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Blood sugar was down to 132. Not optimal but not terrible. I decided to use 12 cc's with dinner, a romaine salad with an ounce of shredded cheddar and a keto ranch dressing. I can't, even in good times, afford storebought keto stuff often. So I use basic ingredients and make it. It can be a bit funky, it isn't absolutely perfect, but it works on a dime... nickel... penny. Forget organics, but I never fell for that.
Oh, I am still finishing the fatted coffee or tea from earlier. The rest of the night will be plain tea. I may take a late shower too. The temperatures have been stable, but I am freezing. My feet and legs, as night approaches, begin to chill. If I can warm up well, then wear several pair of socks to hold it in until later, it might help me get the sleep I need. Trying to sleep while freezing is difficult.
I called my mom. They are getting similar weather, staggered a few days. But farming is difficult. Only one field of corn in. No soy. Winter is coming and it keeps raining. If it was just the US, but it is hitting many primary and secondary breadbaskets. We do have reserves. Many nations do. But those are limited, more so if everyone is hit. Africa will starve and Europe will be left with very few hard choices.
The world is about to get ugly in ways not seen for a century, give or take. With nuclear weapons, it could go south very fast. There aren't good guys anymore. As good as it gets is picking teams based on nations and alliances. It won't be empires anymore, not for long. I guess the gooder guys will have their military out of their nations. The bad ones will be using their military and intell on their own as much as against their enemies.
It is definitely growing darker. If it hits before I die... If you don't have family... Money is already becoming empty. Land is okay, if you can keep it, and use it to grow real food. You have to have a sufficient growing season. Gold and silver travel, but as with land, keeping it is something else. It is truly growing darker.
If it gets truly cold, colder, colder even than that? The look on their faces when Americans just take over Mexico, and on down as needed? Europe moving into Africa by force? Russia is screwed. Though Europe would have trouble too. Oh, yes. The looks on their faces when northern militaries just shove ahead of their people... while pretending to negotiate? Even a minor ice-age and that will happen. This isn't the 1400's.
Right or wrong doesn't get figured in to survival. Fair? Anyone who insists on fairness will be left, along with the disabled, elderly without family, and any who won't work. It is coming. Is it already here? All I know is there are darker days ahead. How hard, how soon... I just can't be certain.
I grew up within seven miles of a SAC base (and therefore a first strike target if the balloon went up). A member of the generation which regularly drilled in the event of catastrophe, and whose mind constantly thought on the Unthinkable. If I dig around I bet I can still find my map showing the location of Civil Defense fallout shelters in the Austin area.
ReplyDeleteI have no illusions. I realize that, if I am "fortunate" enough to survive World War III, then I'm faced with thousands of dozens of World War IVs suddenly breaking out everywhere. Fortunately (!) I'm something of a small and insignificant target (even considering my bulk), living out on a fringe practically surrounded by nothing. I tell myself the majority of the survivors will break themselves apart trying to loot what remains of the cities.
Sweet whistling in the dark. Tell you what . . . if it happens I'll try and send word letting you know how it goes.
In the meantime here's a website: https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
You can use it to determine where bombs might fall in your area and possibly figure out how bad it'll be. It's also a rather interesting (albeit macabre) time-filler.