Ol Git - Sell that house now!

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In an earlier post you wrote: Rick, life is on hold for us because we're still trying to sell our house and move to a more secure neighborhood. We shall either sell or take the house off the market in about 50 days, maybe less.

We just went through this ourselves. Finally realized we had a hard to sell house (I won't go into the particulars) and called those folks that advertise "we buy houses". Talked to them all(crooks and shysters - every last one of them). Took the best offer. By which I mean to say we took our lumps and were thankful to move on to other things.

You won't believe the feeling of relief that comes over you when you sell an unsafe location and buy a better place. ( however *you* define better - more remote, closer to family, away from nuclear/chemical etc....) Or when your first big order of wheat, rice and beans arrives on the co-op truck. I am finally sleeping at night. And the wierd part is that I don't think I'll be lurking at this forum so much either. I'm well on my way to being finished with preps. So I'm getting less concerned about what may happen with each passing moment.

Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that I have always wanted to live in the country, and Y2K was the best excuse I could find to get out of the city.



Best wishes and dump that house. I'll bet 75-80% of today's value is more than 100% of next years value.

Sincerely,
Berry

-- Berry Picker (BerryPicking@yahoo.com), April 22, 1999

Answers

I know this is a local request on an international board. I have looked for this in newspapers, phone books, through farmers, but have had no luck, and I know it *must* exist.

If there is anybody in the Dallas or Fort Worth area -- or even Houston or Austin or Amarillo -- that knows of a good co-op with good prices that I could buy bulk rolled oats, sugar, wheat, beans, etc. from, I would sure appreciate the reference. If you don't want to post it here you can email it to me at fire@firedocs.com. Thanks.

PJ in TX

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), April 22, 1999.


you can get 50# bags of sugar and rolled oats at a Bakery supply house. Look in the yellow pages. Can also buy things like cinnimon by the # for a fraction of the cost. You need to look around in their warehouse, you might find other things you want too. Beans and rice are probably best bought at Sams or Costco. Unless you live in the Sacremento Delta area where you can go to the rice huller's and shovel it into the truck. Same with beans and lentil and wheat if you are close to the Paloose country on the Washington, Idaho border.

Taz

-- Taz (Tassie @aol.com), April 22, 1999.


Here's the url for an East Texas Y2k Survival Rescources bulletin board. These helpful folks can probably steer you to just what you're looking for. www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb223212

-- Clem (clem@sat.net), April 22, 1999.

Hi Berry, wherever we go has to be semi-urban--near a hospital, anyway. We could be in a worse place than this. Can't lose money on the house--did that with the last one in Norfolk when defense was slashed and only just now recovering. Nothin we can buy will cost less than this place unless we go VERY rural and can't do that. Major worry is to be nearer Sweetie's job--computers--in case (when?) gas is scarce, things get hairy, he's drafted for govt work or something. You never know. Was going to do this last spring before I knew about Y2K but got sick, couldn't do anything until Thanksgiving. Just "fired" real estate agent (never hire friend) and signed with a good one well-respected and very experienced in this neighborhood.

This location is not great but better than most urban settings. Reservoir, creek, geographical limitations to villains, know who neighbors are, etc.

Appreciate concern, believe me I do! And if we could sell to one of those places I'd do it in a heartbeat. But can't take another loss like that, resources gone on solar panels, invertors, stash of all sorts. Not stockpiling, you understand, just a prudent three days. . .!

PJ, got your mail, will get back to you, Hungarian is taking me to Home Depot for--guess--more gardening stuff. Hope you find the feed--that IS what you're looking for, I hope, don't have time to go back and look and my memmory is no good any more!

Berry, thanks again for helping. I do like the way we help each other here. Most of us, anyway. Feels good!

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), April 22, 1999.


PJ, Call your local over-priced fruits & nuts organic food boutique. We have several in the Raleigh area. Ask them what mill they buy their grain from. You can then go directly to that mill and buy the same stuff at about half the price that the organic boutique would charge you. Even this costs more than buying it from an animal feed store, but at least you know your getting something fit to eat.

The mills often buy from big producers like Archer-Daniels Midland in bulk by the truckload and then the "mills" bag the grain and ship it to retailers. Some of the mills also further process the grain.

You could also call Archer Daniels or Cargill and find out what mills buy USDA No. 1 grain in your area.

-- Puddintame (achillesg@hotmail.com), April 22, 1999.



I don't know what type of feed PJ is looking for, but I found a great place to buy goat and chicken feed. It's a little place called Long's Convenience Store on Hwy. 96 between Zebulon and Louisburg. The owner said he only makes $1.00 per bag on the feed, and it is less than at Southern States. The feed comes from a local mill -- it's called Lee's Feed, and is milled in Montreat or Montcure, I can't remember exactly, but if you're interested, e-mail me and I'll give you the exact name.

-- dookie (tlfrazier@ipass.net), April 22, 1999.

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