Yes, a SHTF situation CAN happen to you...

[Nickelless]

For those of you who have forgotten recent history, here's a refresher course on what can happen if you aren't prepared. These links are taken from a thread posted on the old Realcent:

For the sake of conciseness, I'm grouping together links to threads on various disasters, both natural and manmade, environmental and economic. Feel free to add to this list.


http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N21203781.htm (hygiene, especially in large public gatherings, will be a huge problem--plan now)
http://www.google.com/search?&q=haiti+disaster+lessons
http://goldismoney.info/forums/search.p ... id=5412304
http://www.survivalblog.com/cgi-bin/mt4 ... limit=1000
http://www.google.com/search?q=preparednesspro+haiti



ECONOMIC DISASTERS (hyperinflation, etc.):
http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/10/f ... rough.html
http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~7811.asp
Lessons from Peru on Third World living: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~6591.asp
Tips from the Argentine collapse: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~5954.asp
More on the Argentine collapse: http://ferfal.blogspot.com/2009/11/arge ... ation.html
Lessons from Zimbabwe on hyperinflation: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~8300.asp
More from Zimbabwe: http://www.google.com/search?q=cathybuckle+zimbabwe

NATURAL DISASTERS:
Diary of a medic after Hurricane Katrina: http://www.doomers.us/forum2/index.php/ ... 497.0.html
Tips from Katrina survivors: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~5964.asp
Lessons from the January 2009 Midwest ice storm: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~6893.asp
Lessons from another ice storm: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~14054.asp

EMP ATTACKS:
http://www.preparednesspro.com/blog/the ... emp-strike

[Nickelless]

I'm not sure that most or even very many Americans have grasped what will happen when the U.S. dollar finally dies and decades of reckless government spending and consumer debt leave nobody to watch out for Americans but ourselves. The federal government can print all the paper money it wants to, but state and local governments don't have that "luxury." Here's a snapshot of what's coming down the road:

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/thir ... ica/print/

If you're not on your way toward becoming self-sufficient and a part of a community of other self-sufficient people, you aren't going to make it through the years ahead. Get started before it's too late.

[misteroman]

our boy Chad always looking out for us!!!

[Nickelless]

our boy Chad always looking out for us!!!

Thanks, Derek. My pastoral inclinations won't let me ignore other people, especially with something like this. I can't imagine the amount of suffering we'll see among people who haven't prepared, and I think it's unconscionable to NOT encourage people to prepare.

[Caridad]

my family's s just htf at hte beginning of advent! dec 1 there wa a housefire. dec 2 my oldest aunt died from the burns she sustained in the fire. her funeral is tomorrow because her remains were at the coroner's office. suffice it to say, it will be closed casket.

[Nickelless]

Very sorry to hear that, Caridad! I will be praying for you and your family.

[PreservingThePast]

my family's s just htf at hte beginning of advent! dec 1 there wa a housefire. dec 2 my oldest aunt died from the burns she sustained in the fire. her funeral is tomorrow because her remains were at the coroner's office. suffice it to say, it will be closed casket.

Very sorry to hear of your loss. You have my heartfelt sympathy.

Losses just before/after Christmas do seem harder than at other times of the year. We had two fall into this category about a year apart.

You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Caridad]

thank you. we just laid my aunt to rest today. it was a VERY RAINY DAY for us.