I
saw this, so I'm like Rambo-in-waiting (I don't think this is sarcasm, but my own brand of dry humour to a serious/ridiculous coin-flip of a scenario).
Also, a semi-semblance of the discussion here, as brought to you, condensed, by two responders on the
History Channel forums.
I don't know whether or not I'll be prepared for, what was the hypothetical again? As I see it, for different situations, calls different methods of preparation; having a fallout shelter when the main natural disaster impediment to your continued life is between an active volcano on your island or a tidal wave threatening to destroy your bamboo home with each passing succession makes it of little use to anyone in that certain situation. However, I don't see myself cooped up in my home waiting for a storm or nuclear holocaust outside to die down, hoping to sustain my nourishment by eating a day's ration worth of kool-aid and pop-tarts to tide me.
Most of what's necessary for me to survive, is both living, and "contained" outside of my abode. Just like the other 50% of the "civilized" world lives and breathes each day, by gathering today's food today (and in some cultures, the season's harvest during the beginning of the right quarter of the calendar). I doubt anybody in Finland, Paraguay, or South Korea is contemplating their imminent destruction and planning accordingly to prevent it, so why should I be any different? Would it even matter, taking into account the recent examples of widespread and total destruction seen in Brasil, Haiti, Chile, and in Southeast Asia?
Being paranoid about a fateful tomorrow makes for an unhealthy mindset of today's me.