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Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 29: Here we go again
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 29: Here we go again

I was sort of hoping that I might be out of the Wuflu business. But no-o-o-! Yesterday was errand day. I was out and about…

November 12, 2020April 12, 2021
Seen and heard
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Situational Awareness

Seen and heard

A little blurry, but this is a “Get On Board The Trump Train” flag at the campground, Nov. 8, 2020. It wasn’t the only Trump…

November 9, 2020February 15, 2021
Taking off for the weekend
Public Service Announcements Situational Awareness

Taking off for the weekend

Mrs. Freeholder and I are taking the mobile command post out for a test run. In other words, we’re going RVing for the weekend. I’m…

November 6, 2020February 15, 2021
Watching the news
Rants Situational Awareness

Watching the news

As we approach Election Day, it seems news outlets are pulling out all the stops to frighten and, I believe, intimidate potential Republican voters. The…

October 26, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 25: Supply chain distress
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 25: Supply chain distress

The supply chain is hurting. Over the last two weeks, I’ve seen example after example of supply chain issues. If I’d seen just one or…

September 28, 2020April 12, 2021
Thoughts from the OP
CWII Situational Awareness

Thoughts from the OP

I’ve had NCScout’s efforts recommended to me before, but I’ve never really been that hip on the guy. This time, I’m hip. Allow me to…

September 9, 2020February 15, 2021
Hits
CWII Situational Awareness

Hits

Bela Okmyx “They hit us, we hit them.” I’m not sure that’s an actual quote from “A Piece of the Action”, but it’s close. Somewhere…

August 31, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 21: Observations
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 21: Observations

In the past two weeks, I’ve been out and about a lot, and I have seen things worth seeing. I have seen a lot of…

August 21, 2020April 12, 2021
The self-defense world is going to change
Guns Rut-ro Raggy Situational Awareness You Are Your Own First Responder

The self-defense world is going to change

“Judge Floyd said awarding qualified immunity would allow police to be protected over ‘fear-based use of deadly force, which we cannot accept.’ “ (Emphasis mine) With…

June 10, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 19: Trading the pandemic for riots
Guns Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 19: Trading the pandemic for riots

I’ve tried to write this post 4 times since yesterday, gotten interrupted by something and come back to it only to find that the situation…

June 1, 2020April 12, 2021
And just like that…
Situational Awareness Statists Gonna State Wuflu

And just like that…

All those “loonies” suggesting that there would be martial law declarations don’t sound quite so crazy any more. We are rapidly moving from from pandemic…

May 15, 2020February 15, 2021
If you live in Washington State
Situational Awareness Statists Gonna State Wuflu

If you live in Washington State

Some folks really don’t like snitches.  This may be very useful information to have. Governor Inslee’s informant army – here’s the snitch list It’s always…

May 10, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 13
Herp-A-Derp Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 13

I’ve been hanging out at home, so not a lot to talk about. I did go out yesterday to pick up a prescription. I used…

April 22, 2020April 12, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 10
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 10

Apologies for the lack of posting, but everything is “All Wuflu, all the time” and I’m simply not going to get on that bandwagon any…

April 8, 2020April 12, 2021
Wuflu arrives (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 5)
I hate it when that happens Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Wuflu arrives (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 5)

We have a “presumptive positive” case of Wuflu in my back yard. Not happy about it, but it was inevitable, so we’re going to go…

March 18, 2020April 12, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 4
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 4

OK, it’s not that bad…. Yesterday Son and I went to the local big-box home improvement store. As we drove, we passed a local grocery…

March 15, 2020April 12, 2021
Bet on this escalating quickly
Situational Awareness Wuflu

Bet on this escalating quickly

One of Seattle’s homeless may have Wuflu. Given the proclivities of this group, I’m not betting on this being a positive. If you haven’t finished…

March 12, 2020February 15, 2021
Our “Oh, shit” moment may be about to arrive
Situational Awareness Wuflu

Our “Oh, shit” moment may be about to arrive

This is floating around the Intertubz today. I first picked it up at the Raconteur Report. Paragraphs may be a bit off from the original.…

March 9, 2020February 15, 2021
Situational Awareness Wuflu

Two things to read, one to watch

Sorry, back to Wuflu. Starting to appear more and more important from my perspective. First, two things at the Raconteur Report: Common Core Math Problems…

March 9, 2020February 15, 2021
A visit with my mechanic, a report from Walmart, an interesting tidbit on Son and today’s bags
Prepping Situational Awareness Wuflu

A visit with my mechanic, a report from Walmart, an interesting tidbit on Son and today’s bags

I stopped by my mechanic to set a time next week to get a couple of things they had found with my truck finished out.…

March 7, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu

Via reader redclay7, I have news that North Carolina is now one of the lands of Wuflu. Someone came through the Raleigh-Durham airport (RDU) in…

March 4, 2020April 12, 2021
Stocking up
Prepping Situational Awareness Wuflu

Stocking up

Observing the news about Wuflu, I’m taking my own advice about not trying to make that panicked last minute run to the grocery store. I’m…

February 26, 2020February 15, 2021
Keeping up on the comings and goings of Wuflu
Modern Life Skills Situational Awareness Wuflu

Keeping up on the comings and goings of Wuflu

From https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.htm Based on all the information I can find, Wuflu is irrevocably loose upon the land. While the WHO disagrees (they think there’s still time…

February 22, 2020February 15, 2021
How vulnerable is our critical infrastructure?
Rants Situational Awareness Teh Stupids

How vulnerable is our critical infrastructure?

This vulnerable. The name of this company ought to be released so they can be punished in the equity markets (or held up to public…

February 19, 2020February 15, 2021
Wuflu Precautions #3
Prepping Situational Awareness Uncomfortable Thoughts Wuflu

Wuflu Precautions #3

Know your enemy This started out to be a post on what you’d need if the Wuflu comes home to roost and you have to…

February 13, 2020February 15, 2021
Direct from Wuhan
Prepping Situational Awareness

Direct from Wuhan

Not the video. Blogger really doesn’t like Fox’s embed code.  I’m sure it’s just a bug.  I haven’t been talking about coronavirus here, though I…

January 30, 2020February 15, 2021
Situational Awareness

The Left’s plans for us

(Via Breitbart News) I’ve mostly refrained (I think) from commenting on the Bernie Sanders campaign workers’ constant stream of “eat the rich” videos, at least…

January 28, 2020February 15, 2021
Drug shortages
Modern Life Skills Modern Medicine Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Public Service Announcements Situational Awareness

Drug shortages

(Via the Mailing List That Shall Not Be Named) There have been stories about drug shortages in the media for some time now. If you…

January 22, 2020February 15, 2021
A dry run for the new Virginia laws?
Situational Awareness Statists Gonna State

A dry run for the new Virginia laws?

Eric Peters on the visit a Virginia citizen received because he visited Richmond to scope out things prior to the 1/20/2020 VCDL Lobby Day event.…

January 21, 2020February 15, 2021
Not a one off
Get Off Your Butt and Train Situational Awareness Uncomfortable Thoughts

Not a one off

It seems Bernie Sanders is attracting the true believers. Here’s another of his “field organizers” advocating for violent revolution and this time, with guillotines. Judging…

January 21, 2020February 15, 2021

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