[Mrs. Xtrmst]

Yes, there is some undue alarmism to be found. But I still read this thread for the nuggets of useful information and the open speculation on what might happen. Both have helped me to better discern what I believe the actual threats might be to me & my family and what we should do to prepare for them. I do tend to skip over those posts that I think are hoaxes or unimportant. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've made all the preparations I can for the emergencies we're likely to encounter. There's not much more I can do than that.

No one here is actually cowering in a bomb shelter with recirculated air and a hand cranked generator worrying about what "THEY" might do to his "precious bodily fluids" are they? I do think that some of the survivalist talk can seem a bit extreme to those who have never lived in a region commonly affected by floods, tornados, hurricanes, etc. It might even seem extreme to someone who grew-up in Tornado Alley but has never lived on a military base overseas during the Cold War or eight miles from the Pentagon on 9/11. I have lived in all of the above and am of the opinion that it is better to consider all the possibilities during the calm before the storm so that you can be as mentally and physically prepared as possible for whatever is most likely to happen where you live.

Don't worry: Matt. 6:25-34, but do be a good steward of what has been entrusted to you: Matt. 25:14-30, Proverbs 31:10-31.

[JustPiper]

lived on a military base overseas during the Cold War

This fascinates me, what your perspective is because us in middle America USA led this naive, fascinating Beaver Cleaver life then. Well albiet the drills and bomb shelter mania. Well, except for Bay of Pigs. Please tell more!