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reply posted on 4-12-2009 @ 11:28 AM by WhiteDevil013
reply to post by lilwolf


I'd give myself a 6.

Ive been trying my best to keep putting stuff aside, and stockpile food, waters, etc. But, my damn girlfriend keeps finding my stashes and breaks into my water, soups, and what not. So frustrating! I'm seriously considering buying a giant safe just for my supplies. That way, at least it would be the last thing standing in a fire or earthquake, and my unprepared neighbors wouldnt be able to break in and grab stuff.

I do feel pretty confident I could make it at least a couple months at this point. It would be rough, but Im sure I would be a master Chess player by the time it was over... well that or a sharpshooter


reply posted on 4-12-2009 @ 02:45 PM by Mr Mask
reply to post by triaxrob

Sounds like a good set up.

I applaud your foresight and preparation skills.

Being "ready" for anything is NOT a crime.


reply posted on 4-12-2009 @ 02:56 PM by Mr Mask
Originally posted by spiritwomyn
there is no organization or human that will help, so I guess a one, except I have God.

Then you DO have something.


Most talk a good talk here and all over, but when it comes down to it, they would stab you in the back as well.

Really now? Is that a fact? I have to disagree. Would you, in turn, stab my back if things got worse? I would "assume" you would not. Of course I may be wrong...but if I am....I would wonder "what God" you have having your back?


My folks would help anyone in need and gave so much even though they had eleven children. My dad was Coast Guard and my mother was a Marine. Today most humans do not care about anyone but themselves and believe someone else should help them and others.

Would your parents stab me in the back? Again, I assume not...they sound like the type of people who would rise above such treachery.


So we have chosen the lie and the deception and the fear over Truth, Love, Compassion and Giving.

You have not...nor have I...nor has millions of good humans you may have miscounted.


So I think most people are already bankcrupt and without the real supplies for survival.


You think wrong...many folks are well informed, have been preparing for decades, and are very much able to stand up to whatever comes. Winning in such a day, may be "impossible"...but to stand up you do not have to "win".

As for bankrupt...wealth is not always measured in currency and belongings (both are welcomed of course in anyone's life). But you sound very far from being bankrupt.

You may be richer then you already know.

Be safe and tell God I said hello!


reply posted on 4-12-2009 @ 03:44 PM by lilwolf
Originally posted by spiritwomyn
Lets see, I have no vehicle, have to be out of this house in six days and have no visible funds to work with, and there is no organization or human that will help, so I guess a one, except I have God.

In a bad or good situation that makes it a ten and above. I certainly would not count on any humans having my back.

Most talk a good talk here and all over, but when it comes down to it, they would stab you in the back as well.

My folks would help anyone in need and gave so much even though they had eleven children. My dad was Coast Guard and my mother was a Marine. Today most humans do not care about anyone but themselves and believe someone else should help them and others.

So we have chosen the lie and the deception and the fear over Truth, Love, Compassion and Giving.

So I think most people are already bankcrupt and without the real supplies for survival.




then essentially you have rolled over and are going to just quit.... Why,???

It is never to late to start prepping for whatever comes down that road..... I might be a lot older than you...but this is something that I see quite a bit especially with the younger folks... they seem to think or want to depend upon the government to do it all...when in fact the govt. cannot even run the post office ..... no.... you can get things together...You say you are alone.... nope... you got God and that is the best strength you can have.... and he can help you put things away... but you have to take the step.... because he is not going to do it for you anymore than the government is going to do anything for you.... every time you go to the store...and you see something that is cheap and on sale... buy 2 and place one on the shelf for a storage issue..... pretty soon you have your food supply.... is is not an overnight thing to do... but with determination and a willingness to do for you and yours... everything is possible...

You give up on yourself and you are no good to others around you and in the end you will be dead.... and again no use to anyone.... so time to cowgirl up and start prepping...


reply posted on 4-12-2009 @ 03:59 PM by triaxrob
reply to post by Mr Mask


Well it is a good setup we have, expensive also. we build 2 underground cellars to store items in, they have sump pump systems installed just in case, although in the 2 years that they have been completed they have yet to have any water get in. even with the flooding we had in 2008.

we spent $43,000 (not counting the cost of the doors etc.) on just the cellars. they maintain an average temp of 62 deg f,
and the humidity level is very low 7%. the doors seal 100% so no worry about rodents or pests getting in. And there is an $7500.00 air circulation system installed so they can be used as shelters.

The cellars are 100% solar/battery for the lights and pumps. these are accessible from our basement and are not visible from above ground. we are planning on building another with a barn over it to use as storage area for items we do not want near our food stuffs.

together with the cost of shelters and shelving plumbing lighting etc i would say we have around $100,000 invested.I
s it worth it? i think so.
Even if we have to leave home and someone else comes in trying to plunder or steal, they will not be able to find the entrance to these, and if they did they would have a hard time gaining entry into them. so We know our supplies would be there when i was able to return.


reply posted on 4-12-2009 @ 04:08 PM by Mr Mask
reply to post by triaxrob

Well done, and well made!

I must say though, I am a bit worried of you posting the details so clearly of your "fortress of solitude". I wonder if there is a danger in making it public knowledge of your "set up".

But...if you do not care who knows what you have...then who am I to question your right to post it.

Not being a jerk...just a little concerned (although admittedly, perhaps overly).

Hey, if your side survives the "biggest day of bad stuff", I hope we can barter between our camps.

Keep up the good work...those around you in your good favor are lucky to have a "thinking man" on board.

I only hope we live close enough to communicate after the day.

Peace and good fortune to you.
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