Back Home- Memories.

Well my friends we have been back home in MN since Tuesday and back in the Metro area since Thursday. I have seen my wife's parents, a sister in law, 2 nieces and some other friends. Yesterday we drove to to the small towns we lived in around before we moved to Florida. There had been changes some good, some bad. More homes built, schools expanded, business that have closed.

On our way north we noticed that farmers in Indiana are behind in plowing, plating, farmers in Illinois, and Iowa are busy in their feilds planting. Minnesota seems to be ahead of these other states. I would stock up on flour and corn meal as I have a feeling that prices are going to go up. Gas here is high, $4.39 a gallon. Everyone is pissed off about it. I guess a couple of refinery's are under going repairs or some other lame reason to raise prices.

Milk here is cheap. 2 gallons (twin pack) for 5 bucks at Walmart. We noticed some long forgotten regional brand names of food. Spent some time looking for housing. Checking out neighborhoods. Planning on going out to the Mall Of America today just to see the changes there. I have received an invite to visit an old employer and the folks I used to work with. It will be interesting to see if a job offer comes about. 

Well that's about it for now. Oh one other thing I have come down with hives. Never had it before, must be due to the stress of the move. I will update again in a few days. Have a great week all...

As always Stay Vigilant.

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Bugging Out Home At Last

We made it home today. I will update you all on our journey in a few days.

As Always, Stay Vigilant

Buging Out Day 2

Finally we have made some progress in our move back to Minnesota. Long story short we are in Dothan Al for the night. 400 miles down the road. Yesterday it took so long to load 2 cars and making two runs to Walmart for roof top cargo carriers. Yes this was not planed well. We also had more to pack then planed. A big mistake.

We all got sunburned loading the cars. I have more tan now then in 6 years in the Sunshine state. The temps are lower, the humidity is lower. The family is happy because we are no longer in Florida. Sorry Stephan, Duke, Senior & JUGM, But you are in a better part of the state.

Well my friends, I will update when we get to the North Star State.

As always Stay Vigilant.

P.S. I did see a SUV with a "Don't tread on me" Flag flying from his the back. Nice.

Semper Vigilant / Semper Gumby / Semper Fi

 

Semper Vigilant, Always Watching. This is the motto for the Civil Air Patrol- Official Auxiliary of the United States Air Force. I was a member back in the day. Their motto has been one thing I have tried to do over the years. While I am no longer a member of C.A.P. I believe that as Americans should always be watching, waiting.

Why are we watching?? As Individuals, and as a Nation, there are those who wan to harm us. It doesn't matter if its terrorists who want to kill us, or the Liberal Left, who wants to take away our Constitution. They are watching us, so we need to watch them.

Some of you are asking, Semper Gumby?? Always Flexible. We must be willing to change. Not the Obama Change, but be ready to react, to move. Expect the unexpected.

Semper Fi, Its not just for the U.S. Marines anymore. We as Individuals and a Nation need to be Faithful, and Loyal to our Country, Constitution, Flag, and our way of life.


Its us against them

B.O.V. Update

What we looked at.....

My friends and fellow bloggers, I would like to issue an apology. The posting I made on our new B.O.V. was premature. Yesterday I posted about us getting a 2001 Ford Expedition. When we went back to pick up the car the deal feel apart. Long story short we made 3 trips to this "dealership" and it was a total waste of our time. In the end we could not come to a deal on price. That and the fact we went to test drive the car and it would not start. NO BATTERY AND NO GAS IN TANK. They also wanted to finance it. I told the little idiot I only pay cash. Have since 1983.

After 30 min. we took our money and walked out the door. A little while later we found another dealer and came across this gem...

Daddy Like !!!

An 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette. Only 107,0000 miles on it. So after 2 days of B.S. we now have a great car. We should be able to get another 100,000 miles on it for sure. We have a couple of small (I hope) issues to resolve (lights not working). and the fact it is smaller and we will be spending today compacting and getting rid of even more "stuff". The family wants to be on the road tomorrow morning, but I told them I will not be rushed. Oh we paid $3,500 for this beauty.

So there It is in a nut shell my friends. Another step closer to home.

As Always...Remain Vigilant, They mean us harm.

Bugging Out

As many of you know or to those who may have forgotten or didn't know, I am bugging out from Central Florida. We moved here 6 years ago to a better place to live, or so we thought. The reasons to return to the great arctic north out weigh the need to stay and bask in the warm Florida sunshine.
 
#1 issue is jobs, or lack of good paying. You can't take care of a family on min. wage jobs.  I have 5 family members unemployed or under employed.

#2 Immigration. While some may think of Illegal, I refer to all the foreign visitors. While I have no issues with them coming here and spending their money, I do have an issue with them NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH.  I have been to way too many places where they walk right in and starting speaking Spanish or what every they speak, and assume you know what the hell they are saying.

#3 Homeless. We have so many around here that we feel unsafe. We are always being asked for money. Why should I give them my money for booze, drugs and such?? Besides they are all a bunch of pigs. They leave trash everywhere. At our local bus shelter the trash was so bad, that it took 2 people almost 45 min to clean up the mess and wash everything down. We have a creek that runs by our place and I have seen so many just toss trash, beer cans over the side of the bridge. They play hide and seek with the LEO's. I could go on and on.

#4Electric Bill. We lived in a very nice 4 bedroom 2 bath home, with a pool and central air. We loved this home. Our power bill was around $500 a month. YEP you read right. We started talking to others in our area and they to were paying the same. So when employment became an issue we had to move just to have money to eat. How much food can you buy off of $500 a month??

#5 Good Drs. Who you could under stand. See #2. At the clinic we went to they couldn't keep a Dr.  All the medicine I was on was prescribed to me by Drs at our local hospital, and not the clinic. I have better things to do then sit at the E.R for 5 or 6 hours at a time.

#6 Crime. This should be #1. I know there is crime everywhere but, my 19 year old son was mugged by a group of gang bangers just because we are white and they thought he was a tourist. He got punched in the head, and all they wanted was money, Which he didn't have. My oldest son found out a former co-worker was held up at gun point outside of his job. After a chase by LEO's it turned out it was a group of gang bangers trying to claim new areas. All 3 of my sons and I carry knifes now, with a 6' blade. Even my daughters carry from time to time. My oldest son is now talking about carrying a gun after his friend was robbed. My wife is always asking if we have them on us.

So my blogger friends Monday we will start a new chapter in our lives as we return to the Great Northwest. I will try to post more often, as I have been busy packing, cleaning and tossing out old and unneeded items the last few weeks. We are close to being finished. Tomorrow I plan on taking the family to the beach so they can see the ocean one last time. Packing up the car Sunday night and start our trip.

I remind you to stay Vigilant, keep prepping and keep an eye on D.C.  God Bless you all.

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172 IED's in Last 6 Months In The U.S.

Oh Yes my friends you have read this right. In the last 6 months here in the U.S. there has been 172 IED's reported. Does this surprise you?? It shouldn't. I bet you haven't heard this on your local news.

Here is a link to the story...

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/04/16/188733/bombs-frequent-in-us-172-ied-incidents.html

How may ask did I find this out. GOOGLE SEARCH, and I was talking to my oldest son about the Boston Bombings, and my son said I bet we will see more of these. Little did we know there had been already.

As always my friends Stay Vigilant.


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