Preps becoming more prevalant? There's something in the air?
 

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or not, but I've been noticing a greater increase in talk of stockpiling and preparations even among people who normally don't think in that direction.

Some church-going folk I know that used to intimate that preparing showed a lack of faith have changed their tune and now see making preparations as the wise and faithful thing to do. In fact, I'm seeing a lot of religious folk feeling spiritually prodded to make preparations.

On message boards related to various topics that have nothing to do with gold, survival or anything of the sort, I'm noticing preparation threads in the off topic sections.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is there something in the air? Are the more sensitive of the people that might be called "main stream" starting to pick up on something?

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I seen it on some christians boards. And I wasn't a prepper until earlier this year. I just had the feeling I should.

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I seen it on some christians boards. And I wasn't a prepper until earlier this year. I just had the feeling I should.

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Good to see you posting again Nuts! Absolutely more casual social expressions of anxiety and foreboding with the people I bump into. The social mask is cracking on everyone now. You can see it in their eyes. They are not generally taking any real action of preparation. They don't have a clue how bad it is becoming yet. Still frozen in denial and disbelief. They won't believe it until teevee tells them to.

:wavey: we are surrounded by sheeple

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I haven't noticed it, but then again I'm in NY, and not upstate NY. These people are screwed :rolleyes_m: I will be too, if I don't get out of here, but I'm workin on it...

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There's lots of unoccupied homes north of the bronx ... come on up.

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You would think with all that is going on in the world, people would finally take their collective heads out of their butts, face reality, and prepare for unforeseen things that could happen to them. But nope, haven't seen or heard a single person, not one, express any concern for their future welfare, even in light of events such as Katrina or 9/11.

On top of all this, I haven't even heard one person at work express any concern over what's happening in the financial sector either, since this whole cluster started a couple of months ago. Nothing, nada, it's like nothing is amiss. I'm truely flabbergasted, that their financial wellbeing may very well be slipping through their fingers and they seem to be completely ignorant of it.

But I will tell you one thing, don't waste your time or breath trying to convince people that the future is going to be very different than the past they have known and it's a good idea to prepare for that future. All that that concern for them will bring you is ridicule and accusations that you're a Chicken Little. Either a person "gets it" or they don't. Keep you mouth closed, and continue to prepare as best you can. You WILL be glad you did. As for the people who do not or will not prepare, well they made their bed and someday they will have to lie in it.

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Not me. If I need anything I'll run down to the local Safeway grocery store...where food comes from....

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just heard on the radio this morning, the city of LA is recommending all citizens have a preparedness kit, for "earthquakes and other disasters"... very worrisome.

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Funny that you ask...!
I just saw a thread on a car message board that I frequent where someone posted the top 30 tips on being prepared for an emergency (by FEMA).

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My preps, A pile of pm's and cash. A few bottles of water, my passport and I'm off to Canada to catch a flight somewhere else. Will decide when I get there.

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yeah, it seems it's all the rage, check this warning out for people living in Sydney from a few months back...

Sydneysiders urged to pack 'survival bags'

Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:40am AEST

What's in a Go Bag?

The City of Sydney Council says the Go Bag should be filled with essentials including toilet paper and water. (City of Sydney Council: Supplied)

* Map: Sydney 2000
* Related Link: City of Sydney Council

Sydney residents have been told to prepare a survival bag in case of a serious emergency such as a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.

In a new campaign, the City of Sydney Council is urging people to put together a "go-bag" for emergencies, containing items such as maps, energy bars, a radio, a first aid kit, and important documents.

The council says it is important that people think about the localised effects of emergencies, and prepare a personal plan.

The Council's acting chief executive, Garry Harding, says people need to prepare for a serious incident like a terror attack.

"You can't ignore what's happened overseas, you know we're all aware of that," he said.

"The City of Sydney has done an enormous amount of work in being prepared for an incident like that.

"Things like CCTV cameras - we've expanded our network considerably - by about 50 per cent, so we're doing a lot of work in that area."

But the council's push for emergency survival bags has come under attack from within its own ranks.

Deputy Lord Mayor Chris Harris says the go-bag idea is part of a campaign funded by the Federal Government.

He says it is an example of using fear politics.

"This is another, yet another campaign, that basically injects more fear into our lives and that's just the way that the Federal Government has operated for many years," he said.

"I'm just disappointed that the City of Sydney has been sucked into something like this."
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So how many packs would you need to pack? What if your kids went to different schools, you'd need pack one for home, one for your spouse and maybe one each for the kids...do they need to carry them with them at all times?

This warning was areal wakeup call, it's either very cynical politics, or were moments away from that knock on the door by the Gestapo...

:smokin:

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I posted about this about a year ago that Ex pres's Clinton and Bush have been pushing a website to get ready. That seemed very worrisome to me!!!!

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Being in Louisiana, and this being the 2nd anniversary of KATRINA, some valuable lessons are in order:

1. DO NOT EXPECT Gub'mint will be there for you, it might have its hands full with the emergency so they are expecting you to be able to take care of yourself.

2. DO NOT EXPECT Law and Order to remain if Gub'mint has their hands full.

3. DO NOT EXPECT the supply line (RETAIL Stores) to be fully stocked, WAL MART only keeps enough inventory on shelf for immediate use and need, the supply line and inventory replacement depends upon trucks and trains to move, if they ain't moving, you ain't gettin! WAL MART had to restock out of Oklahoma after KATRINA! Food and consumables became scarce for months due to Rita hitting the West and Katrina in the East! :banghead:

4. DO NOT EXPECT electricity to resume if a widespread emergency hits, some areas were 6 months without power!

Take care of yourself because if you don't nobody else will.

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I'm seeing it too. Warnings official and casual and taken seriously by many.

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I live in a sparsely populated rural area and our local newspaper,a weekly is published on Wednesdays. Today's issue stated "Today we will have the first installment of a five part series on disaster preparedness".

Makes you wonder.

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That's awesome! :applause_

I wish my newspaper would run stories like that, instead of filling the paper with standard TT/Reuters stuff and decadent reviews of rock-concerts full of guitar playing junkies.

:musicus:

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There was a big storm here a while ago. Suddenly everyone who stocked up and prepared for emergencies turned from freaks into good citizens.

Afterwards everyone was saying how people all need to be prepared for events like that.

I hope this attitude speads across the whole country before any serious nation wide disaster happens.

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Today I received in the mail a little pamphlet about emergency preparedness, from some "concerned citizens" of our town. Apparerently, they are having a meeting on Sept. 19th...

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I've definitely seen more interest the last couple of years. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say they feel like they're in Germany just before WWII. The number of people who realize we're in some big trouble is growing.

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:rolleyes_m: I wish that were true in my area...but no go...total ignorance.

Co-workers still buying brand new fuel guzzling trucks and SUVs by the dozens...bragging about what great deals they got.

Not one out of every hundred people I know have got a clue,or do they care to.
Start talking preparedness and they think you are whacked out of your mind.

No one at my church is worried...they are oblivious also...sad.

I gave it up...let them starve.

:rolleyes_m::rolleyes_m::rolleyes_m:

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Notice how none of the gooberment or civic organization "get prepared" websites ever mention a means by which to defend your family?

I think the gooberment wants people to be just a little prepared. Three days or a week at the most. Just like in New Orleans, the gooberment doesn't want to deal with people who are really prepared. This way when the storm troopers say "move it". The sheeple will go.

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I live in southern NH, a little to close to Boston for me, but thats where the work is. I have at least three months worth of food and enough ammo to hold me a while. What I get worried about is the family and neighbors, what to do when they come knocking? My current plan is to make up a little kit of food for the people I trust anf tell them they have got to get thier buts in gear to start taking care of themselves. I know my wife will want to let her sucking sound of a sister stay with us and suck our supplies. I have told everyone I trust to think about taking care of themselves in the case of an emergency but NO ONE listens.