{"id":9658,"date":"2023-02-15T05:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=9658"},"modified":"2023-02-15T00:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T05:26:06","slug":"wed-feb-15-2023-sometimes-things-go-as-planned-and-sometimes-they-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2023\/02\/15\/wed-feb-15-2023-sometimes-things-go-as-planned-and-sometimes-they-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed. Feb. 15, 2023 – sometimes things go as planned, and sometimes they don’t…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warmish, and dampish, with chance of some real rain.\u00a0\u00a0 Although the national forecast has us right on the edge of the ‘possible storm’ zone, and that usually means we won’t get rain, it’s still possible.\u00a0 ‘course pretty much anything is possible<\/em> but very little of it is likely.<\/em><\/p>\n

Did some chores yesterday.\u00a0 Will do some more today.\u00a0\u00a0 One of the things I picked up, because it was $3, and ya never know… was a fuel tank.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s an OEM or replacement tank for a vehicle of some kind, nicely made from steel.\u00a0\u00a0 And the reason I even bid was that I could see that it had a fill hole with a push and twist locking ring for a cap, and it was mostly rectangular.\u00a0\u00a0 Most vehicle tanks are very odd shapes, have a big hole for a sending unit, and no way to close up the tank.\u00a0\u00a0 I would like to have more bulk fuel storage at the BOL, and it seemed like this might be a cheap way to get some.\u00a0\u00a0 I don’t need more projects, so I’ll just put it to the side up there, and when there is opportunity or need, it will be ready.<\/p>\n

A lot of my preps are like that.<\/p>\n

Putting something aside against a future need, especially if it’s very cheap or easy now, but might be very dear indeed later, seems like a no-brainer to me.\u00a0\u00a0 I understand that there are costs associated with doing that.\u00a0\u00a0 Opportunity costs with the resources diverted, burdens from storage, etc… but there are benefits too if and when the item or skill is needed.\u00a0 Fuel is something I’ll need no matter what happens globally.\u00a0\u00a0 Water, food, meds, tools, materials- those are also things I know I’ll need to some degree.\u00a0\u00a0 Am I prepped past that point?\u00a0\u00a0 Or am I short of what my eventual need will be?\u00a0\u00a0 Since we can’t predict the future with any certainty, we have to choose what level WE find appropriate.<\/p>\n

Some of you think I’m\u00a0 a nut for having the stuff I have.\u00a0\u00a0 Some of you think I’m falling short of where I should be.\u00a0\u00a0 I agree with both!\u00a0\u00a0 I’m both those things at the same time, for different things, and at different times for the same things.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s a continuum.\u00a0 A journey.\u00a0 It is fractal and ever changing. \u00a0 And most of all, for me it’s a way of life now.<\/p>\n

I look around and I can’t imagine living any other way.\u00a0\u00a0 I can imagine other people living other ways… but I also am imagining those people joining me in getting prepped, to whatever level they think meets their need.\u00a0\u00a0 Do it.\u00a0 Start today.<\/p>\n

Stack something.<\/p>\n

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Warmish, and dampish, with chance of some real rain.\u00a0\u00a0 Although the national forecast has us right on the edge of the ‘possible storm’ zone, and that usually means we won’t get rain, it’s still possible.\u00a0 ‘course pretty much anything is possible<\/em> but very little of it is likely.<\/em><\/p>\n

Did some chores yesterday.\u00a0 Will do some more today.\u00a0\u00a0 One of the things I picked up, because it was $3, and ya never know…<\/p>\n

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