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    Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

    I know there are probably some on here that have their plans in place to survive a disaster or whatever comes. I am asking you to think and comment on if you could truly survive long term if something happened where Power is gone,and not coming back,food and water would not be assured. What do you think you would do,and from a deeper perspective,could you actually pull it off. I personally would probably die within the first year,being older,and truth be told,I don't have the chops for long term wilderness survival.

    This might turn into a debate,and if so debate rules apply.
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    #2
    Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

    I live 3 miles from a nuke plant, I'd still have power.
    Potius mori quam foedari!

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      #3
      Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

      Right now? Maybe, but only because I have family in the area that is infinitely more adaptable than I am.
      life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.

      Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

      "But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."

      John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper

      "You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."

      Aslan, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis


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        #4
        Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

        No, I probably wouldn't survive. And zombies aside, I'm not sure I'd want to. I've read too much post-apocalyptic fiction. Taliesyn might be able to keep us going for a while, though.

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          #5
          Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

          I'm not sure. I would propably die in a year.
          I can't say anything because I haven't been ain a situation like that.
          It could be hard but I belive there's a lot of peopple who would survive.

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            #6
            Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

            Depends. I'm super sensitive to chemicals and stuff so I don't think I'd survive THAT kind of fallout.

            I can survive in wilderness though, easy. Well, not easy I guess, but probably better than most people. I can forage and identify plants (I'm a bit better with ones on the West Coast of Canada but I know enough here to survive. I can build shelter and a fire and know how to protect against dampness. I own a few fur coats for the winter (which, despite what people say, is the only thing that will keep you really warm at -15 Celsius when you're 110 lbs unless you're doing some sort of vigorous sport). I know how to trap animals.

            We're actually in a really good place here. While the big rivers and lakes aren't drinkable, the city is totally surrounded by running water. We have an abundance of plant life and fruit trees planted years back. We have an overpopulation of rabbits and wild boar. I think a lot of European cities are actually ideal, because most were built up before modern life happened and are situated in order to get water, have protection, grow and forage food, near good hunting areas, etc. Despite the modern age most of them still maintain a lot of their advantages. Berlin would even have good access to farmed food without modern stuff. Some of the farmlands around here still use traditional methods, especially around spreewald, where they're all naturally irrigated with canals and such.

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              #7
              Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

              Yup - I could. But it's more work than I generally like to do.
              Still, it's likely to be better than being dead.
              I think.

              If you want to survive in the wild, I recommend that you come here - every thing you'd want, thousands of acres of trees, wildlife so abundant we have to hire people to keep it under control (everybody around here who drives has bagged at least one deer while bumper hunting).

              The only bad thing is that the soil is crap. And it gets chilly in the winter.

              Other than that, I'll be dining on walleye, venison, and 'coon, while you-all are scrounging for food in cat food cans...
              Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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                #8
                Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                lol speak for yourself! I'll be dining on wild boar and rabbit! Maybe even some venison as well.

                plus we have a decent climate and soil for growing veggies, and I know how. and an abundance of berries, tree fruit, nettles (when boiled they taste like spinach), mushrooms and other wild plants.

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                  #9
                  Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                  Originally posted by B. de Corbin View Post
                  And it gets chilly in the winter.
                  Thank you, Captain Understatement. roflmao

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                    #10
                    Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                    We had a power outage here in October for 24 hours,and in some areas it lasted 7 days..It was hard for me even though it was only 24 hours. It does remind one of just how dependent we are on our electricity.
                    MAGIC is MAGIC,black OR white or even blood RED

                    all i ever wanted was a normal life and love.
                    NO TERF EVER WE belong Too.
                    don't stop the tears.let them flood your soul.




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                    my new page here,let me know what you think.


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                      #11
                      Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                      Originally posted by Omidottir View Post
                      Thank you, Captain Understatement. roflmao
                      I'm moving up in life. I used to be Captain Underpants.
                      Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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                        #12
                        Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                        Originally posted by B. de Corbin View Post
                        Yup - I could. But it's more work than I generally like to do.
                        Still, it's likely to be better than being dead.
                        I think.

                        If you want to survive in the wild, I recommend that you come here - every thing you'd want, thousands of acres of trees, wildlife so abundant we have to hire people to keep it under control (everybody around here who drives has bagged at least one deer while bumper hunting).

                        The only bad thing is that the soil is crap. And it gets chilly in the winter.

                        Other than that, I'll be dining on walleye, venison, and 'coon, while you-all are scrounging for food in cat food cans...
                        Yes I think so, survive that is. I can hunt and fish as well as find my way in the woods. I grew up camping (not in an RV) in a tent and know how to make shelters as many other necessary outdoor skill sets.
                        My plan is to head north(well in the general area of you)so thanks for the invite Corbin.
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                          #13
                          Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                          Originally posted by Monk View Post
                          My plan is to head north(well in the general area of you)so thanks for the invite Corbin.
                          BYOGW&A (bring your own guns, women, and ammo)
                          Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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                            #14
                            Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                            Originally posted by B. de Corbin View Post
                            BYOGW&A (bring your own guns, women, and ammo)
                            Always do. Heck I'll even show you were the fish are and how to catchem.
                            Gargoyles watch over me...I can hear them snicker in the dark.


                            Pull the operating handle (which protrudes from the right side of the receiver) smartly to the rear and release it.

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                              #15
                              Re: Aftermath..Question:Could you really survive.

                              If it comes to surviving,they would probably put me on an ice flow,and set me adrift with no paddle.
                              MAGIC is MAGIC,black OR white or even blood RED

                              all i ever wanted was a normal life and love.
                              NO TERF EVER WE belong Too.
                              don't stop the tears.let them flood your soul.




                              sigpic

                              my new page here,let me know what you think.


                              nothing but the shadow of what was

                              witchvox
                              http://www.witchvox.com/vu/vxposts.html

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