I enjoyed this article in the New York Times. Someone who "...realized that, holy smoke, the cavalry doesn’t always charge in to rescue you" and is acting on it.

Interesting article.

Thanks for the link. I enjoyed this.

Not a mention of killer zombies. What, is the mainstream turning "survivalism" into "self-sufficiency?" Stockpiling cooking oil instead of gun oil? Heresy!

Seriously, I liked the fact the lady of the house drove the whole enterprise. Kinda turns all the chest-beating cliches on their heads.

It sounds like she has been looking through many of the posts that have been made here on this subject.

Very interesting article, I need to get my wife to read it so she can see I'm not the crack-pot she thinks I am

... Waiting for someone to mention that she has no way of protecting her family other than throwing sugar at them...

Hey, sugar in the eyes will slow 'em down long enough for everyone to grab their BOBs.

Hey, sugar in the eyes might be dangerous. After all, it causes an osmotic fluid shift... may dessicate the eyes if you pour enough sugar on, and leave it long enough.

I learned today that you can treat paraphimosis with it (google some pictures)

While she showed more than most of us might have, I want you to seriously wonder if she would have been open enough to show off a couple of shotguns, a .22, few pistols, and a few thousand rounds of ammunition.

Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

Good point.

She also could have mentioned guns and was mis quoted for the point of the article.

She probably told the reporter she doesn't have a gun and want to shoot anyone... that's what her neighbors are for