09-09-2003, 02:10 PM
You sure nailed the subject there, Mary. What "they" fail to realize is that us unimportant folks are the ones who will survive while they are still trying to figure out what happened. DUH! Whatever did we do before politicians? For that matter, who invented politics? Take the SOB out back and hang him from the nearest tree.
Survival instincts, we all have them but in different ways and with different goals. As a retired cop once told me, don't relie on the police in an emergency. It is not the police's job to protect but to arrest for breaking the law. In fact, they can't arrest unless a crime has been committed (Homeland Security and the IRS are the exception). However, being prepared and being labeled a surivalist puts us on a "watch" list as potentially dangerous. I've been stopped by the Denver police, dragged out of my truck and handcuffed because I was carrying a .357 magnum, in plain sight. Why, I was asked? because the cops don't do their job so I will be carrying something that will make a car-jacker think twice. Now I'm on their list. Boo-hoo. Now that makes me very
and upset. Gimme another Porzac.
Everyone has their own score card, how they keep track of just how successful they are. CEOs have their bank accounts, politicians by how much secret money they have stashed away, etc. Me, I check the score by seeing that I'm prepared for almost anything, short of a 50 megaton nuclear warhead, then that ruins everybody's day. Yes, I keep an ample supply of ammo for "all" my guns (notice I didn't call them weapons?), a full food supply and even backup charcoal for cooking. And don't forget the can opener. Yes, I can cook without a wife (don't have one). Can't seem to find that fourth one who doesn't mind getting out and roughing it for a week. Instead of being referred to as "selective" (which I prefer), I'm called a crusty old fart with eccentric habits. Okay, so I strayed off the subject.
As has happened throughout history, the ones who can survive on their own are the one's who will be around when the crisis is over. That would be those of us who can live off the land; either hunting or fishing.
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Survival instincts, we all have them but in different ways and with different goals. As a retired cop once told me, don't relie on the police in an emergency. It is not the police's job to protect but to arrest for breaking the law. In fact, they can't arrest unless a crime has been committed (Homeland Security and the IRS are the exception). However, being prepared and being labeled a surivalist puts us on a "watch" list as potentially dangerous. I've been stopped by the Denver police, dragged out of my truck and handcuffed because I was carrying a .357 magnum, in plain sight. Why, I was asked? because the cops don't do their job so I will be carrying something that will make a car-jacker think twice. Now I'm on their list. Boo-hoo. Now that makes me very
and upset. Gimme another Porzac.Everyone has their own score card, how they keep track of just how successful they are. CEOs have their bank accounts, politicians by how much secret money they have stashed away, etc. Me, I check the score by seeing that I'm prepared for almost anything, short of a 50 megaton nuclear warhead, then that ruins everybody's day. Yes, I keep an ample supply of ammo for "all" my guns (notice I didn't call them weapons?), a full food supply and even backup charcoal for cooking. And don't forget the can opener. Yes, I can cook without a wife (don't have one). Can't seem to find that fourth one who doesn't mind getting out and roughing it for a week. Instead of being referred to as "selective" (which I prefer), I'm called a crusty old fart with eccentric habits. Okay, so I strayed off the subject.
As has happened throughout history, the ones who can survive on their own are the one's who will be around when the crisis is over. That would be those of us who can live off the land; either hunting or fishing.
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