{"id":42933,"date":"2020-10-19T10:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T17:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=42933"},"modified":"2020-10-19T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T19:48:18","slug":"winter-preps-now-more-important-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/19\/winter-preps-now-more-important-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter preps (now more important than ever)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, yes, I’m still working on “In Praise of Men.” Getting closer all the time. But meanwhile, life and blogging go on, however haltingly. And the topic of most immediate urgency is getting ready for what could potentially be a nasty winter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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So Paratus, the holiday for preparedness, was in September (thank you, Commander Zero<\/a>). But prepping is forever.<\/p>\n

Winter preps are vital this year. Because it’s 2020. And if that’s not explanation enough, 2021 is looming and shows no signs of being better.<\/p>\n

If the combined upcoming COVID-flu season is everything politicians and the media wish it to be — and even if it’s not — we may all end up locked in our rooms like errant kindergardeners for the duration. Even if our masters allow us to emerge, our lives in the outside world will likely remain seriously curtailed. <\/p>\n

If incidents like this<\/a> are what they appear to be (which is unproven at this point), then even we who got far, far, far out of Dodge aren’t safe from fascistic “antifascist” brutes. Better to be prepared than sorry.<\/p>\n

If the election yields an even remotely close win for Trump, we can expect chaos that (among other things) will shut down more businesses, further disrupt supply lines, and create both shortages and deepening economic chaos. <\/p>\n

If the election yields a win for Biden<\/del> Harris, we can expect … heaven knows what, but count on all of the above, plus an increased sense of entitlement on the left (and here you thought they couldn’t feel any more entitled), plus punitive taxes that put even more companies out of business.<\/p>\n

If the weather lives up to 2020 standards, we’ll probably end up with sharknadoes<\/a> in Alabama, simooms<\/a> burying L.A., rains of toxic toads in Massachusetts, and polar bears strolling the streets of Kansas. The rural PNW, with a climate looking ever-more-benign by comparison, is already enduring rains of Californians, Seattleites, and Portlanders; we envy you who merely have to deal with aquatic carnivores spinning from the sky.<\/p>\n

Because of all this, and because a dear friend is concerned enough about my well-being to offer substantial help, this fall has been busy with prepping here at Mo Saoirce Hermitage.<\/p>\n

Here’s some of what I’ve been doing. How about you?<\/p>\n