The Slow Descent - When To Bug Out?

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I think the OP poses a really good question. I guess the key thing is; when do you disconnect from BAU? That's a tough call, especially when you think that most other people around you will not be tuned in to the situation as acutely as preppers are, and will therefore be continuing to see BAU.

At what point do you walk into the school and march your kids out (as in "Last Light")? When do you decide to compromise your job by not showing up tomorrow?

Very easy to fall into the "boiling frog" syndrome and just assume / hope things will turn the corner and get better "tomorrow".

I don't think there's a straightforward answer to this, apart from deciding to change one's lifestyle well ahead of SHTF and moving to a situation in which bugging out is either (a) unnecessary, (b) easier (you have more control over your time by, e.g, being self-employed and home-schooling), or © you are in a location where getting the timing wrong is less critical.