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We recently made a small change to our coffee routine that has turned out more
helpful than I expected. During a recent shopping trip our big box store was out
of the big bags of Starbucks French Roast coffee beans, so we got some house
blend. Not surprisingly, the coffee tasted a bit less robust at first. But I it
was a surprise that I was able to adjust so quickly, as it tastes perfectly fine
to me now. So I'm viewing this as good news, because I was used to finding
coffee other than my own less satisfying too. But now that I've made my
adjustment, this will go a lot better for me. I'm sure I'll still prefer my own
over the coffee most places make, but I expect to like coffee on the go a lot
better now.
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Mr. Tact wrote on Nov 20, 2023, 21:32:
You are far more hardy than I am, BoP -- no surprise there. Does a town of 120k count as a major urban area in this scenario? I am a complete softie. Not only do I not know how to hunt, or farm, I barely know how to cook. I simply do not have the skills to survive for long in a post-apocalyptic world. Which is fine. My mindset is more along the lines of there being a difference between living and surviving. I have no interest in surviving.
I think hardiness is a mindset, to be honest. My dad is a lot like you. He is a creature of comfort above all things. As is no surprise, he and I rarely see eye to eye. Skillsets can be learned at any age. I didn't learn how to really grow crops as a serious effort until a little more than a decade ago. But, of course, that assumes one wants to learn those skillsets. If not, so be it.
I think only huge population centers like Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and so forth would be targets if there was nothing else of tactical importance around it. Otherwise, it is a waste of ordnance.
As for surviving vs living, one can build to living from surviving. What constitutes "living" is highly subjective, of course. As long as I am enjoying myself, I count that as "living" because I am finding meaning and purpose in my time and effort.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
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