Displaced Texan

The Colt monolithic uppers have a hardened steel key insert in that location to prevent wear on the inside of the upper.

No balls.

AAR for grocery shopping in my local area. Our local ACME market was...weird. I expected there to be no TP or PT and I was right. Bleach and disinfectant surface cleaners were gone. Lots of laundry detergent and fabric softener available. Funny. There was a decent supply of beef in the meat case. Steaks, and roasts were in decent supply. Other than frozen chicken wings and turkey breasts, no poultry was available. Pork was also well picked over. A few racks of fresh ribs and dozens of frozen. Fresh produce was pretty available. I took a quick glance at the frozen section, and they appear to be fairly well stocked too. Milk was pretty bleak, but cheese, eggs, yogurt, and sour cream were plentiful. Canned goods, pasta and jarred pasta sauce was in good supply. Junk food was bountiful, as was soda. I don’t think there was any bottled water. The store was crowded, and this particular store rarely is. Although we were very aware of our surroundings and vigilant, we were more in observational mode while we picked up a few things. People had a strange look overall...not panicked, but worried....

Headed out into the wild for some minor supplies....but mainly to see the mayhem.

Headed out into the wild for some minor supplies....but mainly to see the mayhem.

Headed out into the wild for some minor supplies....but mainly to see the mayhem.

Somehow, I don’t think we are going to be stepping over piles of dead bodies.

They missed the point. Lol

21 of those deaths occurred at ONE senior living home in Washington State. On a side note, just returned from USVI. Zero screening for COV19 symptoms at either STT or on arrival at PHL....not that I expected any... I checked stock at home for TP and PT. 20 rolls of TP, and 6 PT. We are in dire straits...

Boiled ‘cat’ with fruit.

Clipped from the Wiki article on the 1918 flu pandemic. Scientists offer several possible explanations for the high mortality rate of the 1918 influenza pandemic. Some analyses have shown the virus to be particularly deadly because it triggers a cytokine storm, which ravages the stronger immune system of young adults.[15] In contrast, a 2007 analysis of medical journals from the period of the pandemic[16][17] found that the viral infection was no more aggressive than previous influenza strains. Instead, malnourishment, overcrowded medical camps and hospitals, and poor hygiene promoted bacterial superinfection. This superinfection killed most of the victims, typically after a somewhat prolonged death bed.[18][19]

This is from a friend of ours. Shit is getting real....lol

Should I have thrown it in the crock pot instead?? What would Betty Crockpot say?

Is that what YOU did for a Klondike?

Hey, if I slapped a little bbq sauce on that, all you bastards would be elbows deep eatin it, and you know it!

It’s funny that you mention the run on TP. We picked up a six pack of TP the other day to replenish what we used in the condo. Mrs Tex has decided, instead of leaving it behind, we are taking it home with us. I found that quite humorous.

Cat. The other white meat.

This ‘mass panic’, IMHO, is by design. It has nothing to do with the ‘Law of Unintended Consequences’....it’s purposeful. Again, IMHO, it’s more of a political move, than anything else. A responsible media would be urging calm, and pointing out the fact that most people who DO contract COV19 will have minor symptoms. Instead, they portray COV19 as horrifically deadly, as if it’s Bubonic Plague or Ebola. It’s interesting, sitting here on the beach in St. Thomas and listing to people around me talk. The morning paper headline was that the first confirmed case of COV19 has hit the shores here. People are buzzing about it, some are talking panic. Today, they are turning away cruise ships because of the virus....that was going to happen anyways due to the major cruise lines shutting operations for a few months. There are people here acting like it’s the end of days. I don’t know if the majority of the people having this reaction are residents of St. T, or are tourists. Edited to add: we should ALL be purveyors of common sense to people in our circles. Remind people this isn’t the plague, and that you are more likely to die from the flu than you are COV19.

Dollar cost averaging. I believe in buying whenever you can to add to your ammo fort. When ammo is especially cheap, buy more. If you are taking this opportunity to bulk buy now, you are doing it wrong. Times of calm are the times to buy. Not just ammo....

I still don’t think it’s ‘hunker in the bunker’ time. While I think this is a time to be vigilant and take precautions against becoming ill, I think that is a (and SHOULD always be) a NORMAL strategy in ANY event. Good hygiene and cleanliness practices apply always. Don’t be a nasty bastard. The mass panic is, IMHO, way overblown. Keep things in perspective. This isn’t Ebola, or the bubonic plague. COV19 is NOT a death sentence, in spite of what you may hear on the news and social media. I am not making light of COV19, like any disease, it certainly has its dangers and concerns, but I think the media is making more out of this than it really is. Earlier in this thread, High Exposure correctly, and intelligently said, ‘Panic is your enemy’. I’ll further that by saying that those that incite you to panic are also your enemy. Most of you here are of the mindset of being prepared for many contingencies in life. I suggest that you continue to do those things, and keep your wits about you. Perspective matters. Yesterday, Mrs Tex said to me that she could see getting anxious about the panic of people in her circle of friends and colleagues. My response was, there are things you can’t control, but you CAN control you...and your reaction to your environment. Don’t let emotion rule your thought processes and responses. Panic clouds your judgement, clear and concise thinking wins the day. Win the day by thinking clearly. Keep all of this in perspective, and keep your head about you. All of you.

Is that what YOU did for a Klondike bar? I don’t want one THAT bad!

Growing up in west Texas, formed and solidified the idea of ‘prepping’ in my head. It was an hour each way to go shopping, so you damn well made sure you had what you needed when you went to town. We always had plenty of firearms and ammunition, but my dad made sure to stock us up on .22LR every time we went to town. Our place is 7 miles from town..nowadays there is more shopping in town, but you’ll still have to drive an hour to Abilene for any decent shopping or out of the ordinary supplies. When I was growing up, you really didn’t have the luxury of popping in the corner store for a few items...because there really wasn’t a corner store to go to! We always had ‘bug out bags’ long before they were fashionable. The though process of stocking up has always carried over with me, even when I moved to NJ. We buy in bulk, because we have room to store things, and it’s cheaper in quantity.