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in order to keep my food preserved.
The loneliness still lingered around occasionally, but I was pretty use to it and it wasn’t as bad as when I first arrived. Luckily I wasn’t buried in this winter either. I was expecting a lot more snow than the foot and half that covered the ground so late in winter. It was enough to slow you down walking around though. If there wasn’t such a shortage in gas I probably would have enjoyed the sled more too. Oh well, it was still cheaper than driving the truck. You could also get to town a lot faster too. It was actually a bit scary how fast that sled could move.
There had been lots of good news on the radio this winter. Things really looked like they were beginning to shape up. The government had opened the reserved food supplies and tasked the military with the duties of distribution. These supplies were going to specific drop points where they were loaded to be dispersed amongst the region the depot covered. I’m not sure where our regional outpost was, but it didn’t matter because apparently they didn’t know where I was either. I had supplies though so I didn’t care. I just hoped that the food was getting to those who truly needed it.
Conflict still ruled the world though, especially in the Middle East. War on a large scale was inevitable now and fueling these conflicts was the need for oil. Petroleum seemed to be the root of all evil these days. I sometimes wondered if things would have been completely different, and all of this avoided if alternative energy had truly taken off. I guess it wasn’t any use trying to find the cause anymore though. The problem now rested on how to find a solution. The banks were still holding in there, but according to the reports on the radio you couldn’t withdraw your money so easily. It’s amazing how people were being patient with the financial system. However, like I stated earlier, money really wasn’t worth anything and that is probably what prevented people from revolting to get their money.
It’s hard to say where things were going, but one thing was for certain, the government was stepping up to the plate and finally doing some much needed governing. Besides the food distributions, the military was providing aid for law enforcement where necessary. Not marshal law mind you, but enforcement of federal and local laws under the supervision of whatever law enforcement officials remained in the area of aide.
I tried to imagine all these insane things happening while I sat in my camper cut off from the rest of the world. My present situation bore one mission and that was staying warm. I only ran the propane heater now at night when I slept, and even then I kept it rather cool in the camper. By the looks of the four tanks I had, it appeared I had enough propane to make it to early spring. I just hoped I was right. I had been using the top of that small woodstove to heat water and cook, so I didn’t waste fuel on the cooking stove.
Showers consisted of a pale full of hot water, and a cup I would use to poor it slowly over me to rinse. One thing I noticed I was going to need soon were candles. I wasn’t really watching my supply and had gone through more than expected during these long winter nights. I added those to my list of things to pick up on my next sledding adventure into town. Though my food supply was in good order I did miss having fresh vegetables from the garden. The idea of having fresh green beans almost made my mouth water.
Probably the worst part about the whole ordeal was the coffee situation. Coffee was becoming a scarce commodity and I was running dangerously low. So I unfortunately found myself rationing my coffee, and in some instances banning the use of it on certain days. It was most likely for the best though as my caffeine intake was higher than it should have been. I practically drank coffee all day in
The loneliness still lingered around occasionally, but I was pretty use to it and it wasn’t as bad as when I first arrived. Luckily I wasn’t buried in this winter either. I was expecting a lot more snow than the foot and half that covered the ground so late in winter. It was enough to slow you down walking around though. If there wasn’t such a shortage in gas I probably would have enjoyed the sled more too. Oh well, it was still cheaper than driving the truck. You could also get to town a lot faster too. It was actually a bit scary how fast that sled could move.
There had been lots of good news on the radio this winter. Things really looked like they were beginning to shape up. The government had opened the reserved food supplies and tasked the military with the duties of distribution. These supplies were going to specific drop points where they were loaded to be dispersed amongst the region the depot covered. I’m not sure where our regional outpost was, but it didn’t matter because apparently they didn’t know where I was either. I had supplies though so I didn’t care. I just hoped that the food was getting to those who truly needed it.
Conflict still ruled the world though, especially in the Middle East. War on a large scale was inevitable now and fueling these conflicts was the need for oil. Petroleum seemed to be the root of all evil these days. I sometimes wondered if things would have been completely different, and all of this avoided if alternative energy had truly taken off. I guess it wasn’t any use trying to find the cause anymore though. The problem now rested on how to find a solution. The banks were still holding in there, but according to the reports on the radio you couldn’t withdraw your money so easily. It’s amazing how people were being patient with the financial system. However, like I stated earlier, money really wasn’t worth anything and that is probably what prevented people from revolting to get their money.
It’s hard to say where things were going, but one thing was for certain, the government was stepping up to the plate and finally doing some much needed governing. Besides the food distributions, the military was providing aid for law enforcement where necessary. Not marshal law mind you, but enforcement of federal and local laws under the supervision of whatever law enforcement officials remained in the area of aide.
I tried to imagine all these insane things happening while I sat in my camper cut off from the rest of the world. My present situation bore one mission and that was staying warm. I only ran the propane heater now at night when I slept, and even then I kept it rather cool in the camper. By the looks of the four tanks I had, it appeared I had enough propane to make it to early spring. I just hoped I was right. I had been using the top of that small woodstove to heat water and cook, so I didn’t waste fuel on the cooking stove.
Showers consisted of a pale full of hot water, and a cup I would use to poor it slowly over me to rinse. One thing I noticed I was going to need soon were candles. I wasn’t really watching my supply and had gone through more than expected during these long winter nights. I added those to my list of things to pick up on my next sledding adventure into town. Though my food supply was in good order I did miss having fresh vegetables from the garden. The idea of having fresh green beans almost made my mouth water.
Probably the worst part about the whole ordeal was the coffee situation. Coffee was becoming a scarce commodity and I was running dangerously low. So I unfortunately found myself rationing my coffee, and in some instances banning the use of it on certain days. It was most likely for the best though as my caffeine intake was higher than it should have been. I practically drank coffee all day in
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