Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.
Went into my local Albertson's to check the remaindered meat bin as I usually do. They had a half turkey for $3.53 and a whole turkey breast for $1.97. The larger one was $2.00 of and the smaller was $1.00 off. So, for a whopping $2.50 I got enough turkey for at least four days. These need to be cooked immediately or frozen. I'll put 'em in the freezer to freeze and once solid I'll transfer them into the vaccuum sealer and stuff 'em in the deep freeze for longterm. Cryo-nap for Gobbles!
And, the elegant part is that I just throw it into the back of the truck under a foot of snow and I can leave it there until Im ready to head back to the house.
Three bucks I saved…thats half a box of 9mm, one gallon of gasoline, a winter hat, or half of a case of bottled water….for free! Pays to shop, campers!
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First major snowfall of the season dumped about 4-5″ of the fluff stuff on the area. I almost look forward to a mindnumbing snowfall…I have a new roof, lotsa food, fuel and the like. Let. It. Snow. I take a perverse pleasure in the notion of having a warm, well-lit, well-fed, hideously well-armed household while my neighbors are huddled around candles like French peasants.
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Looks like the bird flu hype is dying down. Oh sure, its still there…it just isnt getting the ink it used to. Be interesting to see how that works out…….almost makes me want to watch “The Stand” again.
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Offyear elections in 2006. I havent been too worried about the politicians passing new gun control (on a federal level anyway) because there have been too many incidents that work against the gun control people and not enough incidents that work for them. If you had a couple high-profile school shootings near the election you might get something, but those just havent been happening. On the othe hand, the World Trade Center attack and Hurrican Katrina made everyone question their own safety and much of that soulsearching about personal safety works to my advantage. Oh sure, theres the usual gang of idiots like career-politician Schumer, Feinstein, Teddy “Capt. Nemo” Kennedy and their ilk but theyve got alot bigger things on their plate htese days as they try to bring down wounded republicans. However, dont confuse lack of concern with apathy. no sirree bob. No reason not to get yourself some magazines, evil looking guns, hollowpoint ammo and other sundries just in case.
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I suppose with December starting, its time to start thinking about what to do in 2006 and set some goals. Anyone wanna chime in with their list? Keep it simple, just give your top ten preparedness goals for 20006. I'll work on mine and post them in a week.
