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Are You Prepared For An Emergency?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Way to stay warm (either some heat source, or lots of blankets). My son knows that there are two meeting points out (depending on whether he leaves out the front or out the back) in our neighborhood. Water (and method of purification). Personal hygiene supplies. Ability to signal for help.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the morning, you raced into the living room to warm first your backside and then your front-side by the stove. It stayed warm, but we still stood by the stove in the morning to warm our front and backsides up. Our son was born in October, so I carried him all summer. Poverty aids the imagination.

St. Louis 176