Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 11/30/2010 5:47:13 AM PST by Kartographer
In the opening article of this series I painted the following picture:
Close your eyes and imagine a world without electricity: no Fox News, no facebook, no email, no Blackberry, no cold drinks, no heat in the winter, no automobiles, no food and no way to cook it even if you had it. It’s the end of the world as we know it (TEOTWAWKI) and you and your family are going to die.
That’s a pretty bleak picture. But I left you with a little hope.
I clarified it by saying: “Unless, of course, you are prepared.”
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You left out the worst part! to wit: “imagine a world without electricity: no Fox News, no facebook, no email, no Blackberry, no cold drinks, no heat in the winter, no automobiles, no food and no way to cook it even if you had it. It’s the end of the world as we know it (TEOTWAWKI) and you and your family are NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO READ FREEREPUBLIC”
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Preparedness sadly seems to be analogous to the story of two friends being chased by a bear. They don’t have to out run the bear — one just has to out run the other.
IF the SHTF, sadly much of preparedness will be about surviving The Great Die Off and The Great Civil Disorder with your life and assets marginally intact.
Lay up your treasures in heaven.
you are correct. Interesting that “prepping” is becming much more mainstream now.
I have a gun and an axe. With them I can protect family, hunt, cook, and heat.
Zombieland Rules
1. Cardio
2. The Double Tap
3. Beware of Bathrooms
4. Wear Seat Belts
5. No Attachments
6. The “Skillet”
7. Travel Light
8. Get a Kick Ass Partner
9. With your Bare Hands
10. Don’t Swing Low
11. Use Your Foot
12. Bounty Paper Towels
13. Shake it Off
14. Always carry a change of underwear
15. Bowling Ball
16. Opportunity Knocks
17. Don’t be a hero (later crossed out to be a hero)
18. Limber Up
19. Break it Up
20. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, unless it’s a sprint, then sprint
21. Avoid Strip Clubs
22. When in doubt Know your way out
23. Zipplock
24. Use your thumbs
25. Shoot First
26. A little sun screen never hurt anybody
27. Incoming!
28. Double-Knot your Shoes
29. The Buddy System
30. Pack your stain stick
31. Check the back seat
32. Enjoy the little things
33. Swiss army Knife
Mindset, tools, supplies, skills, location an awareness must all be considered...... Tough is a result of successful work accomplished under arduous conditions IMO.
Something that can be trained for but never proven or graded unless experienced. The mental stress required to teach one to be tough is not possible when they know there is an end to the training or exercise they can abandon at any point they wish.
Like the popular survival shows....they know their friends are aware of their location an time line. No confusion or fear is present in the scenarios presented. Such is a killer that must be counted as a valid mental block to survival.
My opinion....
People have been talking about the end of the world since the beginning of time. Sooner or later one of you guys are going to be right.
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Funny thing every year my Insurance agent talks to me into buying or up grading my Home Owners insurance in case my house burns down and yet it never happens and I hope it never does, but I am not going to stop buying the insurance just because it hasn’t happened.
That’s what I tell my husband. I swear, having an extra supply of food and necessities is anthropological or instinct for me. I have always worried about running out and times like these make me even worse.
It hasn’t helped that I’ve lived 30 minutes from the nearest store for 40 years either.
I have done prep but I am not done yet.
I wonder if there are those out there that have a little nagging voice saying “Screw it”. If it is truly TEOTWAWKI, is struggling to survive worth it?
Even if we were to build a new system from the ashes, would we only not end up in the exact same place with those that think the world owes them a living, free food and someone to wipe their rear?
I keep supplies on hand for about 3 weeks in case of a hurricane or some other natural disaster but I’m really not interested in figuring out how to survive in a Mad Max world. I’d just as soon die early and be with my Creator.
You know what this means Vern? No weight restrictions and screw the bag limit!
LOL...good one
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