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In reply to the discussion: Is "Prepping" Practical Or Paranoia? [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)107. I think prepping can be done for both practical reasons and paranoid reasons. nt
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Why wouldn't they just nuke us? Because an EMP attack could kill far more Americans.
Johnny Rico
May 2012
#75
The big question is whether or not an EMP attack would kill the power grid & all transportation.
Johnny Rico
May 2012
#137
No, we should employ our tragically poor reading skills to completely misinterpret the response
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#102
Crashing a plane in to a building is ridiculous. No one will attempt it.
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#119
I think the poster you are responding to is profoundly ignorant on this subject
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#128
And the economic situation we find ourselves in now - rising prises, cuts to safety net programs -
jwirr
May 2012
#71
"our long term survival requires working knowledge of the plow, not the sword (or gun)."
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#70
Since I know how to garden etc. we will make a deal. You can hunt and protect us and we will feed
jwirr
May 2012
#72
If the "rule of law" is the only thing that keeps you from killing your neighbors ...
surrealAmerican
May 2012
#108
If you follow the environmental/ecological news, it is only a matter of time before hardships set in
NickB79
May 2012
#15
If civilization collapses any preparation is likely delaying the inevitable.
TexasProgresive
May 2012
#17
Your point is well taken - we know how to do 1-3 but have never had to deal with 4. Ready but
jwirr
May 2012
#79
I have been the driving force behind my families prepping for the long term. We all got to know my
jwirr
May 2012
#83
I live where there is a significant probability of a major earthquake with widespread damage.
slackmaster
May 2012
#26
Your last sentence discribes the freedom that my parents demonstrated to all of us their entire life
jwirr
May 2012
#89
If you do not prep for disasters that are actual potentials where you live, you are nuts....
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#44
It's like any generally good idea: some people take it to unhealthy extremes
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#73
there are two types of preppers, and within that there are people with mental disorders.
progressivebydesign
May 2012
#88
There are scams, but being prepared for 72 hrs, 2 wks or 1 mth emergencies is not unreasonable.
aikoaiko
May 2012
#82
Timely. My GlennBeckite neighbors are in FULL panic mode right now...
progressivebydesign
May 2012
#84
The tower will not allow your neighbor to listen in on your hard wired phone calls
NNN0LHI
May 2012
#90
If you get RF interference in any electronic system in your house, you can alert the FCC.
Ikonoklast
May 2012
#121
if you get RF interference in any electronic system in your house, you can alert the FCC
wa0auu
Mar 2013
#138
youtube is prepper land! Some of them are preparing years of preps. search youtube = prepper, shtf
Liberal_in_LA
May 2012
#87
Past the 72-hour thing most of my "prep" is limited to reading alien space bat novels. (nt)
Posteritatis
May 2012
#98
I agree. His "Island in the Sea of Time" series is indirectly connected to "Dies the Fire".
Johnny Rico
May 2012
#106
I think prepping can be done for both practical reasons and paranoid reasons. nt
ZombieHorde
May 2012
#107