I have a slight tendency towards paranoia and over-preparedness, it’s something I know about myself and keep in check, I don’t want to be the weirdo living in a bunker full of spam and guns. I keep it to a reasonable level of preparedness, a little extra food, a battery backup for my sump pump, some tools, blankets, water, etc. in the trunk of my car, etc. I’m seldom caught unprepared for anything that might come up, but I’m not actively stockpiling for the end of the world.
My wife tends to fly by the seat of her pants a bit more. I remember when I ran out to buy the backup battery for the sump pump before a big storm she asked if I really thought we’d need it. We ended up losing power for 16 hours, and while that battery didn’t last the whole time, it at least bought us a few extra hours of not having to bail out the sump pump with buckets to keep our basement from flooding.
So I definitely took notice when a couple months ago she started wanting to buy some rice and beans and such in bulk to vacuum seal so we’d have a bit of a stockpile on-hand if things started getting rough. If she’s starting to get worried like that, it usually means things are already pretty damn bad.
So I’ve been kicking my usual casual emergency preps up a notch, still holding myself back from becoming a full-on bunker weirdo, but fuck if that’s not starting to look kind of attractive.
Poor fucking babies after you force half the world to do the same plus bully our economies with your absurd stupidity.
tell em
My state primaried Burnie Sanders in 2016, don’t put this shit on me
Half the world? Bit hyperbolic isn’t it? USAID and humanitarian efforts have also been feeding and healing parts of the world for decades, more than any other nation…until recently sadly.
Saying those things in here is just preaching to the choir, the wrong choir at that. You just come across as an asshole.
What did I do man? I’m just trying to get by.
But you sound like you’d be at home in some right wing party with your blind, blanket hatred and lack of basic empathy.
I’ve been buying a bunch of camping/backpacking gear recently, including a couple of water filters and a bunch of freeze-dried meals I found on clearance at Costco (assorted 10-pack box for $10, or $1/meal!). I tell myself it really mostly is for camping (especially since my kids are getting into cub scouting), but I’d be lying if I said the possibility of bugging out wasn’t also at the back of my mind.
I also built myself a new computer recently, and went for small-form-factor instead of a normal tower case just in case I need to move on short notice/with limited ability to bring belongings. I’ve also been simultaneously waffling between trying to fix a bunch of stuff on my house so that it’s in good saleable condition and hesitating to spend money on stuff that can’t be easily moved. It’s a weird feeling.
Is there a specific reason for this or just general vibes?
Vibes. Same reason people stock up on toilet paper whenever the news gets sketchy
All signs point to us not being able to rely on our federal government going forward and actively defending ourselves against them.
So yeah…add guns and ammo to the prep list.
Should probably add guns and ammo to that prep list.
