conversation and don't forget the "tone"....lol
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 05:48:03 PM

Lisa, welcome to IAL, looking forward to reading your commentary.



Thank you!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 05:53:35 PM
Welcome Lisa.....Good group of folks here. Join in the conversation and don't forget the "tone"....lol

Thank you, and I'm sure I will figure out exactly what you mean by "tone"!  My house is a PC Free Zone.  I hope that won't be a problem.  Happy New Year! ::newyear::
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: IronDioPriest on December 31, 2012, 05:56:04 PM
Welcome Lisa.....Good group of folks here. Join in the conversation and don't forget the "tone"....lol

Thank you, and I'm sure I will figure out exactly what you mean by "tone"!  My house is a PC Free Zone.  I hope that won't be a problem.  Happy New Year! ::newyear::

This forum exists because the forum from which we emigrated was populated by a few nannies who insisted that speaking frankly and without consideration for political correctness reflected poorly on the entirety of conservatism.

We basically told them to self-copulate and built our own place.

Edited to add: Just to offer an example, these people complained about Barack Hussein Obama being called a socialist. They thought it was too extreme, and didn't add constructively to the dialogue. Phht.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on December 31, 2012, 10:08:09 PM
This forum exists because the forum from which we emigrated was populated by a few nannies who insisted that speaking frankly and without consideration for political correctness reflected poorly on the entirety of conservatism.

We basically told them to self-copulate and built our own place.

Edited to add: Just to offer an example, these people complained about Barack Hussein Obama being called a socialist. They thought it was too extreme, and didn't add constructively to the dialogue. Phht.


Phht is right!  I think it's mild to call him just a Socialist.  I think he's way worse than that.  That is what I don't understand the media.  If they are afraid to call things what they are, how can we ever talk about what needs to be done about them?  I think we are past the time for being polite.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: RickZ on January 01, 2013, 04:23:49 AM
Phht is right!  I think it's mild to call him just a Socialist.  I think he's way worse than that.  That is what I don't understand the media.  If they are afraid to call things what they are, how can we ever talk about what needs to be done about them?  I think we are past the time for being polite.

No, no, the Fellatio Media is quite comfortable calling things what they are, and in harsh terms, such as 'racist TEA Bagging terrorists'.

I said it elsewhere because it's true and the Republican Party has yet to figure this out:  He who controls the language of the debate controls the debate.  Just look at how gun owners are now being vilified, made into the other, soon to be criminal.  The words used in such stories are deliberate in their negative nature concerning guns, high capacity magazines and other nefarious evil black rifle stuff (usually made up on the spot).  The media sets the tone of the debate because they control the language of the debate.  So the media will investigate and do a thorough job when the spirit moves them, as in the case of Gov. Palin.  I'm only surprised we never heard how many pads she used a month they dug so deep into her background (and trash; in covering her, they took dumpster diving to a whole new depth).  But Owebama is one of them, an elite liar and fraud with the right C.V. who is quite glib about his stupidity (even if he doesn't know it; 'corpse-man' said twice in the same speech, profit to earnings ratio and hundreds of other verbal diarrhea), so move along, nothing to see here (and if you TEA Bagging racists dare utter natural-born citizen, h8n on the first (half) black president, shut up they explained).  The media are now like teachers, there simply is no talking back to them on any rational level.  They go to school to learn how to be a journalist just like teachers go to college to learn how to teach.  What's missing from the equation is what to teach, as in having a solid background in some field and not pontificating on every and anything that seeps into their little pea brains.  (A fine example of this is the Gang of 88 at Duke, those esteemed university professors well versed in the field of exploiting victimhood, even if there was no victim, except for white boys, but they don't count anyway so forget an apology while they keep their tenure.)  Another example is how no one in the media, 'cept for a very small number, even understands what the 2nd Amendment is about, so they lie about what they think and feel it's about.  We're being ruled by emotional, hysterically screaming, progressive totalitarian thugs (just look at footage of any teachers' union protest).  Facts do not matter.  The Constitution does not matter (as in the NYSlimes calling for ignoring it as being outdated, as if Freedom is ever outdated).

So yes, the progressive media is quite willing to call things what they are -- and they control the local and national airwaves, the newspapers and news magazines, the wire services, the news reporting, infotainment, the whole sh1t and shebang.  The media are (with few exceptions) full-throated communists and they've waited a long time for this moment.  I remember in 1996 when Dan Rather called the election for Clinton by exuberantly stating, "We won!"  Nah, no bias there, none whatsoever.  Whatever would give rise to such a thought?

Now here's an idea.  Why not have the media discuss regulating their 1st Amendment rights to the degree they seek to regulate our 2nd Amendment rights?  Now that would be 'Must See TV!'.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: IronDioPriest on January 01, 2013, 10:24:28 AM
...Now here's an idea.  Why not have the media discuss regulating their 1st Amendment rights to the degree they seek to regulate our 2nd Amendment rights?  Now that would be 'Must See TV!'.

Limbaugh did a riff on that re; Bob Costas a month or so ago. "The founders never envisioned speech being delivered over the airwaves with a microphone...."
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Libertas on January 01, 2013, 01:11:06 PM
Welcome aboard Lisa, sound like you and your daughter are real keepers, glad you found your way here!   ::thumbsup::
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on January 02, 2013, 08:48:10 AM
Phht is right!  I think it's mild to call him just a Socialist.  I think he's way worse than that.  That is what I don't understand the media.  If they are afraid to call things what they are, how can we ever talk about what needs to be done about them?  I think we are past the time for being polite.

No, no, the Fellatio Media is quite comfortable calling things what they are, and in harsh terms, such as 'racist TEA Bagging terrorists'.

I said it elsewhere because it's true and the Republican Party has yet to figure this out:  He who controls the language of the debate controls the debate. 
So yes, the progressive media is quite willing to call things what they are -- and they control the local and national airwaves, the newspapers and news magazines, the wire services, the news reporting, infotainment, the whole sh1t and shebang.  The media are (with few exceptions) full-throated communists and they've waited a long time for this moment.  I remember in 1996 when Dan Rather called the election for Clinton by exuberantly stating, "We won!"  Nah, no bias there, none whatsoever.  Whatever would give rise to such a thought?

Now here's an idea.  Why not have the media discuss regulating their 1st Amendment rights to the degree they seek to regulate our 2nd Amendment rights?  Now that would be 'Must See TV!'.

I should have been more clear.  I meant the media supposedly on our side.  Only a few of them are willing to call Obama what he is.  I agree with everything you said, and it's no different than the fact that we keep re-electing people who have a 9% approval rating.  The approval stats for the media are even lower than for Congress, I think, and yet it seems people still make electoral decisions based on what they hear coming from that same media.  It's just crazy.   
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on January 02, 2013, 08:49:34 AM
Welcome aboard Lisa, sound like you and your daughter are real keepers, glad you found your way here!   ::thumbsup::

Thank you!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Glock32 on January 02, 2013, 03:14:47 PM
Welcome. Out of curiosity, how did you find us? Most of us post comments on other sites and leave links back here. It's always interesting to know where someone followed one of the links.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lisa in PA on January 03, 2013, 07:35:18 AM
Welcome. Out of curiosity, how did you find us? Most of us post comments on other sites and leave links back here. It's always interesting to know where someone followed one of the links.

That was exactly how I got here.  I clicked a link on MNHawk's user name on Hot Air.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: IronDioPriest on January 03, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
Welcome. Out of curiosity, how did you find us? Most of us post comments on other sites and leave links back here. It's always interesting to know where someone followed one of the links.

That was exactly how I got here.  I clicked a link on MNHawk's user name on Hot Air.

Perfect. Our plan of Internet domination is commencing on shedyewl. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaa.....
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Pandora on January 03, 2013, 08:04:07 AM
 ::hysterical::
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: benb61 on January 11, 2013, 02:49:15 PM
Welcome Lisa, I am also from SW Pa. (McKeesport to be exact) but I now live in San Diego, Ca.  I had enough of the snow and cold and beat feet out of there some 30 years ago, now I'm getting close to having enough of the socialists here but work is my driving factor right now and until I can comfortably break away I'm kinda stuck.  Enjoy the forum there are a great set of folks here.