A scary scenario: The One-Hour Meltdown
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Every once in a while I read something that stops me in my tracks and slaps me up the side of my head, as my dad would say. Earlier this year it was the book Patriots by James Wesley, Rawles. The picture he paints of a possible TEOTWAWKI* scenario was just ghastly. For weeks afterward I had visions of our family foraging for edible roots and berries in the forest and collecting water in a solar still, all the while ducking bands of cannibalistic motorcycle gangs!
Now I’ve found another plausible future scenario that is just as appalling, and yet it doesn’t seem impossible. The warning signs are all there, and when one begins connecting the dots and thinking about chain reactions, all of a sudden it doesn’t seem so crazy after all to begin prepping. You can read “The One-Hour Meltdown” here. It will give you a lot to think about. Maybe knowing how to make a solar still and having all the equipment stored in the trunk of my Tahoe is a good idea after all!
* TEOTWAWKI – “The End Of The World As We Know It”, a term coined by Mike Medintz,
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Patriots will eat your lunch, huh? But as crazy as things are these days . . . . who knows?
Just think about having water, at all. If you don't have a good well, which most people don't these days. . . . . .and you live someplace where it doesn't rain a lot . . . . .
Well, we don't have a well and we live in Phoenix where it hardly ever rains! Great. Just great. LOL I think whatever preparedness measures people take now, even if they are meager, are better than nothing. You can find used 55-gallon water barrels for less than $40 or so, and buying a few extra groceries every month adds up.
I read that article a while ago. Definitely more food for thought. I don't know that I buy into the one hour part, but while I may disagree with the timeline itself, I don't disagree with the content and concepts involved.
Thankfully water isn't much of a concern in the Pacific Northwest!
I also don't disagree with the The only reason I don't think the one hour time line is that I don't believe the average person would catch on that fast. It may take a day or two. Fortunately, we got the heck out of California over a year ago and now meet several items on grandpappy's list.
I work 2 stores away from my bank. I would know within minutes, if there were a bank holiday. And because I work in a grocery store, every customer I meet would be informed, by me, of what is happening. It is important for my customers to get out and get home and start preparing for the cataclismic event that is going to be unfolding before their very eyes.
I am fortunate to be in a small community. We look out for eachother. We are not wholy self sufficient, but pretty darn close.
This is a likely senerio or some other event could trigger it off. But a senerio like this will happen in the near future. We have already laid in the firewood and dowsed it with gasonline. Now we just need to wait for the spark.
Mona, a bank manager commented on another forum that his bank does, indeed, have a procedure to follow in case they ever shut down. Even for us preppers, it's hard to imagine that something like that could actually happen, and yet, some very respected economists are predicting that very thing. You're blessed to be living in a small and supportive community.
Yesterday I read something in a Thomas Sowell column comparing the American people to boaters approaching Niagara Falls. There has never been a time in history like the present, with a nation the size of ours' with unprecedented wealth and prosperity, facing a massive and sudden decline. Even if, somehow, such a complete meltdown is prevented, it's going to be a long time before there's a full recovery. I'm glad I have my stored food and toilet paper.
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Yesterday I read something in a Thomas Sowell column comparing the American people to boaters approaching Niagara Falls. There has never been a time in history like the present, with a nation the size of ours' with unprecedented wealth and prosperity, facing a massive and sudden decline. Even if, somehow, such a complete meltdown is prevented, it's going to be a long time before there's a full recovery. I'm glad I have my stored food and toilet paper.
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I have no idea how juju_mommy's comments were deleted. Must be a glitch with IntenseDebate. Sorry, juju!!
Yeah, the cannibals got me too. And grandpappy's article was interesting. I don't think it will be in an hour. 12-24, ok. But not one hour.
You wouldn't believe how popular Grandpappy's article as been since I posted the link a while back. It really does get you thinking about the precarious nature of our economy and more determined to do whatever is possible now to help see your family through such a crisis.
Hey, phone books are a lot more appealing than some of the other options I've read about recently! LOL