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What Do You Prep For: Common Personal Disasters*
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| 3/17/15
| Karl Denninger
Posted on 03/18/2015 7:43:37 PM PDT by Kartographer
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Never mind a reasonable med kit, which most people simply do not have. Why not, given how cheap this is?
Normalcy Bias I see it often. Since it has never happened to me it won't ever happen.
There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger. Underestimation can be fatal.
To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
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posted on
03/18/2015 7:45:36 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Normalcy Bias I see it often. Since it has never happened to me it won’t ever happen.
I also see it all the time. The scariest part of SHTF will be the idiots.
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posted on
03/18/2015 7:53:50 PM PDT
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Kartographer
I prep for being so screwed.
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posted on
03/18/2015 7:58:31 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The FCC takeover of the internet will quickly become a means to censorship of dissent.)
To: laplata
Hurricanes have a way of bringing out the stupid in people.
Nothing is more bizarre than listening to the people that will call a radio station right in the middle of a hurricane, over 100mph winds blowing, and complain that their power is off and no one is trying to fix it.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:08:39 PM PDT
by
IMR 4350
To: Kartographer
Never forget your mother’s advice. Clean sock and under wear. And a hand operated can opener. It is how I survived Y2K.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:11:24 PM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(EGO venit lego tantum titulus Posteri)
To: Kartographer
This month working on long-term water collection from rain ... toilets to flush, baths to take, when TSHTF. Barrels for collecting roof runoff
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:11:25 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
To: Kartographer
I was in Bob's car last year and a man drove his car into the side of ours, on my side. He hit just down from my door. Bob got out to deal with the man, but I couldn't get out, where the man hit pushed that part of the car in front of where the door hinges are, so when I pushed the door to open it, it wouldn't budge. Bob did not have life hammers to break out windows to escape a car. I could not get out - luckily that was okay for this accident. The EMTs forced the door open.
Bob didn't know about Life Hammers. For Christmas, I gave him two, one for each side of the car. He was glad to get them as he saw a real problem when I couldn't get out of the car. Sometimes it takes a real situation happening to understand what could happen.
If any of you don't have a Life Hammer, get one or two. When you strike a car window (won't work on windshield), with the hammer, the glass breaks (copy cats of Life Hammer may not work, get the real thing). There is also a recessed blade to cut a seat belt.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:23:06 PM PDT
by
Marcella
(Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:23:25 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Kartographer
I must have grown up in “abnormal bias area or times”. Most of this sort of stuff wasn’t called prepping, it was considered common sense, and everyone I knew did it.
My biggest problem with respect to my car, is that sometimes my family will help me out by cleaning out my car. Sometimes they take stuff in the house that I consider a necessary “just in case of problems” item, and maybe I don’t notice it for a day or two.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:25:09 PM PDT
by
greeneyes
(Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
[Lots of condoms?]
Weird way to collect water.
To: Kartographer
Normalcy Bias. yes.
I also call it Societal Inertia. Things will just keep moving along like they always have.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:37:24 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: freedom6178
Don’t get the pre-lubed ones. They make the water taste funny. :)
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:47:56 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: IMR 4350
That's hilarious.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:51:38 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
To: IMR 4350
I’m no where near hurricane country but I can picture that.
If the grid would go out there would be some serious and scary cell phone and computer withdrawal going on.
I’m not hooked on my cell phone but the internet is another matter. I’d read a lot.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:55:30 PM PDT
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Kartographer
“Do you have a small, easily-toted “get me the F out of here” bag in your car? “
Two, actually.
L
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:56:31 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:57:13 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Lazamataz
I prep for being so screwed.
You could always invite three or four big 300 pound hungry girls to keep you company.
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:57:40 PM PDT
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Marcella
Take a look at the Swiss Army Rescue Tool. It’s a nice piece of gear.
L
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posted on
03/18/2015 8:58:54 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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