Stormbringer's Thunder

by Cowboy Bob Sorensen  Almost two years ago, I wrote about my beginnings in emergency preparedness . I learned many things but let much of it slide. Even so, it is good to keep some things stocked for situations such as blizzards, power outages, confinement, and so on. Especially water. An employee in a big box store was asked about storage containers. A storm was coming, and she wanted to fill them with water from the bathtub. If she found containers, I hope she washed them first. It would be good for a short-term solution. Water storage bottles, Unsplash / Jude Wilson The CDC recommends having at least  one gallon of water on hand per person for three days. Water from the typical municipal faucet is regulated and safe even if it does not taste wonderful. I learned that those gallons and smaller bottles of water deteriorate structurally, and plastic breaks down —  and microplastics and chemicals leech into the water. (Those clear or slightly-tinted bottles are good for...

Adjusted September 3, 2024 Buona sera. You really need BOB available in a crisis. If you must get out now, be sure to have BOB handy. No, not me. Don't be silly . I'll be taking care of my own people . No, what you need is a Bug-Out Bag. I assembled my first one in 1990 or so, even though it did not have the moniker "of Bug-Out Bag" at the time. Yes, I remember that Saddam Barack Hussein was calling for Iraqis to attack Americans. Although they did not comply with their "beloved" leader, I was planning for the worst. Later, I realized that it was a good idea to have one, anyway. "But Cowboy Bob, I don't think we're going to be attacked!" Remember September 11, 2001? People were living in fear. I think this fear spread to the rest of the world, because other countries were thinking they were going to be hit as well. But we were jumping at shadows, wondering if another attack was imminent.  It could very well have been. Subsequent ...