Commissaries Re-Opened.

I had heard one of our area Navy Commissaries had re-opened,  I checked online for the others. The one closest to us was as well. So we picked the kids up from school and made the trip.
With  the President and democrats in the Congress and Senate not willing to negotiate on the government shutdown issue, It was a  blessing to see the stores reopen and we know all to well that the future for veterans paychecks and disability pay is uncertain at the moment. So we chose to stock up as much as we could.

It looked like business as usual as if nothing had ever been shut down, all the canned items were still in place.
Then we headed back to the meat department, and that is where you noticed the difference.

 

They had red meats out, and a little bit of pork products. But the chicken had all been frozen, and even though it was past its "sell by" date. The DeCA food inspectors still approved it for sale because it was frozen, they did place it on clearance. We got one look at the chicken and passed.  It looked really awful.

The cheese cooler wasn't much different:

It was almost medevil, it gave me a glimpse of what the future could look like. When a natural disaster may hit, or SHTF happens.
When there are no more deliveries and all the shelves are picked clean.  This was a sample of how real things will get....


-JUGM

Day 3

It is Day 3 of the "Shutdown"...  the only issue with me on that subject, is that they closed the military commissaries.
  : (  
Senior and I might be making a road  trip out to the country butcher soon and filling up our freezer.

The other issue is Mitch McConnell asked for a Veterans Package to be put to a vote, and Harry Reid is "NO"  Okay Harry, who was it that fought and died to help  secure the freedoms of this country so that you can even become a Senator?  Oh that;s right..  Veterans and Active Duty.

All this because Washington claims we have no money. But ,we are still sending money around the world : 

500,000.000 in aid to the Palestinians
1.3 billion in tanks and F-16's to Egypt
Millions to Syrian Rebels

laying off 800,000 federal employees because we are broke...is PRICELESS

The local welfare recipients in my area are about to scream their heads off. One good thing about the shutdown is they have stopped the "head start" programs. It is like a freebie from the government that kids in low income areas can take advantage of after school.. Basically it s a glorified baby sitter funded by tax payers. Their fee lunch program has also been cut. That means Baby Mama actually has to get up, and fix her 8 kids by different daddies lunch. -- Funny!


-JUGM

Despite Popular Belief...

The sky DID NOT fall this morning. ( as predicted by the Liberals )

The sun still rose.
The kids still got up for school.
I still stumbled my way to the kitchen to start coffee and let the dogs out.
The puppy is still chasing the cat around the house, and barking at every leaf that falls from a tree.
Traffic was still out on the roads.
People were still going to work.
The tire store opened sharply at 0800 and actually waited on me.
Senior is out mowing grass
And, there is still a baseball game scheduled for tonight.. 
Heck! We might even order some concession stand food to celebrate!

And the one thing that was predicted has actually happend:  The obamacare website has crashed.

Its a wonderful feeling knowing that it is the working class people of this country that keeps America running and not politicians.

. Amazing isn't it? 

-JUGM

PS: I will add one more thing : I am happy that the Republicans have seemingly stood their ground and not caved in. (yet)