Cool story on anti-prepper propaganda by the mass media:
You knew that was coming...
Hopefully everybody on this thread is ready for the zombie apocalypse by now. ;-)
I have a neighbor already going down that road.
That is a good article on preparation. One big thing some might need to remember is that it’s not a great idea for unprepared masses to realize *you* are the prepared one.
We are on the cusp of spring. Something for some to consider might be a bit of “guerilla gardening.” Planting edibles, especially those not typically recognized, in unexpected locations. Carrots, turnips, potatoes, jerusalem artichokes, various greens, squashes, radishes, beans, peas. Root crops aren’t recognized by most people.
Having months of canned, frozen, dehydrated and freeze dried food is wonderful but adding in fresh things will be a plus as long as they can be washed/cooked thoroughly. I’m looking at the long term supply chain disruption on this. And I know I have neighbors who may eye my garden. This year the bulk of my garden will not be where they think. Paranoid? Maybe. Prepared? Yes.
I laugh about it. Granted, the time to prepare should have been before the emergency. We’ll have to add the word “hoarders” and “panic” to the Flu Bros limited vocabulary.
I lost all my prepping supplies in a horrible boating accident.
Everyone should have enough for a possible quarantine period. More than that is probably unnecessary hoarding.
Remember when the FEMA woman called preppers every name in the book? She’ll be starving and banging on her neighbors’ doors. I bought the last lonely can of spinach a few day ago so chastise me. Sticks and stones. If I’d left it on the shelf, I’d be the good person but the person 2 minutes behind me would be the bad person when they put it in their cart. Snort, not sorry one bit it is now in my pantry. The only thing I did wrong was getting to the spinach party late.
If people can’t afford $5 for a small pkg of tp, maybe they shouldn’t have gone to the bar last night, bought an overpriced Starbucks this morning, got a tattoo or a piercing in an unmentionable spot or bought a $50+ carton of cigarettes. There’s a huge difference between wants and needs.
Thought I was done. Nope, need drain cleaner. Poured some baking soda, salt and the juice from a jar of too old opened peppers down it so will see what happens.
The juice off of peppers and pickles is mainly vinegar so don’t throw it out. Use it in the drain or add a cup to the crock pot when making a pork roast.
And that’s the problem for the government.
They WANT you dependent on them.
All the more reason to not be.