I don't want to clog up the Covid-19 thread with my rambling thoughts so I'm making you read them in a different location. There seems to be a wide variety of viewpoints regarding that current issue but I want to propose a different way to look at it.
Preparedness. What are you prepared for? How many of us have heard of the 5 "P"'s? Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Does it mean you're ready for the zombie apocolypse or the next virus or the ? Maybe, maybe not. Lets look at major things that have happened in my relatively short lifetime and I'm going to focus on Ohio as most of us are here though we have a few TOO brothers that have to watch out for other types of disasters.
Straight line winds knocking out power to most of Ohio for the better part of a week following a hurricane down south
Occasional freak blizzards that wreck havock for a few days
Tornados
Earthquakes are possible in Ohio but rare
What do most of those have in common? Breakdown of normal routines (electricity, power, possibly gas lines) for a few days....are you prepared that you can survive that? Most grocery stores only have 2-3 days worth of normal shopping in their inventory. THat's why they empty out so quickly when there's a storm on the weather forecast. How long can you comfortably live in your home before getting desparate? Many homes don't have the deep freezers we do to store our game animals, so they are stuck with even less.
What if you're at work? Do you have the supplies or the abilities to get home to get to your family to help them if for some reason you can't drive there? Or are you at the mercy of the traffic grid?
How many of us have our concealed handgun licenses? That means we are (or are attempting to be) prepared for that disaster when we have to defend our or our loved ones lives against a criminal....but are you prepared? Have you taken a class beyond the rather minimal Ohio requirements? Do you regularly carry or are you hoping that the criminal makes an appointment so you can have it with you that day?
Preparedness. What are you prepared for? How many of us have heard of the 5 "P"'s? Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Does it mean you're ready for the zombie apocolypse or the next virus or the ? Maybe, maybe not. Lets look at major things that have happened in my relatively short lifetime and I'm going to focus on Ohio as most of us are here though we have a few TOO brothers that have to watch out for other types of disasters.
Straight line winds knocking out power to most of Ohio for the better part of a week following a hurricane down south
Occasional freak blizzards that wreck havock for a few days
Tornados
Earthquakes are possible in Ohio but rare
What do most of those have in common? Breakdown of normal routines (electricity, power, possibly gas lines) for a few days....are you prepared that you can survive that? Most grocery stores only have 2-3 days worth of normal shopping in their inventory. THat's why they empty out so quickly when there's a storm on the weather forecast. How long can you comfortably live in your home before getting desparate? Many homes don't have the deep freezers we do to store our game animals, so they are stuck with even less.
What if you're at work? Do you have the supplies or the abilities to get home to get to your family to help them if for some reason you can't drive there? Or are you at the mercy of the traffic grid?
How many of us have our concealed handgun licenses? That means we are (or are attempting to be) prepared for that disaster when we have to defend our or our loved ones lives against a criminal....but are you prepared? Have you taken a class beyond the rather minimal Ohio requirements? Do you regularly carry or are you hoping that the criminal makes an appointment so you can have it with you that day?