>>13390278 (p/b)

Continuation from above post

WHAT A NURSE PRACTICTIONER (specialized in infectious disease) TOLD ME about 4 years ago, long before COVID.

If we ever have a pandemic similar to Spanish Flu, with high mortality, it would be critical to self-isolate.

She then went on to explain this means, nobody in / nobody out (on/off) of your property. Be prepared with at least 1 year of food and supplies for every in immediate household. Out here, we all have wells; access to water isn't an issue, so it wasn't discussed.

(For those of you who don't have wells and no way to measure water use… my 2 people household when being really conservative with flushing 12 gallons, minimal water use for dishes 1/2 to 1 gallon, every other day short showers 5-8 gallons, drinking >2

gallons day, cooking etcused 20-30 gallons a day.) When I hear gov't recommendations to but a few cases of bottled water…. I ROFLMAO.

If family from a city wants to evacuate, she explained they must stay parked "curbside"(ha, we don't even have paved roads…) for whatever the incubation time period is, (in the example she used 3 wks) and if the evacuees don't get sick they come on property, and can not leave. If the evacuees aren't willing to really isolate, scratch them off the welcome list.

During the waiting period, they also can not leave to get supplies. This presents a challenge in terms of "curbside" bathing, body wastes, food/water. Each person has to evaluate how to manage that based on their area/property.

Obviously it takes a LOT of forethought to prep to that level.

Also, has anyone noticed the number of headlines for the past year warning about food shortages for 2021?

The timing of food shortages, and the COVID variants coming out of those that have been vaccinated, the "effectiveness of the natural killer cells" of the vaccinated being practically non-existent isn't lost on me.

Got your stimulus check? Buy non-perishable food. Forget toilet paper, cut-up old t-shirts, they can be washed (just like old fashioned cloth diapers).

My impression from talking to a few others around the country is that some preppers would be willing to take people in, as long as they bring a significant amount of food/supplies, in exchange for additional helping hands (garden/security/skills). BUT - it has gotten to the point where the trust level is plummeting. No way to vet an incoming stranger.