There is a lot of fun (and frustrating) conjecture on the Board regarding tomorrow's announcement. And of course there's no way to know ahead of time what PT will say. I like to be prepared for the worst.
I'm thinking about actual real-life preparation to deal with the immediate aftermath of him announcing, for EXAMPLE, that he is collaborating with the military as they implement Martial Law. It could be a different announcement of course, but basically I like to be prepared.
So, I thought I'd share my list of items that are relevant to me, and encourage Anons to add to the list as well as share your own context and relevant items.
The FOCUS, here, is a 2-3 week window of potential isolation, or being "locked down" under Martial Law, etc. Think "bug out" but not actually leaving your home... in other words, self-sustaining for 2-3 weeks.
I am in a rural community of about 25,000 in the Great Plains region. So, I'm not fearful of gangs of metro thugs (although I'm ready for that, too). The biggest threat I face is supply chain stoppage. So, my list includes:
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Short term: some cash in small bills, firewood, cars filled with gas, 5 gallon gas cans filled, generator, short-term food (unfrozen meat, vegetables, etc. basically a grocery run for the next two weeks), toilet paper (698 rolls, haha, just kidding), dog food, forms of entertainment that don't depend on the internet, muh weapons, stored water, batteries and flashlights, a way to cook food, a way to communicate with family (Hexchat, for example, and a landline that still works), and last but not least my close friends are on high alert along with me. And, I have God in my every day awareness and prayer.
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A lot of long-term prep stuff, like weapons, ammo, precious metals, a lot of stored food, etc.
Whatever happens, this is always a good exercise to do and I share it with my kiddos, too. And if the day passes and it's a nothingburger, that does not mean that this thought exercise (and some preparation if you haven't done it until today) is something that will serve you well into the future. You have about 29.5 hours before the announcement...
God Speed, everyone.
If you haven't prepared by this time, it may be too late. The time to prepare was last year, or even 3 months ago. By now you should already have secured the following and have it in a secure place in your home:
Silver (coins or bars)
Food & Water (and lots of it)
Ammo for 3 months of civil unrest
Cash (2 to 3 thousand dollars would be ample)
Firewood and means to start fires
Alternative fuel sources: Propane, white gas, etc for cooking
Water filtering method
Medical supplies and a backlog of prescriptions
Know your neighbors, who you can trust and who you can't
Prepare to work with those you CAN trust, there will be no Rambo's in this
Have your spiritual house in order.
Agreed. My point, though, was for a short term scenario which I think is more likely if Martial Law is implemented. Things wouldn't be fixed in 3 weeks, but the chaos would be brought under control and access to food and water would be restored and managed by the military in over-populated places.
So, are you prepared for 3 weeks? If not, that's something you can get done in the next 24 hours.
Yes... 3 days...3 weeks... 3 months. Beyond that, I might have to go foraging, but this country boy knows how to survive.
I could buy 3-4 wks worth of stuff in 1 trip to Sam’s Club or Costco!
Maybe the right time to do that, assuming you can consume it beofre it spoils, or that it can be stored.
Just bought myself and my daughter standing freezers 2 months ago. I already had a chest freezer. Both are crammed to over flowing with everything we could get in there. Also we’ve had Food Sealers for years so we even seal stuff that is perishable. My husband also bought 3 empty propane tanks at Big R and then filled them very cheaply at an RV park near us. They have propane the cheapest I have ever seen since everyone there uses it. Only $16 to fill them, plus the 2 we have for each bbq and 1 in our outdoor fire pit.