Escaping the cave.

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In spite of not getting to bed until about 5:30, and missing one call from my friend, the second call was heard and woke me, and quickly enough to talk.  I have no idea when he called, either time.  After a quick discussion, I promised to be in.  His bank closes at 5:00, most likely, perhaps earlier these days.  Saturdays are gone, at least for my bank.  And they are shutting down the longer drive-through hours too, I think.  Cut, cut, cut.  The majority of those who voted, voted for this, whether they knew it or not.  I would love to say 'once burned', but that is never the case with many.  Anyway...

I rearranged a few things, hopped in the shower, dressed, and was out of the cave in almost no time flat.  I believe from the call to hitting the highway was less than an half hour.  How that works sometimes I don't know.  No shooting today, it was snowing when I left.  It has snowed since.  For me, the 40's are fine, for my friend, not so much.  I got him to his tasks, then had a bite to eat.  It's good for both of us.  He would be out almost every day if he could drive, or even pedal a bike.  Well, maybe three times a week.  As for me, I would be out a lot more too, if I could.  We each have slightly different sorts of problems.  Perhaps it makes slipping our various caves better when it happens?

Thursday, if it is sunny, we are planning our next great escape.  A bit of target practice.  I am reluctant to shoot too much, with the scarcity and expense of ammunition.  I should have enough .22 though.  I think I have between 2k and 4k, I think.  I'll have to look.  Most of it is the large boxes of mid-grade stuff.  My guess is the government is buying even more than what it is suggesting.  Through third parties it is buying ammunition and guns, both new and used, with the remainder of the last 'stimulus' money that went unspent.  Illegal, immoral, probably unconstitutional if it ever gets publicized and to court, but just like much else this current and even past admins, they simply don't care about the rule of law.  I wonder if they are simply destroying the guns?  Many of them aren't that useful to the government.  The durth of .50 rifles, even .338s, has me very suspicious.  But it doesn't stop there.  Part of my suspicion is that prices haven't soared.  I am wondering if they aren't literally controlling prices, in an unofficial gun buy-back program.  It is getting spooky out there.  As such I would advise that if you sell a firearm, make sure it is going to a real citizen.  Don't sell through an auction site, or blindly.  And be very careful when you sell.  Very careful, for other reasons.

My goal, now back on meds, is to be back in the pool by Friday.  That will give me the weekend to catch my breath.  I may try to continue swimming, but cut it to one or two times a week, max.  Until I can sort out my finances, that is all I can do.  Walking just doesn't cut it.  While not quite afraid of the wide open, I am afraid of being out there and crashing.  While driving, I can continue on and get home.  But if walking, and several miles from home, I would have to push things to get home, which throws the whole ball of wax out of kilter... sometimes for days, sometimes for much longer.  Walking locally, say around the block, just gets too old too fast.  Maybe this summer, if I get up to it, a walk to the local lake to swim might be possible.  I just don't know right now.  I'm not sure how safe it is, with all the boating that can happen.  Or even driving there.  Just... thinking.

Well, dinner is here and I am hungry again.  I have been eating mostly just what has been brought in for too long.  I need to fix things so I am eating more, and more regularly.  Meat has been thawed, so hopefully food is back on the menu a bit better.  Later.