Authors: Ken Benton
John’s son-in-law looked amused as he followed John to the new carport at the far end of the barn. When he arrived, his jaw dropped.
“That’s an RT Challenger. A seventy-one?”
“Seventy.”
“Wow. I mean, wow. She’s beautiful. You didn’t restore it yourself, did you?”
John laughed. “No, I’m a farmer. Ain’t got that kind of time. Or knowhow.”
“Dad,” Sally said.
“A 440 six pack?” her husband asked.
“No, son-in-law. The 426 Hemi.”
“I can’t believe this. Can I sit in her?”
“I’ll do you one better. You can take her for a drive. But let’s all go inside first.”
John led the procession through the back door into his house. His wary daughter looked about as they walked, commenting on the new paint job.
Until they reached the living room. Her eyes about popped out of their sockets when she saw the new carpet, furniture, and wall-mounted 70” television.
“All right, Dad, enough games. What the heck is going on? Did you win the lottery and not tell me? Or did you rob someone?”
“Robbed someone.”
“That’s not funny.”
“Didn’t mean it to be. Robbed the U.S. Government. Not intentionally. It started off as them trying to rob me. I kicked and screamed at the time, but in the end I got the last laugh.”
“They forced you to sell all your crops at the height of the epidemic?” her husband asked.
“That’s right, son-in-law. Paid me in useless U.S. currency. A whole hell of a lot of it, being as it was practically worthless at the time. Not anymore. Who would’ve thunk?”
John looked down at his grandchildren, who were jumping up and down holding on to his pant legs.
“I’ve got another surprise. They fired up the state fair for a spell. Going on right now. Better late than never, right? Who wants to go? Rides and food are on me.”
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A Word from the Author
I’m probably a lot like you. I look around at the world we’re living in and shake my head. The situation is unsustainable. But hey – we had a good run, right? Strong societies typically last about 200 years, and that’s right where we are. Maybe we’ll keep it together a while longer.
Even if the nukes don’t fly and the viruses don’t mutate, I cannot see our great grandchildren sitting complacently while we dump an unfathomable mountain of debt on their shoulders. At some point, the new generation will say nuts to that and refuse to accept being born into bondage to pay the bills for all the fun their recent ancestors had. This is exactly how revolutions start.
Going off the grid and getting out of the system is not just for crazy people any more. It’s also for very sane people. When you see an unsustainable situation and remain a willing part of it, hoping it holds together a while longer, what is it you are really hoping for? Don’t psychologists call this living in denial? The type of economic collapse that looms on the horizon will make your bank accounts worthless. Hoarding gold is a viable option, but how much of it can you practically store in your city home and hope to use for money one day? Where will the food and clothing come from that you hope to trade it for?
Rural land and homesteading knowledge may be the only valuable things in the near future. This is what prepping is all about. Nobody says you have to wait until the SHTF to bug out. You can start building everything now and get out of Dodge well in advance. That way, you can get all set up with chickens and goats as well. When you have goats, you have milk – and when you have milk, you have all the dairy products you will ever need.
Having the ability to prepare now, you have no excuse when the day comes upon you like a thief in the night. The modern-day city life becomes less fulfilling once you see how you can be living an off-grid, self-sustained life on your own little mini-farm. Instead of saving money in a soon-to-be worthless bank account, you can stock up on the things that really count. You can be making new friends with like-minded neighbors. You can be building a real future.
If you are like me, this knowledge will eat away at you until you actually start to do something about it. Listen to your nagging inner self. Shift your focus. Become passionate about establishing the only form of security left to us.
I lift my glass of homemade wine and wish you the best of fortune. Maybe I’ll see you out in the country someday. Cheers.
Ken Benton
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