Are You Ready?

If you were in Puerto Rico right now, would you be able to survive until help came from the U.S.? Well, from seeing the Nightly News, help has been extremely slow in getting to them. Trump mentioned that Puerto Rico was out in a middle of an ocean and is so difficult to get to. Really???

I recently saw a clip of a young woman from Brooklyn who has lived on the island for the past four years. She was beside herself because her family back in the States didn’t know her status. The reporter gave her a satellite phone so she could talk to them. She also mentioned to the reporter that the ATM machines were down and she couldn’t access her funds and she had no money. He reached into his pocket and gave her some cash. She had a shocked look on her face, and then she hugged him with tears flowing down her face.

She wasn’t the only one crying at that point. I was crying in happiness for her and, also in fear for myself. I don’t know what I would do if I were in that situation. I use my ATM card all the time. I rarely have cash on me. We have food on the shelves, but it would require an oven or at least a microwave to cook.

We, as a country, have so many blessings that we take for granted every single day. I sleep in a bed with a roof over my head and running water to cook and shower. I have a car that I am able put gas in without waiting in line for hours. I have access to wi-fi and my iPhone. What would I do if some morning I woke up, and all of that was gone?

I can’t even imagine what that would be like. But it has already happened in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and to folks who lost their homes to forest fires out West. But what would it be like if this devastation happened to all the lower 48 states in one day?

Well folks, between North Korea and Mother Nature on a rampage (Climate Change), the possibility is very real. When people lose all their basic necessities that they have grown accustomed to, this kind of disaster can bring out the less than noble selves. One would go to any lengths to find food and shelter to get what is needed to survive.

You may say “I would never stoop to that level” but food and shelter are basics that everyone needs and yes, without these, I would bet you would do whatever you needed to.

What do we do? Build bomb shelters? Move to Iceland? Purchase a Catamaran? Personally, I want a RV that has all the accessories to comfortably live off the grid, meaning solar panels, compost toilet, and a large stash of food and water.

What would you do? Think about all your options. The world we live in and take for granted is getting closer to the edge, every single day that Trump is in office.

Until the next time…