Are you prepared ?
"As well as a cyber attack, other black sky risks include extreme weather,
an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear detonation in the atmosphere and terrorist attacks on key substations or transformers.
One of the most destructive risks would be a powerful solar storm.
A previous storm in 1859, now known as the Carrington Event,
caused so much geomagnetic disruption that telegraph operators reported sparks bursting out of their machines.
Such a storm today could cause havoc to electrical systems."
Are you prepared for this ?... candles, kerosene, batteries ?
Venezuela is currently rationing power- as episodic as it is,.. and the power is totally unpredictable. Sometimes they are only getting 4 hours of power per day.
Our grandparents, especially in rural areas, were prepared for power loss and used 'spring houses' and other accommodations.
Today were are faced with vulnerable power and electrical sources that go down from hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, mudslides, and other natural disasters.
Can you and your family survive a power loss for weeks, or even months, as they have had to do in Puerto Rico ?
Or, will you have to await FEMA, the Red Cross, or another humanitarian organization ?
H/t Duncan Waring
Thanks for the prepper ping. I think with Spring almost here we will see blankets going on sale very soon. I will be looking to stock up.
I was prepared at one time. But now my cache of batteries is getting old. I didn’t move the oil lamps with us. Although we did get a house with a generator and a huge propane tank to fuel it. But still, I need to do better at keeping up my preps.
Pretty good shape for weeks or months. First eat the stuff in Refrigerator, and start canning frozen stuff on rocket stove.
Generator will keep food from spoiling long enough for that. If we cycle that, it will do even longer.
Later, for keeping food for a day: Metal kettle or can put food inside. Set it in the bathtub, and wrap it up with dripping wet towels or burlap bags. Evaporation will cool it.
I wouldn’t hold my breath on any aid getting out here. The pantry and manual can opener would get us through the initial phase and we’re on a river with fish. Do need to make another solar oven as the old one is falling apart. Have printed out survival skills and projects.
Probably need to stock up on bbq sauce to cut the foul taste of unsuccessful , bwahahaha. As Sipsy says, “The secret is in the sauce.”
What is a spring house. Is that a fancy word for outhouse, or is it a large storage shed?
Or parts of New York after Sandy. Another good reason for me to tithe to the Salvation Army, which I do, since they provide for the "least of these", which could be any of us in a disaster, and they also preach the word of the Lord, which gives people hope, meaning they'd be less likely to riot, murder, etc., IMO.