Do you have a contingency plan?

TXgolfer said:
I would head for the mountains.....I was there for Katrina....it was like a war zone for a year. Pure hell.
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I can imagine. It must've been like a hot fetid swamp in NO.
 
Steinhauer said:
So ..... if the SHTF, would you migrate to the ocean and find a boat?

This would avoid large groups of people, and put you near a food supply.

How about fresh water?

You would have to come to the mainland for that.
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mountain with lake. plenty of it around here.
 
Steinhauer said:
I would look for a hatch that says "Dharma Initiative" :giggle:
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Hello. My name is Dr. Wong. We shall begin our orientation now.
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Solar Storms Could Be Earth's Next Katrina

Solar Storms Could Be Earth's Next Katrina : NPR


A massive solar storm could leave millions of people around the world without electricity, running water, or phone service, government officials say.

That was their conclusion after participating in a tabletop exercise that looked at what might happen today if the Earth were struck by a solar storm as intense as the huge storms that occurred in 1921 and 1859.

Every few decades, though, the sun experiences a particularly large storm. These can release as much energy as 1 billion hydrogen bombs.
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but its not 1921 anymore ......

But the impact is likely to be far worse than in previous solar storms because of our growing dependence on satellites and other electronic devices that are vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation.

In the tabletop exercise, the first sign of trouble came when radiation began disrupting radio signals and GPS devices, Bogdan says.

Ten or 20 minutes later electrically charged particles "basically took out" most of the commercial satellites that transmit telephone conversations, TV shows and huge amounts of data we depend on in our daily lives, Bogdan says.

The worst damage came nearly a day later, when the solar storm began to induce electrical currents in high voltage power lines. The currents were strong enough to destroy transformers around the globe," Bogdan says, leaving millions of people in northern latitudes without power.

Without electricity, many people also lost running water, heat, air conditioning and phone service. And places like hospitals had to rely on emergency generators with fuel for only two or three days, Bogdan says.
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Having a contingency plan helps:

"If you've got your family disaster plan together, you've taken the steps, whether it be a space storm, whether it be a system failure, whether it be another natural hazard that knocks the power out," Fugate says.
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Like an EMP?
 
Tousi said:
Yeah, my thinking was that, in such a scenario (breakdown of the social order), I'd want to quietly shoot my dinner. Not sure if that "pistol" would garner you a rabbit. :P
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That is very wise thinking.

Everyone would be looking for food. If they hear a gunshot, they may know you found food and be so hungry to come looking for you and shoot you for your catch.
 
Reba said:
Our trap is even better.

Our squirrels are plump because they eat my birds' seed.

My 13-year-old grandson recently cooked squirrel on a skewer over a campfire. He said it was OK. :lol:

At least he now knows how to kill one, skin it, and cook it.
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I hate field dressing deer ..... but venison chili is so ..... :bowdown:
 
I shall refer ya'all to aesop tale.... called The Ant and The Grasshopper

Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a grassy meadow.

All day long the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from the farmer's field far away. She would hurry to the field every morning, as soon as it was light enough to see by, and toil back with a heavy grain of wheat balanced on her head. She would put the grain of wheat carefully away in her larder, and then hurry back to the field for another one. All day long she would work, without stop or rest, scurrying back and forth from the field, collecting the grains of wheat and storing them carefully in her larder.

The grasshopper would look at her and laugh. 'Why do you work so hard, dear ant?' he would say. 'Come, rest awhile, listen to my song. Summer is here, the days are long and bright. Why waste the sunshine in labour and toil?'

The ant would ignore him, and head bent, would just hurry to the field a little faster. This would make the grasshopper laugh even louder. 'What a silly little ant you are!' he would call after her. 'Come, come and dance with me! Forget about work! Enjoy the summer! Live a little!' And the grasshopper would hop away across the meadow, singing and dancing merrily.

Summer faded into autumn, and autumn turned into winter. The sun was hardly seen, and the days were short and grey, the nights long and dark. It became freezing cold, and snow began to fall.

The grasshopper didn't feel like singing any more. He was cold and hungry. He had nowhere to shelter from the snow, and nothing to eat. The meadow and the farmer's field were covered in snow, and there was no food to be had. 'Oh what shall I do? Where shall I go?' wailed the grasshopper. Suddenly he remembered the ant. 'Ah - I shall go to the ant and ask her for food and shelter!' declared the grasshopper, perking up. So off he went to the ant's house and knocked at her door. 'Hello ant!' he cried cheerfully. 'Here I am, to sing for you, as I warm myself by your fire, while you get me some food from that larder of yours!'

The ant looked at the grasshopper and said, 'All summer long I worked hard while you made fun of me, and sang and danced. You should have thought of winter then! Find somewhere else to sing, grasshopper! There is no warmth or food for you here!' And the ant shut the door in the grasshopper's face.

It is wise to worry about tomorrow today.
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jazzy said:
Well we have trailer with generator if earthquake hit hard here. as for water and foods, I used to save dried foods years ago and threw them away cuz they were outdated. Now I have to start all over again.
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Do you know how to make preservatives?

I don't know how to do this .... my grandparents used to do this all the time to make food last longer. They also had their own garden.

Sadly, these sorts of things have disappeared with the emergence of the mini mall on every block.
 
Jiro said:
a pretty good book to read :)

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I will have to get a copy of that and the Army Field Manual. Should make some very interesting reading ;)

Also, another thing I thought of. If there is an EMP or solar staorm - you can't look up all this stuff on the internet anymore. Best to have hard copy details somewhere in case you forget how to do something.
 
Steinhauer said:
I will have to get a copy of that and the Army Field Manual. Should make some very interesting reading ;)

Also, another thing I thought of. If there is an EMP or solar staorm - you can't look up all this stuff on the internet anymore. Best to have hard copy details somewhere in case you forget how to do something.
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more interesting read -

The Moral Ambiguity of Looting
SurvivalBlog.com

and....
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btw - yes the internet will be down so just simply buy books beforehand or hit up bookstore/library. Those place wouldn't get looted anyway unless it's been a while until people start raiding those places to use books for heat :)
 
here's a scenario. the martial law has been declared. the police officers, national guards, and/or private security forces are going door-to-door to confiscate the weapons.

what would you do?
 
Jiro said:
here's a scenario. the martial law has been declared. the police officers, national guards, and/or private security forces are going door-to-door to confiscate the weapons.

what would you do?
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"Sir ... I had a boating accident .... lost all my firearms ....dangit!" :giggle:

btw, the LEO's in my area have stated they will not obey any unconstitutional order - such as seizing weapons.
 
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