If all hell broke loose right now, what would you do?

[reaper239]

Suppose. Have plenty of canned fruit in the house + soups. Living two hours from your nearest supermarket has its dis-advantages. Scurvy can be a problem, especially when the only fruit at the mom and pop shop is slowly composting on the store shelf.

it's not even about the ZA, any number of things could happen. two years ago i was snowed in for three days, couldn't leave. people in houston TX found themselves up a creek for about a week after a major hurricane. things happen, and it helps if you're at least somewhat prepared.

[Solanine]

it's not even about the ZA, any number of things could happen. two years ago i was snowed in for three days, couldn't leave. people in houston TX found themselves up a creek for about a week after a major hurricane. things happen, and it helps if you're at least somewhat prepared.

Natural disasters don't happen so much, the worst that really happens is that snow delays shipment of food for the local shop for a few days. But yeah, being prepared is important, although I'm not sure I'd survive anyway Z's or not.

[reaper239]

Natural disasters don't happen so much, the worst that really happens is that snow delays shipment of food for the local shop for a few days. But yeah, being prepared is important, although I'm not sure I'd survive anyway Z's or not.

not digging at you or anything, you live the way you feel you need to so i'm just making a point here. you live in england right? what if those youth riots came to your town? would you venture out for food? i don't know how bad they were but they looked pretty bad from here.

[yarri]

not digging at you or anything, you live the way you feel you need to so i'm just making a point here. you live in england right? what if those youth riots came to your town? would you venture out for food? i don't know how bad they were but they looked pretty bad from here.

Yep I will never forget the floods in Iowa of 93 when I lost my car and then got flooded out of a hotel we took shelter in when we lost our apartment too. I had to leave my dog in the hotel and carry my 3 month old son out and listen to my 3 year old daughter scream in terror as the firemen carried her out in chest deep water. I always have a good supply of canned goods in the house always.

[Solanine]

not digging at you or anything, you live the way you feel you need to so i'm just making a point here. you live in england right? what if those youth riots came to your town? would you venture out for food? i don't know how bad they were but they looked pretty bad from here.

I'm british but live in an undisclosed remote part of britain. And the riots happened in town centres mostly, away from residential areas.

[reaper239]

I'm british but live in an undisclosed remote part of britain. And the riots happened in town centres mostly, away from residential areas.

good point, but look at what's happening in greece, their entire damn economy has essentially collapsed. uncountable numbers of unemployed, entitlement riots, people leaving their kids on the doorsteps of churches and charities so the kids can eat while they sit at home and starve. and that all went down in the blink of an eye. it is amazing how fast things can go from peachy to total shitstorm. now i'm not saying become a doomsday prepper and start living out of a missle silo or any of that nonsense, but having a little extra food and some bottled water stored up can really help when you need to make your money stretch just a little further than usual. if it ever comes down to a choice between eating and rent (a place i found myself, but not from disaster, just piss poor planning) it would be great if you didn't actually have to make that choice. and severe weather happens, having some potable water stored away would help if you ever found your water coming out brown for some reason.

edit: if you can live in a missle silo, go for it. i would. what a cool pick up line, "hey baby, wanna come see my missle silo?"

[Solanine]

[QUOTE=reaper239;39056]good point, but look at what's happening in greece, their entire damn economy has essentially collapsed. uncountable numbers of unemployed, entitlement riots, people leaving their kids on the doorsteps of churches and charities so the kids can eat while they sit at home and starve. and that all went down in the blink of an eye. it is amazing how fast things can go from peachy to total shitstorm. now i'm not saying become a doomsday prepper and start living out of a missle silo or any of that nonsense, but having a little extra food and some bottled water stored up can really help when you need to make your money stretch just a little further than usual. if it ever comes down to a choice between eating and rent (a place i found myself, but not from disaster, just piss poor planning) it would be great if you didn't actually have to make that choice. and severe weather happens, having some potable water stored away would help if you ever found your water coming out brown for some reason.

edit: if you can live in a missle silo, go for it. i would. what a cool pick up line, "hey baby, wanna come see my missle silo?"[/QUOTE

No rent, house is fully owned, no mortgage. Have garden under construction that will provide some food day to day anyway. Have my bug out plan, if the worst comes to the worst I will make a tour of the local bothy's, the military quite often runs practice ops near me and leaves MRE's behind in the bothy as thanks for their being allowed to use them. Also rioters would have to march 120 miles by road from the nearest big town. To rob 300 people. And also as i said I've got plenty of canned goods.

[uuhhhuuu]

I HAVE A THEORY!! (so proud of myself lol)i think the colonel will DIE!! dun dun dun!! not sure how but it would fit the story great. i dont know how many soldiers are at the base, or even there ranks, but if the colonel dies some else can take over. maybe SGT Cross? OR MAYBE even a certain Lieutenant!! (is Angel a1st or 2nd lieutenant?)

[Solanine]

I HAVE A THEORY!! (so proud of myself lol)i think the colonel will DIE!! dun dun dun!! not sure how but it would fit the story great. i dont know how many soldiers are at the base, or even there ranks, but if the colonel dies some else can take over. maybe SGT Cross? OR MAYBE even a certain Lieutenant!! (is Angel a1st or 2nd lieutenant?)

Was that a comedy button joke? Also completely wrong thread.

[uuhhhuuu]

Was that a comedy button joke? Also completely wrong thread.

srry. wrong thread lol.