I feel smarter now.

If you’d asked me at the beginning of this week, “If it were all going to fall apart tomorrow, what panicked preparations would you take,” I would only have been able to think of one: I’d do something about all those empty propane bottles.

And now I have!


Tobie helped.

ETA: Meant to add that, unlike the last time the price of gasoline skyrocketed, so far at least locally the price of propane hasn’t mirrored it. Mid-grade gasoline is selling for about $3.50 here at the moment but I only paid $2.57/gallon for the propane and that’s not significantly higher than it was before the new administration improved things. So I beat the inevitable inflation.

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6 Responses to I feel smarter now.

  1. Robert says:

    “before the new administration improved things” for a narrow set of values for the meaning of “improved”.

    Good for you getting fully fueled, Joel.

    I did my part last week by using my “stimulus money” to build a SHTF 200W PV setup. The electric infrastructure may fail, but by dog I will have my morning coffee and some ice in my evening hooch.

  2. ” “If it were all going to fall apart tomorrow, what panicked preparations would you take,””

    I would have thought water.

  3. Joel says:

    Water’s handled.

  4. coloradohermit says:

    After the crazy summer we’ve been having, it’s great to know that you’re ready for a possible crazy winter. Water, propane and hopefully food for you and Tobie.

  5. Ben says:

    Add firewood to that list?

  6. Joel says:

    Yeah but I don’t have to buy firewood. I’m going to cut and burn the same amount, at the same price, whether the world outside my gulch is functioning or not.

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