More Rumors

Last night husband told me that more rumors are flying at his workplace. Now it's being said that over half of the workers will be let go, and there will only be 250 workers that will be in the plant. There have been rumors before, and most have ended up true. So we need to save whatever we can, because it's gonna be a bumpy road ahead. I am hoping the rumors are just that....rumors.
Funny, all this crap going on...and I had a wonderful dream! I would say it was more of a greedy dream. But when a person doesn't have much, these kind of dreams keep us going: hubby and I were walking through a gorgeous big old house. A realtor was showing it to us. I loved everything about the house. The top floor seemed to have been made for a rec room or something. Another room was all carpeted with a bar, and even a flat screen tv that came up out of the floor at the touch of a button. I told hubby that we just couldn't afford it. He said if I wanted it, we would get it. OMG I was so elated. Then that was the end of the dream. But when I woke up...I kept mulling this dream over and over in my mind. But really...what do we all really need? We don't need fancy stuff. I could live in a one room cabin and be fine. With no conveniences. Give me a potbellied stove and wood....and other basics. I'd be fine. I'm scared to death of guns and don't like loud noises. But, if need be, I would learn to hunt. I don't like killing things unless they are bugs or fish. But I would have to get over it, wouldn't I!
Sad thing with all this economic woe is that prices are still going UP on groceries and other necessities! WHY? I noticed in the past couple of weeks that gas is on it's way back up. It was at one time 1.54 and now it is 1.84! Are we going back up to over $4.00 a gallon again?
I try to do run several errands during the same trip. Saves time and gas. BigMouth, the woman who lives across the alley, is constantly coming and going. Can she really afford to do that? I mean...she has no room to complain about gas, if she won't cut down on her trips. Her husband carpools with my husband. He's in the same boat....he might end up laid off permanently. I doubt she makes more than I do, at her workplace. And they have two boys. So how do they afford it? Maybe they cut back on something else? He smokes, and drinks quite a bit. My hubby and I don't smoke, and drink very little. I don't understand things sometimes. Guess I'm not supposed to...it's just the control freak in me.
It has gotten up to 53 degrees now...at 3 in the afternoon. I haven't gotten out of the house cept to let the dog/cats out and back in.
Middle kid called me from Alaska. Said Juneau had an avalanche last year which left everyone there without power for quite awhile. Another avalanche had just happened. People are using diesel powered generators. But diesel is so expensive. The town has pretty much closed down for now. I'm sure people will survive it, but the sick and elderly might have a rougher go of things.
We talked about how hard things are. He said we need to get a cow for milk and some chickens and ducks. We would do just fine. I told him we would need to be on a farm. He said he thinks I would do great on a farm. I think so too, cept for the snake population. Can't stand those things. Some people want to live on a farm just for the novelty of it. They can't or won't take care of the livestock. I would LOVE having ducks and chickens. We used to have ducks, thanks to that son. He ordered a male and a female rouen ducklings. Later he rescued a duck that one kid had bought for the novelty...it was a mallard. We ended up with a whole flock of ducks eventually. I have learned a lot about ducks. Their eggs are great, but u boil them....don't expect to be able to peel them. The membrane between the yolk and shell is much tougher. You try to peel it and it just falls apart....the membrane adhears to the shell. They are good for frying or for baking with. But we had to candle them if we thought they had laid there for more than a day. Don't want any unborn ducklings to come falling out. And the ducklings after they are born...so cute. But the adult drakes will go on a killing spree of the ducklings. They peck the babies in the neck til they die. Our cats had no problem with the babies or the adults. But people would walk by and tell us there were cats in our yard, and they were afraid the cats would get at the ducks. I always said "no....those cats sleep with the ducks! They all live here together!" And they would. The ducks could hold their own. The drakes and hens could flog any stray animals coming into our yard. They didn't bother our cats, but if strange cats came into the yard, the ducks would be after them.
When my maternal gramma had chickens, and I was a little kid, I loves spending weekends and summers there. I would go out and collect eggs several times a day. And I loves throwing table scraps out to the chickens. They would all come running to the fence. It was hilarious. Aah the good ol' days.