No need for long term planning because the 'end-of-days' comes on on May 21 at 6PM local time. Which is kind of a good thing because I have jury duty on the 31st. Knowing when it is going to happen, and that I'm not going to make it no matter what I do, after 153 days the entire universe is destroyed so those who aren't airlifted out are doomed, is actually quite calming. I always found the mystery over such issues to be bothersome so being able to ink it in on the calender is good.

http://www.salon.com/news/religion/index.html?story=/news/feature/2011/05/10/rapture_may_21

Suggested, stolen from:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/05/for_your_end-of-the-world_plan.php

As a favor to me, I've always wanted to be wealthy, even if it is just for a day or two, if you could send all the money you won't be needing after the 21st to me on the 20th it would let me fulfill my dream before it all goes south.

Hmmm...the end of days falls on my birthday! I may as well treat myself to a few extra drinks- there won't be a morning after to be hung over!

Well, it does considerably simplify our retirement planning.
But with our bad luck, it probably won't happen.

We need to start a thread on the items that comprise EDC after May 21. That would be Eternal Divine/Devilish (as the case may be) Carry. Presumably, if you are upwardly mobile you will not need a flashlight....

Is there cell phone service in heaven?

I once sorta kinda got in trouble for making fun of the "end of the worlders". I was tasked to lead PT back when it was predicted the rapture was going to take place that afternoon at 4pm.

One silly excersize had us leaping into the air with our arms over our heads. I think it was called the "High Jumper". Anyhow, while counting cadence, I called "end of the world" "coming today" "this is practice" "if ya get called away"... Of course one troopie decided this was blashphemy and got all upset. I told her if she was still around at 5pm she could file a complaint. She didn't see the humor in that either. Oh well, 1SG thought it was funny, in a perverse sorta way.

The 144,000 question will usually get them upset as well.

So who's getting left behind?...

Me and a couple million of my closest heretic friends.

I will happily take anybodies Chris Reeve Sebenzas off their hands since they (probably) won't need it where they're going...

What is recommended first aid for the shock of not experiencing The Rapture as you expected?

What would be in a disappointed-everyone-is-still-here-kit?

What would be in an -oh-my-G..-I-am-still-here-but-my-friends-are-gone kit?

Is there a recommended thank-heaven-I-am-saved-take-it-with-you kit?

Come on people let's get equipped to survive!

I'm not sure I would be distressed with being 'left behind'. Most of my friends, and all the people I really like being around, are, by all accounts, going to get left behind.

Most of the people who loudly proclaim they are going are people I really don't like, and who I would rather not have to live around. I won't miss them much.

There is also the simple mathematical issues. The main source for predictions specifies 144,000 as the limit. There are millions, billions?, of people who assume they get their ticket punched. Sounds like there might be some disappointment on their part. Me, not so much.

Perhaps we could ask one of them who's going to ask the guy in charge what's the mystery with the number 1/137.036