{"id":6106,"date":"2020-02-29T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=6106"},"modified":"2020-02-29T00:40:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T05:40:14","slug":"sat-feb-29-2020-happy-birthday-to-any-leapers-out-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2020\/02\/29\/sat-feb-29-2020-happy-birthday-to-any-leapers-out-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Sat. Feb. 29, 2020 &#8211;  Happy Birthday to any leapers out there"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  Cool and damp, but clear.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday stayed clear and sunny all day.  Got up to comfortable shirtsleeve temps by late afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Had my truck break down during my errands yesterday.  Glad I have a backup.  NOT an expense or uncertainty that I want at this time.  But it is what it is.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I noticed today, it&#8217;s much more fun to prep for a zombie apocalypse when one isn&#8217;t happening around you.   The fact that I&#8217;ve spent more than $2000 in the last week also tells me I&#8217;ve not been keeping up with where I needed to be, or been aggressive enough getting back after the rat incidents.  Of course my timeline and the threat are different than my main threat.  Still, I&#8217;ve had to pay full price for items I should have been able to get for less.  <\/p>\n<p>Some of the items are only on my &#8220;it&#8217;s coming right for us&#8221; list and wouldn&#8217;t be part of my normal prepping.    20-40 pounds of potatoes springs to mind.  We just don&#8217;t eat them normally, but my &#8220;last trip to the store&#8221; list has always had potatoes and onions on it because they are cheap and last a long time.  They are easy to cook and versatile.  But I wouldn&#8217;t stock them in bulk.  I&#8217;ll buy more if the situation warrants a real &#8220;last trip&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Lots to do today, and sportsball tournament with the little one on top of that.  I better get started. <\/p>\n<p>Please see the front page of DailyMail for about 7 relevant articles about presumed community spread in Oregon, and Cali, and other developments.   People are waking up to the real risk.  Flip the switch in your brain- we&#8217;re in a different world and you need to align your thinking with reality.  Don&#8217;t do anything life altering yet, but get prepped.  If you might need it, I&#8217;ve already proved to myself that you can&#8217;t wait even two days, and one day will have you skinning by&#8230;  we&#8217;re far from the only people thinking the thoughts, and many of them are acting on them.<\/p>\n<p>Keep stacking.  There is time left for the most critical items, food, water, defense, comfort, medical support.  It&#8217;s running out rapidly though.<\/p>\n<p>nick  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Cool and damp, but clear.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday stayed clear and sunny all day.  Got up to comfortable shirtsleeve temps by late afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Had my truck break down during my errands yesterday.  Glad I have a backup.  NOT an expense or uncertainty that I want at this time.  But it is what it is.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I noticed today, it&#8217;s much more fun to prep for a zombie apocalypse when one isn&#8217;t happening around you.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2020\/02\/29\/sat-feb-29-2020-happy-birthday-to-any-leapers-out-there\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Sat. 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