Hi all,
My first time in this thread, but have been watching intently since first posted on FR.
I live in one the most populated areas of my state. My wife is very high risk to respiratory diseases, me very rarely sick. She is on a z-pack at least twice a year.
We also bought a cabin in the woods a few years back for just such a situation. Its near Canada and very remote.
I cant really believe this is happening, but my wife has agreed we should bug out... if we need to.
Because she does not read FR I can say I am very proud of her. We had very candid discussions about our options and world news etc. And from someone who did not know what was going on 10 years ago to being informed on world events, and not just the virus was very refreshing.
Any ways we have decided that bugging out is our best way to protect her.
Money is tighter than in any point in our marriage, so I am on a STRICT budget of $100’s at any point in time, very low income flow. We are fairly prepared, but the cabin is a mile in on snow shows at this point, so using rent-a-space to start prepositioning needed provisions and supply’s.
On my latest information, my time line is:
Earliest estimate of US being out of beds May 2.
Two week incubation period April 15 - we need to be in a bubble by this point.
Cases are starting to pop up in Massachusetts, so I put the near limit at where she is seriously worried about going to work. Two weeks or more in the future. So I expect to leave somewhere between March 24 and April 15 if this does proceed to become a pandemic. Sooner if needed.
There is a great hospital within 20 minutes of the cabin.
I can work remotely, so will have an income, her no.
I get to live in a cabin in the woods for at least a month and carry a rifle every day, so there is that...
Good plan to bug out.
The Chinese have been able to lock down a city larger than NYC.
But look at our population. New York. Chicago. Los Angeles. Rioting, looting, and Purge 2020 are on the way.
Troops in the street and canceled elections will lead to more civil unrest.
We bugged out from FL 10 years ago and just finally was able to say to the wife the other day, “moving to the boonies is finally paying off”. I actually grew up hanging out on the hilly woods so it’s nice to be back to it.
Get veterinary antibiotics. It’s better than nothing, and soon even your vet will be out.
Good luck!
Please check back in later...
You two are the lucky ones to have a place to go to and having the brains to think ahead.