The New Survivalists
05-24-2008 | 03:28 PM
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The New Survivalists
Personally, I think this is a bit extreme, but not surprising given the "perfect storm" we are going through right now. I'm sure there are many people like that. Still recall stories told by relatives on my husband's side about The Great Depression and how they survived. They were farmers, so it made it easier to grow their own food, dig wells, and raise animals.
From Associated Press:
A few years ago, Kathleen Breault was just another suburban grandma, driving countless hours every week, stopping for lunch at McDonald's, buying clothes at the mall, watching TV in the evenings.
That was before Breault heard an author talk about the bleak future of the world's oil supply. Now, she's preparing for the world as we know it to disappear.
Breault cut her driving time in half. She switched to a diet of locally grown foods near her upstate New York home and lost 70 pounds. She sliced up her credit cards, banished her television and swore off plane travel. She began relying on a wood-burning stove.
"I was panic-stricken," the 50-year-old recalled, her voice shaking. "Devastated. Depressed. Afraid. Vulnerable. Weak. Alone. Just terrible."
Convinced the planet's oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some people around the country are moving onto homesteads, learning to live off their land, conserving fuel and, in some cases, stocking up on guns they expect to use to defend themselves and their supplies from desperate crowds of people who didn't prepare.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...vivalists.html
A few years ago, Kathleen Breault was just another suburban grandma, driving countless hours every week, stopping for lunch at McDonald's, buying clothes at the mall, watching TV in the evenings.
That was before Breault heard an author talk about the bleak future of the world's oil supply. Now, she's preparing for the world as we know it to disappear.
Breault cut her driving time in half. She switched to a diet of locally grown foods near her upstate New York home and lost 70 pounds. She sliced up her credit cards, banished her television and swore off plane travel. She began relying on a wood-burning stove.
"I was panic-stricken," the 50-year-old recalled, her voice shaking. "Devastated. Depressed. Afraid. Vulnerable. Weak. Alone. Just terrible."
Convinced the planet's oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some people around the country are moving onto homesteads, learning to live off their land, conserving fuel and, in some cases, stocking up on guns they expect to use to defend themselves and their supplies from desperate crowds of people who didn't prepare.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...vivalists.html
05-27-2008 | 04:34 PM
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From: Radio Flyer (The lil red wagon)
all of a sudden the people of rural america that metropolitans have bashed and satirized as "rednecks, hicks, and hillbillies" are the ones with the smirk.
Just another man clinging to my God and my guns....
"I've got a shotgun, a rifle, and a four wheel drive ... a country boy can survive."
"Culture is relative to the part of the country you're standin' in."
I could go on and on and on and on, but i have jepp revisions to get to.
Just another man clinging to my God and my guns....
"I've got a shotgun, a rifle, and a four wheel drive ... a country boy can survive."
"Culture is relative to the part of the country you're standin' in."
I could go on and on and on and on, but i have jepp revisions to get to.
05-27-2008 | 07:03 PM
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You'll have those whack jobs out there everywhere. They've been out there for years. These are usually the first people to run to the gas station and stock up when the price goes up. I remember seeing people with 55 gallon drums at the station on 9/11.
Y2K, SARS, etc. Oil is the new reason to stock up and arm.
(before anybody jumps on me, I have my NRA card in my wallet)
Y2K, SARS, etc. Oil is the new reason to stock up and arm.
(before anybody jumps on me, I have my NRA card in my wallet)
