The European Union has released guidelines advising everyone in Europe to stock up on at least 72 hours worth of food and water, in case of "emergencies". The immediate "emergency" at hand is the possibility of war now that it has become so abundantly clear that Trump has bowed down completely to his master, Putin, and that the US, far from being any part of our defense, is just another enemy with which to contend.

How 72 hours worth of supplies will help should World War III break out is unclear to me. It is also unclear to me how we would manage to pack 72 hours worth of artichokes and lemons for transport to wherever it is that we would be evacuated to. Jonathan and I talked about it and came to the conclusion that the only hope for us would be here in this community and that, should war come, our job would be to help as best we can to care for our friends who are even more elderly than we are. All we have is each other.