[NonValueAdded]

Ya know, we in the hurricane belt get annual bug out drills (although skills rapidly atrophy with a few quiet years). The other option, though, is to shelter in place. So there I was, stocking casa NVA with supplies, boarding up the windows, and wondering why the good old boys in their 4wd pickups with the mudder packages were just cruising around the neighborhood while the rest of us were busy preparing. Then it dawned on me ... they were preparing. I was doing their prep work for them. You're gosh darn right I need an assault rifle, maybe three.

And if the strife is in the burbs, no way I'd retreat to an urban setting. Better to go rural. And stock the travel-all with exotic liqueurs (for hot fudge Tuesday and remember your Kipling). /obscure

[Texas resident]

You could be my neighbor. Have lots of rounds, food, water containers, gasoline containers, generator, camping gear, 3 different locations to head to, know the roads without the need of a map, have a very well trained dog, wife and kids are good shots, and I can revert to sleeping like a cat again. I won’t be caught flat footed. Period. My government trained me well 25 years ago and I havent forgotten. If the poop hits the propeller, my wife and kids will be safe. Semper Fi.