So I have been thinking about how close we are to losing our comfortable and safe way of life.
Think about it this way. I live in Portland, which is not ground zero for anything most likely. But Boston would be. And it is only 2 hours away.
Imagine this scenario: You look out your window right now and in the SW you see a flash of light brighter than the sun. It either temporarily blinds you, if you looked right at it, or it looks like a real bright lightning flash all around casting long dark shadows across everything.
Now, what would you do? Heck, what could you do? You could panic and go crazy, like most people who can't cope with the real world. You could ignore it and pretend it was just your imagination and keep walking to the Starbucks for a coffee. Or you could get the hell out of the city before the rioting happens.
I have a great group of friends with many diverse skills, but having a place to go is not one of those things. Sure, there are some folks who live away from town some 20-30 minutes or so but is that really far enough? The thing is, is it too far?
More than likely there all your electronic dohickeys got melted by the EM pulse associated with the flash. Now what?
See that's the thing, I am not sure what I would or could do. I am not a panicker or anything but still there is a level of helplessness that annoys the hell out of me.
Anyway, the reason I ask is can anyone actually be ready for that kind of change?
Probably not unless you KNOW it is coming way in advance. Perhaps it is just my paranoia talking but shouldn't you have a plan, any plan, just in case?
Sure, the Cold War is over, but is it safer? I say no but then again we are living in a culture of fear so it may just be that being pounded into my brain so much.
Or I have been reading too much about Auto Assault. :)
Either way, I have a feeling it is not as far away as you think.
2 comments:
i've thought about this lots, you stay in the city to start. get many like minded people together. (a secondary location out of town would be nice, but not necessary at the start) first thing you do after the riots start is raid the places of true importance.
library, gunshops(this one is tough ideally you'd have some on hand & not need this one), gas stations, & greenhouses. secondary targets include bus & large vehicle lots, grocery stores, livestock supply depots. always go in in force with a good plan. take what you can & store it at the city location.
take over farm, #'s will let you do this with planning. expect the farmers to be better armed & equiped. large vehicles come in handy.
set up better gaurds than were there before, learn to garden & raise pigs.
oh and ideally a 2-1 female-male ratio, breeding. kids can be married off to neighbors for good relations.
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