Now, no major disaster, chemical or biological attack, or big storm hit Springhill, Mansfield, but that didn't stop the food shelves of the local Wal-Mart from being completely emptied. And all it took was a small glitch in the EBT card system one day. The EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card system is a welfare system where instead of food stamps, people get a debit card with a certain amount of money on it that they can use on food.
And for a short while, all of those cards stopped having maximum limits in some areas. People stormed the shelves, taking as much as they could.
Read more about it at:
http://www.ksla.com/story/23679489/walmart-shelves-in-springhill-mansfield-cleared-in-ebt-glitch
The lesson we should take from this, though, is that it's easier than we realize for the resources we know to be taken from us. We need to be prepared with resources already in house. Do you have your bug out bag yet? You should. You'll be safer and better prepared already.
Here's to hoping for the best for everyone. It's a crazy world out there. Best of luck to us all!
Sincerely,
Daniel Wescott
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