tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post6195293919598711420..comments2023-12-13T04:08:28.957-06:00Comments on Halcyon Days: The Survivalist Movementsandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-65273350124647847982014-07-06T13:02:30.481-05:002014-07-06T13:02:30.481-05:00First now I read this post of your´s.
The books y...First now I read this post of your´s. <br />The books you told about might be too frightening for me to read.<br />We are not prepared in any way for environmental disasters. No extra food stocked anywhere.<br />Oh, forgot: A winter storm is a possible threat. Once the electricity was off 23 hours on a cold December month and the house got really cold.<br />A radio with batteries and torches are a must though. And a car.<br />Our greatest fear is the country east from us.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-23671351287408936162014-07-06T06:33:11.521-05:002014-07-06T06:33:11.521-05:00Great post - I'll have to look out for those b...Great post - I'll have to look out for those books. I think a certain amount of preparedness is just part of being a grown up. Touch wood, we've not had a problem with flooding here, which is the main natural disaster here in Britain, but we could experience a power loss in the event of flooding or other problems. I think stocking the motor home helps us have a variety of options for when we have electricity and when we only have gas. As to stocking guns, etc., I think this is mainly an American thing. Handguns aren't allowed here in Britain and few people even have hunting guns. Brits think the gun craze in the US is crackers. I must admit that Bill and I fantasized about how we would cope if computers didn't manage the Y2000 changeover - I was mainly wishing I wouldn't have to go back to work! I grew up with parents worried by the cold war and surviving after a nuclear holocaust. I think we decided we'd hope to be amongst the first to die. I don't want to live in a man-made aftermath; a natural disaster would be bad enough. Mind, again, the Mormons are told to stock a year's worth of food - a practice that has been in place for a long time. I think their history suggests they are used to having hard times. I bought a cookbook that uses strictly dried foods. Not an attractive prospect!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-22948913921398939702014-07-04T09:46:11.341-05:002014-07-04T09:46:11.341-05:00I'm not likely to survive long in a world like...I'm not likely to survive long in a world like this, even if I have a storehouse full of supplies. Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-56605160652828559332014-07-04T07:23:24.654-05:002014-07-04T07:23:24.654-05:00The books sound frightening. We do have a reasona...The books sound frightening. We do have a reasonable stash of supplies in case of an earthquake. Mostly first aid things, a small portable radio, flashlilghts, etc. Enough food and water for a few days, not weeks. In our area we are actually reminded by various public service announcements to have an "earthquake kit" handy.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-80084898125781106562014-07-03T17:13:43.478-05:002014-07-03T17:13:43.478-05:00Great post. I have read both books and they are i...Great post. I have read both books and they are interesting. ...As well as scary. If I thought about it often enough I would probably be stashing things away!Edith Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064143456339054752noreply@blogger.com