Posted on 05/02/2011 7:25:30 PM PDT by blam
Like most idiots, he thinks Hawaii is one island. It is true 80% of the population live on one island, but we keep the other islands and sparse population a secret. And that 80% is not going to swim to the neighbor islands in a breakdown, they will be like NYC, riot, loot, and eat each other.
I noticed that, too. North and South Dakota (and Eastern Montana) are typically referred to as the "Northern Plains", not the 'Upper Midwest'. We're a long way from the 'rust belt'. They even left Minnesota somewhere in limbo.
Hands down it is Alaska. We will develop our natural resources and can grow our own food. There is also a lot of hunting and fishing to be had. The author is clueless.
Hey Bungholious, It would be a cold day in hell when I’d leave California for Texas! I once turned down a “promotion” to go run a plant in Graham, Texas. You know, the “Gateway to the Possum Kingdom Reservoir.” So humid your eyeglasses fogged up like a beer bottle when you went outdoors. Golfball sized hail to screw up your car ( and your air conditioner if it was on the roof of your house). The women were good looking and the men were all fat. I was told that it was because the women were hoping to kill their men with their cooking so they could marry a younger one! And to cap it off, it was a “dry county,” which meant that each year a couple of high school students were killed driving drunk on their way back from Jacksboro ( in a “wet” county). And that’s how the bulk of Texas is. It isn’t Houston or DFW, it’s dumbass country. So lighten up on California. Yeah we have illegals, but so do you. But we have Carmel-by-the-sea, Lake Tahoe, Big Sur, beaches and mountains. You have poke salad and cow shit! Give me a break!!!
About the only major drawback is the relatively large black bear population in the area. The husband of one of my sister's coworkers was attacked by one last June and was fortunate that other bikers were able to beat it off of him.
I think it would be better to live in smaller towns or at least with good neighbors within walking distance...
.I can't imagine how it would feel to be way out in the "safe" sticks and have a maurading gang attack your home....you can't be on guard 24/7 and people need FRIENDS......
In a severe economic collapse, in the even of any natural disaster, there will be few funds to bring in supplies, help, policing, support of any kind. So, for that reason alone, it would be a good idea to not live right on a major fault line if one could help it.
Spoken like a true Geographer! I moved to Michigan from Florida to be closer to family. Housing is very affordable due to all the foreclosures and lack of jobs. That all said, if you are employable, and like four seasons, southwest Michigan is pretty darn nice...and then you can go on weekend outings up north where it is even prettier.
Biggest thing is my costs are way down. NO TAXES at all, not even property taxes here, unorganized borough, no real govt or cops or regulations, permits, zoning, or comp planning, or cell towers, or places to spend all the money you won't have at. Cheapest place I have ever found and also gold in most our creeks. ounce a day with small dredge is average.
It's not how much you make, its how much you spend that matters.
I luv rural Alaska for it's freedom, space, and miles upon miles of open country without any people or congestion. I couldn't ever live back east in west Pa where I came from ever again. Heck I was spring duck hunting tonight, ducks by the hundreds. People live with the seasons up here and minus 60 is a small price to pay for peace of mind & happiness. Ring of fire? THis guy doesn't have a clue, more worried about big burns 30X40 miles across.
Most likely you would never know the difference when it happens.
Here's another out-of-the-box suggestion: Washington, D.C. I know there's a large inner city presence, but if TSHTF you'd be living with a lot of scared liberals who - unlike many liberals - will have to live with the consequences of a bankrupt government. Right on their doorstep.
You think liberals can't be bellicose? Have a good hard look at World Wars 1 and 2. Poke around for who were pegged as the 'domestic terrorists' back then.
Frightened liberals, en masse, can become pretty authoritarian pretty quickly - especially if the frights they normally pander to hit them in their own homes. I'm pretty sure that D.C. would be very well protected during an economic collapse. The prospect of a government stripped of all of its power would frighten liberals into demanding authoritarian measures as a "practical" or "temporary" measure. They're that dependent upon government.
The downside to living in D.C., should TSHTF, would be having to live under martial law for a time. Also, the gun grabbers would be out in force and demanding total confiscation for "public safety" reasons. Given that downside, I have to admit that the above is largely rhetorical for FReepers.
While I'm advocatus diaboliing, the plush part any large city with a politically powerful upper class - the kind who consider widespread rioting in their neck of the woods to be an intolerable outrage, and have the political clout to get action - would be liveable. New York, although basically unaffordable, might make out fine except for known trouble spots. The feral yutes will effectively be sequestered in those areas. So, obviously, the cheap areas should be avoided like the plague.
The biggest downside in those big cities otherwise protected would be having to endure liberal authoritarianism. The other answers on this thread, I'm sure, work better as freedom choices. There won't be any "your liberty or your life" squeezes in those parts.
These generalities might apply to the big cities...but a lot of the state is rural,agricultural and eminently survivable when the crunch comes.
I live in rural North Central Florida and we will weather any coming economic crises quite well thank you.
You can drive for miles here and see more cattle than people.
Been there, done that. First, MA will tax you, since you’re earning money there. The out-of-state tax is unnecessarily complex. Also, the commute is difficult. Most of the jobs in MA are down in and around the Boston area, and there are really only two major highways going from NH to Boston. One is Rt 3, which was widened a few years ago, but in good weather, it’s still a good hour drive to get to the NH border in rush hour traffic; in a snowstorm, that can go as high as 4 hours (as me how I know). And then, the only real city up RT 3 is Nashua, which is nice enough, but not really “in the country”. I-93 is the other route, and will take you to Manchester in about the same amount of time, but again, not a great place to live come the collapse. To really get away from the disaster, you need to live someplace like New Boston, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, and others. And living there adds another 20-30 minutes to the commute, not including delays for weather. The roads outside the cities are also very old, and often not cleared well.
There are plenty of places further north that have that small-town charm, but you pay the price in commute distance and lack of amenities like hospitals, grocery stores, schools etc.
I know Texans well enough to know that they don't miss your classless ass in Texas.
You don't have the IQ to have a decent conversation with strangers on the internet much less 'run a plant.'
Inviting you was definately a mistake. Run along now.
If you are looking for a place with no earthquake problems, no tornadoes, no floods, no hurricanes, etc. you might as well resign yourself to waiting for heaven. There will always be strife, natural disasters, and trouble in this world. It doesn’t matter where you go. Trust in the Lord and find a place that gives you a sense of contentment. For me, that is where my kids and grandchildren are. I will deal with future disasters when and if they happens. Everyone seems to want to go around scared all the time of what might be. It’s not in our hands. As the Bible says, there is enough trouble today, worrying about the future is pointless.
Ha! I know where you are, so kill me! lol I’d be there in a heartbeat if I could.
Love your tagline. It appears that your brethren have done just that.
Good job, and press on!
Bump dat!
How are politics in Hawaii? It is almost all Democrats. Are they fascist anti-freedom Democrats? Easy-going stoner Democrats? Retro Democrats who think they are still voting for JFK? Greenie brainwashed Democrats? Or what?
Easy-going stoner Democrats? Retro Democrats who think they are still voting for JFK?
Combination of.....
The real core group , Americans of Japanese ancestry , with strong multi Union ties , formed up the Dem Party in the wake of their great and famous achievements during WW2 . They came home , they made big families and ALL still remain staunch Dem , no matter what else happens . They are still reacting to the evil white R power holders that controlled their lives prior to WW2 . Now that they basically own the entire State Gov , they ain’t letting go
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