Well, you have been saying it is critical, that America may be at its end, that China has plans, that the WEF has plans that are being brought to fruition…and which may be delayed enough by the election of Trump to the presidency, so that the US can crawl back.
You have presented the poor harvest, the unrest in cities, the danger of the Left’s coordinated days of rage, the militarization of government entities and the stealing of property and property rights, including private monies, which are being devalued by the day.
Yes? So why would it be “actions of despair” to prepare and not simply actions of the hope of surviving hard times, whatever they may be or whenever they may come?
We always wanted to be prepared, but when Obama was elected we kicked it into overdrive as we saw more and more the signs of “the fundamental transformation of the USA.” Virgil’s family lived without electricity and running water until he was 10 or so. His mother preserved food, canning, salting, curing, using root kilns. I started canning in 2010. We don’t have to go off the farm for anything for many months (unless we want fresh milk, fruit and vegetables) if we don’t want to. If the electricity goes for good, then we must adjust the frozen foods for canning or have a block party, but that is not a big dent in our plans, except for the butter, which can be canned. I am switching to more canning of the venison, rather than freezing. Chicken breasts can very well and meat with broth makes good soup base.
And…it is hard to get the kids on board, but they do at least have freezers and pantries that they fill with non-perishable food, and clothes and shoes ahead for their kids. So, we prepare for them, too. Our medicine closet contains pill forms of kids’ OTC meds. Prescription meds are trickier, but except for one drug, we have stocked up about a year’s worth and, of course, we rotate all meds to use the oldest first.
It is the old way of living, save and reuse, patch or make patches, never throw something away that may be needed later. The kids often come to me with, “Do you happen to have…?” And, I usually do. Or, “Dad, I need a way to fix this or do this,” and he can help them.
Will we have to endure a Depression? Will we have a failure of civility? Will we lose electricity for good or have totally unreliable power for long periods of time? I don’t know, but the future doesn’t look bright, and if lose the dollar as a major trade unit, if we lose to the Left, if we have a war…I would rather have what I need than not. I would rather have bought goods and supplies now, than have lots of worthless money to try and buy what little is available.
I don’t know what the majority of people are doing. I know lots of Americans are doing this at least somewhat. I know that lots of people don’t have a week’s worth of food or supplies in their homes, and many depend on going to the store everyday and haven’t given a thought to getting through a week on their supplies at home.
That’s all, Jillian, we want to be able to get through hard times with what we have already stocked, if we had to. That is being prepared, that is being unafraid, that is hope for our family’s survival and safety in bad situations.
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What am I saying?! I started canning way before 2010, good grief! Time goes by when you are busy all the time. I think it was maybe in the mid to late 1990s.
I still don’t know what that one means, yet I am using in often it seems.