100 items to disappear first in a crisis

[goadam1]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

Preparing for a disaster should be everyone's business. And it is good to be reminded of how complex and vulnerable the system is.

The rest borders on doomer porn. Fun to think about. I am always prepared fo a zombie attack.

Valid point. Those of us living on the US East Coast are familiar with these troublesome little storms sometimes known as hurricanes and nor'easters

Might review that list again.... :p

[Kadriana]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

Valid point. Those of us living on the US East Coast are familiar with these troublesome little storms sometimes known as hurricanes and nor'easters

Might review that list again.... :p

Yea, there are a lot of little reasons to make sure you're stocked up on things. I have a friend who had to overnight children's ibuprofen to her brother because the stores were sold out from so many kids having swine flu in the area. Imagine your child having a 103 temp and you don't have any medicine in the house.

[jpatter666]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

I remember going through the East Coast Blackout of 2003. You couldn't get gas anywhere, cook anything and all the food in the fridge quickly went bad since it was the middle of summer. I had to eat granola bars and potato chips for 4 days straight. With our aging infrastructure, loosing power for a week or two is in the realm of possibilities. My sister lost her power last year during a winter storm and realized she only had an electric can opener. Most of the items on the list are practical for things besides a nuke attack.

Valid point. Those of us living on the US East Coast are familiar with these troublesome little storms sometimes known as hurricanes and nor'easters

Might review that list again.... :p

[Kadriana]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

What are you guys preparing for? Y2k? small nuke attack? We have a monetary and structural economic problem. It's not the "road" out there.
From "The Road" (great book):

I remember going through the East Coast Blackout of 2003. You couldn't get gas anywhere, cook anything and all the food in the fridge quickly went bad since it was the middle of summer. I had to eat granola bars and potato chips for 4 days straight. With our aging infrastructure, loosing power for a week or two is in the realm of possibilities. My sister lost her power last year during a winter storm and realized she only had an electric can opener. Most of the items on the list are practical for things besides a nuke attack.

[jpatter666]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

What are you guys preparing for? Y2k? small nuke attack? We have a monetary and structural economic problem. It's not the "road" out there.

Well, I thought it was interesting to post just to see the list. There were some things I'd never thought of! I'm *not* gathering all this stuff although I found reviewing the list fascinating.

I *was* interested by the gold/TP comment. Reminded me that in the end, the price of any thing is what it will bring. Gold, IMO *assumes* some system of commerce/monetary exchange. In a complete collapse/barter economy it might be nearly valueless.

[goadam1]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

What are you guys preparing for? Y2k? small nuke attack? We have a monetary and structural economic problem. It's not the "road" out there.
From "The Road" (great book):

In those first years the roads were peopled with refugees shrouded up in their clothing. Wearing masks and goggles, sitting in their rags by the side of the road like ruined aviators. Their barrows heaped with shoddy. Towing wagons or carts. Their eyes bright in their skulls. Creedless shells of men tottering down the causeways like migrants in a feverland. The frailty of everything revealed at last. Old and troubling issues resolved into nothingness and night. The last instance of a thing takes the class with it. Turns out the light and is gone. Look around you. Ever is a long time. But the boy knew what he knew. That ever is no time at all.
The Road

[ThePythonicCow]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

http://thepowerhour.com/news/items_disappearfirst.htm

Nice list - thanks!

[dummass]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

The Power Hour is a great resource, too, available on SSB and HAM frequencies. You might want to add a short wave radio to the list (# 101)

[dummass]

Re: 100 items to disappear first in a crisis

I found this interesting to review. A few comments by a Sarajavo war survivor included this very interesting one....

3. After awhile, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war
quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold's.

So there you go, if you don't have gold, TP is still fairly priced (not sure whether to give this a wink or not!)

http://thepowerhour.com/news/items_disappearfirst.htm

Having spent years cruising on a sail boat, I can attest to many of these items. While visiting remote areas, trade items are far more important than money. I once traded a bar of soap for three good sized lobsters.

[jpatter666]

I found this interesting to review. A few comments by a Sarajavo war survivor included this very interesting one....

3. After awhile, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war
quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold's.

So there you go, if you don't have gold, TP is still fairly priced (not sure whether to give this a wink or not!)

http://thepowerhour.com/news/items_disappearfirst.htm