This recent turn of events seems to have a whole lot of people rethinking things. Like what would happen if suddenly there isn’t what you need at the store. Then what?
Well, then hopefully you already know how to provide some or all of that for yourself, or in the least can come up with some workarounds for what you can’t get.
Like let’s go right for the TMI — toilet paper. What would you do if you can’t find or get toilet paper? Easy! (And you can do this right now to conserve the paper you’ve got.)
Take one or two old towels and cut them up in squares the size of washcloths. It doesn’t need to be exact or perfect. Get a bucket and line it with a plastic grocery sack. If it’s yellow, use a towel to wipe and toss it in the bucket. If it’s brown, use the paper and flush it down. Every day or so, wash the towels on their own with detergent and a splash of bleach. If you are completely out of paper, you can just go full towel. Or you can use old magazines and the like, toss in the trash for the browns. (Don’t flush unless you want to learn how to diy plumbing, not recommended!) Yep. Problem solved.
But back to the topic, of which the above is just one practical illustration and much better than going out and standing in line at store after store in the middle of a pandemic, possibly exposing yourself or others to a virus, when you could do the towel thing instead. It’s only for a few weeks, folks!
I think one reason for the underlying panic many are feeling (besides the irresponsible fanning of it on any major news station) is they are realizing they have no knowledge or ability to live without the system they have become dependent upon to provide for their needs.
Now would not be a bad time to order one of those self reliance, homestead type books that covers how to do everything from grow and preserve food, to generate power off the grid, to dealing with basic medical care on your own. Sure it is all on the Internet, but what if you did not have access to that for whatever reason? Books never go offline! Plus, it’s interesting stuff!
Even if you live in an apartment there is a lot you can do. I have seen people grow a crazy amount of food in pots. You can even grow sprouts in a jar for fresh eating! Basic knowledge of what plants can be foraged in your area are another source of nutrition if all else fails. Dandelion leaves, for example, are are an excellent source of vitamin A, folate, vitamin K, and vitamin C (in its raw form), and a good source of calcium and potassium.
Self-reliance also comes into play when it comes to protecting you and yours from infection. You don’t have to wait for the government to tell you what to do, all you have to do is understand viruses, how they spread, how to protect yourself, and what to do to boost your immune system in the case you do get sick. There is a LOT you can do, besides just give up and allow the virus to run its course. Like take vitamin C, salt water gargle, saline nasal rinse (neti-pot), zinc lozenges, elderberry gummies or syrup, garlic, raw honey, turmeric… look it up! There are LOTS of ways you can help your body fight back against a virus. Don’t believe, “there is nothing you can do.”
Hopefully in addition to encouraging a return to self-reliance (remember victory gardens?) this pandemic will also bring back into fashion the tried and true traditions of personal and social responsibility. If everybody practiced these, we would not need all this increasing government regulation and intervention.
If we need the government, military, and police to guide our every move and tell us what to do, then we are no longer free. It is from our own handing it over, abdicating personal and social responsibility and holding others responsible, too, that they have turned into the tyrant they have become.
So please, don’t beg the government to make things safe for you or demand they do what you really need to do for yourself. Because every time we do, we all become less and less free.
What do you think? Please share in the comments!
While ordinary prosecution of these cops won’t go far, I did have a nasty thought. There has to be some provision of the American with Disabilities Act that applies to this situation. The fines for municipalities and awards are supposed to be draconian. Let us hope that some lawyer is already working on this.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/06/teen-who-makes-teddy-bears-for-children-of-fallen-law-enforcement-receiving-death-threats/
Teen who makes teddy bears for children of fallen LEOs is receiving death threats.
Liz,
Everyone on the internet gets death threats. It could be for anything, like works of charity.
I have to wonder if this woman is related to Liz’s complainant, or is hysteria contagious?
I would like to know what this guy was charged with. How can a guy riding bicycle, wearing a cast, and needing crutches be a criminal? It’s mind boggling. I hope the judge that sees him the next morning sees it as I do.
Is this how judges get so cynical?
The narrator seems to be right. Cops have gotten worse since Georg Floyd was murdered. You would think that they would have enough sense to keep a low profile. What happened here was that this man was attacked and it was only discovered that they had the wrong guy after they had the cuffs on and broke his wrist. I heard he is suing and the amount is seven hundred thousand dollars.
If these people keep chasing away media, do you think we’ll get the message that we shouldn’t listen to them? I love it when local police stand up for these squatters. Maybe, we shouldn’t listen to them either.
In the wake of Justin Bieber refuting an accusation by showing proof that he was elsewhere, feminists are going crazy on Twitter. Could it be that they are not the center of attention anymore? If they only accuse on social media, it’s bunk. Good grief, Winona Ryder is saying that Mel Gibson said mean things in 1995.
Everyone on the internet gets death threats. It could be for anything, like works of charity.
Fuzzy stated the above. Just thought I’d post that one again. Might do that every ten or so gratuitous spam videos.
The family for the girl who makes teddy bears has had to remove all references to her “blue line bears” due to the hostility and threats.
This is the world Fuzzie is fine with. In fact, she just deserves more ridicule and spam videos.
After all this time, is this the best you can come up with to defend the police? I don’t think they deserve defense. One Los Angeles auditor stated to police that they had lost the support of white people. It didn’t phase them, they are that arrogant to think that they can function without the support of any segment of the public.
I saw another video from a police bodycam out of Tucson. It details a raid on a house and a man who was killed in police custody. He was smothered. I am not going to link it, it amounts to yet another snuff film. They just don’t get it. People are going to conclude that they are not safe in their own homes and that police are out to murder them. Who will argue with them?
After all this time, is this the best you can come up with to defend the police?
I’m respecting RPG’s blog.
If you post your address I will show up at your home and talk to you personally.
Or, just post it to RPG and she can tell me your address.
If you include your cell number I will text you beforehand.
We could just meet up somewhere.
I quintuple dog dare you.
Come on, I’d love to discuss this in person.