[hummingbird]

Bill always said that we needed to get guns that took the NATO ammunition, as if we were invaded, there would be bullets available on the battlefield dead.

That is the most stunningly interesting thing I have learned in a long time!

Yes, I had extra water, people hate to travel with me, I take extra's and then when they get consumed or used, it becomes "good thing that you brought that". LOL

granny, once again you are the voice of reason, practicality and survivability! Thanks for your perspective & tips...

[Letitring]

I've carried a case of water in car trunks, since Tom Ridge told us to. LOL. It's called my terrorism water. :)

[nw_arizona_granny]

One of my clients was a retired Marine Major (or is that an Army rank?)

Anyway, he gave me the info needed to know the guns to buy that would work with NATO ammo.

I didn't ever do it and have lost the list, but there must be several here that could do so.

I drive people crazy, refuse to run to the store for every little part. Just dig in the junk, you might find something that will work. LOL

Everyone should buy a small roll of baling wire, it can be used for anything. Bill hated it and asked me not to collect it when I would find it in the old mining camps, cause he didn't want me using it at home. (OK I admit that I cannot drive nails, but my daddy taught me the wire tricks)

Once on a far out trip, maybe a 100 miles from help, he had to ask if I had loaded that nice piece of wire that he told me not to, the day before.

We had lost the pin that connects the clutch arm, under the car and it wouldn't move.

My baling wire brought us home.

Ruth