I know quite a few people who are preppers. I can see the value of doing that in this day and age but I don’t have enough money for my day to day expenses so to spend money storing up stuff to prepare for a calamity is just not tops on my priority list.

The preppers seem to think that our federal government is not to be trusted. I get that.

Apparently the Texas legislature is suspicious of our federal government also. Recently they decided that they wanted our gold back. We have 5,600 gold bars which are worth $650 million. Yep that is some serious cash and we want it back in the state of Texas. Problem is once it gets here we don’t know were to put it. We do not actually have a Texas Bullion Depository, well, we do,, but it is in name only. This is like putting the cart before the horse and the cart is carrying a lot of gold.

I have two thoughts regarding this. #1. If Texas has that much gold then why in God’s name do they charge such outrageous property taxes? I think I should get at least one of those gold bars just for all of the property taxes I have paid. #2. I could sacrifice some of the space in my home to house a few gold bars if they needed me to. They would have to pay a storage fee and I wouldn’t promise I would be able to find them (I have ADHD remember?) when they needed them back but I could keep them just to help out. (Being the good citizen that I am.)

This story struck me as being absolutely hilarious. It is so like the Texas legislature to do something like this. They are wonderful politicians but they just don’t think straight sometimes.

But that is not the only prepping story to hit the news. Apparently an apartment complex in Dallas had to be evacuated because someone smelled gas. Well wouldn’t you know it a prepper had stored some extra gas in his apartment to use in his car when the Apocalypse happened. Problem was a silly neighbor reported it and the hazardous material guys confiscated it. Dang it!Just when you thought you had everything set up for the end of the world, then someone hits you with reality.