When it really happens: SHTF...

[Aragorn243]

Poll question. I think I can get better feedback here than any other source.
How close do you think the excrement is to the fan?

They've been very patient with us on this one thread concerning politics so I will try to be very careful in what I say and keep things very generalized.

I actually don't think it's very close yet. It's like the calm before the storm however. I think a lot depends on the legal challenges to the election. 71+ million voters believe extreme fraud was conducted by the opposing side but they are all being polite, quiet, and waiting for the process to unfold. 60- million voters believe they won because the media has assured them they have. As this group contains all the rioters, looters and malcontents, if the challenges reverse the media call, all hell will break loose.

We are assured by all that fraud did not occur but I'm all of a sudden getting mail sent to me with complete strangers names on them. Three pieces of identical mail, one addressed to me, two addressed to complete strangers, all Liberty Mutual Insurance ads. A fourth piece of mail addressed to stranger #1 is a Santander ad. This all came yesterday. I'm thinking my address has been used so someone can either vote in multiple precincts or mailing in their vote. I have reported it to my state rep but have not heard back yet. What are the odds of three identical ads being sent at the same day to the same address with three different names on them, two of which have never lived here and a fourth piece has an ad from another company for one of the two strangers? Not very high in my book, not without purpose. I am not a strong believer in coincidence.

I just learned from family that lives in the central part of the state that procedures vary greatly from county to county. I live in a high risk region and schools have been fully open since early September which is our normal starting time. We opened one week later than usual. Sports programs have been in place the entire time although spectators have been restricted. My family lives in a low risk county that just opened their schools this week and are already talking about shutting them down and my niece has already been quarantined. Apparently they spent all this time doing nothing to prepare their schools. No barriers in the cafeterias, no effort to social distance the kids, etc. Not sure if this is pure incompetence or fear or what.

Meanwhile, I'm in one of those moods where I feel "I must find a new gun to purchase" It happens. This is not a panic buy for home protection, I'm covered there. I want a new WWI or WWII pistol. There aren't any. There aren't any anythings. I was so close to buying that piece of crap 8mm Carcano I mentioned because of this "desire" to do something. Gun shops are nearly empty counter wise in small stuff. Hunting rifles are around but don't seem to be "nice" ones. Milsurps are gone. Prices I'm seeing people are paying for them when they find them are ridiculous. My "investments" have doubled and tripled in one year. It's crazy. The only ammo I seem to be able to reliably find is 300 Savage. What makes this interesting is I haven't seen that caliber for sale for years. I suspect it's one they pump out every three or four years and this just happened to be the year. At $40 a box, I'll pass, but nearly everyone has it. Local shop has it for $38 and I was actually tempted over $2. I have about 8 boxes of empties to reload so I really don't need it. Just going stir crazy I guess. Finding myself opening one of the safes and just staring in there more and more often also. I have them packed in there like sardines so not about to take anything out. Take me a week to get them back in.

Can't watch the news anymore because it's either election or Covid propaganda that can easily be refuted with a 5 second web search.

I am getting concerned about my wife. She's been depressed since this started and she was so excited when Grey's came on last night. Neither of us were aware the premiers started but she couldn't handle it after half an hour because it also became propaganda. We ended up watching a horror movie and she hates horror movies.