When it really happens: SHTF...

[Ovidio]

Look at his face...
Cesare Lombroso would have had a theory about him.

[Aragorn243]

Our Governor put the state on a partial lockdown and then apparently left for Florida. No one knows where he is for sure but he's apparently at his Florida home for the holidays. Florida of course is a Republican run state that does not have lockdowns. So he went to enjoy himself where he isn't going to be regulated.

Needless to say, people here are FURIOUS. Lawyers are jumping all over themselves to tell every business to ignore the current mandate. An Italian restaurant that defeated the Governor in court is also telling everyone to ignore him. Hundreds are but these hundreds are all being visited by polite people just doing their jobs and putting closed notices on all the front doors after explaining why they are doing it and being told they will just remove it once they leave. It's going trough the motions. Sheriffs and DA's in most counties are refusing to enforce or prosecute. A few counties however are. Not hard to figure out which party the DA belongs to in those counties. All those people have to do is drive to the next county if they want to eat out, they are in the minority.

I personally don't have a huge desire to eat out. Rarely did before. We ate at Hoss's twice during the pandemic. I don't think we ate out anywhere else this entire time. Picked a lot of food up and took it home but that isn't dine in. I do miss my all you can eat Chinese Buffet.

People are moving closer and closer to stringing some people up I'm afraid. The governor, the health secretary, the taddle tail neighbors, who will it be. All have been nominated. I've seen a few posts on social media that should have the police investigating. People are really on edge too. In a normal year, the taking of a shoveled out parking space was bad news, this year, it involves a conspiracy of talk and planning on what's going to happen if they don't move in half an hour. Neighbor went on a rant and was pounding on everyone's doors up and down the street the other day.

[ssgross]

I do miss my all you can eat Chinese Buffet

I certainly don't know how much longer I can last without being able to stuff my gut full of General Tso's till I waddle out with a severe condition of the meat sweats.
Seriously though...when there every be any "teeth" in our system? elected officials violate federal and state constitutions and law, or their own edicts all the time, and face no consequences. I want to see all the state's attorneys, Secretaries of State, or governors who usurped voting regulatory authority away from the legislatures prosecuted and put behind bars. Same for all the governors, mayors, or council people eating out and getting haircuts then throwing normal folk in jail, closing businesses, or fining us into bankruptcy for doing the same. Where are all the BLM equal justice bandwagons at in calling for the same equal justice for all this nonsense?
Even more seriously though, I think I'm gonna fire up my smoker for Christmas. It's been too long since I had a good case of the meat sweats.

[painter777]

Where are all the BLM

Their services are no longer needed or 'Funded' after those that were supplying the funds achieved the desired election results. There is no longer any need for them. But if BLM was a legit movement they'd of found a permanent home in Chicago or Baltimore etc.
Seems I seen more W's involved than B's in that 'Movement'

Our Governor put the state on a partial lockdown and then apparently left for Florida. No one knows where he is for sure but he's apparently at his Florida home for the holidays.

Shut down the Churches and get out of Dodge. What a surprise. I'll assume he and family already got their Covid vaccine shots before they boarded the private jet.

Our Gov Hitmer has all the Santa's under rule so that they push her Covid propaganda to the kids. I've seen film of parents hastily removing their children when they realize the store front Santa's are quoting Gov Hitmers manifesto.

In 2021 this state and likely this country will see many making a stand, people have been pushed much too far. Many have lost everything and any last remnants of trust in our elections or government. Of course you'll also see the Sheep continue to hide, too afraid to speak out. They find it easier to keep the shades drawn shut, doors locked and to follow.
Speaking seriously, There are 'Groups here' ready to act. Many different levels, some wannabe's and some with the skills that could succeed. The types that would make McVeigh look like a punk. We are on the cusp.

[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.

[Aragorn243]

The level of frustration is rising steadily here. Not sure if the rest of the world or even those in this country are aware but our Presidential election has still not been decided despite what the media is telling everyone. The evidence of massive issues with the election continue to mount and the lack of any desire by many to make waves is inspiring everyone else to start making them for them. I am concerned something is going to break soon. January 6th will be the next crucial date with the Congress either confirming or denying the election results. Word has been leaked out that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court doesn't want to take these cases because he's afraid of riots. I'd be a little more afraid of an uprising to be honest. People have been arming themselves and hoarding ammunition for 12 years now and they are nearing their breaking point. It isn't the BLM or Antifa either, it's what we call the silent majority. The police have been totally alienated by the left and the military certainly isn't staffed by liberals so it could get very interesting.

There was an attempted takeover of a space near the Oregon capital the other day and of course the Police decided to break this one up as it was not the anarchists. Not a lot of reporting on it so I don't know what's going on out there. Washington state supposedly had a similar thing happen. And these two states are solid liberal states. Perhaps that is why the conservatives are starting to make a stand.

[ssgross]

There was an attempted takeover of a space near the Oregon capital the other day and of course the Police decided to break this one up as it was not the anarchists

I don't/won't advocate violence - but will pose the question of whether Hancock, Jefferson, Adams, et. al. advocated violence with their signatures on the Declaration? I don't think so.

[Aragorn243]

Gun sales in the US were up 73% this year. 21 million guns were purchased that required FFL checks. Who knows how many transactions were made that did not require a check.

And they don't have December's numbers in it. 11 consecutive months of record background checks.

[painter777]

In 2021 this state and likely this country will see many making a stand, people have been pushed much too far. Many have lost everything and any last remnants of trust in our elections or government. Of course you'll also see the Sheep continue to hide, too afraid to speak out. They find it easier to keep the shades drawn shut, doors locked and to follow.
Speaking seriously, There are 'Groups here' ready to act. Many different levels, some wannabe's and some with the skills that could succeed. The types that would make McVeigh look like a punk. We are on the cusp.

Is Nashville the beginning ?

[Aragorn243]

Didn't even know about it. Been steering clear of actual reality today. I can't see a connection to anything other than someone had a grudge against AT&T but I don't know what is going on in Nashville either. Malcontents or those pushed to the edge would be targeting something government related I would think.

I had/have, not sure, a toy truck that looked just like that RV.

I don't see much happening until the 6th of January, then all bets are off.