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With just a few days before the election, if there ever was a time to be prepared, it is now. I'm comfortable that we are prepared as well as we can be. We have several gallons of water, toilet paper, lots and lots of canned food, plenty of rice and dried beans, freezer is well stocked, charcoal in case power is lost, booze for drinking and trading, and, of course, plenty of ammo. On November 2, I'll make sure that the gas tank on the car is full.
At times, I'll admit, I've felt a little silly stocking up like this. It reminds me of my weird uncle that had a bomb shelter in his house back in the 1960's. Everyone laughed at him but looking back, he was just being prepared.
I hope everyone of you is stocked up on essential things to their own comfort level. Hopefully, I just bought all of this stuff sooner than I really needed.
 
Normally, I’d not admit to being stock up,on all the things you mentioned, but likeminded folks are going to be reading this, so, yes, we’re as comfortable and prepared as I can imagine. If the zombie apocalypse happens, them we shall see. Save that, we’re good,
 
noway2 said:
Normally, I’d not admit to being stock up,on all the things you mentioned, but likeminded folks are going to be reading this, so, yes, we’re as comfortable and prepared as I can imagine. If the zombie apocalypse happens, them we shall see. Save that, we’re good,
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itd be nice if all those likeminded folks were easier to identify moving fwd
 
Even my wife, who is totally not a gloom and doom type of person, saw the possible writing on the wall and set to laying in extra “stuff” over the past few months. We aren’t in the position to go completely off grid or live without contact with the world for a year or anything.


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In good shape at home and even more so in the mountains. Have a bunch of water bricks and probably months worth of food here. Will probably buy a few more bags of charcoal for cooking just in case, but that is about it. More worried about my wife and kids reaction to chaos than the supply we have on hand. Chaos and stress with kids and young adults is a gray area. And probably for me too to be honest.
 
I really cannot see any way possible that we are not going to have a SEVERE financial contraction. I guess I am of the opinion that the tottering house of cards of our debt structure is a far greater threat than some pimple faced kids who run around with an AR and quote Mao and Marx.

It just makes sense to have some sort of backstop against the kind of convulsion that comes when a society is forced into a currency reset..... but maybe that is just me.
 
About as good as it gets.
 
Got plenty of food, first aid, hygiene stuff. And there’s more food in the form and fish and deer.
 
Geezer said:

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Yeah.

Been working on some of the in-laws for the last 10 months, too. They’re “all-in”. I managed to convince them of the importance of having more than a handgun in the stable, so I now have 4 rifle converts that each, have an AR-platform rifle. We’ve had “living room circle” classes on how to run and maintain them, importance of dry-fire practice and multiple range trips. We’ve had meetings at least once a month to talk about where everyone is at...resources, capabilities, etc. At the same time, we’ve also had “classes” on everything from food storage/preps, finding/obtaining/purifying water, BLS/medical stuff, maps/land nav to communication plans/backups. Sis-in-laws and their husbands, like my wife and I, have grown kids. Advantage for us is that ours are still at home, while theirs are all out-of-state, but info has been relayed and they are all on board, as well. Multiple routes (at least 4) that are “off the beaten path” for all of them to get back home have been planned out. I’ve shown both husbands of my sis-in-laws how to reload. Although they are not set up to do it, they know how to use the equipment I have, if for some reason or another, I ain’t around to do it anymore.

Mom and my MIL/FIL live less than 3 miles from my wife and I. They’re all in their 70s and have their own unique health issues due to aging. Gets bad enough, we’ve already planned to go get ‘em and bring them here.

So yeah, we’ve been talking and planning a lot. There’s no way you can be adequately prepared for absolutely everything, but doing absolutely everything you can to be prepared for as much as you can sure beats sitting on yer ass or sticking your head in the proverbial sand.

As for my folks up in SW Virginia? Hell...they’re mountain folks; they can make it through damned near anything.
 
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tanstaafl72555 said:
I really cannot see any way possible that we are not going to have a SEVERE financial contraction. I guess I am of the opinion that the tottering house of cards of our debt structure is a far greater threat than some pimple faced kids who run around with an AR and quote Mao and Marx.

It just makes sense to have some sort of backstop against the kind of convulsion that comes when a society is forced into a currency reset..... but maybe that is just me.
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The more professional economists I talk to the less I get concerned about this. It seems like we’re more likely to have deflation than inflation, and the bigger issue is if we maintain our position as the top dog for currency or if the Chinese convince enough others to split and create a second economic ecosystem. We only think about China being at war with us, but they are also in wars with Japan, Korea and others.

On a positive note, none are still saying that we need immigration to drive future economic growth, to the contrary they think extra labor is going to be a drain on the system. I think we all knew this at least a few years back, but these are the Harvard and Yale types that inform our leaders, so it makes sense that they are the last to know.
 
JimB said:
The more professional economists I talk to the less I get concerned about this. It seems like we’re more likely to have deflation than inflation, and the bigger issue is if we maintain our position as the top dog for currency or if the Chinese convince enough others to split and create a second economic ecosystem. We only think about China being at war with us, but they are also in wars with Japan, Korea and others.

On a positive note, none are still saying that we need immigration to drive future economic growth, to the contrary they think extra labor is going to be a drain on the system. I think we all knew this at least a few years back, but these are the Harvard and Yale types that inform our leaders, so it makes sense that they are the last to know.
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Remind me of a time when "deflation" posed a threat to anyone except central bankers?
 
tanstaafl72555 said:
Remind me of a time when "deflation" posed a threat to anyone except central bankers?
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Didn’t say it was gonna hurt you or me directly, but we also don’t have much experience managing it.
 
JimB said:
Didn’t say it was gonna hurt you or me directly, but we also don’t have much experience managing it.
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only a whole century :) The entire 19th century was deflationary, with a few outliers, in the USA. Deflation is the natural state of things when people are allowed to produce and invest and the currency is stable. It is also GREAT for the little guy, which means it is great for the overall economy, since saving and investing are the powerhouse that drives innovation.

I HATE the spew of most economists nowadays as they are all Keynesians and all inflationary biased.

Have you ever read any Gary North? he is the only guy to ever write and ECONOMIC commentary on the entire bible. It is downloadable for free.

He is older now and not as mentally sharp, but his stuff is pretty good.
 
tanstaafl72555 said:
I HATE the spew of most economists nowadays as they are all Keynesians and all inflationary biased.
Have you ever read any Gary North? he is the only guy to ever write and ECONOMIC commentary on the entire bible. It is downloadable for free.

He is older now and not as mentally sharp, but his stuff is pretty good.
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Everyone knows that you hate the Keynesians.

The name is familiar, not sure why but I associate it with Notre Dame in the mid 1970s, it’s been a long time. I’ll look him, or at least his writing, up.
 
stocked up?
yes.

1. prescriptions refilled to the max allowable by law.
2. both chain saws (and other equipment) tuned up and ready.
3. will refill cans with non-eth gas tomorrow.

that's just this week.
our "regular" preps (hurricane, ice storm, etc.) are good.
as i have posted before, one good thing from the pandemic
was it got my wife on board with prep plans and execution,
which was her excuse to stock cases of wine.
 
Me. said:
I have plenty of TP for my bunghole.


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I do believe that no matter who wins, there will be localized unrest. I don’t stock up with expectations of being self sufficient. I stock up to give more flexibility to when we choose to go out into the world.
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Nope, more than six months of unemployment and various personal life issues have rendered me pretty much vulnerable.
 
Food, Fuel, ammo, silver/gold, ammo & plywood.
My wife usually thinks I'm paranoid but this time, she's on board.
She doesn't want to leave the house until 3 weeks after inauguration.
 
Sneakymedic said:
If you can shoot, someone will take you in... Even if you talk funny. 🤣😉
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I'm not bad, but my main skill is being a better target than all the skinny dudes.

Honestly, I'm more worried about my dog than me. Between the busted knee, the Covid BS, relationship issues and the sudden move that precipitated and now this blood pressure nonsense messing with my knee evaluation I'm over worrying about long term survival. Long as I get a couple of the buggers first I'm fine with whatever outcome.
 
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just as an aside.... I would say far far far more important in the calculus here is NOT how much boodle and bread and bullets do you have, but how many competetent, loyal and trustworthy friends do you have, who are like minded.

One of the true regrets I have from moving here is moving out of scoot distance from Bill Hill, who frankly will survive if he doesn't have a single round himself, simply because he has an amazing ability to attract good people to himself.... and of course the outliers like me, but you can't have everything.

The idea of a "built in community" is a very persuasive one to me. Churches are also good hives for stuff like that. LEO organizations, civic clubs, even political clatches.
 
Geezer said:
With just a few days before the election, if there ever was a time to be prepared, it is now. I'm comfortable that we are prepared as well as we can be. We have several gallons of water, toilet paper, lots and lots of canned food, plenty of rice and dried beans, freezer is well stocked, charcoal in case power is lost, booze for drinking and trading, and, of course, plenty of ammo. On November 2, I'll make sure that the gas tank on the car is full.
At times, I'll admit, I've felt a little silly stocking up like this. It reminds me of my weird uncle that had a bomb shelter in his house back in the 1960's. Everyone laughed at him but looking back, he was just being prepared.
I hope everyone of you is stocked up on essential things to their own comfort level. Hopefully, I just bought all of this stuff sooner than I really needed.
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My wife has taken over almost half the basement with longterm stores ... I swear she converting to Mormon ... so she’s covered a lot of things. She’s not doing it for just or or two reasons but more for the “just in case” thing. If COVID-19 has a cousin visit this winter (COVID-20???), we have civil unrest, economic pitfall, winter storms, etc she‘s determined to have a handle on it without sending me on a quest.

I would suggest you guys think about adding non-food stuff like laundry supplies (bleach is mult-use), personal care products (isopropyl alcohol if you can find it it, peroxid, antibiotic ointment, soap, shampoo, deodorant, hand lotion, etc), house maintenance items (furnace filters, light bulb, a toilet repair kit, tarps, duct tape, a nice assortment of screws & nails etc), automotive needs (motor oil, oil filters, backup wiper blades) ... these things have a long shelf life so stacking ‘em deep doesn’t hurt and could actually save you money if prices jump.
 
turkeydance said:
stocked up?
yes.

1. prescriptions refilled to the max allowable by law.
2. both chain saws (and other equipment) tuned up and ready.
3. will refill cans with non-eth gas tomorrow.

that's just this week.
our "regular" preps (hurricane, ice storm, etc.) are good.
as i have posted before, one good thing from the pandemic
was it got my wife on board with prep plans and execution,
which was her excuse to stock cases of wine.
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Never as much as I want but should be good. My neighborhood is of like minded folks, retired and active law enforcement, vets, etc.

All my friends say "if something kicks off we are coming to your house" and my response is always "you better bring something worthy to the table if you want inside"

Thank you for the reminder though. There are a few things we could pick up for sure. Especially BP meds, I'm good but not sure if my wife is.
 
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Sp00ks said:
Especially BP meds, I'm good but not sure if my wife is.
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This will probably take me out before a bullet does.

After losing 30lbs and watching my BP dip into low double digits; think 75/52ish, I asked my doctor's opinion on either lowering my dosage or quitting. She suggested quitting, but keeping a check on it. Well, within a week, I was triple digits top and bottom. So high, I could feel it in my face.

Yep. Imma die from busting caps.
 
I was just digging around in my safe to put some things a way and found a gun i've been meaning to buy. does that count?
I do not remember buying it. Maybe vaguely but it all kind of blends together... Well, I guess I might as well buy some ...
aaand I just realized I also have holsters for it.
Please nobody tell my wife she's right about my gun buying addiction.
I think I must have bought it shortly before my move out of MI last year and jammed it in with all my other stuff and forgot about it.
 
kcult said:
This will probably take me out before a bullet does.

After losing 30lbs and watching my BP dip into low double digits; think 75/52ish, I asked my doctor's opinion on either lowering my dosage or quitting. She suggested quitting, but keeping a check on it. Well, within a week, I was triple digits top and bottom. So high, I could feel it in my face.

Yep. Imma die from busting caps.
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Nearly the exact same thing here. Went sky high, put on meds, kept reducing the dosage, went below 100, off meds, a year later 198/110, back on the meds. Now I'm typically around 118/74 range.
 
Salt seems it be an item new folks seem to forget. At least in my recent experience helping family & friends stock up.
Seems such a minor thing, but newbies awoken by Covid seem to be frantically scrambling, toilet paper shortage really opened a lot of people’s eyes to the fragility of our way of life, relying on stores for everything.
 
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