Are you a prepper? (1 Viewer)

[insidejob]

And the fact that warnings of "a collapse" has been a staple of human society for 5000 years doesn't give you pause?

There was no Obama 5000 years ago, duh.

 

[Flipx99]

I am definitely a prepper. However, I am an even bigger procrastinator so I really have not done any actual preparing.

 

[Sun Wukong]

And the fact that warnings of "a collapse" has been a staple of human society for 5000 years doesn't give you pause?

Well, in fairness, plenty of civilizations have collapsed in that time.

 

[Flipx99]

I really don't see preparing for a breakdown in society as crazy. In fact, I am surprised that anyone who went through Katrina would think that way.

Things would go downhill in a hurry if we had a disaster that significantly affected the entire nation. Issues with energy sources could do it.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

I really don't see preparing for a breakdown in society as crazy. In fact, I am surprised that anyone who went through Katrina would think that way.

Yep.

No, I dont have a bunker, and I also think many of these folks are nuts, but, having seen what passed for 'civil society' in parts of the Gulf Coast in 2005, they aren't that nuts.

When the power is out somewhere for more than 3 days, things get weird.

And it wasnt just Orleans Parish, though the sight of a decapitated dog (!?) in the Canal Place parking lot was pretty rough - I will never forget the scene when I stopped in Beaumont, TX the day before Rita, when I foolishly evacuated from Houston (having evacuted from NOLA). It wasnt quite Walking Dead level madness, but it was within shouting distance.

 

[Galbreath34]

This whole zombie apocalypse thing is getting old.

On the real, if I were to go to someone's house and they had a bomb shelter and stock of assault rifles and canned goods to last for a decade, I would immediately know that that person was not on the same wavelength as me.

It's all cute to make the joke on the internet, but when did actually being crazy become socially acceptable?

It's due to the internet. Being able to find pockets of like minded edge cases all over makes almost every special/weird interest normal. From the benign like people that like to make sculptures out of fingernail clippings, to the political radicals that get bolder by finding each other on the internet. Once they can come out and get validation and confirmation from Nova Scotia or Florida, then they're bolder about talking about it in the "real" world.

 

[kevin from buffalo]

i can say that i dont pulse the hard thought on anything anymore. i worry about nothing..i'm into doing a lot of travel now..eating what i like within the links of good guidelines preferred from my doctor and bride. i still drink(adult) and smoke marijuana..but not much..everything in moderation is the key note for satisfaction and non kidney failure..

for the bottle rockets out there in society that worry about wall st..cutting coupons,the weather ch updates...when your death date is...i say keep stressing yourself out..but..bottom line..that stress will orchestrate a slow death

your names are in the book and monies will always be available.

p.s.when i opted out of the Marine Corps back in the non sally days..i put a bun in the oven and we ate boneless hot dogs three/4 days a week so our boy could get his daipers and formula..

we took no handouts..and my in-laws were loaded..aruba five deep pockets worth.

pride is important..

i don't prep

i adapt

 

[kizzy821]

I embrace the potential collapse/zombies/apocalypse as sort of a reset button for the planet. I was very disappointed when it started to sink in that nothing was going to happen in December. I don't know who told me it was going to happen, but I was ticked off at them for getting my hopes up.

I'm not a "Must Live At Any Cost" type of person. I'm okay with dying. Especially since most of the world is going to be destroyed or severely affected. I mean, after your stash runs out - what do you do? You can't watch TV or listen to the radio or go to the store: everyone is dead. The solitude and quiet would be awesome for a while, I have to admit. But there won't be any alternative to it; no other choices. And I like options.

I have an overwhelming hunch that most of the preppers believe they're going to heaven when they die, so I don't understand why they'd try to avoid it. Especially since it would be the perfect opportunity for them and their family and all their friends to go at the same time.

 

[THENZA]

Well, you guys can spend your time worrying about the great Mayan/Obama/Jesus collapse some of you seem to have a fetish for.

I'm gonna look forward to finishing school, getting a good job, making better money, and spending time with my children. Cause life is gonna go on as normal throughout my existence on this planet. If I'm wrong, feel free to not share your survival rations with me.

Also the new Star Wars movie. I'm pretty jazzed about that.

 

[Sun Wukong]

Well, you guys can spend your time worrying about the great Mayan/Obama/Jesus collapse some of you seem to have a fetish for.

I'm gonna look forward to finishing school, getting a good job, making better money, and spending time with my children. Cause life is gonna go on as normal throughout my existence on this planet. If I'm wrong, feel free to not share your survival rations with me.

Also the new Star Wars movie. I'm pretty jazzed about that.

There's a balance, I believe. The world is a ****** place and on any given day something terrible can happen. And in those cases, having some sort of preparation in place can be helpful. Basic planning and self-sufficiency are not crazy.

But spending absurd amounts of money on things you believe will help you survive zombies/asteroids/martial law/the apocalypse/the return of Xenu, etc. is crazy and people who do it are so concerned about vague future events that may possibly occur that they're spending all their current time obsessing over it. Then one day you wake up and there was no apocalypse and you die alone surrounded by canned goods and ammunition.

 

[Zack Lee]

I try to participate but it is really hard for me to when the word zombie is being thrown around so often in what otherwise seems like intelligent discussion. I can take preppers serious but zombies makes me feel like I might be talking to kids. The are real fun to read books about maybe but that is a fad like vampires. Wearwolves too. Is there a big division in what people are actually preparing for. I think these things have to be prepared for separately. I stocking up on garlic and banking on Vampires - since it is New Orleans after all.

 

[Galbreath34]

Wearwolves too.

PETA hates these.


Oh, and end times or not, if you live in New Orleans shouldn't you just be stocking up on garlic anyway?

 

[Zack Lee]

PETA hates these.


Oh, and end times or not, if you live in New Orleans shouldn't you just be stocking up on garlic anyway?

I will wear what I want and yes in truth I was considering the other benefits more.

 

[CoolBrees1]

Those guys call themselves preppers...but not a signle one mentioned stock-piling the most important thing for survival......BEER....

 

[Twenty]

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't want to survive an apocalypse.

Fighting everyday to protect the little supplies you have, all while you and your family slowly starve to death? No thanks. I'd rather be quickly vaporized by an H-Bomb.