The Walter Mittys continue to talk about their plans to come to my area on the Rockies in the event of a disaster. They rehearse their plans on vacant lots around here only during the warmer times of year, have their drunken/stoned parties and fire lots of rounds in random directions. Well, one did finally try to stay a few weeks into the late fall with his motor home but headed back down to the city before freezing to death.
We had a long string of nights with lows between -20 and -36 F this winter. Some nights, wind gusts topped 100 mph (usual in winter) though not as many windy nights as usual. There’s a perpetual fire ban, as we enter our likely second year of extreme drought (drought forecast through April so far). No campfires, no recreational firing of firearms, etc. Rivers are down, and creeks are going dry. Wells will likely be going dry.
The suburbs would be safer—even during riots.
Nothing like winter to catch your attention.
I have long hair. It has to be washed once a week, minimum. When I was doing the mountain man thing, with temps below zero, heating water so I could stand outside on a pallet to wash my hair was a fairly quick exersize.
Rough life sucks. I like my convienences. I think I'll keep them.
/johnny