M.D. CREEKMORE

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Well, folks, it’s one of those mornings… one of those mornings that I wake up feeling like I’ve been hit by a Mac truck with Hillary Clinton at the wheel and driving distracted because she was looking for a Trump Russia collision.

That’s the bad thing about living in Tennessee is the constant bombardment by some sort of pollen, dust, or mold spore. I love Tennessee but honestly, I’ve thought about moving to a different part of the country to find some relief from this allergy/sinus crap.

Anyway, enough complaining about that… by now most of you know that I have another blog, TN Concealed Carry and while that blog in less than two months old it is already getting more traffic than this one…

As for preps, I this week, not a lot of food or gear wise, however, I did buy a new Glock 19X a couple of weeks ago and it’s awesome!

Glock 19 X

Well, folks, over to you…

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  1. MD, that’s a great prep – solid gun! How do you like it?

    I recently got a medical cannabis card in Arizona. Have been off all opiates/and any other normally prescribed meds for over 4 months while waiting for approval. *doctors refuse to work with patients who use medical cannabis in Arizona* thanks to Sessions and his stupidity eg , drugs -and the new rush to ban everything damn the results.

    Regardless, with other preps and camping trips this means I’ve been in more pain than usual with less time to be organized.

    Overall it has been fun!

    • High JM…….yeah the reason they don’t want to work with you is they might not get kickbacks from the pharmaceutical companies…..

      They are against natural cures too…..

      • Thor1. Its actually federal law/eg ., Medicare reimbursements do not cover patients who are breaking federal law- because of gray area between states “rights” and federal; the win for me is drs dont care and most I work with encourage alternatives that work! Not this trend crap where cannabis somehow cures everything…simply isnt true.

        However, alternatives that work, are endorsed by drs I deal with and I deal with many –

    • Jesse:

      I have a friend that found the good results with 124 gr ammo.

      • JP.

        For carry

        Speer gold dot standard velocity 115 or 124 grn

        Federal premium hst standard velocity 115 or 124 grn

        And for practice 124 grn IMI/federal/speer lawman and aguila

    • Jesse, in Arkansas, the owning of a Medical can. card removes every gun in the household! Not worth it. I also refuse opiates for the chronic pain. I use Tylenol and pool therapy for now. Will not give up my CC!

      • Docj thankfully Arizona is more forward thinking than that. Seems quite yankee of Arkansas to do that 🙁

    • Big mistake, there’s no need to inform your doctor or doctors that you have a medical is card.

      • John, all drs are required to test patients every month or so if they take opiate based medication, if my test popped with cannabis I would have lost all medicine ability/and was on heart meds/post poly bacterial infection where I was basically comatose for a week due to the infection against my implanted hardware along my spine.

        I really do wish people understood that this is exactly what you support when you vote. Not freedom but an extremely screwed up version of let’s smack each other about using politicians and cops.

  2. MD,

    My sympathy for your allergy problem. I can’t think of a place you could move to that’s allergy free. I live in Kingman, AZ, and the desert was reputed to be relatively free of allergens but it isn’t. The dust, which is pervasive carries mold spores, and a disease called Valley Fever that can be fatal to some. Everyone who has ever visited Phoenix while the wind was blowing has been exposed to it.

    Then there are all the desert plants that bloom and spread misery. Desert Broom is but one that plugs up my nose at least twice a year.

    That said, I do love living in the desert because I can grow food outside year round. The worst drawback, of course, is the lack of water. If TEOTWAKI comes it’ll be a toss-up whether heat stroke or dehydration kills us off first.

    • Ray White,

      Yeah, an allergy-free location is a dream but not completely realistic… the best that can be hoped for is a less allergen producing location.

      • I have a prescription for Fluticasone Propionate nasal spray, it really helps against allergens keep your nose open. You can get it over the counter but with my insurance the prescription is cheaper.

    • Ray, kingman is definitely more arid than where I live in arizona!

    • Ray, I sympathize regarding your allergies. Thankfully, I don’t have those, but I see it regularly in DW. We split the year between Phoenix and the mountains. Thankfully, we have an excellent well at the cabin, which is also our BOL. We have a full time stream and two lakes within a mile. Emergency water for short time is two 50 gal barrels full of water, a ShurFlow pump rigged to hook up to the house plumbing. Also, a catchment for those times when it rains. Anyway, it is perhaps the thorniest problem for us desert dwellers. Daddio is correct about the fluticonase propionate spray, aka Flonase.

      BTW, I understand there is a large population of wild hogs west of Kingman along the river. If you can find a way to hunt them, they are tasty.

  3. Gs are my favorite. My CC is a G23. I like the G19, but it’s too big to conceal on me. As far as allergies, the best I’ve ever been is when we were camping in the Smoky Mountains and when I go to Florida. Now that I’m home, I’m miserable again. I take an otc allergy pill, generic Allegra. It helps some, but it’s not a complete fix. I hope you find relief soon.

    This Week:

    -Home: We hired a man to do some work on our home. I can’t wait to see the results!

    -Garden:
    *I’ve had to water the garden. It seems we go from mud to dust, with no in between.
    *I’ve canned beets and dill pickles, and given away a lot of cucumbers to a friend. She always plants a huge garden, but wasn’t able to do so this year. Her dad is losing his battle with cancer. Please pray for him.
    *Very few people here have had a successful garden. So I gave away my extra zucchini to friends who really like it, but weren’t able to grow any. I got more satisfaction from giving it away than canning or freezing it.

    -I’m sick and tired of all of the negativity. It’s everywhere I go. Let’s make this world a better place. I would like each of us to do at least one kind thing for someone outside our families and one thing for someone in our families each week. It can be a simple thing that doesn’t cost anything more than a few minutes of our time. Who’s willing to join me in this?

    Be prepared. Stay safe. He’s in charge.

    • PG, I’m surprised you didn’t go with the G27 with an extended mag.
      I had a buddy that had one and he put a laser guide rod in it with the extended 2 round mag. It was a nice piece.

      • It’s more difficult for a small-framed woman to conceal anything very large, and longer arms hinder movement. Women’s clothes tend to be more fitted, making concealment a problem, especially in the summer when we don’t wear layers. I like my G23, but I do have other options too.

        • Prepared Grammy; I know a lot of people…especially women don’ like the back holsters, but I really do. Just takes some practice to get use to the draw. I also use a cross draw. For me, it works better than carrying on my right hip.

          I’ve gone to wearing blouse “shirts”. They really conceal well as they are loose fitting.

    • The glock 19 is the same frame size as the 23 maybe you were thinking 17? Which is an inch longer and taller?

    • PG, already done mine this week for an old neighbor, unable.. and have a plan to go to her house again this week to complete another chore she is unable to do. Like you said does not take much and is not expensive.

    • Prepared Grammy; I agree on the pervasive negativity. It has reached epidemic levels.

      I had the greatest kindness extended to me yesterday. The phlebotomist that usually draws my blood offered her boyfriend and his pick up to tote my bargains home. A FULL pick up load. I was so very grateful. In return, I gave them a bunch of stuff I didn’t want or need. A veteran buddy and our old Chief of Police were there, I told them to take whatever they could use as I neither wanted the stuff nor had a use for it. They offered to pay me, but I was like share and share alike.

      “Do unto others as you would have them do to you”. 🙂

    • PG – I’m with you on doing good things for others. I have most recently cooked for some of my co-workers and taken some of my overly abundant veggies to friends, family and co-workers.

  4. Spent last weekend shivering with fever and dehyration and had to go to the ER on Monday for treatment. Feeling better now but got nothing at all done as I’m still a bit wobbly.

    It did show me gaps I had in preps for treating fever which I hope to fix when I feel better.

    • Gloria, glad you are feeling better. Is something going around where you live up North?

      • Not that I know of, and the doctor hadn’t heard of anything. No idea how I got that fever and so quickly. Possibly a bit of infection from my drainage stent but blood work didn’t show anything. I’m just glad it’s over with and clearing up, albeit, slowly.