The Shortage, Are You Preparing?

I'm thinking shortages here will hit around Christmas and follow into the New Year.

I'm thinking shortages here will hit around Christmas and follow into the New Year.

we have started stocking up due to inflation

I have always had a prepper mentality and usually have a stock pile of various items on hand. Food and water are one of those things that people take for granted and if there ever was a serious disruption in the supply chain many people might not survive.

Dystopian TV shows and movies give such an inaccurate representation of what things would really be like. You see people running around all day on very little food and water and seemingly able to survive off of a little vegetable garden.

Water is the biggest thing but we also need sufficent amounts of fat, cholesterol, protein, fruits, vegetables, and certain vitamins & minerals. A lot of which are hard to come by in the wild, and in the old days a lot of health problems were from the lack of certain vitamins & minerals so a lot of food we buy now have what we need most added to them.

Electricity is another thing and without it we can't refrigerate anything and perishable foods spoil. If you have a well for water your pump won't run so no water either. You may have a back up generator which is great as long as it's large enough to run your loads and you have fuel for it.

If anyone wants to be truly prepared it takes a lot of research, dedication and $$$. I'm kinda torn because I was prepping to protect my family but when my ex and her lack of wisdom decided to tear our family apart I lost almost everything and prepping has become less important to me.

I also want to put my faith in God to take care of me during hard times, but I'm not sure if he would also want me to prep. I do believe that there will be a time when us Christians that refuse to take the mark will be allowed to starve and or be beheaded. At this point in my life there is very little on this earth that I want to stick around for so a quick death would be preferable but, starving to death is not quick and I would like to avoid it.

1/3 of Supply chain leaders are looking to move at least part of their operation out of China.


Real estate bubble is bursting, business is leaving, investment is pulling out, and China is in the midst of several years of very bad harvests. They are going to have mass famine and when that happens no one is going to NBA games or buying smart phones. Cow towing to the Chinese because of their "market" is going to blow up in the face of all these woke corporations.

They keep telling us there is a shortage coming. I haven't seen it yet locally but somewhere along the line people are gonna realize the holidays are upon us and they are out of luck. I just sense that we are in for some hard times ahead in America, like hasn't been seen in years.

I've never considered myself a prepper but I went out and got all the dry goods for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. I also got all the baking goods last night. Then hubby and I bought a freezer. I'm not panicked, I just the Lord telling us to prepare. I did the same for my parents. So is anyone else feeling the same way? We see the ships in the harbor and no movement. I think the holiday season is going to get bad quickly. I don't want to be out there fighting for TP with a mob of crazy people. But then, I always like to be prepared, I hate sitting and worrying and doing nothing. I figure if I prepare I can help someone else that needs it. Anyone else making plans or you don't think this is serious enough to prepare?

I AM hearing about shortages on persctriptions. Because a lot of them are coming from China

So...yes, the drugs are being made but the antivaxxer activists have really done a number in many countries like India, Malaysia, Africa, and South America. Vietnam had to shut down recently due to overwhelming coronavirus...so did Beijing. India just keeps plugging along despite the bodies literally piled up in the streets.

Its good to be prepared than to be sorry .. Hello Prepper lol God bless you for having a heart to help other family also . there is a lot of lack today especially because of the pandemic world wide .. Food insecurity outside the US ,I have been privileged to see and be a partaker to have enough empathy . keep up the good work . happy holidays

Thank you, that is how we were raised. I remember yrs. ago my parents brought in a divorced mother and her four children in for the Christmas season. They bought all those children a gift. As adults those children are still in touch with my parents and love them like second parents. My parents were a long way from rich, but they shared what they had. Now as adults my sister and I always try to see who is in need and how we can help without making a scene but quietly give aid. Giving makes the season so much better.