COVID2019 is global, what’s next?

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Well it appears the hopes of keeping the corona virus contained have come crashing down around us. Be honest, even reading this now its hard to believe, tens of thousands of people world wide are being infected with this deadly virus in some places having a fatality rate of 3%. putting that into perspective that is 3 in every hundred. 3million every hundred million.

Should we be worried?

Worried? if the media had its way we would all stay worried morning, noon and night. worry is not something i would ever suggest, worry can lead to all sorts of other problems, quite frankly in the midst of tense geopolitical situations and the stock markets suffering on top of a global epidemic we don’t need any extra issues.

In saying that, i would also like to say being prepared couldn’t hurt.

If Italy can be used as an example, store shelves are clearing out like crazy. I know I don’t want to be left fighting over the last can of spam.

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What should you do to prepare?

I have made a list of things I recommend having in case of an epidemic or any natural disaster one would need to prepare for.

• Water – one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation.
• Food – at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food.
• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert.
• Flashlight.
• First aid kit.
• Extra batteries.
• Respirator
• a few 5 gallon buckets
• Duct Tape
• seeds
• indoor led lights (for indoor farm)
• powdered supplements

I wrote an article on how to set up a micro-greens indoor farm the cheapest and easiest way.  smartmindbodysoul.com/microgreens if you want to go the extra step and be prepared for the possibility of spending weeks if not months in your home or in my case I live in a third story apartment. I will not be in a position to have an outdoor garden. Indoor farming may be the only option for food if an outbreak occurs and grocery stores close down like they are in China.

Even if you don’t plan to grow microgreens, the set up can be used for any vertical grow operations. I went and had delivered seeds that i can grow quickly in case of the need for immediate food. I get my seeds from trueleafmarket.com/. They have the best varieties and take really good care of their product.

What if the Grid goes down?

A very important obstacle people in the city tend to over look is  electricity. hense why batteries are essential. but what to do with the batteries?

What would you do if your electricity shuts down and you cant use your stove? your refrigerator.  no hot water. How are you going to boil water?

If you are in my position, you cant have a fire in your apartment. what if you don’t have a barbecue?

I took it upon myself  to stack up on dried goods and canned meat with high sodium for long term storage and to cut down on the need for energy to cook. but as for the case of boiling water i have gotten a small hot plate that i can use by using battery power. You need to be able to boil water! not only for sanitary drinking water. For canning, in case of long term lock down, For bathing, for cooking.

Do not fail at maintaining the possibility of boiling water!

Stay bunkered down!

this isnt The walking Zombie shows you watch, this is real life, and you have to face reality and your neighbors after this potential threat has passed. So don’t go pillaging. Respect your neighbors and dont eat their food or steal from their trees that over hang on the street. their family needs to eat too. take this time to prepare if you have not already done so. Nobody is going to do it for you. There are many things i have left out because i do not want to beat a dead horse. i just wanted to do my part in sharing some of my ideas and hope that i can help ease some worry by helping you prepare so that you are not faced with panic when everyone starts heading for your local grocery stores and you were not prepared. Good luck and lets hope this isnt as bad as the media is making it out to be.

 

 

 

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