New DUFU up:
DUmmie FUnnies 06-23-12 (DUmmie Preppers get ready for Rmoney's Rethuglican Rule) (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2898709/posts)
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I see no guns in the picture. Hee Hee
NickB79 (7,875 posts)
If you knew Romney was going to win, how would you prepare?
I'm talking serious steps to protect yourself and your family from the ensuing financial butt****ing this country (and likely the global economy) would be getting.
What would you do to insulate yourself as best you could? And I'm assuming that we're not talking about building a bunker in the woods and going offgrid; the vast majority of people don't have that kind of disposable income.
[December 21, 2012, a date which will live in-- Well, no, I guess that would be it. OK then.]
I love "preppers" of all flavors. No matter their cause, and they may hate or laugh at each other, they're all just survivalist nuts, and they the densest, funniest crackpots out there.
Am I a nut-job?
OTOH, the DUmmies' idea of the "apocalypse" is government entitlement checks not going out on time.
It depends on the degree. I've got enough cash, gold, silver, guns, ammo, food, water, and medical supplies to last for about 4 months should something bad happen. Am I a nut-job? Now, I'm not sinking every penny I have into an underground bunker to survive the NK/Chinese/Russian nuclear assault, but the possibility of food and fuel shortages is a reality. OTOH, the DUmmies' idea of the "apocalypse" is government entitlement checks not going out on time.How does one calculate the amount of firepower and precious metals required for a certain amount of time? I can understand an emergency cache of food and water. The rest just seems expensive nonsense to most of us. Of course most of us will die, according to the apocalyptics. No journey to the mother ship in fresh Nikes!
How does one calculate the amount of firepower and precious metals required for a certain amount of time?Well, I've got about 50K rounds of military calibers (5.45x39, 7.62x39, 5.56x45, 7.62x51, 9x19, and .45 ACP). That's not including other random calibers like .40 S&W, 12 gauge, 7mm Mag, .30-30, etc. I think I'm pretty good on firepower. The precious metals are a little more difficult to calculate; however, given my statement of 4 months' worth, that gives me about $5K/month in current dollars.
The rest just seems expensive nonsense to most of us.