Always finding more.

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While prepping, I keep running into areas which I have not covered in any way. Some areas I have simply not considered at all. The one that worries me the most is health care. Though, in spite of my health problems, I have pretty much avoided medical care for a great deal of time. Then again, I saw what at least one minor wound can do. The bleeding from the finger would have eventually killed me. I simple flick of a knife in a seemingly minor part of the body, and I would have died if not treated. I realize that without careful specialized treatment, something I could not do myself, I would not have been able to treat that wound. And more, though I did not feel pain, at least in the part where they had to rip the finger open and use a tourniquet to stop the bleeding long enough to find and repair the bleeder, I am pretty sure I may not have been able to handle that part of the procedure without heavy (even if local) painkillers even if a doctor was otherwise available. None of that stuff is available to me where I live. Lots of people will die if they cannot handle the treatment. Even with a doctor, I am not sure a modern doctor would be willing to fight through a patient's resistance without having those painkillers available. Vodka will not work and knocking someone out mechanically is at least as dangerous as letting the wound go. And without penicillin, it almost does not matter. Lots of people will die.

Right now I am sort of stuck. Getting several things done would help but I cannot seem to get to them. The only good thing about it, perhaps, is that while I try and get back on track, there is some good chance my cash reserves will build up. Well, so long as the worth of the dollar remains functional for anything. I will keep trying to figure out how to escape my frozen cage and I will continue to research topics. Who knows, perhaps there is enough time to cover some of the bases.

Food and water storage are the main concerns. In this area I am mostly focusing on storing food, short and long term. Still, it would be really good to find a way to do livestock. Even just chickens or rabbits added in, as food, eggs, and fertilizer, would be good. After that, cooking and heating are next. I need to find the link to the various devices again... *sigh* And hopefully I can save enough over the winter to feel confident about discovering where my fireplace is and whether it is insert ready. Of course, I want some tools and equipment to allow travel if needed, trade goods, and minor pieces that make life, cooking, and social affairs a bit simpler or better. I have enough guns, minus a long range rifle, to hunt and for security. Still, everything I have is half or quarter or only partially initiated, stored, or collected. Keeping track of everything is another issue. This is a tough job to do in a singular way. It is what I have though.

I am thinking about ordering a few more books and a few more pieces here and there. Some old cookbooks, a number of collapsible canteens, a cheap and very good compass, and a few other things are on my list. I have found several books which might make home repairs and upgrades better, though I am nervous about buying them. So many books are pure junk! Well, so it goes. Once I have my bills paid, that being complicated by losing my computer again recently therefor requiring me to find who I owe, where and how to pay them again, or at least check to make sure planned payments are continuing, I will figure out where I am and what I have. Then again, the major purchase I would like to make this month is wheat. I am not sure though, whether to buy half winter half red, or what. I will be looking into it. I am not even sure how much I can afford yet. As well, I keep seeing buckets of this, supposedly air sealed and properly set for years of storage... for $15 or so per 5 gallon bucket... I guess I have my doubts on those... So many... thoughts and wonders...