would take care of us and our neighbor friends.

Except I figure there would be plenty of trespassers and poachers....

I think I

want a .22 backup pistol for hiking. If you got stranded out somewhere a bit remote,

you don't need a 1911 to shoot a squirrel for supper.......

@gftchris said:

Also, never a bad time to share this

@jbluhm86 said:

I'm a firm believer that it'll all be fine. I live in London anyway, so when the shit hits the fan, I'll be covered in metaphorical faeces anyway, so quality of life won't be an issue.

It's good fun.

- One Glock G21SF pistol

- One .45 caliber bullet, loaded into the chamber of said pistol

- One forehead, to place above mentioned pistol against and pull the trigger if/when shit hits the fan.

I'm a firm believer in the quality of life dictating the duration of life. If shit gets so bad that we're living in some nuclear winter - induced Stone Age, then no thank you, I will be going out on my own terms.

a little generator for certain things. It wouldn't run the furnace, but we can heat our home with our fireplace,

and the generator would run the fan for efficiency. I'd like to add a solar battery backup for that fan.

We are all electric, but we could still cook over our firepit, have dutch ovens, etc. I love that. Ever had

pineapple upside down cake done in a dutch oven? oh, that is good stuff. Or, a beef roast with veggies?

But if we had to bug out, we could load up our stuff and get out. Different places we would be welcomed in

different states. More likely a caravan of friends going different places.

Or, maybe we'll all just have to run the open border to Canada. Wait, obaMao isn't their leader. dammit.

@calfoxwc said:

Now that, Im ready for.....Id pack my guns and all the canned goods I have and head for my cabin. Very secluded and only 40 minutes from home and, since I live in the boonies already, Id have advance warning before they even got to my house. Already very used to long stays there, with no electric, water, etc.....so it would be what I always do anyway. Fresh fish, clean water, deer, turkey, grouse, wood burner, solar lanterns, etc. Would be a nice vacation and, since Im a gun nut, I would be armed to the teeth and ready to defend my homestead. Also, in the heart of Amish country, so the locals wouldnt have any need to bother me and might even offer some needed supplies. I say...bring it on...

suppose there was a successful attack on our grid?

no electricity. what would you do? rub two pencils together?

(those sticks would be too soggy in the London Fog, Chris )

crime from the inner cities floods to the suburbs. No electricity, no running water.

Many can't cook, or heat. or air condition. traffic jams, could be that way for weeks.

Break-ins, security systems don't work.

Got flashlights? bottled water? gun? fireplace? wood? (or a thousand handwarmer packets...) food?

I don't see the gov just making it all okay in 24 hrs like when a snowstorm drops a power line on a street, ...right?

Just interesting to think about. It's a lot about "self-reliance", and not depending on everything going just fine

forever.

@jbluhm86 said:

Same thing, AM I RIGHT?! Hey-oh!

@the-cysko-kid said:

definitely board up your windows, they always try to come in if they can hear you. They don't seem to be able to climb very well so a treehouse might be a decent bet.

Sounds more like my ex girlfriends than zombies...

Turn your Action Planner to a fresh page and at the top write "Home Preparation." Now draw a line down the center of the page dividing it into two columns. At the top of the column on the left write "Get" and at the top of the column on the right write "Do." Under "Get" make a list of things that you plan to acquire to help prepare your home for an emergency. Below are some examples:

1. [ ] Fire extinguisher
2. [ ] Smoke detectors
3. [ ] Carbon monoxide detector
4. [ ] Wrench for turning off gas
5. [ ] Wrench for turning off water
6. [ ] Etc.

Add others that you can think of now and continue adding as you think of others in the future. Use this as your shopping list. You might draw a little box to the left of each item, as I have done in the example above, and put an X or a check in the box in front of each item that you acquire.

On the right side of the page under "Do" begin a list of the things that you plan on doing to help prepare your house and your family for an emergency. This will be your "To Do" list. You might include, for example, things like:

1. [ ] Replace batteries in smoke detectors
2. [ ] Have fire extinguisher maintained
3. [ ] Secure cabinets for earthquake
4. [ ] Earthquake-proof water heater
5. [ ] Show each family member how to shut off the gas
6. [ ] Show each family member how to shut off the water
7. [ ] Work out a meeting place for family members to gather in case the house is destroyed.
8. [ ] Etc.

Add others that you can think of and continue adding items as they occur to you in the future. Check each item off or cross it out after you have completed it.

It is important to have an emergency plan of action and to familiarize every family member with it. This will insure that important steps will get done as quickly and efficiently as possible after a disaster strikes. It will also instill a sense of confidence in all family members, so instead of the feelings of helplessness, panic and chaos that unprepared individuals will face, your family will remain confident, calm and organized. The actions taken during the first few minutes and hours after a disaster will often turn out to be critical, perhaps even saving a life.

Does everyone in your family know what to do when there is a natural gas leak in your house? Earthquakes, tornadoes and similar disasters can result in a rupture of a natural gas pipe. If not taken care of immediately this could result in an explosion that could destroy your home and everything in it! You should locate the main valve that shuts off the gas to your house, usually located outside next to your gas meter. You will need a large wrench. Acquire a wrench just for this purpose and make sure that everyone in your family knows how to shut the gas off. (Don't actually shut it off if you have pilot lights in any of your gas appliances or they will have to be re-lit when you turn the gas back on.) The gas valve is often difficult to turn, so you will need a wrench large enough to provide sufficient leverage. Store this wrench in a location that can be easily accessed in times of emergency, near a back door entrance or in an outside shed for example. I have my wrench hanging on the wall in my garden shed with the words "For Gas Shutoff" written in large letters on the wall above it. Every family member should know the location of this wrench and how to use it. I recommend that you refrain from using this wrench for any other purpose, to insure that it will always remain in its proper place and ready for an emergency.

It is also a good idea to familiarize every family member with what to do in case there is a ruptured water pipe in your house. Locate the main valve that shuts the water off to your entire house and make sure that every family member knows how to close it. Sometimes this valve is located inside the house, perhaps in the basement where the main water line enters the house. If there is no such shut off valve in your house you will have to shut the water off at the meter, which may be outside your house. This will require a special tool that will reach all the way down to the valve because outside water meters are located deep enough to remain below the freeze level. Keep this wrench in a special location like the gas wrench and make sure that everyone in your family knows where it is and how to use it.

Every home should have a good fire extinguisher located on each level of the house. These should be regularly maintained and kept in good working order. Battery operated smoke detectors should also be appropriately located at all levels of your home and their batteries should be checked regularly. I also recommend an electronic carbon monoxide detector.

Part of your plan should also include an agreed upon place for family members to meet in case your home is destroyed or otherwise uninhabitable. You should also have one or two backups in case your agreed upon meeting place is unavailable. Plan A, for example, may be a neighbor's house. Plan B could be a nearby family member's house, and Plan C could be a local public place such as a school, church or park.

@the-cysko-kid said:

me and my buddy were laughing maniacally the whole movie. We were the only ones. We knew it was gonna be great 30 seconds into the movie when that girl in the car got utterly T boned trying to get away from her boyfriend/husband.

@clevfan4life said:

I agree. Completly. The wayward chainsaw death had me in simultaneous awe and hysterics

On the bus? Yeah that was cool.

@the-cysko-kid said:

The remake of dawn of the dead is still the best modern zombie movie

I agree. Completly. The wayward chainsaw death had me in simultaneous awe and hysterics

But...yeah....I think Id survive long enough.....the car would provide many things like tools and materials for cutting, hunting etc....and have very good camping/survival skills that I think would carry me.....hopefully.....

find water and food, stay warm, use various plants for food and medicine, at least a bit,

Saw this write up on a couple who drove through Utah..or Idaho... in winter, and their car

cronked, quit running, way, way out in the wilderness.

their choices were terrible. Would ya know how to make good choices?

suppose you go fishing and camping way up N. in Ontario? Car won't start, cell phone won't work,

you are in the wilderness. Stranded for days/weeks... you're at the end of some small dirt road you noticed,

at the end of the paved road, end of the gravel road....

would ya know how to make smart decisions and stay safe/fed/safely hydrated?

just interesting to think about.