Survivalists & their "Positive" view of TSHTF!

**nell67** · 01-20-2008, 07:02 PM

Sarge,you did what you had to do,it was either him or you,glad it was him,now keep that wound clean so it doesn't get infected,NO MORE handling corpses,at least until it has healed!

**nell67** · 01-20-2008, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Canadian-guerilla

some things you can not prepare for

it seems that i now have an extended family
after i shot the pervert that was going after her daughter
this new widow " attached " herself and her kids to me
that was five days ago
and now my extended family includes
3 adult women
1 used-to-be punk kid
9 children aged 10 and under

before all this
i had no problem looking out for myself
but now i'm responsible for all these people
HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN !!

whatever, **** happens
i've moved everyone into an old factory on the edge of town
and started the women on gun training, despite their objections
i think tmmw, i'll tell the punk kid to hit the road
doesn't help with chores, just looks around for batteries for his gameboy

CG! dude you have your work cut out for you!! Good luck!

**Rick** · 01-20-2008, 07:15 PM

Well, it looks like the lights are out for good. Power went out last night. I'm feeding the fireplace and running the kerosene heater to stay warm. I've got a back up propane heater and five tanks of propane so I'll be good for a while, I guess. My solar panel is keeping the laptop charged enough to stay online.

Not a soul around here. Lucky I guess compared to what you folks have been through. I've checked the truck radio and my portable walkie talkies for any signs of life and all I get is static.

Didn't catch the da**ed cat so looks like I'll have to start foraging tomorrow. I'll go out at first light and start checking some of the houses for can goods. Wish me luck.

**nell67** · 01-20-2008, 07:20 PM

Rick,good luck on the canned goods,after the power went out at my place,all the canned goods started freezing up ,the glass jars didnt last too long,was afraid to try the tin cans.Thats what I get for not digging out a root cellar to store the stuff in I suppose.

**Canadian-guerilla** · 01-20-2008, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by nell67

CG! dude you have your work cut out for you!! Good luck!

yeah, thanks
i thought about training the women
and then taking off on my own
but i remember something someone (?) said
you can judge a country
by how how they treat their weak and sick
or something like that

at the factory we're at, got a company van going
and myself and one of the ladies, Jenny, ( she's the best so far with guns )
went shopping at Wal-Mart, what a mess
when we got there, i told Jenny to grab everything for food
as long as it was still in a solid package
after we got that whatever food was left
i asked Jenny to pick out some toys for the kids and blankets for everyone
i went looking for a DVD / VCR and videos to pass the time

think positive
one day at a time

**Sarge47** · 01-20-2008, 07:24 PM

I hear you about the bodys. BTW, if your power's gone out how are you able to access the internet? (oops) I know what you're saying about it being either him or me, but that doesn't help much right now. The good news is that Dan worked for the large construction company that was in the process of leveling the ground where a bunch of "pre-fabricated" house were going to be built about a half-a mile up the street. (They really are, right across from the waste-treatment plant...PHEW!) He & I brought in some generators, a gasoline tanker truck, and a Bull-Dozer that he 'd taught me how to run. We'd just got finished hooking up both of our homes to the Generators for auxillary power and the management of this housing complex was building some kind of lodge(true also) about a block behind me so I managed to get some 3/4' plywood, air-compressor, air-hose, and some nail guns with nails. I've turned my house into a freakin' bunker. As soon as I can I'm taking the Cat and knocking down all the other houses around me so no-one can sneak-up on me! Right across the street is a large industrial structure owned by a company that worked with mentally challenged people. Dan had wanted to move in there but I figured it would be too large to defend properly with just two guys. I'll let you know more later as it develops.

**wildWoman** · 01-20-2008, 07:24 PM

People, it's time to unglue ourselves from these computer screens and practice what we preach...go outside and do some surviving! It has come to my attention via an irregular pattern of moose droppings in the snow that the REAL government (the string-pullers) have been carefully implanting the WTSHTF fear in the poplulation vie media hype. Computer screens are engineered to play with your mind, turning us into ob edi ..ent shee p hav ing tr oubl e here the y mu ..st hav e f oun d out

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**Tony uk** · 01-20-2008, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge47

Hello! Hello! Is anyone out there? Hello Wolf-Pack Where you guys at? Are any of you still alive? My wife and son are gone, I had to bury them in the back yard. There was a cop who lived down the street and went nuts with his Riot gun. Blew away his whole family, then four of his neighbors before blowing the top of his skull off with his 44 Magnum! Right now I've piled up everything I own against the doors and windows, keeping my weapons close. there was a lot of activity for awhile but haven't seen or heard anything in the last 48 hours. Please! If any of you read this please respond!

Hey Sarge, Nice to see your alive !! Im liveing in my basement and baracaded the way in. But left the flashlight upstairs

Got enought supplys to last about a month but with further rationing i can probily go longer

And i still have the net somehow !!!!!!!

**nell67** · 01-20-2008, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge47

I hear you about the bodys. BTW, if your power's gone out how are you able to access the internet? (oops) I know what you're saying about it being either him or me, but that doesn't help much right now. The good news is that Dan worked for the large construction company that was in the process of leveling the ground where a bunch of "pre-fabricated" house were going to be built about a half-a mile up the street. (They really are, right across from the waste-treatment plant...PHEW!) He & I brought in some generators, a gasoline tanker truck, and a Bull-Dozer that he 'd taught me how to run. We'd just got finished hooking up both of our homes to the Generators for auxillary power and the management of this housing complex was building some kind of lodge(true also) about a block behind me so I managed to get some 3/4' plywood, air-compressor, air-hose, and some nail guns with nails. I've turned my house into a freakin' bunker. As soon as I can I'm taking the Cat and knocking down all the other houses around me so no-one can sneak-up on me! Right across the street is a large industrial structure owned by a company that worked with mentally challenged people. Dan had wanted to move in there but I figured it would be too large to defend properly with just two guys. I'll let you know more later as it develops.

Sarge,so far the battery on my lap top is holding out,just pop on every now and then to see whose made it,gotta save the battery as long as I can,if I find a place with power or at least a generator,I will recharge the battery.

**nell67** · 01-20-2008, 07:35 PM

Oh yea still have my cell phone too,but no contact from anyone one it.

**Boker** · 01-20-2008, 07:39 PM

I'll be on the beach somewhere to the south if anyone needs anything.

**Rick** · 01-20-2008, 09:45 PM

I don't feel so good. Woozy and weak.....

**Sarge47** · 01-20-2008, 10:35 PM

Crap Rick, I hope that's just the flu! I was going to advise Nell to try to head for your place. Try & keep us updated if at all possible!

**Sarge47** · 01-21-2008, 01:45 AM

If some of you want we can continue this scenario or end it here, that's up to you guys. I just want to point out a few things that's been shown here so far.
A TEOTWAWKI situation is not going to go away if it's wiped out 90% or better of the earth's population. It isn't going to be fun and there's a lot of stuff will come up that most won't expect. Let's look at what's happened so far, both good & bad.

1st, congrats to Nell for finding a way out that allows her to by-pass the clogged/congested roads that certainly would be a fact in such a crisis. The idea of heading over to the homes of her Amish neighbors and look for horses was brilliant!

2nd, Interestingly enough, most of us decided to "hole-up" in our houses rather than "head for the hills...er...woods". So much for the magic "BOB".

3rd, How do you prepare for the psychological reprecussions of losing your family to a dread disease or having to take a human life in a "hand-to-hand" combat situation when you've never had to do it before? As I immersed myself into the role it started to become so real I had to quickly back out. Thinking about a day-to-day life where you have to constantly watch your back makes me grateful to live in civilization.

SUMMARY: While it's true that We could Survive, looking forward to a possible Pandemic like this is just plain nuts! (my opinion)

Wild Woman was right in her earlier assessment of this.

**Nativedude** · 01-21-2008, 02:40 AM

I can truly only speak for myself, but I don't believe that anyone here has a "positive attitude" about a SHTF or TEOTWAWKI scenario, as much as they have a "realist" attitude or perspective about it.

When you look at the state of affairs, both U.S. and world, it tends to make you take a look at the potential for a SHTF or TEOTWAWKI situation. While either of these may never happen in our life's time, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

As the saying goes:

Chance favors the prepared mind!

**Smok** · 01-21-2008, 03:02 AM

Hay ..anyone there ..I was out camping and did not know any thing had happened till two guys came in to camp for some food nice guys..I made it home but everyone here is dead and have been for sometime the smell is so bad I am still in the camper. I got solar prow in the camper so that is good I getting a bigger truck for it tomorrow with a winch on to help clear the roads . I cannot stay here the smell is so bad , I am heading for the coast more food and fresh air but it will be hard , it was hard just getting home to see MOM she still in the house I am just going to leave her there not much of her left anyway. Hope you all make it I need to get a water pump that will pump water out of a creek and into my camper but it has to work off 12 volt will need a long cord too so camper world here I come

**nell67** · 01-21-2008, 12:51 PM

Off again,trying to get as far as I can before I stop and camp tonite,traveling along I-65 just inside the tree line,I can see the highway,and all the cars sitting like one big junk yard,some appear to be empty,the occupants may be surivors as well,or got out and went as far as they could before falling to this horrid disease,going to check out the Walmart in the next town and see if there is anything worth grabbing in there,find a circuit city too and grad a few extra batteries for the cell phone,it sure is quiet around here,spooky quiet ....