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People will not let themselves think about the ramifications of a social collapse, regardless of its cause. It has been so since the Civil Defense days of the 50’s. They said bomb shelters would protect us but no scenario I ever saw talked about how the population would eat 30 days later when most food sources had been exhausted.
People now who promote preparedness for events like Katrina and think about 3 days to a week. Ask them about a 60 day power outage and some have thought about it briefly but almost none have really thought it out. The author of the book “One Second After” was an optimist and in his scenario of a small town there was only a 25% survival rate after a year.
You are right. Preppers, what few there are, will inherit the earth. When the time for survival arrives, the time allowed for preparation is at an end, or, When did Noah build the Ark? Before the flood, BEFORE THE FLOOD.
On this 9/11 anniversary, I always think about that morning.
I walked into my Mom’s just before the 2nd plane hit. She said, “we’re under attack” I said “by who?” thinking she was goofy. She had CBS on. As soon as the 2nd plane hit, I was out the door. I spent the next couple hours gassing up all our vehicles, filling our gas cans, going to the bank to get cash, and then to Walmart to buy gallons of drinking water, and food that could do well without refrigeration.
Not knowing who or what, if the electricity grid was going to go down, if our refineries would be hit, I wanted to be prepared for any possible eventualities. I am much more prep minded now, but certainly far less than many others.
El-bumpit
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Really, people ... how much do you count on your local store or supermarket to provide for your food needs?
So many things, little things, could go wrong that would disrupt the flow of supplies to that store. Diesel shortage, power outage, floods ... anything!
And without that store, where are you? What are you going to do when dinner time arrives and your pots are empty? (S.O.L. is the term I’ve always used.)
Plan ahead ... stockpile ... learn to produce ... DO SOMETHING! Disaster is just seconds away, maybe a few days if you’re lucky, then you are permanently and utterly SCREWED!
(By the way, don’t plan on stealing your neighbor’s food supply. He’s armed and just waiting for some nitwit to cross the line. Don’t be that nitwit!)
These are times of (relative) plenty so put some “fat” away for the lean times. And make no mistake, the lean times are coming! Civil war, natural disaster, economic collapse, OPEC getting uppity, Obummer winning a second term ... there are plenty of disasters ahead.
Think of it as the ultimate insurance policy. And it’s time to pay your premium!
Help with a dilemma, please.
1. Stockpiling food is great and I’m up to 30 days for two people. I’m preparing for GOOD, not defending the castle. I’m reading a lot about #10 can size foods and here’s the dilemma - how do you store what’s left in a large can?
2. Storing dry stuff (beans, rice, pasta, etc.) in mylar bags is a great idea. Dilemma - where can I find the mylar bags?
3. I want to stock up on Spam, Vienna sausage and DAK hams. Dilemma - wife won’t until last minute because we don’t normally eat that and/or it’s not healthy.
BTW, don’t overlook anchovies and sardines. Lots of Omega-3 and small packages. Buy the flat anchovies, not the rolled ones. Easier to use. Save the oil for cooking.
More likely, their kids inherit a whole bunch of stuff which they’ll trash. Preppers should put a sign on their stash that says “If I die, sell this on FR”.
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Anyone else get the feeling we’re rushing headlong into a world war? This time, it’s not going to be “over there” but over here on our home land. Just in time for Hussein to play the dictator card.
Roof top goats? I used to have a few goats and they stink big time. Somehow more comes out the back end than goes in the front end and it’s constant because there’s not a turn off switch for the back end.