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Emergency Food Supplies
 
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Forget Gold--Buy Food |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Sunday, 28 November 2010 |
 Difficult times could lay before us. In my opinion, we still have at least two years of disruptive Government policies, and fostering if not outright incitement of class warfare by this administration. Civil unrest might be a reality and the breakdown of normal market channels and retail trade may very well ensue. Most of us won't have any control over such an event, but we certainly can prepare ourselves to cope with future uncertainties. I took the step this week of purchasing a one week supply of survival food for myself and my wife. A month's supply would probably be better, but what I bought was a start, and certainly better than nothing. I feel good about this investment, and I'll tell you why.
Even if you don't fear the market effects of civil strife, survival food is great insurance against the curves nature throws at us from time to time. This past week in the Pacific Northwest, freezing temperatures and sloppy snow brought Seattle to gridlock. Some poor souls were stuck on the freeways for seven to ten hours trying to make relatively short commutes back home from work. Busses blocked main thoroughfares and garbage pickup, mail and delivery services failed to complete their routes. Over the course of three days, shelves at local grocery stores began to empty.
This was really a tiny bit of snow, only a few inches at worst but it brought the Puget Sound region to a complete standstill. One can only imagine the consequences of some greater catastrophe. This area is prone to earthquakes and capable of fairly large ones. We also get the occasional high wind and local flooding. What if damage is so severe that repair and delivery trucks can't get out? What if you have no electricity and the food you have spoils? The store shelves started to look sparse after only a couple days. What if it goes on for a week or more? Now you can buy your gold as a hedge against inflation, but you can't eat it. And no amount of gold will purchase food if the stores don't have it. I took the first step and I suggest you do too. It will just be one less thing you have to worry about in an emergency. I bought freeze dried food which is available on the Internet or through local outdoor stores. You can purchase as much or as little as you need, it won't go bad and every seven to ten years you can use it up on a camping trip, or give it to the local food bank. This is truly a proactive move for the wellbeing of your family and in a time of need, you won't get a better return on your investment.
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