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really cool too and had become friends
with Janice. Both liked gardening and sharing herb lore so
it was a natural thing to see them wander off to the garden,
although Donald suspected it was most likely so they could
talk about the men folk as ladies are wont to do
sometimes. He really shouldn’t always be thinking that
way, but Janice liked to talk and it seemed some of his
personal business always managed to get out and
surprised him at times when mentioned by another person.
The ladies were a blessing in his life though and he sought
their advice about many things.

8
The Real Day Prepper Show
    Donald drove along the highway and considered
what all he had to do when got back and the order he
wanted to do it in. First thing he needed to do on his way
back was stop by the grocery store and get ready for Cat
and Lowbuck to stop by next week. Part of the reason
Donald had been so stressed out was that he had also
been competing against the clock to get ready to be on the
NatGeo Dooms Day Prepper show.
    “What had he been thinking to agree to that?
Donald pondered to himself. He knew though, it was
money. He figured being on that show would have made
him a lot of book sales and had doubled his efforts and
expenses trying to put the dog on for them. The only good
thing about the binge he had gone on was he had done
enough self-reflection to realize that he had made a
seriously bad choice in agreeing to begin with and had
politely quit the show. The pressure was just too much for
him in itself. They were constantly asking for more pictures
of his preps or answer a questionnaire. Jeez, he had to go
get Michael and Amy one day to take pictures of his gun

The Real Day Prepper Show
    collection because he had no way to do it and the
production assistant said she needed them for meeting the
next day. Donald had to think really hard about sharing
that confidence with the neighbors so soon, but figured if
he was going to show his butt to the world he might as well
ask and got them to do it.
    Donald had about 7 rifles and 5 pistols plus
beaucoup ammo and they had looked at him in
astonishment as he brought out enough stuff to support a
small infantry squad. All in all it worked out well, as it
forced Donald to go all in and show his hand as a
confirmed dyed-in-the- wool Prepper. They got to see it all
plus a sizable part of his food stash and since he was now
all in, discuss the nature of willing to share his preps
should the SHTF. Donald and Michael had already had the
conversation about how if anyone was to survive some
sort of societal collapse that you got to have community to
survive. Donald had explained it to Michael quite simply,
he said “Who is going to watch my house if I am all alone
and out hunting or trapping? I would be willing to work out
some sort of mutual aid thing with you since I am prepped
better, but I suggest you start buying some extra food
now.” The two men had looked at each other and agreed
that they would travel this same trail together as simple as
that and no theatrics.
    Donald also had decided he didn’t want into the
limelight of being on for a number of reasons. First off, the
Prez was passing so-called National Defense bills left and
right labeling Preppers and ex-military possible suspected
terrorists. The show was getting too extreme and too
wacky making the prepper community look like nut cases
so he just opted out before the producers made him look
foolish or subversive. He decided to live a quieter and less
stressful life and had said he wouldn’t ever consider again

The Real Day Prepper Show
    putting his life and preps on film, that is until his buddy
LowBuckPrepper (AKA Bubba) of YouTube fame had
called him up with an invitation to appear on a show he
was creating call Real Day Preppers
(http://realdaypreppers.com/R.D.P.html). This show was
unique; it showed Preppers in a positive light and as
normal people. Bubba and Donald had been talking for
over a year via the prepper community and