An Alaska friend writes this morning:
I went grocery shopping today at the Air Force Commissary for regular weekly groceries. I needed spaghetti noodles and they were out...in fact most of the noodles of all types were gone, especially the cheap ones. There were re-stock people all over the place so I asked one about the noodles. He said they were completely sold out and even the warehouse was empty and they were awaiting a shipment. So I started paying attention to the shelves....beans, rice, sugar, flour, salt, canned refried beans, all low or out. I had to get on hands and knees and reach far back to get the last 3 packages of brown sugar. That NEVER happens at the commissary.Do you think panic buying may have started? Maybe it's just Alaska since everything is shipped in.
I don't know. I have heard it said that folks in Alaska and Hawaii are more conscious of the need to stock up for emergencies because they're more aware of how much they depend on supplies being shipped in. Perhaps that explains it. What are you readers seeing?
I also heard from a friend this morning, e-mailing from the Midwest that a local plant just missed its second payroll in a month, people can't pay their rent, and businesses are failing. I had dinner last night with a friend whose father is a muckety-muck at a big financial firm back East. He said he'd just talked to his dad, and while his dad has seen recessions come and go over the course of his long career, "I've never heard him so scared. He said nobody knows what's coming next."
What are you seeing and hearing where you live?
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Why anyone would hunt with an AK-47 is beyond me, but oh well.
Actually an AK-47 makes a pretty decent coyote and hog gun. Cheap ammo and good ballistics out to a couple of hundred yards. It's really not powerful enough for mule deer and the like, but as a brush gun it's not bad. It's about on par with a 30-30. (A good 30-30 lever gun is lighter and handles a bit better though).
Lynn, that's sad to hear. Unfortunately the panhandle gets hit hard and early during bad economic times. I'll make a donation to the food bank their when I'm in Lubbock in a couple of weeks and hope others will too. It's an incredibly valuable service to many folks out there.
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Leo -
I can't speak for Charles, but it's we rural dwellers who are fearful of the urbanites coming our way to look for food in a time of crisis. (Think Grasshopper versus Ant.) We just want to be left alone. That's why we moved here.
And as Rich pointed out, I chose the AK-47 because it is has excellent other uses. And it is probably the most reliable, dependable rifle ever made, under every conceivable condition.
And to that troll who wouldn't sign his name: come look at our farm before you judge who's been living a life of privilege or alcoholism.
No noticeable problems in Fort Worth. We did notice a considerably smaller crowd at a usually really crowded fish restaurant last night. Not sure why.
Anonymous: Keep the gun locked in a separate place from the (locked) ammo.
Not on my life, if it's really a matter of serious self-defense. The ammo stays in the gun; the gun stays at the ready. Otherwise, there's no point to having one at all.
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