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ChazInAz

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67. I make things.

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 11:32 AM

Mar 2020

Besides being an actor, I can make any number of necessary, useful items.
I do blacksmithing, and make high-quality knives. Before you ask about steel...I have smelted it using primitive methods and local materials.
Need shoes and clothing? This Hungarian will kit you out! Tan hides, too.
Where to get a hunting rifle to obtain those hides? Right over here, flintlock coming right up! Oh, yeah, and when the gun humpers burn through all their modern ammunition? Your Humble can whomp up some smelly old black powder.I
Start a fire, build shelter, cool a meal, make soap?
Heck, I'd be voivode in no time!

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What is your post apocalyptic talent? [View all] Marthe48 Mar 2020 OP

Sitting with a boog chocolate lab TEB Mar 2020 #1

always good Marthe48 Mar 2020 #3

I have a knack for solving problems lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #2

I can type like the wind on a manual typewriter. Glorfindel Mar 2020 #4

lol Marthe48 Mar 2020 #7

Do you take shorthand? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #11

Absolutely. Typing and shorthand kept me out of combat in Vietnam Glorfindel Mar 2020 #15

I used to be proficient and Gregg SH and I'm missing it. Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #49

Trump would be good at short hands. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #47

Good one! LOL! BComplex Mar 2020 #54

Yup. He can sign "Me, me me," in record time. lunatica Mar 2020 #107

I hope not, but that may prove to be a very useful skill. n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #21

Constructing mnemonic memory circuits using stone-knives and bear-skins htuttle Mar 2020 #5

(are you sure your name isn't Spock?) lastlib Mar 2020 #60

I can rebuild a carb. Mosby Mar 2020 #6

I eat carbs. wnylib Mar 2020 #102

I will eat anything the Red Hen provides. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #8

I can chop wood and build a fire. 33taw Mar 2020 #9

I know how to make a gasifier and primitive weapons . Also I know how to Brew Beer . stonecutter357 Mar 2020 #10

You will be a valuable addition to the tribe Marthe48 Mar 2020 #12

You would be a very valuable person to have around during the apocalypse. lark Mar 2020 #97

I can sew with a needle and thread. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2020 #13

between my wife and I we have gardening, sewing, and cooking covered NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #14

I have a green thumb and 2 workable acres alittlelark Mar 2020 #16

If there is an apocolypse where we stay in place, definitely need a greenhouse. lark Mar 2020 #98

I can make stone tools. bluedigger Mar 2020 #17

I know how to darn socks. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #18

I can address mine even more harshly than that. n/t sl8 Mar 2020 #22

Out, out, damned sock! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #23

Well, if this is going to become a contest ... sl8 Mar 2020 #48

lol Marthe48 Mar 2020 #28

It took me a second reading - that is... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #38

I can cook, bake, sew, knit, crochet, mend, darn, grow food, be cheap and resourceful Nay Mar 2020 #19

Make sure you tell people Marthe48 Mar 2020 #20

Haha...me too. All of the above. Zoonart Mar 2020 #51

Damn, those are some good skills. lark Mar 2020 #99

I retaught myself to crochet after nearly 50 years without doing it yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #104

Gardening MissB Mar 2020 #24

I think I am in love. That's an awesome skill-set. n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #34

Awww MissB Mar 2020 #43

I can cook a feral hog. Laelth Mar 2020 #25

which assumes you also know how to kill a feral hog Marthe48 Mar 2020 #32

Nobody needs a license to kill feral hog, no. Laelth Mar 2020 #36

A rifle, maybe 30-06 should do the trick. Ilsa Mar 2020 #79

civilized person here, who also knows barbecue is made with pork yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #105

I like my slaw on the side. Laelth Mar 2020 #110

Welding, blacksmithing, and all manner of redneck metallurgy Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #26

I can grow great cannabis, brew great beer, bake great bread, and catch fish.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #27

I can hunt, I can fish and I also can build furniture or anything wooden with unplugged tools. drray23 Mar 2020 #29

Real-life MacGuyver. I pride myself on figuring how do do something with minimal materials/training kysrsoze Mar 2020 #30

I used to teach Homesteading Skills handmade34 Mar 2020 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #33

Prosciutto di cinghiale! (Wild boar prosciutto):the best! fierywoman Mar 2020 #35

Rock on. Sounds excellent! n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #44

I could help organize and maintain a modest library. Harker Mar 2020 #37

I am a good mechanic & fair carpenter rickyhall Mar 2020 #39

I could sit around and mope. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2020 #40

Can I sit in when I'm not at the library? Harker Mar 2020 #42

You can make people laugh. Laelth Mar 2020 #45

I can talk no end of shit. I would make a good preacher. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #41

Mr. Fix-it is my name. If I can't fix it, I know some fool that can. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #46

Scream until everyone passes out... Evergreen Emerald Mar 2020 #50

I even used spell-check :) Marthe48 Mar 2020 #87

My sense of humor Faux pas Mar 2020 #52

I can start a fire from just a little dried grass Mountain Mule Mar 2020 #53

Making underwear out of bicycle tires. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #55

I would love to see some examples of your work. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #68

Thanks for the laughs Bev54 Mar 2020 #56

I laughed at the replies Marthe48 Mar 2020 #59

scrabble NBachers Mar 2020 #57

... Major Nikon Mar 2020 #58

Great thread stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #61

You could have one of the other posters make you an abacus :) Marthe48 Mar 2020 #63

Lists! stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #65

I know how to make herbal medicines sarge43 Mar 2020 #62

Yes, good thought stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #70

Sewing, knitting and crochet. ihaveaquestion Mar 2020 #64

I can mock the forces that caused it! marble falls Mar 2020 #66

I make things. ChazInAz Mar 2020 #67

Now I'm wondering stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #69

We have roadrunners, here. ChazInAz Mar 2020 #71

I wash my hands after bringing the mail in. 40RatRod Mar 2020 #72

I can serve as a bad example ironflange Mar 2020 #73

I make for a good... reACTIONary Mar 2020 #74

I am very forgetful Skittles Mar 2020 #75

I can shoot wild animals if I have to. If it gets bad enough they doc03 Mar 2020 #76

Killer weed. I have a gift. WheelWalker Mar 2020 #77

My skills include spinning wool and fibers into yarns, procon Mar 2020 #78

I can raise my left eyebrow and issue a contemptuous glare and a scathing sarcastic remark . nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #80

LOL I can do that too My daughter used to call it "the Eyebrow" yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #106

I am good at giving hugs. FM123 Mar 2020 #81

I can teach self-defense sakabatou Mar 2020 #82

Bookkeeping, with pencil and paper only. StatGirl Mar 2020 #83

Haha me too stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #90

I loved Lotus 123 StatGirl Mar 2020 #95

Gardener, seed saver, equestrian, equine trainer, land planner, civil engineering. CottonBear Mar 2020 #84

Jill of many incongruous skills. cate94 Mar 2020 #85

Are you me? Marthe48 Mar 2020 #89

Hmmm cate94 Mar 2020 #92

I make killer beanhole beans Throckmorton Mar 2020 #86

I can wipe without toilet paper Snellius Mar 2020 #88

I can get kids to do what ever I want mercuryblues Mar 2020 #91

I can translate people's complaints between nine different languages DFW Mar 2020 #93

knitting NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2020 #94

I'm good with growing things. lark Mar 2020 #96

Everyone thinks they're going to be Mad Max. Codeine Mar 2020 #100

I think I am talentless but if you insist: Polly Hennessey Mar 2020 #101

I am a good cook (w/out recipies) and I can knit. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #103

I can manage a field kitchen for 7 days feeding 65 people 3 meals a day yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #108

Salsa dancing. lindysalsagal Mar 2020 #109