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Stocking up for Doomsday: As economists predict meltdown, meet the families ready for the worst
Daily Mail ^ | 12/17/11 | Tom Rawstorne

Posted on 12/19/2011 6:55:25 PM PST by Kartographer

Picture the scene: It’s the end of January 2012 and already it is clear the year to come will make that which has just passed seem something of a picnic. The last strains of Auld Lang Syne had barely faded before Greece defaulted on its debts. Over the next few weeks, Italy and Spain will follow. Across Britain and the Continent, bank after bank goes down, a domino effect exacerbated by panicking customers desperately withdrawing their savings. Where three years ago the giants of High Street banking were seen as too big too fail, now they are too big and too many for any Government to save. Panic ensues. Within hours, the cashpoints are empty of money and the supermarket shelves stripped bare.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: beprepared; getreadyhereitcomes; preparedness; prepperping; preppers; selfreliance; stockupandsave; survival; survivalping; urbansurvival
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Siege mentality: George and Karen Shaw have enough food to last them a year.

That picture will look good when the government prints poster wanting information on HOARDERS.
1 posted on 12/19/2011 6:55:35 PM PST by Kartographer
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To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...

Prepper’s Ping!


2 posted on 12/19/2011 6:56:54 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

Black clouds cover the horizon, the lightening is flashing and there is the distant sound of thunder! The storm flags are going up, who you heed them?

I am very aware that if it’s the great end that there is nothing I can do to stop or change it, but history is full of instances and times when man or nature have caused such a calamity that people have cried out and begged God to end it all.

The bible has many verse such as this:

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
NIV Proverbs 22:3

This verse and others are there for a reason and I urge all to take heed of them, because we are clearly on the edge. Everyday there is a new story about the ‘Yutes’ who grow more restless everyday and when you add the fact that because of the economy people are already on edge it won’t take much to set things off.

Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Siege of AR-558 (#7.8)” (1998)
Quark: Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.

Today we have ‘yutes’ who roam our streets who are with out morals, without respect for law or life itself. They will look are you with the same ‘doll eyes’ a shark does before he eats you and they will feel no more compassion than the shark does.

That will be the test of many. Most preppers I know are Christian people and they will hesitate to do what they might have to do to stop the ‘yutes’. On the other hand the ‘yutes’ won’t think twice nor lose a minute of sleep, in fact they will smile and laugh about it.

For those who are just starting or are old hands at prepping you may find my Preparedness Manual helpfull. You can download it at:

http://www.tomeaker.com/kart/preparedness1i.pdf

(NOTE THIS DOWNLOAD IS FREE AND I DO NOT MAKE A DIME OFF OF IT. ALSO NOTE THAT THE MANUAL IS CLEARLY MARKED AS NOT BEING FOR SALE. I PUT TOGETHER THIS MANUAL FOR ONLY ONE PURPOSE AND THAT IS TO HELP FELLOW PATRIOTS TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS COMING.)

For those of you who haven’t started already it’s time to prepare almost past time maybe. You needed to be stocking up on food guns, ammo, basic household supplies like soap, papergoods, cleaning supplies, good sturdy clothes including extra socks, underwear and extra shoes and boots, a extra couple changes of oil and filters for your car, tools, things you buy everyday start buying two and put one up.

For a somber, yet realistic look at what SHFT is like read some of Selco’s post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2798007/posts

If you like to read more about what SHTF in Bosnia was like take a look at this post on Bosnia War Survivor Selco’s Blog at:

http://shtfschool.com/

“There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger. Underestimation can be fatal.”

As the LDS say “When the emergency is upon us the time for preparedness has past.”


3 posted on 12/19/2011 6:58:14 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

George and Karen Shaw have made themselves targets when the SHTF


4 posted on 12/19/2011 6:58:53 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Kartographer

Unlike last summer, the rioters on the streets aren’t looking for trainers and flat-screen TVs — just food.


Yep.


5 posted on 12/19/2011 7:01:15 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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He’s got cigarettes stashed. Damn. I forgot to toss a couple cartons of cheap ass smokes into my stash....


6 posted on 12/19/2011 7:01:24 PM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: GeronL

George and Karen Shaw have made themselves targets when the SHTF


They certainly have.

Not very smart.


7 posted on 12/19/2011 7:03:48 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Kartographer
“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Siege of AR-558 (#7.8)” (1998) Quark: Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.

One of my favorite Star Trek quotes, by one of my favorite Star Trek characters.

8 posted on 12/19/2011 7:05:13 PM PST by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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To: Lurker

I know someone who just purchased 4 cases of 1/2 pint cheap Vodka to barter.


9 posted on 12/19/2011 7:05:41 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Kartographer

Oh man.....looks like they forgot the BEER!!!!

(if they were in America, they’d be sent to Guantanamo for being prepared....by Bath-House Barry!)


10 posted on 12/19/2011 7:07:28 PM PST by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: 6SJ7

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Siege of AR-558 (#7.8)” (1998) Quark: Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.


Exactly!


11 posted on 12/19/2011 7:07:28 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Kartographer

Sadly the brits who prep will be tragically defenseless when the hordes come a-calling. With their dying breathes they can thank their government that made damned sure that they were as defenseless as a newborn babe.


12 posted on 12/19/2011 7:08:00 PM PST by Grunthor (Unrepentant breeder.)
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So the Klingons are model citizens when their belly’s aren’t full?


13 posted on 12/19/2011 7:09:26 PM PST by TwoSwords
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To: Grunthor

......from cradle to grave.


14 posted on 12/19/2011 7:09:29 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Kartographer

Did the Shaws give their address. Would make it much simpler to find them ... but then the bad guys could just Google them.


15 posted on 12/19/2011 7:12:11 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
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To: Kartographer
They certainly don't look to have much. And that freezer may not do them much good after a tornado, earthquake, or global financial meltdown.

/johnny

16 posted on 12/19/2011 7:12:40 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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Wait till the rats and mice start nibbling on every package they can. It’s happened to us this year...


17 posted on 12/19/2011 7:17:05 PM PST by tubebender (I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.)
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To: unkus
I know someone who just purchased 4 cases of 1/2 pint cheap Vodka to barter.

Check. We do those little airline type bottles of various liquors when they're less than a buck. Whiskey, vodka, rum, tequila, whatever. We do the same thing with that cheap wine in the little bottles. If they're a buck, I toss two in the cart, one red and one white. I figure they'll be great barter bait. If nothing else we cook with them.

Next to go in is bulk cut tobacco and rolling papers.

18 posted on 12/19/2011 7:19:37 PM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker

I have been stocking up on 5 gallon it’s of water at BJs. 4.99 is a great deal.


19 posted on 12/19/2011 7:20:51 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: Kartographer

The Shaws have not only exposed themselves to the government but roaming gangs of thugs........- know, what’s the difference.


20 posted on 12/19/2011 7:21:00 PM PST by STJPII
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