Posted on 05/07/2010 7:35:01 AM PDT by blam
20 Things You Will Need To Survive When The Economy Collapses And The Next Great Depression Begins
Michael Snyder
May. 7, 2010, 10:26 AM
(This is a guest post from The Economic Collapse Blog.)
Today, millions of Americans say that they believe that the United States is on the verge of a major economic collapse and will soon be entering another Great Depression. But only a small percentage of those same people are prepared for that to happen. The sad truth is that the vast majority of Americans would last little more than a month on what they have stored up in their homes.
Most of us are so used to running out to the supermarket or to Wal-Mart for whatever we need that we never even stop to consider what would happen if suddenly we were not able to do that. Already the U.S. economy is starting to stumble about like a drunken frat boy. All it would take for the entire U.S. to resemble New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina would be for a major war, a terror attack, a deadly pandemic or a massive natural disaster to strike at just the right time and push the teetering U.S. economy over the edge. So just how would you survive if you suddenly could not rely on the huge international corporate giants to feed, clothe and supply you and your family? Do you have a plan?
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Are you prepared?
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Heheh - I was a pretty severe teenage alcoholic. Since age 20 I don’t touch the stuff. Also I have taken a vow. Even one teaspoon hits my liver like a mule kick.
You're so smart, why do you even waste your time with us.
Never mind, I see you're a newbie from New York.
I do. I get mine here without a prescription and store them at 34 degrees F.
I've always had good results.
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I read the link
The Club Med in Playa Del Carmen?
Really? You feel it in your liver? I didn’t think you would feel anything except from your kidneys.
Not arguing. Honest question. I have always wondered about that.
If things get that bad, the grave digger might do better as a butcher.... just sayin'.
Got the big stuff too but I see my Daisy as invaluable.
My 13 year old daughter is target practicing down the hall as I type.
Well, I haven’t drunk any beer in 40 years but have had medicinal tinctures made with alcohol. If I don’t dilute them with hot water or if I take a whole teaspoon, it kicks my lower abdomen and stomach area - I think it is the liver - and plus I feel very woozy for about 20 minutes. Pain, too. I did almost die of hepatitis A as a kid, and then became an alcoholic. I am sure my liver didn’t like it.
That’s why every time I see a how-to online, I print it out.
But are you locked and loaded????
Counting on a gun alone is foolish - are you prepared to reload spent casings, and for how long? It’s good to have one for the short-term, but for the long-term you’d better know how to handle something like a bow or a spear.
www.survivalblog.com
This movie only has 1.8 out of 5 stars on netflix, but I’ll give it a try anyway.
I am on Rawles every night and make a donation on behalf of his wife, who recently passed.
Great site.
BTW, your link was broken, that’s why I asked.
All tree bark contains tannins, which are good to use in a pinch. Even the US military manuals teach soldiers to use tree bark when injured.
Cattails are also a good source for medicinal and food uses, and are very common.
Don't listen to me though. Do your own research, and you will be amazed at all the things around you that are useful.
One of the many reasons a hand pump on a well is a VERY good idea. Or, put all your grey water in jugs for that use.
You left us (ALA) off the list. Just funning you.
Ooops. LOL
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