Thursday, September 6, 2018

Its been a crazy year...

Work has kept me from getting any keyboard
time.  My new position over facilities and operations at a long term acute care hospital gives me no free time, but it has "professionalized" my prep game.

Quarterly fire and life safety drills, FEMA manuals, active shooter drills, emergency response training.  Even though we aren't a level 1 hospital, we still are listed as a triage response location so if there were an explosion at any of the near by factories or a tanker train derailment and chemical spill at the local rail yard, we would be where authorities would set up shop.  I got two whole rooms of FEAM supplied decontamination gear just in case.  Talk about being ready for zombies...


Think I was excited to get my 2200 watt Ryobi generator for camping? imagine the grin on my face standing in front of a Caterpillar 750,000 watt diesel generator, powered by 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel in my own storage tank.  I've got a round the clock security team, 72 camera digital video security system, an armory with full emergency response gear (i know right!), a morgue...  

I've been in prepper "fat hog heaven" my friends.  I've also had to learn a crap load of Hospital Joint Commission and Commission of Accredited Rehabilitation Facilities rules and regs, no fun and no free time.  BUT, I did get a discount on my MREs and canned water by adding what I needed at home onto the order when we rotated inventory.so that was nice


Anyway,  Its taken months, well actually a couple of years, but its finally settled down to where I can think about other things creatively.   I never stopped prepping, camping, or training,  I just didn't have time to put it into words (and there is some stuff I had to go through and learn that I'm not suppose to share.  So.... I'm back.







Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Ok, I cracked! The Photobucket bastards beat me

The Photobucket bastards beat me into submission.  I completely capitulated and paid their blackmail so my links are active again.  I feel so dirty...

Anyway,  I'll be back to sharing my mental wanderings, purchases, and gear tests.