Wild Hogs in Texas

We have this problem at the compound but are not unique whatsoever. Got night vision?

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/A-Plague-of-Pigs-in-Texas.html?&submitted=y#comments_submitted

The good thing is they are quite tasty on the barbie...lol

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Frugal Prepping - Starting An Emergency Fund - The Spare Change Method

In order to be prepared, you should expect the unexpected. Things happen that will disrupt your life and they usually occur at the worst possible time. This is what creates the need for a basic emergency fund. You will need to prepare for these unseen emergencies to enable you to avoid a major disruption to your lifestyle. Having extra money set aside is one of the best solutions
for this problem.

There are many types of financial situations where you will need extra funds to get you through a crisis. This could be anything from the loss of your job, increased medical expenses or emergency repairs to your home or vehicle. You don’t want to find yourself in a position where you have to rely on credit cards, personal loans or other similar types of credit which could actually increase your financial problems.

Now starting an emergency fund won’t be easy for the average person. It will be especially difficult if you are living paycheck to paycheck. If you don’t have an emergency fund, the hardest part is getting started. If you find it hard to put aside extra money, you will need to start slowly and work to build a decent emergency fund. This will take time but if you set manageable goals for yourself, you will be able to eventually build your emergency fund up to a point where you will have several months worth of expenses covered by money you've set aside. If you take things one step at a time, you will have a better chance of reaching your goals.

Unfortunately, extra money is hard to come by when you are living paycheck to paycheck. If this the case in your situation, one of the easiest ways to build an emergency fund is the spare change method. There's an old saying " Take care of your pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." Saving spare change is one of the simplest ways to save money for an emergency fund. It doesn't require a lot of sacrifice on your part. If given the right amount of attention, you will soon find yourself accumulating the additional money to build a substantial emergency fund.

Just keep a small container of some sort at home and in your vehicle and dump the change from your pockets each day. Don't bother to count it each time or you may find yourself tempted to spend it before it can grow. Once your storage container gets full of spare change, just transfer it to your emergency fund.

You will be surprised just how much extra money can be accumulated in this manner.

Got spare change?

Be aware. Be informed. Be prepared.

Riverwalker

Interesting but for the drought

BLUFFTON, Texas (AP) — Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. His grave slipped from sight along with the rest of the tiny town of Bluffton when Lake Buchanan was filled 55 years later.

Now, the cracked marble tombstone engraved with the date Oct. 15, 1882, which is normally covered by 20 to 30 feet of water, has been eerily exposed as a yearlong drought shrinks one of Texas' largest lakes.

RTRH:

http://news.yahoo.com/depleted-texas-lakes-expose-ghost-towns-graves-182124788.html

Veteran's Day 2011

Take time today to say thank you to a veteran for their service and their sacrifice.

Thanks.

RW

SPECIAL WEATHER UPDATE - FREEZE ON FRIDAY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

704 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...FREEZING TO NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY...AND THE ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE HILL COUNTRY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUSH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COLD AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS IN THE 30S TO NEAR 40 CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING.THEY WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I35 CORRIDOR.

A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY AND SETTLE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND SUBSIDING WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR AN IDEAL NIGHT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES IN THE HILL COUNTRY WILL FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND FALL BELOW FREEZING INTO THE UPPER 20S BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. THE ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. LOW LYING AREAS IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND THE ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING. A WARM UP IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS WARMER GULF BREEZES RETURN TO THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IN THE HILL COUNTRY...EXPOSED OUTSIDE PIPES AND FAUCETS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED OR WRAPPED DUE TO A MORE PROLONGED FREEZE.

BE AWARE. BE INFORMED. BE PREPARED.

RIVERWALKER

Bastrop Fire Victims - Helping Those in Need

Texas finally got enough rain last weekend to help firefighters control some of the wildfires in Texas. This includes the devastating and very destructive wildfire in the Bastrop area that has been burning for several weeks. As of Monday, the Bastrop fire was approximately 95 percent under control according to officials with the Texas Forest Service. The Bastrop fires began Labor Day weekend approximately 30 miles east of Austin, Texas and has since burned more than 34,000 acres and destroyed more than 1500 homes in the area. While recent rains have helped somewhat, ninety-five percent of Texas is still in the grip of an extreme drought.

The Texas Preppers Network along with the American Preppers Network is currently making a donation of $100 each to two families that have lost their homes due to the fires in the Bastrop area. I wish to express my thanks to everyone at the American Preppers Network for their help and efforts. Hopefully, as more funds become available, the Texas Preppers Network can make more funds available to help with the relief efforts in the Bastrop area for the families who have become victims of this devastating wildfire.

My thanks to all of those who have made a donation to the Texas Preppers Network.

Be Aware. Be Informed. Be Prepared.

Riverwalker