I think we are of the same mind on the "Preppers" issue. Seems logical to me if life as we know it truly ends, all bets are off and having even 5 years of beans and rice laid away won't restore you or society. In fact, survival logic says it would make you a target for those hungry folks who don't have supplies.
Seems to me, surviving in that kind of situation would require reverting to "hunter/ gatherer/ nomad" lifestyle and setting in one spot expecting to have supplies delivered to you, mental mind set, is nearly deadly. Presuming the end of the world as we know it has indeed come... Just a thought... off to grind up a batch of rat and grub gumbo with a side of nuts and berries. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > I'm not talking natural disaster preparedness - we have our hurricane > supplies and all related stuff ready and waiting, and we are serious about > our disaster plans and supplies. > > I was speaking more about the "preppers" who spend a great deal of time > and money preparing more for the collapse of society than for a natural > disaster. So much so that they alter their lifestyle to the point that > "prepping" becomes their primary activity in life. That is the nature of my > former employer's activities - preparing for "the end." About the only > thing he hasn't done is move to one of the "redoubt" states... > > Dan > > On Sep 4, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sep 4, 2012, at 1:57 PM, "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > > > >> I was just pulling your lariat, Grant. I am quite fascinated by the > people who are preparing for TEOTWAWKI (not to imply that you are.) I used > to work for someone who is convinced it's not "if", but "when". > > > > > > Perhaps TEOTWAWKI is a bit severe of an acronym. You live near Tampa, > and hurricanes are your predominant natural disaster threat. If there was a > category 5 hurricane preparing to strike and Tampa was in its direct path > 12 hours away, it would be too late to prepare. Are you trying to imply > that anyone who is prepared for a disaster, man made or natural is a whack > job? It would seem to me anyone who is NOT prepared for whatever natural > disaster is common in their area, to be lacking in sense. Kind of like > having insurance or three to six months of living expense in liquid assets. > You hope you never need it, but if you do it's there. With all due respects > to former list member Johnny B. the government will not be there to help > you in the event of disaster. Just ask the people of NOLA who survived > Katrina. > > > > Rick > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
