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When I first started prepping, I was really just preparing for a rainy day. I wanted to make sure the pantry was always full.

Later on, following Hurricane Katrina, I started getting more serious about prepping for weather emergencies.

The last year though, I have begun to be more concerned about social unrest and what could happen when people decide they have had enough...

 

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If you live in Texas a big problem was the flood of street gangs that hit Texas from NOLA. Very violent individuals that will start a gun fight over a wrong look.

I was actually in Mississippi (out in the country) for a few years when Katrina hit. Even though I was a long way from the coast (near Water Valley, MS) we received massive damage and extended power outages from the storm. A lot of people who had evacuated to our area, ended up having to go further north, up to Memphis. In some situations, I was reminded of the goodness of people coming together in an emergency. In other situations I was horrified by how quickly people resort to looting and destroying each other. It was definitely eye opening for me...

 

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My wife is a native Mississippian. Grad of Ole Miss. If you lived in Mississippi you either rooted for M U or M State. What say you?

Ole Miss, through and through...

 

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This. Most of my family, to include my parents, still live in the upper part of Louisiana; I had already moved to Missouri. They lost power for 3+ weeks and received minor damage. A church in the nearby town opened it's doors to some people that were displaced. They destroyed the church, to include ripping toilets from the walls.

Before Katrina, I used to laugh at friends and family when they talked about hiding weapons because they believed that there would come a day when the police would come for them. I truly believed that they were being paranoid. Then, in New Orleans, following the storm, they (the police) started confiscating guns. There are still people who believe it never happened. https://www.nraila.org/articles/201...-confiscation-can-and-has-happened-in-america

 

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Good to know that you're not just a professional website watcher, that you really share an interest in this topic.

I like the pic on your homepage of the beaver and the tortilla.

I love those guys. Although they do look similar to beavers they are actually known as, Nutria. (aka river rats) http://nutria.com/

 

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If you've ever driven 1-10 through Louisiana, you might see a few dead Nutria Rats...Pests through and through...

Driven that route many times over the years.

There is a little truck stop along that way (Tiger Truck Stop) around Grosse Tete, LA that makes the BEST red beans, rice, and gator sausage I have ever had.

 

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There is a little local place near me that fries up (Louisiana style) the best catfish I have ever eaten.

It makes my mouth water just thinkin' about it.