Namelus – Thank you for the information on compressed air -powered devices. It definitely sounds as though the solar powered washing machine is a better option for a long-term grid down situation (or a James Washer with a wringer, lol).
Littlesister – Me neither :-). I’m thinking about getting a subscription to that Plain Communities Business Exchange publication just so I can read the ads!
Today I finally got started vacuum-sealing the cocoa powder and dried beans I got a couple of weeks ago in my last grocery “haul”. Looks like I’ll be needing lots more half-gallon Ball jars . . .