Postssmithlabs in # blog • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy first grade Grandson loves Algebra.I got my grandson a dry erase board for Christmas. He was running out of chalkboard space for his equations. My Daughter asked him about his dog Lincoln whining (he wanted food); and this is the result. He timed Lincoln's whining and.... He calculated that Lincoln was going to whine 120 times in the next day. BTW, this dachshund is pretty…smithlabs in # charities • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readSunday the homeless meal went very well!The last Sunday of every month we feed the homeless here in Tulsa. This time we fed 102 meals, and it ran smoothly! The volunteers are experienced, and can run the whole thing without direction. We got pizza donated from pizza hut: With the requested macaroni and cheese that we serve every month. Chili and corn is popular: We assemble…smithlabs in # blog • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readAn unexpected foot falls today in NYC, investors begin leaving; to avoid similar fines in real estate transactions!I didn't see this one coming! It makes sense that real estate investors would be concerned, because everything they do is now subject to the same possible fines! Here, a major speculator is not building in NYC: His claim of increased pressure from his investors to avoid such high legal risk areas; makes sense to me. This one surprised me…smithlabs in Preppers • 2 yr. ago • 6 min readTruck drivers boycott (effectively mooning) NY state; as is their Constitutional right!You can only push so far, and the other shoe will fall! Now we get see if the man sitting in the oval office (or his handlers), will try to be as big a Tyrant as the Worm to our north.... Truckers are refusing loads to NYC: Based on the exhorbitent fine NY levied against President Trump, which violate NY law (the largest fine to date was 3…smithlabs in # prepping • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readThe worst vegetable to stack in your prepping supplies.When prepping, the first step most people it she is to buy canned food for storage. Nothing wrong with starting here, I did myself. There is one commercially canned vegetable that does not store well on the shelf in prepping supplies. Tomatoes have too much acid to last well in a can, and they end up spoiling. The can then domes up: You can…smithlabs in # prepping • 2 yr. ago • 5 min readSome common mistakes preppers make, and how we fix it!I have noticed several mistakes that seem to keep recurring in the prepper community. So I decided to post on these problems; and offer an explanation of why they are a mistake, IMHO! First a little background on prepping. EVERY prepping plan will be different, and I've seen a lot of infighting on minor disagreement on what's 'important'! My…smithlabs in # prepping • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readSometimes things just fall into place....Some things just need to happen to get moved out to the homestead permanently. I need to be able to mill some trees into lumber, so I can use them in some of the homestead construction. I lost a 3 foot diameter white oak on the homestead, and had to cut it down for safety: It is approximately 80 feet tall, and has a lot of lumber hiding…smithlabs in # prepping • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readHow will you open your can stored food after SHTF?A question that begins simply, and move to complex areas quickly. Most preppers begin with a kitchen can opener, usually in pairs; with a P-38 on their keychain for backup. This will get you in trouble, when you can no longer easily order replacements. The issue is two fold, first most kitchen can openers are pretty much at capacity opening can…smithlabs in # prepping • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readSo it begins, converting a building to a net zero house!Most people start at the Solar panels, batteries, and wind generators; to move fully off grid. I started that way myself, until I realized that it is backwards. You can throw 5 time as much energy at a problem, or you can fix that problem first. So, I began stripping off the existing walls and floors to add insulation and structure, and the new…smithlabs in # diy • 3 yr. ago • 3 min readThere was a limb down on my Son's house...so we removed it!My Son bought a house to rent, about 90 miles away from here; because he could pay cash for it! He intends to rent it, but with all of low cost properties, it needs a lot of repair. We got a call from his neighbor up there, that a limb was down on his roof. We went up there as fast as we could, and found this: The diameter where it separated…smithlabs in # natural-medicine • 3 yr. ago • 4 min readHow to use herbals for bandages, after you have them in hand.I recently gave a bottle of comfrey tincture to a Lady to help her heal. I called days later, and she hadn't used it because she didn't know how. It seems to be a common problem, so it made sense to do a post on it to try to help others too. First of all, there are many herbal preparations that can be used to treat problems, in fact; too many…smithlabs in # diy • 3 yr. ago • 5 min readA few secrets for working on cars, that a lot of people don't know!I've done heavy car work since I was 8 years old (clutch), and I've picked up a few tricks since then. Some people will know some of these, but some may get some value out of others! First, let me say that this is not a how to, for specific cars; because those are all over the Internet. You can look up those specifics for yourself. First, I…smithlabs in # diy • 3 yr. ago • 2 min readSometimes it becomes necessary to kill a tree, here's how to do it!This tree was growing between two houses, and we hired it removed. But they left a 14 foot tall stump, trying to get extra cash for removing that too! It is still 3 foot diameter, and began growing out the top; so it had to be terminated. I told my Son to run the chainsaw around the stump, to kill it. It didn't work! I decided to follow his…smithlabs in # blog • 3 yr. ago • 6 min readTruth about EV cars...or the good, the bad, and the ugly!There is a Lot of 'information' circulating these days about electric vehicles. Some are accurate, while some are lies, and some are pie in the sky! Here is a comprehensive analysis of one of the most important information on this... costs: I expected the milage cost to be very high, but this surprised me a lot! The MSM and politicians…smithlabs in # diy • 3 yr. ago • 3 min readStain and polyurethane can breathe new life into a floor!When his renter moved out, my Son decided to make the hardwood floors in his rental an asset. His house is an older home, that has two living areas. He rents out the upstairs, and lives in the basement apartment; until he can get his homestead finished. As with all older homes, the floor there had been repaired and patched several times. The…smithlabs in # prepping • 3 yr. ago • 4 min readPractical homestead wound repair with herbals!In the last post I did there was a picture of a large butterfly stitch. A friend asked me what that would be good for, since it was so large. So here's the explanation of what I used it for.... First, a little background on what was happening. I was hit from behind, totalling my car; and separating my shoulder. They wanted to do a total…smithlabs in # prepping • 3 yr. ago • 5 min readThe largest single lack most preppers miss.Prepping has become a way of life to some, and a hobby to others. A majority of those prepping seem to have a blind area, that needs to be covered! I asked my Sister what she would do for a deep cut, or dysentery. Both conditions used to be very dangerous, and if the SHTF occurs; could be so again! She told me she would go to the ER...My fault…smithlabs in # prepping • 3 yr. ago • 3 min readSomething every homesteader / prepper should have in their first-aid kit!While cooking spaghetti sauce for the homeless meal today, I was burned by a bubble escaping the boiling liquid. When I reached in to stir it, the bubble popped right under my thumb! The ball of my thumb and the thumb to the last joint, was covered in a fraction of a second. The pain was consistent with a second degree burn, so I cleaned off…smithlabs in # prepping • 3 yr. ago • 4 min readA preview of the coming apocalypse.I'm not entering the weekend- engagement, but I wanted to include this so people could get a small idea of what happens, when things stop working! Tulsa had some really bad weather last night! Straight winds in the 100 mph range, combined with microbursts (small tornadoes); did massive damage! I saw a two foot diameter oak tree that had all…smithlabs in # poetry • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readOne of the most important questions in the World.I wrote this many years ago, when my Son was pre kindergarten. Why Daddy? I asked you why, you told me. I asked you how, you showed me And now I have a Son, And when that little one; Asks me why, I tell him. And asks me how, I show him. And when my Patience grows thin, From all the questions asked by him; It's them that I think…
