When it really happens: SHTF...

[Ovidio]

We're shut down. Again. And again, the situation is tragic but not serious...
Tomorrow, and until Sunday, we'll be in a red country (also medically speaking. We're already in one politically), then we'll have the three days before the end of the year in orange. Then again one red week.
We can't leave the boundaries of our community, unless it is smaller than... I'm not paying attention... I guess 5000 people? If it is smaller, then we can go into neighbouring towns.
But only once a day!
Families can go see relatives, but two people at a time, unless you have kids under 14. They can come.
But again, once a day.
What else?
I don't know, really...
Can I walk in my town? Not sure.
Curfiew 22-05 confirmed, but maybe on the holy days it will be stricter.
We can't fire any fire crackers or other stuff (which I don't do anyway), but I can't understand what that has to do with Covid.
I can go buy groceries, but not ammo...

Bah, I'll do as usual and see.
I won't comply, but keep my safety rules, which I have been following for almost 9 months now.

Yesterday, since I was accepted as Range Officer in my local gun range, I made a special shooting day with a couple others who taught me all the details of the minute management of the range. It was officially closed, but we shot a fair amount of ammo.
I took out my two S&W revolvers and did well enough to be happy.
Last range day until... hopefully just after the 7th of January.
To be covered during these days, I bought a kit for shooting my .38/.357 revolvers at home.
Very nice thing. Solid brass cases, very light and well made plastic bullets (12 grs.), reusable. Takes large primers. You can use any of those. I read that they are best with LRM primers, but my friends at the gun shop told me they tried it with normal Large Pistol primers and that was perfectly ok too.
I'll try and forget about the setting democracy and live as happy as possible, until the end of this crappy period.

On the bright side of all of this, I never had so much time with my family since I left the Army 26 years ago. That was really GREAT!
But not enough to make me accept being a subject.