#72793 - 09/06/06 01:19 PM
Essay on "How To Survive a Disaster"
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Interesting reading. Survivalism as reading material for the masses. Looks like a new series on Slate.com The Survivalist: How to live through disasters. Thought I'd pass it on. -- Craig
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#72794 - 09/09/06 02:23 AM
Re: Essay on "How To Survive a Disaster"
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No replies at all. Not one. Tough crowd.
So far we've got "How to Survive a Disaster," Nuclear Bomb, Earthquake, Subway or Skyscraper Attack, EMP or Superworm Attack, and your Essential Survival Shopping List. Global Warming is coming up next.
Survival Chic is now the IN thing.
-- Craig
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#72795 - 09/09/06 02:36 AM
Re: Essay on "How To Survive a Disaster"
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No replies at all. Not one. Tough crowd.
Yeah, everyone's weighing in on the gun newbie thread. I just read the "nuclear bomb" article. Good stuff. He's doing what I've been trying to do in my own life and writting--trying to make preparedness sound doable and worthwhile to the comfortable or fatalistic urbanite who'd never pick up a survival manual or visit a site like this. Hopefully "preparedness chic" will have some staying power.
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#72796 - 09/09/06 02:39 AM
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As far as guns go, I subscribe to the "You'll shoot your eye out" mentality. Too many chances of an accident. I'd love to have one, though.
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#72797 - 09/09/06 03:24 AM
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Oh, I'm a gun lover (nut?) and have been shooting since I was 5. It's just amusing to see the way gun threads take off. I have to fight the urge to weigh in.
You hear of gun accidents happening, but I have yet to see one. Definitely one of the safer and funner "sports" if you take the right precautions. I've introduced shooting to a small band of merry men, urban guys who grew up mostly hearing that "guns are for criminals," who now enjoy shooting and feel confident shooting a variety of fireams. I have yet to meet a skeptic who wasn't won over when given the chance to actually shoot (granted it's a small sample:).
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#72798 - 09/09/06 04:50 AM
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Paranoid?
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I missed this thread somehow. I'll go check it out.
Thanks for the link!
_________________________
"Learn survival skills when your life doesn't depend on it."
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#72799 - 09/09/06 10:44 PM
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You're welcome. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#72800 - 09/09/06 10:46 PM
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As my daily commute is now 120 miles between King of Prussia and Mt. Laurel, NJ, every dollar I have is being spent on gas and tolls, so a firearm is out of the question!
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#72802 - 09/10/06 02:22 AM
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Yeah, it's killing me. Not quite sure what to do about it. I love the job and the company. The commute is a killer.
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