SURVIVING THE APOCALYPSE

Survivalist always picture a Mad Max scenario, with themselves as the hero, after a nuclear, or biological attack.

That scenario is not likely, because the easiest way to disrupt a nation would be to deploy a computer virus that would permanently shut down the power grid.

Think of it, no electricity: water and sewerage plants shut down; no lights, heat or air conditioning; no refrigeration, gas pumps don’t work; banks closed and ATM machines inoperable.  No TV, no radio, no cell phones, no cell phones, no cell phones, no cell phones – and soon the laptops batteries would be drained….

All the ‘survivalist’ - once they had run out of gas in their big trucks - would have to stay home and protect all their guns and ammunition. They wouldn’t have FOX and Friends to listen to and no ‘survivalist sights’ on the internet to tell them what to do.   You have to feel sorry for them, because they are the most afraid.

Survivalist web sights tell you to put away food and water and ammunition for ‘that day’. 

I have thought about it – but decided naaa.

 HERE WOULD BE MY LIST

1.    For the cats: 550 pounds of IAMS cat food and 52 jugs of cat litter.

2.    For my wife: a case of CHEEZ-IT’s

3.    For me: a case of Irish Whiskey. 

You may copy my list if you feel the need.

You’re welcome

the Ol’Buzzard

I AM NOT ANTI-GUN

I am x-military, Vietnam vet.  I earned expert rifle and expert pistol ribbons and was on the Quonset Point Navy pistol team for two years.    

I don’t hunt any more, I don’t need the meat and the Idea of killing an animal for sport no longer appeals to me. 

I recently sold my 44 mag. that I had used for bear protection in Alaska when we had students in the woods.  I do feel better with a firearm in the house for protection; and so when my wife asked me what I wanted for Solstice I told her a Heritage single action 22 cal. pistol.  

It is now my habit to research anything I intend to purchase on YouTube.   There were numerous sights with some good reviews of the weapon; but I also ran into some of the crazy survivalist sights.   These people live in a make believe world.

One man said he stores his 22 cal. pistol and a 22 cal. semi auto rifle in his car trunk along with a backpack of survival items so if he is ever on a trip and the situation arises (zombies???) he can leave his car and ‘bug out.’

Another man was saying that a 22 cal. is not lethal enough for ‘neighborhood defense’ and that if he and his neighbors ever have ‘to make a stand’ he prefers a larger, semi-automatic pistol and assault weapon.   He failed to mention who he intends to repel -  perhaps the 101^st Airborne, Delta force, or the maybe the 1^st Marine division… or aliens... zombies?

There is a difference between gun owners and gun nuts.   These survivalists I place in the same ‘living in a fantasy’ category as people who believe in Noah’s Ark and immaculate conception.  

Ignorance is a choice today, and there are a hell of a lot of ignorant people occupying this country – it is just the way it is, and you can’t fix stupid.

Just my observation

the Ol’Buzzard