One of my greatest fears is that the coming cataclysm I sense will in fact happen. This page is meant to eventually become a website with links to vital information pertaining to the concept of survival in all situations. This is not meant to instill panic, or to serve as an all-encompassing guide. It is meant to give a general view of what can happen, and what one might want to do in a given situation. I take no responsibilities for anyone else’s actions or inactions as a result of this webpage. I encourage everyone to use common sense and a moral approach to all situations.
A planet killer is on its way. NASA knows of this and is keeping it hushed so as to not ensue panic I suppose. It is destined to impact earth in 2016. I sincerely doubt that our efforts will completely fail to stop it. I doubt that we will see extinction like the dinosaurs anytime soon, but we could still see massive destruction from a near miss, or fragmentary impacts.
America has three tectonic time bombs. The most well known is the San Andreas Fault in California. With enough pressure a massive quake along that fault could send California into the sea, but that is debated. All of California is heavily monitored for stress and tectonic activity. Small quakes happen all the time and consistently relieve pressure, its only when a while passes and there no minor quakes does a larger more substantial quake becomes likely to occur. California’s coast slopes down and forms sort of a shelf, making it precarious. A large quake and gravity will take hold taking large chunks of matter down to the ocean bottom.
The largest time bomb is under Yellowstone national park in Wyoming. It is the world’s largest caldera volcano, the eruption of which would cover America’s bread belt in two feet of ash, and cause a winter that would last for three or more years.
The third time bomb is the fault line in Iowa. If it were to quake it could reverse the flow of the Mississippi river and send devastating shockwaves all across the major cities along the east coast.
The first question we are told to ask in any situation of survival is what do we have. This leads us to our next question, what do we need.
One should always have a few basic supplies for any emergency. Most of these things are obvious: flashlight with fresh batteries; candles and water proof matches; am/fm battery powered radio; an adequate supply of medications, both prescription (don’t wait until you are almost out) and over the counter, necessities for any young children you may have with you such as diapers, formula, etc. I’d also recommend keeping your vital prepare work such as house deed, car title, tax information, birth certificates, marriage licenses in a plastic bag, ready for travel. If you have to evacuate, time may be of the essence, and you may not have time to spend searching. It would also be a good idea to keep that plastic waterproof bag in a fire proof safe. They aren’t too much and are available at office supply stores.
I also strongly recommend having two weeks supply of food and water about the house. The food supply should be of the kind that doesn’t have to be cooked or refrigerated, such as canned soups. You should assume two gallons of water per day per person.
It may also serve well to have some basic camping gear. Sleeping bags could be useful if your heat went out, sterno or portable propane stove would make cooking possible if the power or gas went out. Royal Prestige makes the world’s best, and most expensive pots and pans, that are also so efficient in transferring energy that you can cook a steak with a lighter, and wash it by hand with ease afterwards.
And please, don’t forget to have charged fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in your house. Have a spare tire for your vehicles, and check to see if it is inflated from time to time. Don’t forget that it’s useless with out a jack and a wrench. Everybody should also have a first aid kit, and should know a little about how to use it.
Assumptions you may have to prepare for. Mary Blakemore once said: “Expect nothing. Be prepared for everything.”
Evacuation. You may have to leave where you are, and your possessions and the bulk of your survival gear behind. This could be due to terrorist actions, war, hurricane, (un) expected tectonic activity, or even meteor impact. From this you can expect a designated evacuation route, no stores open, traffic jams resulting in gridlock. For this scenario SUV’s are have the pros of being able to drive during foul weather, being able to negotiate debris and medians better than cars. They also have better survivability in accidents, which are more likely to occur if the need for evacuation is great. The downside is their fuel economy. Gas may be gouge priced, and they may not be taking credit cards or even be open.
It may also help to have a family plan as to where to meet in such a circumstance. There may not be time to coordinate a plan in an emergency, and communication may not be possible. Cell phones may be lost, broken, out of juice or minutes. The phone lines could be flooded with calls or physically down.
Anarchy. In an extreme case, emergency services may not be available. In this case it may be survival of the fittest. Fitness may be preparedness. Firearms are the great equalizers. A four-foot tall, out of shape computer programmer is as deadly as a six-foot tall athlete if they are both equally armed.
Plague:
Terrorist attack
War:
Economical disaster: