I've got a complete bug out bag made up.

ready to grab and go within minutes.

I actually think there's a lot more preperation going on than people think.

I had a particularly telling conversation with a guy one day when he called in to work to check reference on a previous employee. Got to talking about "how's business" and such and he said he was so busy he couldn't hire people fast enough. Runs a security business putting iron on doors and such, said it was mostly doctors, lawyers... upper echeclon types but he added, "the stories these people tell about what they expect and what they're preparing for are frightening."

I find I have a conversation like this with someone at least once a month.

I've most definitely put some food stores and other "essentials" away. Figure it's cheap insurance. Even if there isn't some cataclysmic event it's protection against inflation and economic downturns. Figure if one of us loses a job or gets a cut in hours, we'll be covered on staples and be able to make any reduced earnings stretch further.

I'm prepared for a moderate interruption in my normal life.

I live in the country and have a garden raise chickens and I've been a prepper for years.

However, if we really have a run for the hills SHTF situation, I'm too old. I'll stay and eat my food and drink my wine.

Not everyone is going to run.

Its a matter of personal responsibility and responsibility for your family. I dont want fema the state or any relief agency to have to take care of me or my family.

Its common sense. Take care of yourself and thats one old person they can take care of instead of you. If two more do it then 2 more truly deserving can receive assistance.

its not exponential and it starts by uncoupling from the states nipple and being adults. Everyone who becomes responsible is less drag on the system when it does go sideways.


No im not doing anything different than always. have always had my stuff together and been prepped since I was 18 for home things and everything else by about 22.

Watching the markets more to try to gauge the big drop but not much else