As it’s said, “Into any life a little rain will fall.” So count on that universal truism and the wisdom. No govt can protect against the fact that “rain” falls on the just/unjust alike. So get what is akin to an umbrella, slicker, gumboots and wait for it to pass, LOL.

provoking stuff Essie

Yes, it is challenging to prep when in major metropolitan areas. There are such built in limitations. All we can do is the best we can do – whether a prepping baby step – or a large leap. Environment and circumstances dictate so much, as do events. Situations that can allow one to remain in the city and survive with some hardship, or situations that require Getting Out of Dodge. The tub system actually can work handily in a GOOD “kit” with the smaller type tubs I’m fond of able to be packed in a trunk, fill a back seat, etecetera. Stored on a shelf until the Grab and Run we hope never happens.

A daughter asked me what I would “do” if it ended up that I “wasted my time” and didn’t live through a SHTF scenario. I was nonplussed and merely informed her that SOMEone would make use of the items – and I had faith it’d be the Good Guys. So there’s peace in what I do – and a sense of “stewardship” for items in my care.

Dear Husband and I have helped people move. I can see why you decided to have some “self-care” and bow out of the endeavor with the ex-wife, LOL. We helped a rather dysfunctional fellow move several times and after the last one enroute home I informed DH…”Never again.”

Caller I.D. can be a wonderful thing, heh heh!

Stay tuned! More parts to come.

Essie

How should I prepare? I suppose that if I consider a natural disaster around Denver then I should be planning how to get out of Dodge so to speak rather than how I was going to survive here, though I may need to survive for a couple of days. Outside of an unusual blizzard due to….uhmmm global warming… or an earthquake, which may be more likely, I cannot think of very many natural disasters that would cause an evacuation or massive destruction in this region.

Then I think, what if there was a massive earthquake in California, all along the San Andres Fault, unlikely I am sure, but if there were what would happen to the power grid and how much would it affect my region in the way of food and supplies and daily necessities. That would be a completely different situation. How long would it be before the economy began to suffer how far reaching would such an disaster reach? This leads me back then to planning more for economic disaster and hardship rather than a local natural disaster.
A local disaster is instantaneous and if you survive it is a matter of seeking a safer location, so my first priority may be to develop my own survival and evacuation plan that would lead me to my prepared long term economic survival location.

So I guess I have answered my question of the newby Packrat. Develop an evacuation plan which is part of the larger plan of personal and economic survival.

Interesting and it sounds kind of fun actually.

Back to packrats. My ex-wife, now friend of many years. and my daughter are true packrats. They have everything they ever purchased or owned. About 4 years ago my ex made a major move of about 80 miles to a new town, I refused to help in the move, I knew how much stuff she had I had moved it a number times before and she had about 15 years since the last move to pack a few more things away.

It’s ok she had a two grown daughters and a son to help.

A nice story Essie, Thank you

Steven Foste
Barstool 83 at W&G

Love your writing style. Sounds like you have alot of wisdom. I have been thinking alot about storage lately. I’ve read also that when/if things get bad, you don’t want your energy to be going to trying to declutter and find stuff. Also that all the junk in your barn/home/yard is just going to cause more stress that you DONT need at that time. I’ve taken to thinking “will I need this for survival”? Most of the time its “no”, so it needs to be either bartered away, sold or given out to someone that can use it.

Thanks!

Welcome to The Texas Ring, Essie.

Cheers, Tex