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'If the internet goes down, half the planet will come to a standstill'
Mirror ^ | 8/25/15 | Jeff Parsons

Posted on 08/25/2015 12:55:14 PM PDT by Kartographer

Preppers are the ones that'll survive long after the rest of us have gone

These days the world is a scary place to live in.

If there's not an asteroid on its way to obliterate us or terrorists plotting our imminent downfall, there's the dangers of giant online data hacks or complete economic collapse.

But when the end does arrive, there are a few people who aren't just able to cope with the apocalypse - they've been actively preparing for it.

These people call themselves 'preppers' or 'survivalists' and they belong to a vast underground community. When the ATMs stop running or the internet goes down, they'll be the ones that make it out alive.

"Its a huge community, especially in the States. But in the UK it's becoming more and more recognised," explained Steve Hart, the man behind the UK's top prepping website: ukpreppersguide.co.uk.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: internet; preparedness; preppers; unitedkingdom
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To: jetson

Well try and use you debit card to buy a cup of coffee to sip at an outdoor coffeehouse while you watch the world go by without the net and see what happens.


41 posted on 08/25/2015 2:51:16 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

If the internet goes, we’ll have to pull up stakes, go west, and get us some internet.


42 posted on 08/25/2015 2:52:01 PM PDT by Da Coyote (Di)
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To: Da Coyote

And when you stop to get gas for your trip west and your debit or credit card don’t work?


43 posted on 08/25/2015 2:53:23 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: mitch5501; Rocky; Pajamajan; Mad Dawgg; hoosiermama; SE Mom; null and void; BenLurkin; ...
Miracle of miracles, I finally discovered an "Internets goes dark" thread before Ben did...

The list has been pinged. "make your time"

(zig...)

For when the INTERNET goes down and quits working completely (Sorta like Congress only funner)

I've created a FRee Republic Emergency Ping list (as suggested by mitch5501 ) called:

The "The INTERNET isn't working" ping list:

IF you would like "ON' or "OFF the list FReep Mail me OR ping me in a thread with your request. This will not be a High Volume Ping list (Well at least we hope the INTERNET doesn't quit working frequently)

"So let it be written. So let it be done."

The List: mitch5501; Rocky; Pajamajan; Mad Dawgg; hoosiermama; SE Mom; null and void; BenLurkin; bigheadfred; redhead; berdie; Old Sarge; wyokostur; GeronL; TheOldLady; ducttape45; Gefn; IYellAtMyTV; Redcitizen; LonePalm; garandgal; Fiddlstix; bt_dooftlook; liberalh8ter; Mercier; Truth29; PA Engineer; citizen; bleach; Greetings_Puny_Humans; TangoLimaSierra; Chickensoup; rexiesmom; FourtySeven; RinaseaofDs; RikaStrom; ozarkgirl; Grimmy; Jet Jaguar; silverleaf; tcrlaf; Red Badger; mumblypeg


44 posted on 08/25/2015 2:56:31 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Ping


45 posted on 08/25/2015 3:02:57 PM PDT by LadyBuck (And after all rationalism ends, the mass grave.)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Oh mah gaw!

Did it go down? Is it going down? How will I be able to yell at French people if the internet goes down? I can’t survive without my daily dose of yelling at French people!!!

I’m scared.


46 posted on 08/25/2015 3:07:30 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Mad Dawgg

lol

hilarious


47 posted on 08/25/2015 3:16:31 PM PDT by GeronL (Cruz is for real, 100%)
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To: Kartographer

The biggest problem peppers are going to have, early on, is that it won’t be hard at all for nearby zombies to figure our that the peppers have stuff.


48 posted on 08/25/2015 3:20:25 PM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job...)
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To: Kartographer
2003 The Onion: 48-Hour Internet Outage Plunges Nation Into Productivity

-PJ

49 posted on 08/25/2015 3:20:34 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Kartographer

In case of...well, you know what. No cell or hard line phones, no internet, some SW frequencies that could keep the folks informed and or rally people.


50 posted on 08/25/2015 3:23:15 PM PDT by Vinnie
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To: LadyBuck
"Ping"

wish/command etc.

"So let it be written. So let it be done."

The List: mitch5501; Rocky; Pajamajan; Mad Dawgg; hoosiermama; SE Mom; null and void; BenLurkin; bigheadfred; redhead; berdie; Old Sarge; wyokostur; GeronL; TheOldLady; ducttape45; Gefn; IYellAtMyTV; Redcitizen; LonePalm; garandgal; Fiddlstix; bt_dooftlook; liberalh8ter; Mercier; Truth29; PA Engineer; citizen; bleach; Greetings_Puny_Humans; TangoLimaSierra; Chickensoup; rexiesmom; FourtySeven; RinaseaofDs; RikaStrom; ozarkgirl; Grimmy; Jet Jaguar; silverleaf; tcrlaf; Red Badger; mumblypeg; LadyBuck

You may now "make your time"

(zig...)

51 posted on 08/25/2015 3:26:34 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Mad Dawgg

bttt


52 posted on 08/25/2015 3:27:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: IMR 4350

We had talked about something like that. Would be nice if it was more convenient access than this would be. But it’s a solid idea for keeping things dry and cozy.


53 posted on 08/25/2015 3:37:08 PM PDT by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: Kartographer

...and if the GPS system is shut off, the other half of the world goes down.

Heck, we don’t even need nukes anymore to get an EMP effect..just disable/shut off a couple of systems.


54 posted on 08/25/2015 3:49:51 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: Roos_Girl

With a pickle barrel you don’t have to bury it all the way you can leave the top uncovered or even turn it on it’s side and cover it with dirt, leaves, straw or whatever just keep it wet to keep it cool.

Root cellars are good for fresh food storage but they are high in humidity so anything metal, like jar lids, will rust.

What are you trying to store?


55 posted on 08/25/2015 3:57:20 PM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: IMR 4350

You can get some get some 4”pvc and some caps. Glued up it’s completely water tight and you can bury it.

For people doing that, you’ll find that a 14” Chop Saw with an Aluminum Oxide cutting wheel will give PERFECT cuts on 4” PCV (read that in a plumbing book, and verified it on some projects).

Also note that if you bury money or other paper items in PCV, be sure to NOT include any metal objects, so as to make it much more difficult for nosy people on the surface to find.

Finally, make sure you remember where you put it! ...as surface features on the ground can change over time.


56 posted on 08/25/2015 3:58:35 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: IMR 4350

Oh, thises and thatses. Maybe some extra canned goods or what have you. Probably some things we wouldn’t like humidity getting to. I’m glad to know about humidity of a root cellar. Being in Florid we kjow a lot about humidity, but not much about cellars. Thank you.


57 posted on 08/25/2015 4:09:38 PM PDT by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: Roos_Girl

I live on the Texas gulf coast and humidity is a way of life here too.

We’ve had over 60” of rain so far this year. With that kind of rain there aren’t below ground cellars around here either.

No cost to cool is pretty much limited to buried above ground level.

Bury something below ground and you have to anchor it down or it will float when the ground gets saturated.


58 posted on 08/25/2015 5:34:28 PM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: CGASMIA68
stash cash . . . Remember rodents, and not the ones in DC

Remember rodents - the cash-eating rodents with tails and the cash-wasting rodents in DC. Protect your cash from both groups of vermin.

59 posted on 08/25/2015 5:38:01 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: BobL

If you use the 4” pvc sewer pipe it’s thin enough to cut with any hand saw just make sure you get the right caps to fit sewer pipe.


60 posted on 08/25/2015 5:38:56 PM PDT by IMR 4350
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