The Steem-Pocalypse Show Episode 3 for Season 6
Here we are once again. It's time to sit down and discuss how to NOT let @papa-pepper kill all of us.
Here is the first part of tonight's show.
In this video we pay tribute to the fallen this round. They are;
Option 1
@arbitrarykitten
@hendrix22
@illuminatus
@len.george
@trevor.george
@teamsouthafrica
@ty2nicerva
@vikirumbek
Option 2
@clove71
@couch-potato
@haiyangdeperci
@homescoolkidz
@hopehuggs
@superbuckles
@utfull
@vandaze
Due to some very poor show prep on the part of the host, we had to do a second video. Here it is.
@papa-pepper's magi like wisdom was very "helpful" this round.
@dwells and @beardo are going to check the vehicles. Great beards think alike.
@essentialoilmom and @jeejee are going to check the vacant lot for plants.
Also in this video I made a BALLOON ANIMAL!
Check out the proof!
For more on my history of balloon animals, check out this post.
https://steemit.com/howto/@papa-pepper/balloon-animals-101-a-lesson-in-inflation-featuring-dwells-and-papa-pepper
See what @liberty-minded made for the show.gif)
Thank you again to @papa-pepper for hosting the game and @novaatebatman for doing all the legwork with the spreadsheet.
As always, May the Options be ever in your favor.
Enjoyed the episode(s) tonight. My girls stayed up late to eat popcorn and Vernors and watch The Steem-Pocaylpse show with @dwells and @essentialoilmom and company.
@lturner says she's leaning towards the abandoned lot. The least likely place that has been looted already. Lots of useful things you can find there. Maybe even some edibles, like purslane or daylillies. @ironshield
Purslane! That stuff is good! @papa-pepper showed me that in our garden. I trust him when he hands me a plant and says "eat this." When it comes to snakes though....not happening.
Purslane is surprisingly good! The seeds are kind of crunchy, leaves are slightly sour. Skip the stems. They are everywhere around here - even in sidewalk cracks if you're really hungry. I've heard some people considered them a 'superfood' like chia or flax because they are a complete protein and omega 3's. Good to put on a salad. @ironshield
I'm not sure if I should side with the girls and look in the lot, or go with the beards and check out the vehicles... I'll have to sleep on it. @ironshield
Just don't sleep too long - I just answered at 10:30 am and realized the post said "20 hours", so we only have 4 hours left to answer.
I am going to search the abandoned lot.
It's not actually a field, but a lot, which means that while it may look like a field there used to be something there and that often means unexpected treasures (like a good pair of pliers I once found). I also know that most people see things like purslane and sow's thistle as a complete weed (not to mention Queen Anne's Lace or wild carrot) and don't think to try to eat it before they're fighting over scraps of twinkies and beef jerky. So the abandoned lot has the highest likelihood of having some food available. I am not particularly concerned about it being open because it's broad daylight and you therefore have a good chance of hearing or seeing anyone coming. It also seems more like a commercial area than residential and those kinds of areas become abandoned first, with people pulling back to apartment buildings and neighborhoods when stressed.
The cars would've been my next choice. If there are abandoned/crashed cars, it may mean someone panicked and left some good stuff there. However, if there's been looting for two months I think there may've been plenty of people before us who had that idea. I would think you might get some things besides food out of the cars but have a suspicion there wouldn't be any food. As you guys pointed out, there may be another opportunity for food tomorrow...or there may not be.
The grocery store has a possibility of yielding something besides food but I've seen the pictures of what grocery stores in Venezuela look like right now and I don't think there's a crumb left big enough for a mouse in there. You might find some other things of value for survival but again...unless there's a package of something hidden under a counter or something, it seems likely to not only be abandoned but possibly unsafe to eat anything from considering the sewers have been backed up for two months and who knows what the floors are like in there.
So...there's my thoughts. I'm specifically hoping to find purslane, as Ben mentioned, since it grows everywhere (and gets big fast), has a hugely high nutritional content (especially if you can get those good Omega 3s from the seeds), and is so low-growing and innocuous most people think of it like grass and wouldn't bother to eat it. You also don't have to cook it like you sometimes have to with other wild greens because it's not bitter at all and is very easy to eat and digest.
Just discovered you guys! Love what your doing <3
Thanks! We have alot of fun doing this. We love making people laugh.
Sometimes they even have some good advice... sometimes...
I was thinking the cars might be a trap. The store is probably is empty or you might get more ranch beans. I picked empty lot.