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your big day (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 25 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

These guys are going to love the apocalypse.

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  • [–] 29 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    ... For a while.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Realistically speaking, I give the typical armchair preppers a couple weeks, at best.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Realistically speaking, if any of the apocalypses they fantasize about come to pass, I hope I die quickly. I'm not fit, I have injuries and require recurring medication, and it's unlikely I'd be any boon to any other survivors.

    I'm not in any danger of self harm today, but in a zombie apocalypse, I would be.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    If you're a good hang you could still be a boon. I'd rather be in an apocalypse with someone with a positive outlook and a good sense of humor than an asshole with twenty flash lights. You have to remember that even in the world that we live in now, clowns and comedians get sent to hospitals and war torn countries.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I've recently been reading Semiosis, which is in part about surviving with low resources, as one would presumably be doing in any apocalypse. It's a series of short stories. There's one story specifically about the loss of a member of the community who isn't well liked, but who provides art and a sense of history.

    He's the second to be found murdered. (That's not a spoiler, it's literally the premise of the story.)

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    You do have different sorts of prepping though. Some act like they are preparing a fallout shelter and equipment to continue for years afterwards. If you are buying a freeze dehydrator, you are going too far.

    But far more reasonable is stuff like being prepared for a power/gas/water outage or local shops can't get restocked for a few days.

    Also being prepared doesn't have to mean having equipment to replace those functions. It could also just be something to keep you going for a few days without it. Tinned food that can be eaten cold for example.

    We have enough dry ingredients to last a few weeks if necessary and rainwater collection with water butts. Not ideal but if there was an emergency we could boil and drink it. Camping stove and I keep a tub of sticks as fuel for it and to leave them to dry out.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    My "prep" plan is mostly hurricane based. I have a sump pump, generator, a 2-weeks supply of non-perishable food, a camping stove, plus my backyard propane grill, and of course my cordless tools, and now my little power station with solar panels. I sat my ass through Fran, Ivan and Matthew, I'll sit my ass through the next one.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    No we aren't. We like being the heroes in little emergencies.

    When the big emergencies happen, we're just as likely to die as anybody else. Anybody who says differently is a complete moron.

    Prepare for the most likely scenario, and you'll be fine. For the big problems, the best insurance against that is being an active member of your community. Prepping by being there for city council meetings and advocating for responsible city budgeting and city planning is way more likely to save you and your family than kitting your Jeep with a generator.

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