Surviving an Apocolypse in Today's World Part 1
I was planning on writing this as a book, of course it would have been a best seller, but have since decided that it would take too long. It has been my opinion for several years now that the Earth is in danger from something that has not happened yet. Yeah, I know, another crazy destruction of the world-as-we-know-it kook. Well, the more I research, the more people I talk to, the more I believe the feeling of doom and gloom is based on fact. I am not going to try to convince you that Armaggedon is coming in just a few short years, instead I am going to do my best to prepare you for what is to come. You can do your own research and come to your own conclusions if you are so inclined.
According to my research so far, (this is a very short synopsis of what I believe is going to happen) sometime in 2006, or at the latest, 2007, a series of comets will hit the earth. Now dont get excited yet, these will be small comets and will NOT kill off the whole world. They are only the precursor. Most of humankind will survive, repent, and then go on about their normal lives. The big deal is the second wave that will arrive about 5 years later. These comets will be worse. They will cause major tsunamis, wiping out quite a bit of coastline on the planet. Major volcanos will erupt, earthquakes will ensue and new land masses will develop. The poles will shift (they are already speeding up their move) and the earth will begin its next ice age.
Scared? I am. I have been petrified for years, but now that I have found corraborating theories, stories, prophecies, and evidence I am relieved to find that I had a good reason to be worried. So now lets get about the business of surviving. SURVIVING??? you ask, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO SURVIVE? Surviving is what we humans do. It is in our very nature to take what is handed to us and turn it around to our benefit. I do not expect anyone to believe me, I am writing this now so that I can figure out what I can do to keep my family, friends and loved ones alive so we can help others survive and be there for the dawn of a new beginning. So we can teach our children a better way to live. So we can relearn how to love each other the planet we live on.
A new beginning. I think every person alive has thought about having a new beginning at least once. Some of us more often than others. Yes, I am positive that Mother Earth will survive as she always has, that this will be just another era in her infinate lifetime. Some humans will survive and get the opportunity to try to not screw it up again.
This post, or series of posts, will serve to get my sh*t in order. Once the first round of comets hits and we recover from it, I will begin implementing the plans I will lay out here. Sooooo onto the planning stages.
DETERMINING A HOLD OUT LOCATION
I live in America. America has extensive coastlines on 3 sides and the Great Lakes to the north of the eastern half of the country. If there are tsunamis, my current location will probably be safe, but will become awfully crowded as the eastern seaboard population moves west and away from the coast. I dont think anybody (except the people who live there) wants to stay on the west coast for earthquakes and tsunamis. So if we look at where our government has built its hideaways, and see if we can emulate that safely, it puts us in the Rocky Mountain area. John Denver moooove over! We're comin' in. Remember the movie from our youth, Red Dawn, where the Russians and Cubans invade by parachuting into the center of the country and moving outward? I think of that movie often, but our choice doesnt have to be that 'rough'.
I was married for 4 years before I found out that my husbands family owns a ranch in Colorado. Now, for this Midwestern girl a ranch (or farm as we call them) is HUGE if it is over 100 acres. The family ranch is several tens of thousands of acres. Upon hearing about this, I have spent hours grilling my husband about the physical attributes of the land, the wild life, the buildings, the fences, and the irrigation system. And can you guess what the most interesting attribute is? How about a MOUNTAIN in the center of the property? Now, this is by far the best possible thing that could be present for a few reasons. Firstly, it has a snowy top. That means that every spring there is an abundance of freshly melted snow running downhill. This is very important as there is not one single lake or pond (that hubby has seen) on the land. So we need to immediately address the need to collect and store as much of this water as possible as it would be our only source of fresh water. The second reason owning a mountain is fortuitous is that we can excavate it and build underground compounds. If the poles do shift, if there is an ice age, if, if , if, we may have the need to take deep shelter in order to survive. I think it was in the Mother Shipton's Prophecy that it states something to the effect of: "A woman will take shelter in the mountain for 1260 days." Sounds like a good plan to me. That womans prophecies have all come true and who am I to argue with her now.
NECESSITIES
Here is the really hard part. Now that we know the where, we need to plan on what to take with us. Being a woman, of course I want to take everything. I think we all know that is not feasible. So, I am going to try and think of REALLY good reasons to take everything I can, and it must all fit into the vehicles I can take with me. What this means, is that by the time I need to move, I will have 3 drivers. That means that I can take 3 vehicles. Break that down into the three most useful vehicles in this situation, and I have come up with these: a box truck, a motorhome, and a truck or 4x4 type vehicle.
The box truck allows me to take furniture, bedding, appliances, and such. The motorhome ensures that when we arrive, if the houses on the property are so run down that they are unliveable, we have someplace to sleep ( and I can take more stuff!). The truck type vehicle is for driving around on the property. From what I understand, the mountain is in the middle and takes several hours to drive to over the lumpy bumpy ground. A truck will by far be the most useful once we arrive, and I think these three will do nicely for me. Now, how close am I right now to having these? I have 2 out of 3. The third will be purchased by spring. Dont go thinking I am out of my gourd and throwing money out the proverbial window on vehicles I dont need. I actually need each of these things now, so they will be put to good use in the mean time.
Now that I know how much space I have to pack my stuff, what am I going to take? Obviously every bed I can get my hands on. And with beds, you have blankets, sheets, pillows, and the like. My next most important items will be every article of clothing and pair of shoes I can get my hands on, even if they dont fit anyone. We will take the stuff that doesnt fit us because I expect to have quite a bit of company out there. If something doesnt fit me, it will fit someone. If it isnt fit to be worn, it comes with anyway. It can always be used for something else, which brings me to my next 'necessity': sewing machines. And not just any old sewing machine will do. I will bring all the old fashioned, people powered treadle sewing machines I can. These machines may be 100 years old, but they were made to last and they have. Besides, they require NO ELECTRICITY. These are not just necessities, but essentials. (Cue the ifs again) If, if, if, all the worst things happen, then we may need to make our clothing, our bedding, our shoes, and all kinds of other things. I do not intend to walk around in rags. Treadles could be considered tools, so I will lump all other tools in here. This list off the top of my head should be a good start. I any of you dear readers would like to offer suggestions or notice something I have missed, PLEASE post it. You may save someones life someday.
TOOLS
BFH, (big f-ing hammer, for those who arent familiar) Oh hell, just make it every size hammer you have. Screwdrivers, wrenches, vise grips, pliers (all sizes) wire cutters, shovels, rakes, hoes, and so on and so on.... lets leave the tools up to the men. I would suggest having sharpening tools for axes, saws, knives and such. I will also suggest (it should be mandatory) to bring along the biggest generator you can get ahold of. Of course please feel free to convert it to run on water. And while we're on the subject, if the idea of free energy seemed futile to you before, please rethink the subject now, while you have time. Look up the multitude of free energy generators on the internet, get the plans to one that interests you and BUILD IT. I am.
COOKING/EATING/CLEANING
Okay, so I'm lumping them together. I married a chef, they do go together. He cooks, we eat, then we argue over who has to clean up! Seriously though, we really must give this a lot of consideration. Obviously bringing the pots and pans, silverware, and cooking utensils, and all the soap you can is important. Certainly they are must haves. But there are issues here that go beyond the stainless steel and ceramic. WHAT will we eat? Well for us meat eaters, there are plenty of buffalo, cattle, pigs, chickens, antelope, etc., still roaming free. (Horses too, but even I wouldnt eat one of those) Remember when I said it was a ranch? Well, it wasnt that long ago. One of the uncles ran it as a cattle ranch. When he quit, he just opened the fences and let go free the animals that were left. Yes PETA, he still takes feed out there, but for all intents and purposes, they are all wild now. We will definately need some hunting tools, guns, bows and arrows, that kind of stuff. So, the subject of meat is take care of. Here is where it starts to get a little tricky. With the exception of the lone mountain, the land is all flat and dry. Remember when I said the mountain would be the only source of water? I meant it. The land is DRY. Nothing grows on it except scrub and grain. I think one of the most important things we need to consider (after building a water collector/storer) is what to grow, where to grow it and how we will get the job done. Keep in mind that I really think we will only have about 5 years before we need to head underground. The water collection system will have to be accessible there. We will also need to grow our veggies inside the mountain. Until the move inside though, we can grow whatever we can providing we figure out how best to irrigate the crops. Once we get food to grow, we will need to can it, and store it. The less refridgeration we need, the better. Remember those 'free energy generators'? Insert the need HERE. I almost forgot to mention that the more seeds or seedlings we can bring with us, the better. Seeds may be one of the first things the stores run out of. Plan ahead, and save your seeds now.
Well, that is quite a bit of info. I think I will sum up here and let you, the reader, ponder and comment if you desire. OASN I have tried to write this numerous times, but something always stopped me. Maybe it was the medium I was planning to use. Whatever it was, I am glad I am doing it now.
NECESSITIES SUMMARY
Okay, our plan for bugging out when necessary includes:
Picking your survival sight. You may decide that the sight I chose does not fit you. That is fine, the most important thing is to weigh your options, and then make the best decision you can. There is no right or wrong answer for this, I am not even sure that the place I picked is correct, however, it is accessible to me anytime I wish. ( A definate benefit of marrying the oldest son of the oldest son!)
Knowing how many drivers, and which vehicles you will need for the trip and for surviving.
Basics like beds, bedding, clothes, shoes, tools, sewing machines, cookware, and seeds.
Please keep in mind that this list is a BASIC list. I believe we are all smart enough to know that if we bring something that has accessories or attachments, or even associated items, those need to come too. A hammer does no good if we have no nails to use it on.
The next installment will deal with what we will need to build our underground shelter, from the equipment we will need, to the amount of space to create, it will be an extraordinary undertaking to say the least!
According to my research so far, (this is a very short synopsis of what I believe is going to happen) sometime in 2006, or at the latest, 2007, a series of comets will hit the earth. Now dont get excited yet, these will be small comets and will NOT kill off the whole world. They are only the precursor. Most of humankind will survive, repent, and then go on about their normal lives. The big deal is the second wave that will arrive about 5 years later. These comets will be worse. They will cause major tsunamis, wiping out quite a bit of coastline on the planet. Major volcanos will erupt, earthquakes will ensue and new land masses will develop. The poles will shift (they are already speeding up their move) and the earth will begin its next ice age.
Scared? I am. I have been petrified for years, but now that I have found corraborating theories, stories, prophecies, and evidence I am relieved to find that I had a good reason to be worried. So now lets get about the business of surviving. SURVIVING??? you ask, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO SURVIVE? Surviving is what we humans do. It is in our very nature to take what is handed to us and turn it around to our benefit. I do not expect anyone to believe me, I am writing this now so that I can figure out what I can do to keep my family, friends and loved ones alive so we can help others survive and be there for the dawn of a new beginning. So we can teach our children a better way to live. So we can relearn how to love each other the planet we live on.
A new beginning. I think every person alive has thought about having a new beginning at least once. Some of us more often than others. Yes, I am positive that Mother Earth will survive as she always has, that this will be just another era in her infinate lifetime. Some humans will survive and get the opportunity to try to not screw it up again.
This post, or series of posts, will serve to get my sh*t in order. Once the first round of comets hits and we recover from it, I will begin implementing the plans I will lay out here. Sooooo onto the planning stages.
DETERMINING A HOLD OUT LOCATION
I live in America. America has extensive coastlines on 3 sides and the Great Lakes to the north of the eastern half of the country. If there are tsunamis, my current location will probably be safe, but will become awfully crowded as the eastern seaboard population moves west and away from the coast. I dont think anybody (except the people who live there) wants to stay on the west coast for earthquakes and tsunamis. So if we look at where our government has built its hideaways, and see if we can emulate that safely, it puts us in the Rocky Mountain area. John Denver moooove over! We're comin' in. Remember the movie from our youth, Red Dawn, where the Russians and Cubans invade by parachuting into the center of the country and moving outward? I think of that movie often, but our choice doesnt have to be that 'rough'.
I was married for 4 years before I found out that my husbands family owns a ranch in Colorado. Now, for this Midwestern girl a ranch (or farm as we call them) is HUGE if it is over 100 acres. The family ranch is several tens of thousands of acres. Upon hearing about this, I have spent hours grilling my husband about the physical attributes of the land, the wild life, the buildings, the fences, and the irrigation system. And can you guess what the most interesting attribute is? How about a MOUNTAIN in the center of the property? Now, this is by far the best possible thing that could be present for a few reasons. Firstly, it has a snowy top. That means that every spring there is an abundance of freshly melted snow running downhill. This is very important as there is not one single lake or pond (that hubby has seen) on the land. So we need to immediately address the need to collect and store as much of this water as possible as it would be our only source of fresh water. The second reason owning a mountain is fortuitous is that we can excavate it and build underground compounds. If the poles do shift, if there is an ice age, if, if , if, we may have the need to take deep shelter in order to survive. I think it was in the Mother Shipton's Prophecy that it states something to the effect of: "A woman will take shelter in the mountain for 1260 days." Sounds like a good plan to me. That womans prophecies have all come true and who am I to argue with her now.
NECESSITIES
Here is the really hard part. Now that we know the where, we need to plan on what to take with us. Being a woman, of course I want to take everything. I think we all know that is not feasible. So, I am going to try and think of REALLY good reasons to take everything I can, and it must all fit into the vehicles I can take with me. What this means, is that by the time I need to move, I will have 3 drivers. That means that I can take 3 vehicles. Break that down into the three most useful vehicles in this situation, and I have come up with these: a box truck, a motorhome, and a truck or 4x4 type vehicle.
The box truck allows me to take furniture, bedding, appliances, and such. The motorhome ensures that when we arrive, if the houses on the property are so run down that they are unliveable, we have someplace to sleep ( and I can take more stuff!). The truck type vehicle is for driving around on the property. From what I understand, the mountain is in the middle and takes several hours to drive to over the lumpy bumpy ground. A truck will by far be the most useful once we arrive, and I think these three will do nicely for me. Now, how close am I right now to having these? I have 2 out of 3. The third will be purchased by spring. Dont go thinking I am out of my gourd and throwing money out the proverbial window on vehicles I dont need. I actually need each of these things now, so they will be put to good use in the mean time.
Now that I know how much space I have to pack my stuff, what am I going to take? Obviously every bed I can get my hands on. And with beds, you have blankets, sheets, pillows, and the like. My next most important items will be every article of clothing and pair of shoes I can get my hands on, even if they dont fit anyone. We will take the stuff that doesnt fit us because I expect to have quite a bit of company out there. If something doesnt fit me, it will fit someone. If it isnt fit to be worn, it comes with anyway. It can always be used for something else, which brings me to my next 'necessity': sewing machines. And not just any old sewing machine will do. I will bring all the old fashioned, people powered treadle sewing machines I can. These machines may be 100 years old, but they were made to last and they have. Besides, they require NO ELECTRICITY. These are not just necessities, but essentials. (Cue the ifs again) If, if, if, all the worst things happen, then we may need to make our clothing, our bedding, our shoes, and all kinds of other things. I do not intend to walk around in rags. Treadles could be considered tools, so I will lump all other tools in here. This list off the top of my head should be a good start. I any of you dear readers would like to offer suggestions or notice something I have missed, PLEASE post it. You may save someones life someday.
TOOLS
BFH, (big f-ing hammer, for those who arent familiar) Oh hell, just make it every size hammer you have. Screwdrivers, wrenches, vise grips, pliers (all sizes) wire cutters, shovels, rakes, hoes, and so on and so on.... lets leave the tools up to the men. I would suggest having sharpening tools for axes, saws, knives and such. I will also suggest (it should be mandatory) to bring along the biggest generator you can get ahold of. Of course please feel free to convert it to run on water. And while we're on the subject, if the idea of free energy seemed futile to you before, please rethink the subject now, while you have time. Look up the multitude of free energy generators on the internet, get the plans to one that interests you and BUILD IT. I am.
COOKING/EATING/CLEANING
Okay, so I'm lumping them together. I married a chef, they do go together. He cooks, we eat, then we argue over who has to clean up! Seriously though, we really must give this a lot of consideration. Obviously bringing the pots and pans, silverware, and cooking utensils, and all the soap you can is important. Certainly they are must haves. But there are issues here that go beyond the stainless steel and ceramic. WHAT will we eat? Well for us meat eaters, there are plenty of buffalo, cattle, pigs, chickens, antelope, etc., still roaming free. (Horses too, but even I wouldnt eat one of those) Remember when I said it was a ranch? Well, it wasnt that long ago. One of the uncles ran it as a cattle ranch. When he quit, he just opened the fences and let go free the animals that were left. Yes PETA, he still takes feed out there, but for all intents and purposes, they are all wild now. We will definately need some hunting tools, guns, bows and arrows, that kind of stuff. So, the subject of meat is take care of. Here is where it starts to get a little tricky. With the exception of the lone mountain, the land is all flat and dry. Remember when I said the mountain would be the only source of water? I meant it. The land is DRY. Nothing grows on it except scrub and grain. I think one of the most important things we need to consider (after building a water collector/storer) is what to grow, where to grow it and how we will get the job done. Keep in mind that I really think we will only have about 5 years before we need to head underground. The water collection system will have to be accessible there. We will also need to grow our veggies inside the mountain. Until the move inside though, we can grow whatever we can providing we figure out how best to irrigate the crops. Once we get food to grow, we will need to can it, and store it. The less refridgeration we need, the better. Remember those 'free energy generators'? Insert the need HERE. I almost forgot to mention that the more seeds or seedlings we can bring with us, the better. Seeds may be one of the first things the stores run out of. Plan ahead, and save your seeds now.
Well, that is quite a bit of info. I think I will sum up here and let you, the reader, ponder and comment if you desire. OASN I have tried to write this numerous times, but something always stopped me. Maybe it was the medium I was planning to use. Whatever it was, I am glad I am doing it now.
NECESSITIES SUMMARY
Okay, our plan for bugging out when necessary includes:
Picking your survival sight. You may decide that the sight I chose does not fit you. That is fine, the most important thing is to weigh your options, and then make the best decision you can. There is no right or wrong answer for this, I am not even sure that the place I picked is correct, however, it is accessible to me anytime I wish. ( A definate benefit of marrying the oldest son of the oldest son!)
Knowing how many drivers, and which vehicles you will need for the trip and for surviving.
Basics like beds, bedding, clothes, shoes, tools, sewing machines, cookware, and seeds.
Please keep in mind that this list is a BASIC list. I believe we are all smart enough to know that if we bring something that has accessories or attachments, or even associated items, those need to come too. A hammer does no good if we have no nails to use it on.
The next installment will deal with what we will need to build our underground shelter, from the equipment we will need, to the amount of space to create, it will be an extraordinary undertaking to say the least!
posted by KrazyBy4Kids at 12/17/2005 12:50:00 AM
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