Posted on 06/12/2009 3:21:05 PM PDT by appleseed
Not everybody that lives in a large city is bad. Heck, I live in one of the worst ones in the nation and I didn’t turn out so bad.
What state were you in for the ‘03 blackout?
Last I remember it was eastern seaboard without power, not just 5 states.
Jeez, I saw not 30 days ago or so that you were thinking of an idea for your next book.
Looks pretty good, I enjoy stuff that Oprah doesn’t read.
*** During the Los Angeles riots in 1992 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the grocery stores were near impossible to get to and if you could, it didn’t matter; they were closed, or had been looted, and were empty.***
Riots and Katrina? HA! You should have seen Los Angeles during the Cuban Missle crisis in 1962! Total Panic!
Of course. I tend to over-generalize sometimes most of the time. Sorry...
It’s fine
Ohio and inside a nuclear facility under demo. LOL...
I figure if it hits the fan and I’m at work, I’m looking at a 90 mile hike home. I use to work in the city and know the places to avoid even when things aren’t so bad. My BOB I keep in my truck is good for about 3 days. 90 miles in 3 days is about right for a tactical get out and go observing all the right precautions.
Good website for prepping http://thesurvivalmom.com/
I’d suggest running
I wouldn’t wait for Oprah to review my books! FEAT came out in print in May, my next will take a year or two.
A friend who works in DC bought a bicycle after 9/11 that he leaves at work, so he never has to walk the 16 miles home again.
Then you take your paper map to get laminated (Kinko’s, local office shop, etc.), and you’ve got yourself a durable, waterproof map with a greatly extended life span. And you can write alternate routes on it with a grease pencil, if needed.
The New Madrid Fault — interesting genesis for your story. I have often wondered about that, as that seismic zone is probably overdue for its next major events — and I have friends who live down there...
I picked the New Madrid fault because of its central location, but it was really just a catalyst for the events in the book. It was a handy and plausible “black swan” event that gives the tottering USA that push over the brink.
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