I am not prepared, I barely have enough supplies I could survive a week right right without stocking up.
One day (soon I hope), I want to be as prepared as The_Dunedan. I've talked about wanting a place that I could classify as a "hobby farm" (gardens, cooking/hunting/preserving equipment, local water source, livestock), but I am no where financially able to take that huge step.
I am no means a tin-hatter, but what Dunedan says is correct. Shit might not hit the fan next week, but when it does, it's going to be BAD. People are stupid and do very stupid things when frightened/scared/hungry/ect. Hell, people do stupid things when awake. Two weeks ago there was a fight at the midnight opening of Toys R' Us by two older men over who was going to get some toy doll that was popular. Two men... fighting... over a doll for a kid. Now take that kind of stupidity/desperation and times it by 1000, that's what you would get what would happen when basic society breaks down.
I for one would not like a society ending event to come about but I'd rather be safe than sorry in that event. Standing around saying, "Gee jolly shucks, I wish I would have bought a gun and learned how to use it, it would have ben so very helpful. We are mighty hungry around here and gosh darn it, the costco is all out of food. Oh well, guess I'll just swing this old table leg at the roving band of armed thugs who are about to kill us and hope they go away. Kids, just give grandma the last of the sleeping pills and put her outside. She won't wake up after since we ran out of her medicine. Now, go say by to good old rover, he's going to be our last dinner before we pack up everything we can carry to try and find shelter and food somewhere else. Let's go!"
Writing that whole sarcasm filled rant made me realize... I haven't made a Shit-Hits-The-Fan plan. I got a zombie apocalypse plan, but that wouldn't be the same type of plan. Hmmmm... I better get to work on this.
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Originally Posted by boink
oh, and in this scenario of total breakdown, what would any of you do with your money ? what would you do if you had a chance to cash out your bank account and buy stuff that would be useful in a socioeconomic apocalypse/meltdown ?
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I would go and write every last check I could to all the suckers who thought that "someone" was going to fix it in a few days. I'd clean out hardware/gardening stores and walmarts. Seeds, medical supplies, guns, ammo, hand held tools, gas, trailers, everything I would need to start farming and growing my own food. Scam the big corporate stores, people are going to try and steal money in the beginning cause people are stupid. When they realize that all the money/jewelry/useless shit is worthless, then I will hopefully have enough ammo to shoot first and not care about questions.