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We're not hardcore preppers per se, but over the past year or so the subject comes up of just being more prepared for whatever might happen. I guess the triggering event was the big freeze in February 2021. We had no water (water well was frozen) and electricity was on and off for several days.

We've filled a rack with firewood, have about 10 gallons of water put back, and some food stuff that will keep, and we often pick up stuff at HEB that would be "good to have," like a few boxes of instant mashed potatoes, instant milk, etc. I installed an outside plug for the generator, and keep it full of fresh gas and oil and have about 20 gallons of ethanol-free gas w/Stabil. Have several hundred rounds of ammo for the AR with a dozen magazines. Got a couple of big packages of AA and AAA batteries.

My main concern is medicine. My wife had they thyroid remove a few years ago and has to take synthetic thyroid (Synthroid) every day. In a major a problem arises situation, she probably couldn't get any, and I don't know of any natural substitutes.

Who knows what will happen, though. So far they've caught 160 illegals on the terrorist watch list coming over the border just in 2023.