Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

[Jack Edwards]

Higgenbotham wrote:
Likewise, not only will the infrastructure of roads, bridges and electrical systems not be maintained or replaced, vandals will rip up whatever they can salvage and cart it away - guard rails, manhole covers, or what have you.

I've a friend who now retired worked for the Kentucky Transportation Department. He said in Eastern Kentucky - where there isn't a lot of ecomonic opportunity - that they couldn't use Aluminum signs or guard rails much anymore because locals would steal them for scrap to use to buy drugs. In that part of the state they would use plastic instead.
Regards, Jack

[FullMoon]

Higgenbotham wrote:
Likewise, not only will the infrastructure of roads, bridges and electrical systems not be maintained or replaced, vandals will rip up whatever they can salvage and cart it away - guard rails, manhole covers, or what have you.

I've a friend who now retired worked for the Kentucky Transportation Department. He said in Eastern Kentucky - where there isn't a lot of ecomonic opportunity - that they couldn't use Aluminum signs or guard rails much anymore because locals would steal them for scrap to use to buy drugs. In that part of the state they would use plastic instead.
Regards, Jack

The fentanyl epidemic is sponsored by the CCP through their subsidized production and export. It's not only allowed but actually produced by government owned and subsidized companies. 200 Americans die each day from fentanyl. CCP considers it a legitimate payback for the Anglo Opium Wars. Everyone knows that this is happening and the CCP considers Western countries weak because they still continue diplomacy after 10 years of being lied to and cheated.
Perhaps the collapse is being aided and abetted by adversaries promoting our degradation and degeneration. But of course they are.

[aeden]

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Another just a coincidence who opened the - Gates

[Higgenbotham]

Yesterday I took the carbon footprint of my gardening project slightly more positive. Our local government has "free" mulch.

I had previously asked my county extension agent whether this "free" mulch is any good. She said it is and they use it in their demonstration gardens.

So that's government dependency number 1 on my part. Every county has a government county extension office that helps with questions about gardening and agriculture.

So I combined some trips and went out of my way about 2 miles yesterday (hence the slight increase in carbon footprint) to get some of this "free" mulch. When I got there, there was a grumpy man in a booth demanding that I show him my driver's license to prove residency. After showing it to him, he told me they have so much of this mulch that he would give it to me whether I was a resident or not. I told him it seemed odd that over on the other side they take cardboard without needing to see my license. He said they make money on cardboard but that it costs a lot of money to make the "free" mulch. Since I was just checking it out, I only loaded some containers I had with about 1/3 of a yard and left.

So that's government dependency number 2 on my part. I'll have no luck getting any "free" government mulch when the money runs out.



Looking at what could go wrong here (not all inclusive):

The mulch is contaminated with disease organisms that killed the trees
The mulch is contaminated with chemical treatments that were used to kill disease organisms
The mulch consists of some wood that contains compounds that kill other plants
The mulch is contaminated with construction debris such as treated lumber that contains arsenic

The last one is the one that would concern me most. Based on what I saw at the site, it seems low probability that there is any construction debris in the mulch. But it will be noted what was done where and when, and it will vary. In the future, I will try to obtain similar mulch directly from a landscaper after a storm. That's mostly what I think this stuff is and why they have so much of it.

[aeden]

As we started in 2019 to let the land rest as it heals when we planted Trefoil. Pull weed and let the Trefoil in.
The peak solar is basically two years lag as we may decide to add more given our location pattern.

Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:10 pm
Lotus corniculatus for these times. As long as the soil stays moist and the plot doesn’t become overrun with weeds, the crop is carefree. Contributes nitrogen to the soil as it rests. The cattle had two choices. They picked ...

The raw's from Asia are also cooked in Canada and the cash washed with a casino chips pivot.
The Vancouver property bubble was funded as you know also and over way over 100,000 dead kids means nothing to
those sprinting to Hell which is very real and also Christs most teaching also. I pity the dead kids who are afflicted
and those who will float in an endless torment in a step by lingering step process who as said better a millstone.

[Higgenbotham]

As we started in 2019 to let the land rest as it heals when we planted Trefoil. Pull weed and let the Trefoil in.
The peak solar is basically two years lag as we may decide to add more given our location pattern.

My tentative plan is to let most of it rest for 1-2 years while planting a cover crop perhaps as early as Fall in some spots. Red clover might not be appropriate for this location. Will probably consult with the county extension agent.

The wood chip mulch will probably work out OK given that plan. As we've discussed several times (this is for anyone else) biosolids should be avoided (PFAS/PFOS and other nasty contaminants). There are biosolids in bags labeled potting soil. I would also avoid unknown greens and unknown bulk topsoils. I will be getting my green and soil layers from areas that are known not to be treated.

[Guest]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBeYwycAwEo
Busy week H.
Direct hit at Fed Ex.
My son survived as did others in building.

[aeden]

As indicated for soil Ph and soil health we used a chelant years before the 2019 transition to break up the ionic binding from the chemical farmers.
The pfas as forwarded locally indeed destroyed some local farms from the free fertilizer solids cleared by epa and state to the national implosions as in sri lanka case from lets say from cationic polymers to be very simplistic chemical dirt magnets. The alleged quality documentation pissing contest collapsed the whole ag ecosystem and subsequent rope burn effect we stated also before. The reports clarify who and what and guess what. The Farmer was destroyed and abandoned. Very early in the notes we indicated what it was and what effects.
The cost basis and interagency lethargy is a feature.
Glenda as we indicated lost many years of her time on Earth from the Bitter Harvest then.
PBB toxicosis file we noted Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:28 am

As we warned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9GTa3a-tFo They knew.

[Higgenbotham]

As we've discussed several times (this is for anyone else) biosolids should be avoided (PFAS/PFOS and other nasty contaminants). There are biosolids in bags labeled potting soil.

Executive Summary

Many home gardeners buy compost or commercial soil amendments to enhance soil nutrition. But new tests reveal concerning levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in fertilizer products which are commonly made from sewage sludge. These “forever chemicals” were found in all of the nine products tested by the Ecology Center of Michigan and Sierra Club and marketed as “eco” or “natural” and eight of the nine exceeded screening levels set by the state of Maine. PFAS in fertilizers could cause garden crops to be a source of exposure for home gardeners.

PFAS are per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, a class of widely used industrial chemicals, that persist for decades in the environment, many of which are toxic to people. In most places, industries are currently allowed to flush PFAS-containing waste into wastewater drains that flow to treatment plants. The chemicals are not removed during sewage treatment and instead settle in solid materials that are separated out from liquids in the treatment process.

Americans generate massive quantities of sewage waste each day. Nearly half of sewage sludges are treated to kill pathogens and then spread on farms, pastures, and wildlands for disposal, where nutrients like nitrogen improve soil productivity. The wastewater industry and EPA call these “biosolids.” Unfortunately, biosolids carry a variety of persistent and toxic chemicals, in addition to PFAS, which can threaten our food supply and contaminate water sources.

The Sierra Club and the Ecology Center identified dozens of home fertilizers made from biosolids. We purchased nine fertilizers:

Cured Bloom (Washington DC)
TAGRO Mix (Tacoma, Washington)
Milorganite 6-4-0 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Pro Care Natural Fertilizer (Madison, Georgia)
EcoScraps Slow-Release Fertilizer (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Menards Premium Natural Fertilizer (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
GreenEdge Slow Release Fertilizer (Jacksonville, Florida)
Earthlife Natural Fertilizer (North Andover, Massachusetts)
Synagro Granulite Fertilizer Pellets (Sacramento area, California)

Our tests reveal that American gardeners can unwittingly bring PFAS contaminants home when they buy fertilizer that is made from sludge-biosolids. Eight of the nine products exceeded screening limits for two chemicals—PFOS or PFOA—set by Maine, the state with the most robust action on PFAS in biosolids. The chemicals were measured at levels that would not be acceptable for the state’s agricultural soils. Of the 33 PFAS compounds analyzed in the products, 24 were detected in at least one product. Each product contained from 14 to 20 detectable PFAS compounds. Additional tests showed they also contained two to eight times greater mass of precursor compounds and hundreds to thousands of times more unidentifiable synthetic fluorine compounds.

Our testing provides a snapshot of PFAS levels in complex wastewater systems. The findings are in line with national surveys of PFAS in sludge-biosolids, and academic studies testing biosolids-based fertilizers and composts. Available evidence suggests that PFAS and related chemicals in sewage sludge could jeopardize the safety of the commercial food supply and home gardens. We recommend home gardeners do not purchase biosolids-derived fertilizers for use on fruit and vegetable beds. For the large-scale problem of disposing of sewage waste, however, simple solutions are elusive. The federal government and most states have done little to study the issue, let alone address it.

Our test results suggest that urgent changes are needed to halt the unnecessary uses of PFAS in commerce and minimize the amounts that are discharged into our wastewater system. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has pledged immediate action to reduce the threats posed by PFAS uses, but the agency’s anemic responses to date, as well as structural barriers created by key environmental laws, make quick action unlikely and hinder even the most common-sense measures to contain the chemical crisis.

https://www.sierraclub.org/sludge-garde ... age-sludge

[aeden]

https://www.themidwesterner.news/2024/0 ... gaza-camp/
As we noted border does not concern them and the asses are still pumping dollars into it.

Arafat was correct Americans are stupid.
https://twitter.com/rubin_a1/status/178 ... za-camp%2F

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