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20 Things You Will Need To Survive When The Economy Collapses And The Next Great Depression Begins
http://www.businessinsider.com/20-things-you-will-need-to-survive-when-the-economy-collapses-and-the-next-great-depression-begins-2010-5 ^ | 5-7-2010 | Michael Snyder

Posted on 05/07/2010 7:35:01 AM PDT by blam

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281 posted on 05/11/2010 6:00:23 PM PDT by PatriotGirl827 (Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, a sinner)
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I hate to pour cold water on everybody but the fact is that if civilization truly falls apart, those who are the most prepared will be among the first people that the bad guys come after.

Anybody running generators and electric lights will attract the bad guys like a streetlight attracts moths on a hot summer night. You will quickly be surrounded and your fate will be sealed.

Guns and ammo will only delay the inevitable. Hungry and desperate people will simply wait until the ammo runs out and then they will close in...and if you took out a bunch of them in the meantime, they won't exactly be in a neighborly mood when they reach you.

So what to do? Still prepare and build yourself a nice cache. But keep a low profile and pretend to those outside your circle that you are just as hungry and desperate as they are. Don't be running generators or lights and don't be bragging on how you were smarter than everybody else by being prepared.

282 posted on 05/11/2010 6:23:42 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 105 days away from outliving Francis Gary Powers)
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And I might add to the above that you should learn a good trade, one that will be useful in a world without electricity or other infrastructure. Such as carpentry, medicine, hunting/fishing, etc.

Having a valuable skill like this will make you valuable and indispensable.

283 posted on 05/11/2010 6:26:28 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 105 days away from outliving Francis Gary Powers)
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284 posted on 05/11/2010 6:28:36 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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I don’t see a scenario for societal breakdown. Peak oil. It's a possibility.
285 posted on 05/14/2010 8:39:52 AM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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