The truth of 2020 is that we are no changing the way we are living in a fundamental way.  The change in our economy has left us all feeling bad about being outside or just stressed because of all the rules and regulations put in place.  It is so much more difficult to shop because of all the fear that has been based upon a populous that believes anything they hear on TV.  It is a sad and rough thing which has brought so many people to change how they do their shopping.  Now we see more people buying online than ever before and they are getting boxes sent to their homes at rates 10 to 500% higher than they were before.  People are shopping for groceries online and getting meals sent to their homes instead of going out to eat and we are buying more things on Amazon than ever.  What this has done is left us all with a ton of extra trash and in some ways very hard times getting rid of it. 

I know that I have tons of cardboard boxes stacking up in my garage and it is all because of my own ordering habits.  The problem is that I can get rid of them simply by putting them in regular trash bags and sending them out with my trash or do the right thing and recycle them.  The issue is that now recycling so much trash has become a real burden and very complicated in my neighborhood.  I know my place is not the only one with limits on how much they can recycle and my own city allows one trashcan per household per week.  That does not give us much space to actually get all of this recyclable material into. 

What I used to do is get a few boxes in a week and simply just toss them in the can.  Along with about one trash bag a week, this fit and was perfectly fine.  But now I am getting around 20 boxes a week and they are simply piling up along with the plastic.  This has put me on a mission to try to break them down wisely.  Now I am an outdoorsman and I know that breaking down cardboard is done best with a box cutter of a nice knife.  The box cutter works well, but they are rather lacking in ergonomics and 20 boxes a week can lead to some pretty hurt hands when breaking them down to put in my recycling trashcan. 

What I have chosen to do is to get a really nice knife that fits my hand very well and is suited to the task.  What I found is that blade steel, handle comfort, and the grind of the blade makes a lot of difference in the task it is put to doing.  If you are missing one of those things for the task you want then the knife will not work very well and you should probably just use a box cutter anyway. 

A big tip is to get a fixed blade knife that fits your hand.  It should also have Powdered Steel.  In 2020 this means the steel must say CPM in from of it.  It is the best process to make the highest end and most edge retentive steels.  You should also look for a flat ground knife.  These are the best for slicing and will aid the most in the task. 

This year is a little more interesting than others when it comes to shopping.  It is much different this year and that is because rather it mattered or not the world changed.  COVID-19 has occurred this year and it has made some big changes in how the world lives and shops if you live in a first-world country.  The regulations that are now in place have changed and really split apart our country and forced people to do things that are not proven by science.  Where it has affected my family the most is in how we shop.  It is now so much more complicated to go and get your selection of favorite candy boxes from the aisle these days.  Instead, now we have to go through hoops or refuse to leave our home at all. That is why I want to help you get through the craziness of 2020 and to be able to shop well if you are new to this whole scene.

The first thing to know is that rules and regulations are different everywhere.  I am not a practicing lawyer so this is not legal advice, but you should check into the local rules where you live.  This can be done and should be done because you don’t want to get arrested by simply going to the grocery store.  That would be a terrible thing and I have seen police arrest mothers for not masking their children and vice versa.  This is a terrible and scary thing and if you are simply trying to feed your family you need to know the rules.

You can find out your local rules and regulations by getting online most of the time.  Search your state government website for rules and then go to your city and then county websites as well.  Know where your grocery store is and what rules you will have to follow in order to get food.  Sometimes there are time restrictions, and there will almost always be a mask restriction.  It is even possible you are not going to be allowed to bring your children with you.  This can be really hard on some people because they cannot afford a baby sitter. But rest assured once you know the law you can finally get ready to shop.

I would highly suggest simply trying to stay out of people’s ways when you go shopping. Some people are afraid to be touched or to even be within 6 feet of someone else.  Even though they are outside and the virus dies in sunlight, they will still be filled with fear.  It is true that you have a 99.9% chance of surviving if you get the virus aka a more spreadable cold, but it is still worth causing fear over I guess.  So just know that people are going to be on edge. 

I prefer to shop like I don’t see anyone else there. It allows me to not worry about what anyone else is thinking. I like to shop in peace and I can get my food and browse my favorites candy boxes in peace.  That is what I am there to really get any how.  Food to live on is just that, but snacks are forever. So be safe and travel well this year.

This year I have seen some crazy things happen and that is usually the normal for an election year.  But this year I have seen the legitimate change in how our country works and the way we are allowed to live.  It has finally happened where the individual states have declared a form of Martial Law and are now each ran by a single person with zero accountability to our legislative side.  The fact is that now our legislation is not even attempting to stop the martial law.  This has led to a lot of regulations and limitations put on the citizens of Untied States.  We are now seeing many violations that can put you in prison just by being outside of your home on the wrong time and even for not wearing a piece of clothing.  So when you are preparing for the next grocery store and all the insane lines that will await, I want to help you not get arrested on your way to maybe just get some tastsy candy boxes.

The first thing to know is that every location is regulated differently now in the united states.  If you live on the border of a state and shop in another you may be arrested for simply crossing the border without being medicalyl tested for COVID-19.  This is rather insane, but be careful and know what location you are going to be shopping in.  You must know the law to not be incarserated or fined for simply shopping.  THis doesn’t help your family and it wont help you out either.  So first find the state, then city, and then county you are going to be traveling to and each one you will be traveling through. 

Once you know the locatin of the shopping market you are going to and which locations you will be traveling through you need to know the laws of each.  Some can be drasticalyl different and most likely each will have less common sense illegal laws then the other.  But if you don’t want to fight the police for the possible enjoyment of you favorite candy boxes then you need to follow the law no matter how insane it is.  So go to each website for that locaiton and read their COVID-19 policy and follow it to a tee.  This is indeed a sad thing to have to do simply to go shopping. But if you don’t wear you mask in your own car or pssibly put it on outside before going into a store you could be arrested.  If you shop after 10Pm in some locatino you could be arrested as well.  Martial law has been implimented across the United States and you need to know if that is happening in your shopping location.

Now once you are in the shopping market if you see someone not following the law makes sure they are not a different race than your own.  It is now a prosecutable crime if you accuse a non white individual of breaking the law if you are indeed white.  Racism against all races is now a crime and the fact is that any attempt to call out a non white person in America could put you in prison as well.  At the very least it will get you banned from that store for life

This year has been a wild ride for many different reasons. 2020 has given us lots of fear and scares all across the nation and especially when it comes to getting your favorite items in.  The COVID-19 Pandemic left our economy in shambles in some areas and getting food for a time was limited and restricted by law all across the nation.  It is all possibly about to kick off again, so if you have a favorite snack that you want to make sure you have for another year, you may want to hop in the car follow your local regulations and pick up a bundle of your favorite candy boxes right now.

If you had not noticed the 2020 election just took place and it is all on the stall.  The possibilities of a peaceful transition to either Trump or Biden is most likely less likely for the public than you would think.  Don’t worry, the government will transition just fine, but the civil unrest that we saw all throughout the year is most likely going to pick up even worse and the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns will likely continue and even get worse.  That is why for the last few months I have been preparing to live off of what I have for a good long time.  There are some items that simply disappeared from shelves for months due to the previous lockdowns and a trucker strike is now taking place.  If this all happens again, make sure you have all the goods and foods that you need. 

My family has a few things that we would like to have in stock for the next year and some of them are not even that important.  I know that having a year’s worth of my favorite candy boxes is not a major priority, but if it helps keep the peace in your family during hard times then it now becomes essential.  It could be as simple as having Snickers in the house for a year.  That could be the difference between despair and happily surviving.  I know it sounds silly but we all need to do what we must in order to live a good life.  There is no reason to be worried or paranoid, but if you are able to store up extra food items in order to be safe and happy and it lowers your anxiety then I think it is indeed very important to do.

It really is incredible to see how our economy can be shut down overnight by legislators who have been proven to be presenting lies and falshoods all across the nation.  That is why I think it sounds silly to stock up, but lies can cause huge shortages and have already destroyed billions of dollars of food and livestock this year due to the dissemination of false information by our government and news outlets. So even if we are not in much of an emergency we could be thrown into an economic stop, where just in time delivery no longer happens and it is simply better to have more prepared than not. 

We have even seen locations due to the unrest in the United States where shipping stopped for months because of lawlessness.  It is sad that it happened, but it is better not have it affect us again if it does again!