The Pickled Prepper
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Day 17 – Adventures in Online Grocery Shopping

It’s been 11 days since we last got groceries and we’re completely out of fresh vegetables, so I went back to the online store...
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Coronavirus Report June 22: Are We Seeing the Memorial Day Effect?

As cases continue to climb in 23 states, we have to wonder, how much of this is attributed to general reopening, how much can be traced back to Memorial Day, and how much is due to crowded protests?
A row of shotguns in a store

June 4 Coronavirus Report: Guns Sell Out, Again

Many first-time gun buyers are rushing to the store after the recent rioting has given them a sense of insecurity.
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Three Million Dead as COVID-19 Continues to Spread

Even as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. stabilize, hotspots around the world see new cases jump by 10 percent.
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Coronavirus Report August 9: Five Million

The U.S hit 5 million cases of COVID-19 yesterday, meaning that about 1.6 percent of the population is known to have been infected.
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Coronavirus Report June 13: It’s Not the Second Wave

Just as the coronavirus is being brought under control in some states and Europe, it is spreading in others, including the American South, South America, the Middle East and across the sub continenet.
How are you, Really

Fighting Coronavirus-Inspired Anxiety

Since the presidential press briefing last night (Tuesday, March 31, 2020), it seems that people are opening their eyes to the reality of COVID-19.  Maybe it...

September 8: Covid Data Drops over Labor Day

Labor Day represent a new low since this summers surge of coronavirus reports in the U.S., with only 25,167 new cases and 261 deaths...
Los Angeles

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Ranked Hottest Emerging Housing Market

I've been to Coeur d’Alene and wasn't impressed. But then, cities don't impress me. My advice: Skip the intermediate steps and move rural.
Will trucks delivering food and medical supplies need armed guards?

Quarantine Day 40 – Recovery

Today, we got good news about acquaintances with COVID-19 and bad news about food supplies.