I will say that we are over-preparing
for the trip. With the supplies that we have on hand, we could probably make a
jaunt across the country if we wanted to but it is better to have it and not
need it than to need it and not have it. You can never have too much fresh
water, canned goods, gas, and ammunition.
I will say this. America is known as
the land of plenty for a damn good reason. I know in all these post-apocalyptic
movies you expect us to be living in a MAD MAX world. But going back to my
April 1st article, here is something to keep in mind.
The world ended 345 days ago. It is
not long enough for nature to start reclaiming things like you see where grass
is growing up through the highways and vines entangle a house.
If the Kharon spread was as massive as
it seems here in Langley, there should still be a lot of canned food just
sitting out there waiting to be pillaged. I know you imagine a world where
people are scrambling to wipe out all the canned goods, bottled water, and baby
food. But if this thing hit as fast and as totalitarian as we imagine, there
would be no one left to pillage. And even if they did sack a store Viking-style
and they hauled it back to their lair, those lairs might still be ripe for
plunder because there is no one left to defend them.
Seriously, before all this hit, how
much canned food did you have in your pantry? You mean to tell me that there
are not whole subdivisions that could be systematically looted, going from
house to house?
At this point, I am not fearful of
starving to death or running out of food. Every business has a break room.
Vending machines, Walmarts, grocery stores, convenience stores, people’s homes…
There is probably enough food out there to pillage for years.
But if we scavenge, it means we are
more exposed. And less exposure means safety. And our whole motto during this
whole thing has been: Better safe than sorry. So we are taking substantial food
stuffs with us.
We have not had to resort to eating
dog food and I seriously doubt that we will.
