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To: JRandomFreeper
I was under the impression that those who self identify as "preppers" are preparing for some big eventuality or set of eventualities that they anticipate may occur in the near future. The people I have spoken with or hear about think that everything is going to come undone in a cataclysmic event. (economic collapse, solar storm, pandemic, meteor, foreign invasion, nuclear war, zombies, etc...)

Other than a meteor, I just don't see any of that happening or having a long term effect more than a couple months.

I am on board with planning for any eventuality but I think the effort you put in should be proportional to the likelyhood of the event occurring and the impact it would ultimately have.

That is why I don't self identify as a "prepper". Although I feel I am reasonably self sufficient and prepared for anything that is likely to happen.

49 posted on 12/19/2012 3:36:55 PM PST by nitzy (You can avoid reality but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.)
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To: nitzy
I was under the impression that those who self identify as "preppers" are preparing for some big eventuality or set of eventualities that they anticipate may occur in the near future.

You must own a television.

I prepare for things that will happen in the future, just like they have happened in the past.

I've been under a National Weather Service wind advisory all day. Sometimes that means trees down, open roofs, broken windows. Thankfully, not today, so far. But if it did happen, you would bet I would consider it a major event in my life.

I try not to pick up sterotypes from the media. They can be very, very wrong and simple-minded.

/johnny

50 posted on 12/19/2012 3:45:36 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: nitzy
“I was under the impression that those who self identify as “preppers” are preparing for some big eventuality or set of eventualities that they anticipate may occur in the near future.”

I may have a hurricane any time from the middle of June through October. There definitely will be hurricanes - whether they come my way is not known. The last one was Ike barreling through here. I have to be prepared to go many days without power and all that entails. People who don't do that end up waiting in line for water and MREs. No, thanks, I'll take care of myself. My preparing for a period of time without power puts me in the “prepper” category - I don't care.

51 posted on 12/19/2012 4:16:47 PM PST by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Galt is freedom.)
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To: nitzy
was under the impression that those who self identify as “preppers” are preparing for some big eventuality or set of eventualities that they anticipate may occur in the near future. The people I have spoken with or hear about think that everything is going to come undone in a cataclysmic event. (economic collapse, solar storm, pandemic, meteor, foreign invasion, nuclear war, zombies, etc...)
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Now see, that there is what they call a stereo type. Just how many “preppers” do you know? Did you per chance “hear” about them from TV?

There ain't no such thing as a prepper - that's just some fancy word made up that some people like to use to sneer at people.

I won't speak for others, but me I'm just a farm gal at heart. Practicing things I learned from Granny and Grandpa, passing it on to my kids and grandkids. It just so happens that we have tornadoes all the time, and storms that regularly interrupt electrical service.

We have even had snow so deep and often that school was called off for 2 months, because the buses couldn't run. Now we either have to be able to deal with that or curl up in a fetal position, suck our thumbs, and succumb, or we can deal with it in the same spirit as our ancestors.

Brave people who faced danger to come to the new world, and moved west and dealt with the hand they drew. That ain't prepping, that's living.

Now that we are all so much more scientific, someone may believe that there's an asteroid in their future. Those people worried about financial collapse-it has happened to many countries. Think the USA is immune?

Did you know that the US Government went broke(had a cash flow problem whatever you want to call it)? Yep they did. JP Morgan bailed out the USA government(after he bought out Carnegie's Company).

That's why U.S. Steel didn't get the same trust-busting treatment that Standard Oil got. Of course there was that little problem FDR had too.

He confiscated the gold gave every one some US Dollars in exchange. Then immediately devalued the dollar by about 40%-can you say screwed the USA citizens?

Now, all my life I have said don't bet against the US economy, companies, and workers. I still say that-bet on the USA. On the other hand, it just wouldn't be intelligent not to hedge that bet.

Can't blame people for wanting to figure out ahead of time what's coming and how to deal with life's little curve balls. At least you have covered some of your bases.

Well, that's how I see it. It's still a pretty free country out here in the rural areas of flyover country. And we still have a lot of people who like to be self sufficient and independent. Don't want to deal with certain problems cause you think it won't or can't happen?.

Well study a little bit about normalcy bias, and make sure you really want to take the chance that nothing like some of those problems will ever happen.

If you are 100% convinced it is not a problem, then don't, but somewhere down the line, you may hear the words “I told you so, grasshopper”.

52 posted on 12/19/2012 9:12:22 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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