Doomsday opinion

[Great-Kazoo]

You can't drop something like that & walk away. Details man; details!

He hooked up with one of the cashiers .

[Bunny]

LOL, been doing a lot of research on it tonight. Thanks for the help guys, dollar store cashiers are hot

[Ripper]

On the deep well discussion here, any thoughts on this? http://www.sunshineworks.com/deep-well-hand-pump.htm

[mcjhr]

Sorry...actually, a couple of ways. One is a hand pump a friend setup. Had to have some special valve or something...plumber/well guy speak and it was way over my head. But the easiest way is a generator. We can run the pump off a portable generator. Had the same friend set that up when we put in a new pump in 2011.

Our static level is about 45'. There's also an artesian spring just off our property that we could access.

All else fails you can use a rope and a small bucket, I guess.

Called a foot valve amongst other names.....

We lived off rain catchment for 2yrs.....never needed a water truck... Family of 5.

http://waterworkshawaii.com same process.... Pump to foot valve to scrubbers to faucet.

[generalmeow]

The scenario that scares me the most is a major EMP by way of solar flare. I'm not sure it's the most likely scary thing to happen in my lifetime, but in terms of the next 50 years there's probably a decent chance of it happening. It almost happened last year (we missed it by like 8 hours or something). It happened once big time in the 1800's (carrington event). The point is that it's a natural event that happens frequently, but hasn't yet happened when it would really devastate humans. Compared to an asteroid, yellowstone erupting, aliens, zombies, etc., I think it's completely reasonable to prepare for it to happen in our lifetime. Even if it's a 1 in 10 chance, which it probably is, I don't like them odds when we're talking about Road Warrior type scenarios.

When the electricity goes out, I always immediately check my cell phone. If my cell phone was out, I'd go try to start my car. If it didn't start, I would immediately start running to the nearest grocery store where I would grab a cart, fill it to the brim with canned goods, and walk my ass right out the door and start pushing it 15 miles home. The good news it will probably take days for most people to figure out what's going on, or to know how serious it is. Most of us would probably know within 30 seconds.

The way things are going it seems like economic collapse is a sure thing in my lifetime, but wouldn't be a life ending event for most people. It probably wouldn't be Road Warrior. And in an economic collapse, which could take years or even decades to work through, it might help a little bit to have food stored, and certainly a way to protect yourself in scarier times, but you're not going to stay in your house for decades. We'll all be in the same boat pretty much.

[rbeau30]

The best survival food is at the dollar store.

Nobody likes Vienna sausages?

They have $1.00 steaks in the frozen Aisle. Dare you to try them.

[Dave_L]

I have 2 cars with points and extra sets of points on the shelf. Bring on the EMP.

[thvigil11]

Nobody likes Vienna sausages?

They have $1.00 steaks in the frozen Aisle. Dare you to try them.

My sister once bought dollar store cashews. Almost killed me, my bother and brother in law. I've had giardia, stomach flu and food poisoning before. Those nuts were worse than all three.

[rbeau30]

The scenario that scares me the most is a major EMP by way of solar flare. I'm not sure it's the most likely scary thing to happen in my lifetime, but in terms of the next 50 years there's probably a decent chance of it happening. It almost happened last year (we missed it by like 8 hours or something). It happened once big time in the 1800's (carrington event). The point is that it's a natural event that happens frequently, but hasn't yet happened when it would really devastate humans. Compared to an asteroid, yellowstone erupting, aliens, zombies, etc., I think it's completely reasonable to prepare for it to happen in our lifetime. Even if it's a 1 in 10 chance, which it probably is, I don't like them odds when we're talking about Road Warrior type scenarios.

When the electricity goes out, I always immediately check my cell phone. If my cell phone was out, I'd go try to start my car. If it didn't start, I would immediately start running to the nearest grocery store where I would grab a cart, fill it to the brim with canned goods, and walk my ass right out the door and start pushing it 15 miles home. The good news it will probably take days for most people to figure out what's going on, or to know how serious it is. Most of us would probably know within 30 seconds.

The way things are going it seems like economic collapse is a sure thing in my lifetime, but wouldn't be a life ending event for most people. It probably wouldn't be Road Warrior. And in an economic collapse, which could take years or even decades to work through, it might help a little bit to have food stored, and certainly a way to protect yourself in scarier times, but you're not going to stay in your house for decades. We'll all be in the same boat pretty much.

Solar flare is a good possibility. My biggest fear out of all of the scenarios is that it would JUST affect the United States (Solar flare, emp, economic collapse, etc etc) If it happens to the whole world I think we are better off but still fucked.

Don't go to a store that the carts' wheels lock up after crossing the yellow line!

The family and I have a code word. We work into a sentence. Then we will all immediately go home. We have get home bags in each car for 5+ days of food, shelter, other things for specific scenarios (disease outbreak, etc), enough ammo to shoot our way out of the early stages of civil unrest. (and if we are 30 minutes away from home we bring other stuff.) We also have solid EDC systems that would make due if we could not get to our cars.

SHOES! How many of your wives go to work with office shoes and do not have anything that they could comfortably walk more than a 1/4 mile in?

I have back issues, so all my Get home bags have fold up lage-wheeled dollys.

[HoneyBadger]

I have 2 cars with points and extra sets of points on the shelf. Bring on the EMP.

What do you mean "with points"?