What did you do today to prep?

[Hop Sing]

My wife bought a 32 roll carton of toilet paper today. It's gonna be worth it's weight in gold if TEOTWAWKI happens tomorrow, especially since Monkey Wards quit sending out their big catalogs.

 

[fredball]

Ordered 150 rds of 450 bushmaster 250 grain for my new tack Driver

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

I went to work to make more money to buy more stuff lol.

 

[The Heretic]

I went to work to make more money to buy more stuff lol.

For once, I took this opportunity to take some additional days off. I get about three weeks off every year, one week in July and two weeks XMas to NewYears that are a company shutdown. But none of those days are paid - as a 'contractor' I have zero paid vacation. So I usually only only take the days during the 'shutdown'. This year I took the extra days for my own sanity and to get some work done around the property - actually, spent most of that vegetating - maybe I will get something done today.

 

[TomInJax]

I ordered some more ammo. Maybe I am paranoid, but I think that the anti-gun people will soon make buying ammo more difficult. California already has a law that you can only buy ammo for the caliber of your "registered" weapons. Coming soon to a store near you...

I need to get a bigger truck to haul my stuff when I bug out.

 

[The Heretic]

I ordered some more ammo. Maybe I am paranoid, but I think that the anti-gun people will soon make buying ammo more difficult. California already has a law that you can only buy ammo for the caliber of your "registered" weapons. Coming soon to a store near you...

I need to get a bigger truck to haul my stuff when I bug out.

You are not paranoid - you are observant.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

For once, I took this opportunity to take some additional days off. I get about three weeks off every year, one week in July and two weeks XMas to NewYears that are a company shutdown. But none of those days are paid - as a 'contractor' I have zero paid vacation. So I usually only only take the days during the 'shutdown'. This year I took the extra days for my own sanity and to get some work done around the property - actually, spent most of that vegetating - maybe I will get something done today.

This is the slow time of year for my industry... So I have to make all the money I can in the winter.

 

[EHJ]

Pretty decent sale at Midwest on a Wise bucket...

Wise Company 170 Serving Freeze Dried Emergency Food Kit $99 bucks.

 

[P7M13]

Couldn't sleep so built another AR lower from the parts I had in bins.

• Mags drop free & easy - check
• Safety operates properly, smoothly - check
• Takedown pins move smoothly, detent holds them in place - check
• Put on / Pull off two different uppers - check, check, check.

 

[Pete F]

For once, I took this opportunity to take some additional days off. I get about three weeks off every year, one week in July and two weeks XMas to NewYears that are a company shutdown. But none of those days are paid - as a 'contractor' I have zero paid vacation. So I usually only only take the days during the 'shutdown'. This year I took the extra days for my own sanity and to get some work done around the property - actually, spent most of that vegetating - maybe I will get something done today.

I did that route for too many years, only got paid if I worked. - no sick or vacation days. I hope that your pay reflects the lack of benefits. I finally demanded a raise to reflect the lack of benefits and got it. They were in a bind since I had been there way longer than their policy said that I should. It is also against BOLI work laws to use a contractor in place of a regular employee for longer than 6 months (?) and they finally had to hire me as a regular employee.

 

[The Heretic]

I get sick pay, have for a while because I worked in Portland, then Orygun passed the sick pay law too. I don't use it much as I only get sick a few days a year (about this time of year).

And I have other benefits - insurance and such.

I can't go into details about being a contractor, but it is an issue - indirectly. We'll see how it plays out.

 

[Angie]

Went and put some holes in some paper yesterday. It had been a year! My CCW renewal is coming up, and while I can still pass the shooting portion, my groups are not tight. In fact, there are no groups really, LOL. but I was able to stay within the lines. I need to practice more.

 

[Angie]

It's been a while since I've been here also! Hope you goobers all had a nice Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year

 

[Defense Minister]

• Did 120 push-ups (40-40-40)
• Bought some precious metals
• Got a hose and fitting to make my Big Buddy heater work from my fireplace propane line
• Registered for a series of classes toward a work-related certification
• Walked the hills near my house for 30 minutes
• Watched several Active Self Protection videos on YouTube
• Read my Bible

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Ate my weekly cracked wheat Sunday morning breakfast.
Its real good for your innards. Its what most of Europe ate during the plague .

 

[Defense Minister]

Pretty decent sale at Midwest on a Wise bucket...

Wise Company 170 Serving Freeze Dried Emergency Food Kit $99 bucks.

A friend of mine brought that to my attention, but if you do the math it's not a great deal even on sale. At 251 calories/$ for the Wise bucket, the Ark 390 bucket from Costco is a MUCH better deal, especially when it goes on sale for $99, at 606 calories/$! The Ark 390 bucket is the best value I have found on the internet for long-term storage food, AND you get a nice 7-gallon bucket with a gamma seal lid!

 

[41mag]

I went to practice rapid fire on falling plate racks. 3 revolvers, 100 rounds each. All the steel fell down. Eventually.

 

[41mag]

shopping for survival supplies & ran into a treasure trove!!!!

 

[CountryGent]

Ordered another set of medical goggles and another N95 mask. Continued the research on the 77/357 project.

 

[bgdawgrr]

Ordered some combat gauze. Great excuse to upgrade med kits since my FIL is on two types of blood thinners.