SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at the worsening commercial ammunition shortage in the United States.
The San Francisco Exodus is Accelerating
Reader Greg S. suggested this article: Zillow Exposes Dramatic Exodus Out Of San Francisco Real Estate. A snippet:
“Zillow shows a dramatic exodus out of San Francisco city real estate in favor of Bay area suburbs all the way up to Lake Tahoe (where real estate is pretty much on fire). Home prices in the city are down 4.9% year to date and inventory jumped 96%.”
JWR’s Comment: The law of supply and demand dictates that house prices will plunge, in “Sodom By The Sea.”
Ammunition Shortage May Last Until 2021
Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site, there is this at The Daily Wire: Ammunition Makers Facing Massive Order Backlog, Shortage May Last Until 2021
Here is a quote:
“Bearing Arms reports that at least one Arizona ammunition manufacturer, the Scottsdale, Arizona, based Ammo Incorporated, is “facing an $80.1 million backlog amid record demand for ammunition.”
“We’re working right now seven days a week, 24 hours a day in all the manufacturing plants,” the company’s CEO told media.
The demand has forced Ammo International to expand its industrial operation, adding millions of dollars in machinery and expanding their production.”
The Feral Pig Population Explosion
H.L. sent this: “Out Of Control” Super-Pig Population Is Spreading Rapidly Across US