Now Might Be A Good Time, page 1

reply to post by chromatico

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It's too bad you feel that way, but it's your choice to make. The things I mentioned in this post however apply to everyday living as well. Good dental hygiene, footcare, and regular eye checkups are just as useful to a person in their everyday life as in a Sitx scenario.

A toothache can render even the most physically fit person unable to perform daily tasks. That goes double for foot problems if you have a job that requires physical activity, and last but not least, who couldn't benefit from being able to see better and avoid eye strain and the accompanying headaches?

reply to post by Telafree

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Emergency preparedness is not just for survivalists. Even the government and the Red Cross recommend everyone have some type of disaster kit assembled for things like disruption of utility services, eathquakes, floods, tornadoes etc.

If you don't even keep the bare essentials for survival on hand you'll find yourself in a bad way one day, and a burden to your friends, relatives, and rescue services.

Being dependent on meds, this should be a primary concern to you. You'd never consider being without your medications if you could avoid it would you? Why be without a little spare water, food, or first aid supplies?

I won't preach, but at least think about it for those who care about you, if not yourself. Take care.



[edit on 3/14/08 by LLoyd45]

reply to post by LLoyd45

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Here's what I like to say-you don't like me, either prove me wrong or join my side. Anything else is just whining.

reply to post by LLoyd45

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Not bad ideas, to be sure. But I can't help but wonder if the very fact we think we need these things might be a way to keep us from surviving. Let me explain:

The human body is a miraculous, self-repairing, adaptive, self-reliant mechanism. People have survived for thousands of years (millions if you're a Darwinist) without benefit of doctors or modern medications. True enough that they were more susceptible to certain illnesses, or that they lived in more pain than most do today, but we are talking survival rather than comfort, right?

I have seen an explosive increase over the last ten years on the number of people who think they must have 'their meds' to survive. A similar trend can be observed over the last twenty years with the need to become 'physically fit'. That little term means, apparently, eating only certain foods, exercising on a daily regiment, and making regular visits to the money deposit... er, I mean doctor.

In my personal experience, I have gone from being a strapping young redneck who would wade through hell to fight a circle saw (and win), to being a decrepit old codger barely able to move, to being what I am now, just an old man with a bit of that lost youthful energy again. In every case, I was somehow able to provide for myself and my family what I needed, despite the differences in physical ability. Why? Intelligence.

Your muscles are simple linear mechanisms. They can tear and rip, become paralyzed through certain toxins, or for a myriad of reasons (including fatigue), just refuse to work. Your brain, or your mind if you prefer, is different. It has the ability to overcome those limitations, and it is where true strength comes from. A fierce will can move obstacles that a strong muscle cannot, and a burning desire can accomplish where an army will fail.

So, while I do not dispute the wisdom of maintaining good health, I add to it this: do not depend solely on the doctor or the pharmacist; depend on yourself. Learn techniques for obtaining food, study the natural bounty that surrounds you, and train yourself to accept less than you have. Learn to recognize your options and exercise your unique abilities. Then you will be able to survive.

Whatever SitX is, I know what it will not be: it will not be what anyone expects. You must adapt, or die.

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