Believe it or not, the first real post on this blog won’t have anything to do with politics. It is, however, a subject that I believe affects every American.
My place of work today was overrun by customers trying to prepare for the coming hurricane that will be traveling up the East Coast. There were several types of people there today; the calm, cool and collected individual who bought their items and left; the moderately paniced person who seemed to think the end of the world was near and therefore purchased a cart-load of perishable product; and there was the picky self important “you’re out of stock? I guess I’ll go elsewhere” people that really should get a grip on things.
That being said, what if “elsewhere” didn’t have what they were looking for? Or even worse, what if my business, “elsewhere” or the place up the road didn’t have anything? What if every place within driving distance had nothing on their shelves? Scary? It should be. That’s why I’m bringing it up. No one seems to be prepared in any way for even a relatively small disaster like a power outage.
In the prepper community we have a saying: “The country is nine meals from anarchy.” That’s because the average household has about three days worth of food in it. Even the grocery store follows this rule. Most stores carry about three days worth of stock. In a real disaster, (major hurricane, earthquake (since they happen here now), terrorist attack, etc), the shelves could be empty in hours. Hours. Are you going to be able to get there before the mob and stock up? If you get there in time will you be able to get anything through the mass of people scrambling to find food?
Nine meals from anarchy. Almost nothing brings mortality to the forefront of peoples minds faster than someone saying “there’s no more food.” When the food disappears people lose their minds. That has been seen in the slew of natural disasters this country has seen. So what can you do to be ready? Just do it.
I think every American should be self dependent, at least to some small degree. Being able to fend for yourself is not a bad thing. Waiting around to be saved only makes you vulnerable and dependent. And I personally don’t feel like hanging in a FEMA camp. I would suggest having at the very least a week’s worth of food and water for you and your family. If you can do more, then do it. I’m not saying dig a bunker in your bag yard and stock it with 50+ year shelf-life food. A little here and there adds up. Grab a few extra canned goods and some water whenever you shop, that’s what I do.
I say this because we, as Americans, are spoiled. I’ve read over the past few weeks how people were exploding because they couldn’t get a Pumpkin Latte at Starbucks. Are you serious? That’s what will destroy your life, lack of latte? I’d hate to be near that person when the cupboard finally empties. But seriously, I implore all of you to take some steps to make it through a disaster. You don’t only wear a seatbelt when you think you’re going to get in an accident. Don’t always assume that what you need is always going to be there. Get some food. Get some water. And yes, a gun and some ammo wouldn’t hurt either. Because, if you prepare, and others find out, they’ll come knocking. Then who will you feed, your children or everyone who didn’t have the forethought to be prepared?
Here are some useful links for getting ready for anything.
http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/
http://www.survivalblog.com/
http://www.mypatriotsupply.com/Default.asp
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