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[Eleanors38]

93. I take reasonable precautions against pedestrian threats...

At home, I keep at .357 revolver at-the-ready. If some sort of insurrection breaks out (unlikely), I have in addition a hoary old Winchester 30/30. The rest of my arms are shotguns and a well set up deer rifle.

All this fol de rol about "Fear®" as if it were some moral/political transgression, or a sign of character degeneration. Fear is a healthy early-warning system; humans have it for a well-rounded set of survival emotions, like love, elation, and anger. It's part of our make-up. It never ceases to amaze me how some emotions are deemed "better" than others when they all serve a useful purpose.

Home insurance makes good sense, but having a secured firearm for defense against break-ins is not? One is evidence of sober planning, the other a sign of "living in fear©?" Heavens, folks, who has NOT lived at least for a time "in fear?"

Two of the past 3 nights have been marked by heavy rains, high winds and close lightening. Feel a little Living in Fear© coming on? I slept through it: I was properly prepared with an old ice chest right below the biggest roof leak. It's a .48 caliber... er, quart. That'll show Thor, Vulcan, and Neptune!