Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

A trip to CostCo or UberWalMart is always an…empowering….experience. Why? Because about 1/3 of those purchases get squirreled away ‘just in case’ and by the time that’s done it is an awesome sight to behold. Trot over to the computer, update the spreadsheets, print out a copy to keep on the clipboard with the supplies, download a copy into my Blackberry for shopping convenience, and we’re good to go. The economy may be skipping a few cylinders but we’ve got a solid headstart on the majority of the population in case things get weird.

Theres enough food, including meat, that I think we could suffer a rather severe food shortage and we’d come though just fine.

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Speaking of food, next week, assuming things work out, there will be another mouth to feed here at the bunker.

Yup. Its a dog. Specifically it is Dog, General Purpose, Mk. 0

We’d been looking into getting a dog for a while now. The missus wants a meatshield/companion for hiking and I could stand to have an extra set of ears to alert us to any problems while we are sleeping. Additionally, its another layer into the escalation of force should the need arise. Canine body armour isn’t cheap, but………..

We’ll have to stock up on dog food, dog medical supplies, grooming, etc, etc. Still, it beats having a junior human running around.

Name? Well, we’re still undecided on that. You’ll hear more about it Im sure. Dog entries will be tagged.