Why Prepare?

[mortalmerlin]

Genocide – Ethnic/racial Cleansing
 Global War – Regional War – Civil War
 Martial Law – Curfew
 National Emergency – Civil and Military – Disasters
 Nuclear Warfare – Blast Wave – Fallout – Radiation – Aftermath

Happens all the time in Somerset

While I don't want to get dragged into the argument, with the exception of Nukes they have all happened in Somerset

Hang on I forgot Chernobyl and Windscale for the fallout, radiation etc. etc.

 

[Martyn]

WHY PREPARE?

Categories of a possible Situation X

Look at the list above and think back over the past 10 to 20 years to see if some of these events have happened to YOU or in the area where YOU live.

It makes you think, doesn’t it?

Nope, none of the above in the last 44 years.

 

[Bernie Garland]

Nope, none of the above in the last 44 years.

You can't remember the power cuts and three day week during the miners strike 1984-85

Bernie

 

[Martyn]

Hiya

I am not of the apocalypse type of Survivalist nor am I of the cosy camping type either, but somewhere in-between. I am a nurse (nearly qualified), I see the end results of some 'survival' type situations nearly every week and therefore that makes me a realist. I also live on an Island, maybe that makes me think differently - I know how easy it is to be 'cut off' from the things we take for granted, so prepping for me, is part of it.

regards
Dana

Then you are not a nurse, you are a student. You must have a PIN number to legally call yourself a nurse. I am a Registered Nurse and for the last 10 years have been working in a trauma intensive care unit. Death is so much a part of my life we are on first name terms, and in my professional opinion, survivalists are utterly bonkers.

 

[Martyn]

You can't remember the power cuts and three day week during the miners strike 1984-85

Bernie

...yeah, I also remember the winter of discontent in the late 70's.

...but none bad enough (or even close) to warrant building a bunker of burying bullion and crossbows.

We lit a candle and had chips from the chippy.

 

[Bernie Garland]

...yeah, I also remember the winter of discontent in the late 70's. We lit a candle and had chips from the chippy.

Were Some of us live the chippys a two hour round trip

Bernie

 

[mortalmerlin]

You can't remember the power cuts and three day week during the miners strike 1984-85

Bernie

Or the 1987 Hurricane, the 1987 black monday, the 1995 drought, the 2004 Boscastle flooding, the 2005 london bombings, the 2008 earthquake etc. etc.

 

[Martyn]

Were Some of us live the chippys a two hour round trip

Bernie

Then buying a ten quid camping stove would be a sound investment, but building your own chippy in the back garden would be a bit extreme.

 

[mortalmerlin]

...but none bad enough (or even close) to warrant building a bunker of burying bullion and crossbows.

No one sugested building bunkers and only one person plants stuff.

Your own govenrment reccomends you have a few essentials to hand and suggests you keep some supplies in your house. Actually they're also the ones who build bunkers and stockpile weapons and food.

 

[Martyn]

Or the 1987 Hurricane, the 1987 black monday, the 1995 drought, the 2004 Boscastle flooding, the 2005 london bombings, the 2008 earthquake etc. etc.

...did they interrupt corronation street?

 

[Martyn]

No one sugested building bunkers and only one person plants stuff.

Your own govenrment reccomends you have a few essentials to hand and suggests you keep some supplies in your house. Actually they're also the ones who build bunkers and stockpile weapons and food.

That's the problem, having a few essentials, a camping stove and a torch is sensible, but stockpiling weapons, food and bullion is insane. What worries me, is how some people completely fail to see the difference.

 

[mortalmerlin]

...did they interrupt corronation street?

I'm sure for the people that died in them yes.

 

[Bernie Garland]

...did they interrupt corronation street?

Not as yet but,but if it does i'll still be able to watch it. as iv'e two generators 1petrol 1diesal,and i'll still be able to chat with me mate's on the forum My flash stick will work will yours

Bernie

 

[Martyn]

Actually, what worries me more is with how much zeal some people seem to relish the prospect of a disaster.

 

[sapper1]

Every body should have enogh supplies in the house to last at least a week what supplies you keep is upto the individual.People who don't keep enough for this period shouldn't expect those who do to supply them with what they couldn't be bothered to store themselves.

 

[mortalmerlin]

Actually, what worries me more is with how much zeal some people seem to relish the prospect of a disaster.

Taking a few sensible precautions doesn't mean you relish the prospect.

 

[Martyn]

I'm sure for the people that died in them yes.

...and having 21lbs of nuts in the cellar and a crossbow buried on the moors wont make them any less dead.

 

[Bernie Garland]

Actually, what worries me more is with how much zeal some people seem to relish the prospect of a disaster.

Marytn were talking power cuts fuel strikes not Armageddon

Bernie

 

[Martyn]

Taking a few sensible precautions doesn't mean you relish the prospect.

No it doesnt. It's the ones who take it a bit further that seem to relish the prospect,

 

[Martyn]

Marytn were talking power cuts fuel strikes not Armageddon

Bernie

You could of fooled me.