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What is it with the BBC? Guess the POMEs just can't get enough of American folks being prepared...
Americans get set for disaster day If there was ever a major disaster in northern Virginia, Chuck Izzo's house is Greenville is where you would want to be. Tucked away in his pantry are enough tinned food and water to last for two months. In the basement an inverter hums quietly, charging batteries that could easily power most of his three-story home's lights and appliances for nine hours. And for when that runs out, he has a wood-burning stove with a two-month supply of fuel pellets so he can cook and heat the whole house. Mr Izzo is a "prepper", one of a growing number of Americans who are preparing their homes and families to survive a major disaster they believe could arrive at any time. "We realise the frailty of infrastructure so if it fails, we're prepared to deal with a crisis like that," he explains. "It could be electricity, it could be a medical emergency. It could be something caused by a man-made disaster or a natural disaster." While there have always been people who have anticipated and prepared for disaster, "prepping" as a discernable movement has emerged only in the last 18 months, with the growth of online prepper networks and blogs. Since its inception just 15 months ago, the American Preppers Network and its associated state networks now get more than 5,000 hits a day. Preppers debate issues like whether to "bug-in" or "bug-out" (to evacuate or stay when disaster strikes) and more mundane matters like gardening tips. Blogs such as The Survival Mom and Suburban Prepper give tips on preserving and growing food, discuss the pros and cons of having a gun, and offer advice on ham radio. "There are a lot of people out there who feel the same way as I do, but don't know that there's others out there like them, so it's the prepper networks that provide that online community for people to come together online and talk with each other," says Matt Jarvis, the man behind The Prepper Podcast. From his bedroom in rural Kentucky, Mr Jarvis records and posts his weekly conversations with other preppers and survival experts. the rest of the store is at the linky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8587464.stm |
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Mr Jarvis is 22 and still lives with his parents, yet he has put aside three months' worth of food and water, plus other supplies, in case disaster strikes.
He is most worried about hurricanes after one destroyed many of the houses on his street two years ago, but economic collapse and terrorism are also concerns. He acknowledges it is unusual for someone of his age to be thinking so much about potential disasters, and putting hard-earned money into preparing for something that may never come. That hard earned money should be in the stock market right??? Better get in on the "ground floor" to reap those stellar returns. T |
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Why would these guys let them run their names in the paper? Surprised they didn't list the address too...
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If you are 22 year old male and still sponging the parents, you might as well go get a pedicure because you have no freaking balls and are a girl anyway.:smokin:
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No doubt, 22 and at home...guess things have changed quite a bit from my day. I was out the door withing weeks of graduating high school and so were most of my peers.
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"discuss the pros and cons of having a gun,"
There are cons?? :dontknow: |
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That con is - you should always own more than one! |
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here's the link: http://www.americanpreppersnetwork.com/
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Mom and Dad will be sponging off Jarvis if TSHTF.
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What the hell is he doing living with his parents at 22yrs old? He should act like an adult and waste money on an overpriced rental, or better yet, show how responsible he is and get a half million buck mortgage on the verge of the greatest financial collapse in history.
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When my HS graduation was ended and the caps were thrown into the air, I left the hall, got in my car and never looked back. CC |
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I joined the Marines at 17 and left 11 days after graduation, but times have changed now. You can't run out and find a job like you could then. Housing is a lot more expensive, as is almost everything else.
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Before it's over, you will again have four generations living under one roof, just like it was a hundred years ago.
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SPLC will be all over this; are we racists yet? |
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