The other day, someone who, in the past, has made fun of my preparedness interests contacted me. They needed an OTC pain reliever of a particular type and brand and it was unavailable at their local pharmacies. I was asked to check my local pharmacies and if I found some I was to send it to them. And all I could think was “If there is a medication that is so critical to you that, when you are out of it, you have to ask people across the country to find you some….well…maybe thats an item you should think about stockpiling more than just one bottle of.”

But…some people won’t learn. When this is over almost everyone who went through it will dismiss the idea of stockpiling necessities against a crisis that wipes out the grocery stores because “Oh, that never happens” even though it just freaking happened.

I’m continuing to round out things on my list (the Preponomicon) because even if we do somehow find ourselves now on the tail end of this crisis (which I don’t believe is anywhere near finished) the economic repercussions are going to last for wuite a while, I think. Anything I can put in place now to prevent me from having to spend resources later is definitely worth doing.

As I wander about I notice more and more people wearing masks. Invariably, they see to be either much older or much younger people. My contemporaries, it seems, are willing to let fate do as it will.

Still haven’t had to break out the freeze-dried pork chops yet. Also haven’t had to shoot any cannibal looters. Lamest boogaloo ever.