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Liberal_in_LA
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Sun May-25-08 06:43 PM Original message |
New survivalists preparing for a world without oil |
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Deja Q
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Sun May-25-08 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good for them. They can shoot who they want to. |
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struggle4progress
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Mon May-26-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Durn! An I wuz gonna ast if yew hadda recipe fer "Survivalist Stew" |
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MercutioATC
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Sun May-25-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. We really should have a "Preparedness" forum here at DU. |
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NightWatcher
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Sun May-25-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I'd second a nomination for a "Preparedness" forum |
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ensho
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Mon May-26-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
51. I'd vote for a preparedness forum |
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fed_up_mother
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Tue May-27-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. I'd vote for that as well |
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kestrel91316
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Sun May-25-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. We'll be mocked as nutjobs. Especially me, with my (as yet unused) |
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Deja Q
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Sun May-25-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Is your home 100% paid for? Do you rent? What about annual taxes? |
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kestrel91316
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Sun May-25-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I rent. This is Los Angeles, and I'm a single self-employed woman, |
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Deja Q
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Mon May-26-08 07:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
44. Well, when there's no business left, what will be the point? |
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MercutioATC
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Sun May-25-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. So?? There are some who will be interested and listen. |
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enlightenment
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Sun May-25-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Suggestion on the cornmeal. |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. What happens when the lights (freezer) go out? n/t |
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MercutioATC
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Sun May-25-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. You only have to freeze it for a week or two to kill the eggs.. |
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kestrel91316
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Sun May-25-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. The cornmeal's already done time in the freezer, lol. Been there, |
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enlightenment
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Sun May-25-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Are you me? |
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leeroysphitz
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Mon May-26-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
50. Sometimes you must choose between the lesser of two weavels. n/t |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. By whom? |
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cliffordu
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Mon May-26-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
37. Cornmeal is your friend! along with some beans and rice and a little |
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femrap
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Sun May-25-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I agree....there seems to be so |
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kestrel91316
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Sun May-25-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Antique shops often have hand coffee grinders (the large kind once |
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femrap
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Mon May-26-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
53. Thanks...I'll check it out. nt |
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Mojorabbit
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Mon May-26-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
39. This is a great deal that came in my inbox today |
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femrap
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Mon May-26-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
54. Thanks for the link...cool stuff. |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. We need 10 members. Here are the rules: |
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MercutioATC
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Sun May-25-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I'm in... |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. and hurricanes.... |
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liberalla
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Tue May-27-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
60. You're so right. Any number of events could cause problems and |
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Ilsa
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Sun May-25-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I'm in. I have some friends that |
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NightWatcher
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Sun May-25-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I'm in. Call it Emergency Preparedness. |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Absolutely. |
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beevul
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Sun May-25-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Count me in. |
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Change has come
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Sun May-25-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. I am interested |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Go here... |
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ileus
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Mon May-26-08 07:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. stock up on 1921 peace dollars...great idea. |
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kestrel91316
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Sun May-25-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. I'm definitely in. Emergency preparedness is important, PO or not. |
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Nay
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Sun May-25-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Count me in. I have already started to store food, and I have all |
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mia
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Sun May-25-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. I'm interested. |
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madeline_con
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Sun May-25-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Please go here... |
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trof
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Mon May-26-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. I'm in, and read about this: |
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bluesmail
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Mon May-26-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
49. I'm definitely in. Have already downsized my lifestyle |
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EmeraldCityGrl
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Mon May-26-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
38. We went about ten days without power the winter before last. |
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elocs
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Sun May-25-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. The survivalist types tend to get all caught up in "the sky will fall someday" mentality. |
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MercutioATC
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Sun May-25-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Agreed, but (as you said) moderation is the key. |
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NightWatcher
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Sun May-25-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. not crying "wolf" in a frenzy, but "cautious pessimism" based on the world around us |
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elocs
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Sun May-25-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. "The End Of The World As We Know It" that possesses many survivalist types |
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Subdivisions
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Sun May-25-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Aye. I was in Gulfport within a week after the storm and I can |
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truedelphi
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Mon May-26-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Brazil seems perfectly content in a world that will soon run out of oil |
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soothsayer
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Mon May-26-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. the rest of the world seems smarter and more resiliant than we are. guess we don't have enough |
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truedelphi
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Mon May-26-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. There was an OP here on DU yesterday abt some guy |
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Raster
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Tue May-27-08 11:41 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. The rest of the world seems smarter because they don't have the Texas Petroleum Mafia |
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drmeow
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Sun May-25-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Not to mention |
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drmeow
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Sun May-25-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
34. Peter Schilling, Lone Survivor |
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MJJP21
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Mon May-26-08 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
42. Not an option |
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Deja Q
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Mon May-26-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. *ding* *ding* *ding* We have a winner! Though I wish this was only a game... |
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soothsayer
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Mon May-26-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Dunno, there was that recent feature on that family in CA or somewhere who made themselves |
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arcadian
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Mon May-26-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #42 |
48. There will always be economy |
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Jack_DeLeon
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Tue May-27-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. You have some points... |
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soothsayer
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Mon May-26-08 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
47. I've got a neat solar cooker, and a pyromid grill that uses just 6 charcoal briquettes |
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bvar22
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Mon May-26-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
52. We're In !....though we don't consider ourselves "survivalists". |
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soothsayer
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Mon May-26-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. wow! very cool. Nice looking deer proof garden. |
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alarimer
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Mon May-26-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
57. If it really comes down to this, I will jump off a bridge. |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Tue May-27-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Don't talk like that. |
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Jack_DeLeon
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Tue May-27-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Not what I would do... |
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Blue_Tires
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Tue May-27-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
64. i know what it means to be prepared, but |
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sofa king
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Tue May-27-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
65. May I recommend solar stills? |
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