Job 38:11 “…This far you may come and no farther…”
While that verse is God telling the sea how far it may go, I believe we all must have lines drawn in the sand. I won’t presume to tell you where it should be or what you should do if it is crossed, that is between you, your family and God.
Instead, I will explain why it is a good idea to draw the line and decide now what your action will be once it is crossed. The things I have chosen to draw a proverbial line in the sand on are important to me and crossing the line will evoke unpleasant emotions. Maybe it’s just me, but I have a hard time thinking clearly when I am angry, scared or feeling any other unpleasant emotion. If I know how far I will let someone go and what action will be taken if they go further, there is no thinking needed, just action.
Here are just a few of the things I think having a line drawn for is a good idea. If you want to share your thoughts, feel free. Let me caution you on some of these. It might not be best for the answer to be available to the entire Internet.
Bugging out; this might actually need several lines, as having the same threshold for certain events doesn’t work. For instance; there are events that require an immediate decision, such as a chemical explosion nearby or the neighbor’s house catching fire and a very real possibility that mine will catch as well. But there might be things that you need to watch to see what happens, such as a hurricane or wildfire, that are some distance away yet.
Going to a FEMA shelter; if your entire neighborhood or city is evacuated, will you go to one? If not, what will you do?
Surrendering your firearms; will you give them up under any circumstance? If so under which scenarios? If not, what will you do to keep them?
How much are you willing to pay for gas? At what point is it so expensive that you will only drive to and from work, or look for a car pool for that too?
Pandemic; if you discover a pandemic in your area, at what point will you either bug out or self-quarantine?
Civil Unrest; if rioting breaks out, how close will you let it get and what action will you take if it gets too close?
Confiscation of funds; whether it’s a tax implemented on 401k or other retirement funds, or as was done in 1933; the government demanding all gold be returned. What will you do?
Food; what will you do if food prices demand that you spend 30-50% of your income?
Mugging or carjacking; what will you do if someone threatens violence if you don’t give them what they want?
Code enforcement; what if an overreaching local government decides you may not have a garden, chickens or other items in your yard? This has happened and people have been threatened with fines and jail time. What would you do?
I’m coming to your house; I asked this as a “what would you do” post and it got a lot of responses. If you didn’t see it, it’s worth reading through. What would you do if someone saw your preps and said, I’m coming to your house?
I’m sure I’ve missed some big ones, so if you can think of any others please add them to the comments or email them to me and I’ll post them for others to learn from.
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