I rode my motorcycle all over the place and had sex with my female passenger..... but I always do that.....the sex always HARDens me.

yeah. macho doesn't mean much to me. survival though, yes.

I practice martial arts almost everyday. Staying in shape has always been a way of life and discipline. My day job is extremely demanding, both physically and mentally. I have been trying very hard lateley to handle my anger management. I love my job, but its in a very bad neighborhood. I see people get fucked up and fucked over on a weekly basis. I have to watch out for meth and crackheads stealing from the buildings we work for and the employees walking to thier car at the end of the day. I used to get into physical altercations when I was new to my job area 5 years ago. Nobody fucks with me anymore. On a rare occasion do I have to run after someone and beat the shit out of them.

I used to be poor..... I used to steal......I used to be a prison inmate. I know the tricks of scum.

I get a good workout doing my job. Its very physical and the stress can get out of hand especially with my supervisor position. But I am practicing on keeping things under control and not going crazy. After work, I practice Muay Thai and I spar heavily with 3 guys every night. It has helped me manage my asthma and keeps me focused on a goal. I will give myself a break and eat fried turkey for Thanksgiving but I have been controling what I eat to stay in this weight division. I will be fighting a big match in January against someone really good. Staying in shape is part of my lifestyle and I am fortunate.

Ammunition is getting very expensive and scarce at the stores in my area. But I have a good supply stocked up for my battle rifle and my shotgun. I hope that I never need it. I still go to range and shoot my .45. I have been buying the dirty reloads from the range but they have been working well. Just have to spend time cleaning the gun and wiping un-burnt powder from my face and arms. I will be ordering some ammo online soon for my rifle.

Shoot, make something out of nothing, Trap, fish, Make a fish trap, shelter making, Fire making, water purification, More or less the works.
I have a survival group and it would be nice to have them.
My experience. Well Ive' been shooting sense I was around six, that goes for fishing and gardening as well. Ben hunting sense 12.
Read more military manuals and talked to vets for hours on end. Train constantly. Education? well I admit I have a GED and my education is lacking (I took two jobs at 15 to help mom out.) But I learn all I can.
And I know some won't count this for much but Ive' been broke my whole life. So Ive' had to make due and improvise my whole life.
Hunting fishing and gardening wasn't a hobby it's life.
There's more but you get the picture.

Operation Bravo..............

Granted... it would be a terrible situation but I would rather try to survive with people I know and trust with supplies than board up my house and try to stay alive with roving gangs running around neighborhoods. It would be a really shitty scenario but I would take it over staying in any major city. Good post though... especially the youtube video... haha.

Michael, how is the solar power going? I 've done quite a bit of research on solar, wind and water power. All are available but the cost to implement is so darn expensive, it's prohibitive. I would love to tell my electric company to shove it. I have a monthly base fee of $28.00 right off the bat in addition to my usage fee, regardless of how much or little electricity I use. It sucks. Then add on all the "taxes" . I tell you, I feel like I can't win. I first bought a little house in this little town but when I found out I couldn't have chickens I said crap on that. Bought another place - huge house on 81/2 acres just a mile out of town and still have the little house. I can't believe the price of real estate here and in other small towns. Some places just want you to pay the taxes and the house is yours. And I am not talking hundreds of thousands of dollars. Maybe 20-30 thousand or less. I picked up the little house - and I do mean little - only 600 square feet but its on two lots so there are possiblities - for 13.5K YUP - that's what I said, thirteen grand. And we just moved here in June this year. But one thing I will say about living in a small town is everyone knows your business. The city councel actually gets together to gossip about any public nuisance etc. (like weeds in lawns, partial construction/remodel progress) Luckily, I found this place just outside of town and it is rural farmland so I live without the rules. Now I want to go whole hog and get off the grid - completely for several reasons. Independance, financial, personal freedom. But cost wise, I don't see it happening because I am not the brightest bulb on the tree and am not that mechanically inclined and my husband is a little (a lot) resistant to some of my ideas and he thinks I am a dreamer. So I have to go slow and easy with him, more like hey honey, lets just see if we can build this just for fun etc. So I guess what I am getting at is how is it going, how much is it costing you and how long will it take and how efficient??????? I don't want to supplement, I want the whole shebang. I have a lot of wind but not as much as I expected. It is strong but not consistent either daily or monthly. Solar is so expensive. By the way, your place sounds great. Having a lake is the bomb.