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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 1:18:39 PM
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Without Electricity
Without Indoor plumbing *** spent many winter days without this and survived.
Walking or riding a horse and/or buggy instead of a car or bus ***would love to do this vs. a vehicle
Growing your own food and canning *** Already do this
Sewing your clothes *** sew many items, and could sew my own clothes for sure.
Splitting wood for a wood heating or cookstove *** Already do this for heating and plan to invest in a wood cookstove in the future
Actually cooking on a woodstove *** I plan to take a class on how to do this, and could live this way.
Taking care of chickens or other farm animals *** Already care for chickens, plan to add goats, jersey cow and horse
It's not rocket science to do these things. It takes time and very hard work that most people are not willing to do.
Farmgirl #800
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
Posted - Nov 09 2010 : 06:31:29 AM
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Forgot to note on the electricity -
One year, during winter, our meter blew up on the utility pole. The people before us never upgraded the box when they added onto the farm house. We were without any electricity for a few days, and my daughter had a 103°F temperature. We survived, and found ways to cook and of course we already had our wood stove. We did a lot of reading, writing, and talking around the fireplace, and TV wasn't missed that much. It was missed in running the water pump to provide water, but luckily I had stored water in empty tidy cat containers for flushing toilets, and had water for drinking in gallon jugs. To survive without is possible, you have to be creative, and find other ways to cook, etc. We had oil lamps and candles for lighting as well.
Farmgirl #800
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Nov 10 2010 : 12:03:47 PM
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It would be more work than we (I) are used to. I do love modern conveniences like on demand running water and flush toliets. But if I had to get used to life without modern amenities I could do it.
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Jeanna
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Jeanna
Franklin
NC
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - Nov 10 2010 : 1:17:38 PM
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I think I would do fine. It would take some adjusting. I think it is the having and then not having that would be the hardest. If you were raised to never have these things I am sure it would be much easier.
Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
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