11 June 2008
A Reminder to Continue Personal Preparation
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Emergency Preparation .
We have been on a roller coaster ride regarding whether or not the economy is going to stabilize or not. Should we put away more food storage as a priority or will things be all right? I would recommend not listening to those who say things are going to be fine and lulling ourselves into not preparing. We can and should hope for things to turn out fine but it would be irresponsible not to prepare when most of us here believe Biblical prophecies. We know there are challenging times coming and since we do not know when, to not prepare is irresponsible. Food prices are continuing to rise. When I read articles about how the food shortage is ending, I wonder how those people can know what is going to happen. They can’t predict flooding that wipes out crops, or the tomato industry collapsing due to salmonella. I assume there were experts in Egypt who did not anticipate the seven lean years. So let’s stay on the ball, get ready without panicking and still enjoy all the great things in our lives.
Flooded Midwest braces for more rain
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Rising rivers and swollen reservoirs caused severe flooding across the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday as residents in the region braced for yet another drenching.
Levees were breached or overtopped, sending flood waters coursing into some small towns in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The National Weather Service forecast another round of thunderstorms coming from the northern plains on Wednesday.
In Des Moines, residents were warned that water would be released from a bulging reservoir into the Des Moines River, which bisects the city. All but one bridge over the river was closed.
Levees failed along the Wabash and Embarras rivers in eastern Illinois, forcing dozens of people out of their homes…
“There’s widespread damage, there’s a lot of water where it shouldn’t be, there are a lot of homes that have been damaged or destroyed,” said John Erickson, a spokesman in Indiana for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Three men have drowned in Indiana’s flood waters since the weekend, when up to 10 inches of rain pummeled areas already soggy from heavy spring rains.
Indiana was suffering its worst flooding since the 19th century,…
The prolonged Midwest rains and flooding led the U.S. Agriculture Department on Monday to trim 3 percent from the predicted U.S. corn crop this year, a rare downgrade so early in the growing season. Iowa and Illinois alone usually produce one-third of all U.S. corn and soybeans.
The crop losses at a time of urgent demand for food and fuel pushed corn prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday to a new record above $7 a bushel.
3 Comments so far...
Pickles Says:
11 June 2008 at 12:58 pm.
I’m helping Mom get some stuff put away this summer. I convinced her it is a good idea. She always thought Mormons were kind of weird to do that but now she has changed her mind. Yeah!
Hawk Says:
11 June 2008 at 3:53 pm.
I just watched a news report that said that corn production is already down ten percent from last year and it will significantly effect prices up the food chain. It is prudent to be prepared.
avatar Says:
13 June 2008 at 3:45 am.
Mormons are just living in the past 
Every American family used to have root cellars, and shelves stocked with canned fruit and vegetables. I still remember helping as a kid with the canning process (actually used glass jars, but we called it “canning”). I was particularly fond of the dill pickles that my mother and aunt made. Seriously, some hoarding of dry and canned foodstuffs and basic supplies is a good idea, particularly in metropolitan areas that depend on a constant flow of trucked-in supplies to keep stores stocked. Any disruption of more than a day or two, for whatever reason, and things could get uncomfortable. Water should also not be neglected.
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