Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog,
I’ve had an unsettled feeling about what’s going on on this nation and all over the world for the final month. Extra unsettled than regular.
I do know that’s what has spurred me to put in writing a number of brief articles over the past couple weeks as my outlet for coping with my rising feeling of dread.
However I’ve additionally begun to take some motion steps to be higher ready for no matter is coming.
I’m not a real doomstead prepper. I’d say I’m extra prepped than the typical individual, much less prepped than many of the individuals who learn TBP, and definitely not prepped sufficient to outlive what might be headed our approach. Throughout the time-frame from 2009 by way of 2012 I purchased a major quantity of kit, firearms, and meals for what I believed was an imminent SHTF second coming our approach. As traditional, my timing was off by a mile. However nonetheless, the provides are in my storage space, awaiting the day that may come.
My location isn’t best, however it isn’t horrible. It’s principally a suburban group nestled amongst quite a few farms, removed from any city ghetto shithole. Most of my neighborhood is occupied by liberals, Karens, and vaccine supporters. I do know of three or 4 neighbors who I may depend on as help, if issues go sideways. Two of them are engineers who’ve expertise I do not need. I’d belief them in a disaster state of affairs.
I had a backup pure fuel generator put in a pair years in the past, which got here in useful a couple of weeks in the past when a transformer blew up the street.
Over the previous few weeks I’ve been methodically taking small steps to get higher ready.
I’ve been withdrawing money from my credit score union.
My previous propane grill has rusted away and ignition has been iffy for some time. I purchased a brand new one final week.
Within the close to future, I’ll be eliminating our 13 yr previous Honda Perception with 250,000 miles and changing it with a used Honda HRV with below 40,000 miles. Changing fiat into helpful issues looks as if a good suggestion at this level.
Yesterday we purchased a brand new firearm and ammo. What an interesting course of. It’s fairly clear to me that every one gun supplier staff and their prospects are of the identical mindset as TBPers. We bought to know the gentleman serving to us choose the gun fairly effectively as a result of the goddamn state of PA makes it as troublesome as potential to legally buy a firearm. After filling out pages of paperwork and answering questions on-line, it took the state drones about an hour and half to approve the acquisition, despite the fact that I’ve by no means had something greater than a rushing ticket in my complete life.
Not solely did the man promoting us the gun need to triple test the paperwork, he needed to get the proprietor’s spouse to double test all of his work. I requested why they needed to undergo such a tedious course of. They stated the ATF is crawling up their butts and can shut them down in a cut up second if any paperwork is barely off. He stated they’ve been harassing each gun supplier in Bucks and Montgomery County with shock audits, attempting to place them out of enterprise. So, Philly and each different city shithole is experiencing huge gun violence from unlawful weapons utilized by black males, however the ATF harasses authorized gun outlets promoting authorized weapons to white folks for defense. That is the way it rolls in Biden’s America.
I’m a bit of extra ready than I used to be a month in the past, however certainly not sufficient…
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