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On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:35:05 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
>"Bob F" wrote in message news:sob59g$9ii$1@dont-email.me...
>
>On 12/1/2021 6:28 PM, ads wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:42:30 -0500, SolutionsDIY
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I strongly suspect that our country may also creat-- I mean, have a
>>> Dark Winter as Joe Biden is threate-- I mean, warning about in the
>>> U.S.
[SNIP ]
>> If you have space (windows, patio walkway) for 200+ watts of solar
>> panels and a 500WH or larger "solar generator", an electric blanket
>> with a lightweight thermal blanket over it could have you sleeping
>> warm at night. Part of it is psychological - have the blanket just
>> high enough for the bed to "not be cold" when you get in it and then
>> turn the electric blanket down to the minimum needed to keep you warm.
>
>A thick comforter or two does the job fine, is dependable, and never
>needs any power.
>
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>
>True, that's my solution too, but there's no harm in seeing other peoples'
>efforts, to demonstrate that there's no cheap/easy alternative.
Now I _really_ want to try the flowerpot, bricks, tile trick just to
see!!
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My experience has been the opposite re there not being cheap/easy
solutions to many things ...
Human ingenuity is a god-given miracle, I've found, with so much
invaluable information I've found over the years re DIY'ing one's own,
as much as possible. One has much more control over the quality of
the ingredients which is great because just this last week alone,
found out even more just how the FDA _cannot_ be trusted with what
they allow in our foods!!! It's horrifying and just so unbelievable
what came out this week!
A few years ago, due to a hypothyroid condition, I developed a serious
rash on my feet. Apparently we hypos can be prone to this. I've
suffered with this now for about 5 years. Expensive antibiotics and
antibiotic cream did nothing but put a drain on my wallet that first
week when I went in desparation to an allopathic doctor (once again
proving how they don't have any good answers).
My mom's people have calendula salve and she gave me some when I told
her of my troubles back then. I was skeptical of this particular
thing as I'd only used food-related solutions for health issues for
decades, but was in such agony, I gave it a try.
Incredibly, it cleared up the majority of the most severe of the skin
issues in THREE DAYS and the problem was under control in just ONE
WEEK while I'd live with this excutiating issue for over 3 months by
then!! It doesn't get rid of this, the underlying causes have to be
dealt with, which means in my case a very restricted diet which I've
been working on ever since (I only recently had a breakthrough re
growing mold-free wheatgrass ...), but this salve got rid of the pain
and brought the visual evidence of the rash under control and
extremely quickly!
I found a health-food type of store where I could buy the organic
salve locally but at a bit over $20 or so after tax, each! After the
3rd jar I couldn't afford anymore, and the store had to close to make
way for a new transit line (which the city is _still_ working on!).
So I was in trouble!
But God provides!
The original 3 jars cost me about $75 or so the buy originally ... but
I made nearly FIVE jars with my first batch at, you may never believe
this but I swear it's true, for $4.95!!!! JUST UNDER FIVE (5) JARS OF
THE SAME SIZE as I'd originaly bought for just under $5.00!!!
The ingredients for this calendula salve are: organic medicinal
calendula petals, organic olive oil, and organic beeswax I grate
myself as a small ungrated bar of oganic beeswax costs just $2 in
price and much, much more expensive if bought pre-grated! (I do the
grating while watching a movie -- no brainer!!).
The 3 hours or so for the crockpot to "cook" the calendula and oil on
low heat is the most 'tedious' aspect, which is not tedious at all as
I put the 2 ingredients into a ramekin bowl into the crockpot and set
a timer and walk away! _And_ the crockpot can still be used
completely safely for cooking because I don't use it directly by
placing the ramekin dish in over a piece of scrunched up aluminum foil
and then I pour water in for a double-boiler type of heat.
I could even skip the crockpot way by putting up some calendula
petals/oil in a jar in the pantry for a couple of months for an even
healthier end result, but have never managed to do that yet .
The other benefit is that now I just need to do 'maintenance' and
apply the salve and work it in very, very well onto my feet for 3-4
minutes about every 3-4 weeks or so! Not a hardship due to how it
keeps the pain non-existent in between flare-ups.
God's FARMacy works better than any drug I've found consistently over
the last 40 years, whether internally or externally. Time and time
again, every single time! One doesn't rely on fake products and
recipes, only tried and true things that actually work. And they've
_always_ been cheaper than allopathic snake-oil salesmans'
pharmaceutical products that are very expensive and filled with side
effects!!
Cheers and if anyone knows of anyone who has a skin condition this
might help and would like the recipe, I'll be happy to post. Not
exctly the right newsgroup for this, but this is about people helping
people.
**************
p.s., the other skin condition tip is aloe vera. Where the salve
hasn't worked, which is rare (it even works on itching insect bites!),
I try aloe vera. My experience is from 2004 when I developed
bleeding red welts in a reaction! I was given a 4" piece of aloe
vera stem. I applied the gel from half of the stem on the affected
area and it stopped the bleeding within 5 minutes and 'disappeared'
the welts completely within 10 minutes, just leaving a vague
discomfort which I controlled via a dusting of cornstarch, if memory
serves. I just had to re-apply the rest of the gel the next morning
after I woke up. By that second night I was okay as the aloe vera
seemed to accelerate the healing! (I kept the second half of the stem
in plastic wrap in the fridge overnight.)
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