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i video'd a line around the local costgo store last week, completely around the store, with an hour to go prior to opening. the people looked desparate, and they were. lot of minority, say mexican, and from clothing not upper class. mostly people that didn't want to be there, but lived week to week. with unemployment hitting, a lot of the state is shut down, no dinero, no supplie, it's big pile of caca time.
i have always gone harmed but our securities levels have increased.

Walking in the suburban neighborhood finds most people quick with a smile & a hello, though not as fast to stay the fcuk away from me & keep their breath to themselves. There's no rule that says one HAS to stay on the [maternal fornicating] sidewalks - it's totally possible to make way & space for others by veering into the right-of-way.

However, I've noticed a lot more beater cars / mini pickup trucks, most with poorly performing exhaust systems, orbiting the area, & our street. It seems these are folks who are hustling for handyman or landscape work. There was a fella with a mid-80's Camry driving around last week, with a 16' ladder strapped to the roof. I'm not sure if I was more surprised at the redneck way in which the ladder was secured, or that the car seemed to be showroom new. Anyhow, the entirety of the inside was filled with what seemed to be his worldly possessions. I don't believe he was sleeping in his car, for there was no room, but he certainly seemed to be living out of it.

Whilst walking with the Mrs., we witnessed him pull up to a construction site for a new home, & use their porta-john. Seemed a bit sketchy, given there's a park with heated facilities but a 1/3 of a mile away. We saw him an hour later settling a mailbox post in concrete directly across our street. It turns out the trunk of said Camry was filled with sacks of Quickcrete and various tools.

I certainly admire folks who'll hustle, though my usual rule of thumb is to never hire a contractor who can't afford a full-sized truck. In any case, instances like these have increased from zero, to reasonably prevalent, in the past 3 weeks. I'm not alarmed, but I'm mindful. The J-frame is always with me: it's the clutch purse of pistolas. Leaving the local area, however, finds me with a full-frame Sig + 2 spare magazines. I'll keep the honest guys honest, and make things a quite unpleasant for the dishonest ones.

Kindsness & mindfulness.

FC

Domestic violence has spiked here, as well as property crimes and burglaries of businesses. Many are shut down by the local Gauleiters and are easy pickings.
I always have a long gun in the truck anyway, so nothing new there for me.

It might get rough in the cities if food and supplies become difficult to obtain

No change so far.

People seem considerate yet.

Yep, similar happenings here. In the 6 years we've been in our home here we've had maybe 2 or 3 random knocks at the door from unsolicited guys offering to take down our ~40' blue spruce that was butchered our first year here by power line guys in an alleged effort to prevent problems between the tree and the wires. In the past two weeks we've had 4 or 5 different guys trying to hit us up to do the same job. I don't like it and with the two instances I've fielded, I've made it a point to silently demonstrate that I wasn't interested and that I didn't appreciate random solicitations. The sight and sounds of a combined 170 pounds of nervous, agitated, talky labs and a dude with a sour face and a Sig P220 in .45 ACP in his belt is apparently sufficient to relay that there's no work to be had here...

Have an old friend who lives in NYC. To supplement his Social Security he does a bit of drug sales. He delivers on his bicycle. Says week-end recreational use is way down.

On the couple of occasions I've had to go anywhere in the past two weeks people have been okay, but people tend to be much more personable down here than in those schithole northeastern cities.

Around here, things are quiet. Police calls for service have gone down substantially, and crime is believed to be down about 33% since the crisis started. Link. If anyone in town did not have enough guns or ammo, the decimated shelves and display racks at Sportsman's Warehouse are anecdotal evidence that any gun-ownership gap has closed substantially. I really do not see things getting out of hand.

One the issue of firearm slang, my wife and I started using the term "friend" long before Scarface. It's a neutral term that you can use around anyone.

I live in a small fishing town about 35 minutes east of Green Bay WI. Locally - things are as they've always been but with less tourists. Kinda nice. Like winter with decent temps.

Anecdotally - Facebook has a "police scanner" blurb every day of doings in GB. It's getting thin. I would say that's not because of the situation directly but because police are responding less to minor things which will likely embolden some thuggery.

I'm not too worried - got my rosco here (G19) with easy access to a 45 Colt, AR-14 and a Burrito loaded with 3in #4.

Everything Fine here so far.

i think the problem is in the cities and large metro areas. rats in a cage, fighting over a morsel.

Ha. Good call on 'Roscoe'. Forgot about that one. 'Joint' is another I used to hear growing up. Glad to hear from many that peace still reigns. The original question, however, was if folks predict bad things happening if this thing *progresses*, but no worries...

beastie boys


edit going back and reading now the body of the thread. Others caught on too! lol


As for shytheadery, I haven’t been out as much, this is a big,little melting pot military town; there’s always plenty of impatient jerks here, poured in with hick locals.

I’m going to say it’s early to see the frustrations come out, but this extra 30 days and the decay of the economy- summer might be hot and grumpy

If you love your Walgreens, go hug it before it gets Ferguson’d

I think if it progresses - we'll see some stupidity. Human nature to be dumb and opportunistic.

Pharmacies first, then clinics as people think "those bastards have the cure in there I know it!" and then it will roll into storage sheds and low hanging fruit.

I doubt it will last long enough that roving band of dee-jens from up country start going door to door. If they do - I'm well sorted to handle myself and have zero qualm about doing so.

Shythole states, eh? Please, tell me more from #46 out of 50...

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/crime-and-corrections

Seeing more folks armed around here, my brothers cabin was broken into last week, getting more of that stuff! I care take 5 places by me but most know I go armed! Im 10 miles from a city so should fine for awhile!

Over the last several weeks my contact with anyone outside of work and my neighbors has been minimal and I rarely ever went into Fort Worth anyway, so I don't have a feel for what's going on in the city...but it's only about 30 miles from my front door to downtown. I'm feeling more and more inclined to force the wife to accompany me to the range for some refresher training on the use of various weapons just in case. I'm only away for about seven hours a day lately, but still.

I used to keep a bugout kit in my pickup as a preparedness measure, but hurricane Rita opened my eyes. Folks were pouring out of Houston and they depleted gasoline supplies for hundreds of miles around while clogging the roadways, and even bringing traffic to a prolonged dead stop.

The fact that there would be nowhere to go during a major disaster imprinted on my mind, and I realized that the best thing I could do is hunker down and band together with my neighbors and try to watch out for my neighborhood...and try to keep the peace. That thought still makes the most sense to me, so that's my own approach in this new scenario. I hope that's how people in town are thinking.

What happens if things get extra tough...I have no idea. Anyone's guess is as good as mine. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best is my mantra for the day.

Roscoe here was always a shotgun. My, the colloquialism! Keep em going!

Another vote for Smoke wagon !!!

Mentioned this before here but all the old time ranchers refered to a .22 rifle as their "target". Crazy I know. As for the subject,

Store was pretty full of groceries Monday. No long lines. Pretty laid back. Got everything I needed. Noticed this morning a real lack of county road traffic. Like it was 40 years ago! Nice!! Neighbors I know are all pretty tight on what we need to know and do. I am first house on a one way in and out road. So I see what all comes in and leaves. And We have a little text group established in the event something goes down.

Daughter is on the bigger Facebook neighborhood page (for what that’s worth). So is life in the fever infested creek and river bottom.

I'm enjoying hearing all the name-of-nicks myself!