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Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by thegrim000 »

bob1029 wrote: post #60

I think the ultimate form of prepping is meal prepping. By regularly cooking batches of food, you automatically get a really good backup throughout. There are no extra steps required. The last place you want to be during a disaster is at the grocery store or stuck in traffic. At any moment I could go for at least two weeks without really worrying about food or how it would even be prepared. I've got a standby generat…

Going out searching for more food after 2 weeks just ensures you're placing yourself amongst people that haven't eaten in 2 weeks and are willing to do anything they need to in order to eat.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by RRWagner »

throwawayq3423 wrote: post #45
RRWagner wrote: post #34

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Do many people think that with their single assault rifle or other weap9n, that they would successfully defend against one or more truckloads of vandals looking to steal whatever they have stored up "self-sufficiently"? History seems to indicate that in the absence of law, those with the most people inside a fortified structure and position are the most likely to survive.

> History seems to indicate that in the absence of law, those with the most people inside a fortified structure and position are the most likely to survive. Source?

Every Roman fortification, medieval city & castle? Clarifying, compared to a single villager with a sword or even two.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by koonsolo »

cryptoegorophy wrote: post #7
wackget wrote: post #5

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Well, don't leave us hanging. What did they say?

Smartest thing would've been - move out of Ukraine. Shit went sideways long before borders got closed. There were plenty of red flags.

That depends on a lot of personal things. I remember a Ukrainian I personally know, leaving after the 2014 invasion.

When Russia was doing "exercises" at their border in 2022, I asked them in a meeting what they felt (guys living in Lviv). Most of them thought Russia would have done it in 2014 already, and now it didn't make much sense. Only 1 person responded he filled up his gas tank. But in the end, nobody left Lviv right after the invasion.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by koonsolo »

RRWagner wrote: post #34
pugworthy wrote: post #15

I've got a few high tech friends (and myself) that have slowly become more and more of the mindset to be self sufficient. Two things probably have made me initially think more about it. First, the predictions of a major subduction earthquake here in Oregon, and knowing I'd be somewhat on my own for a while after that. And the other thing is Burning Man, which has taught me about self sufficiency and how one can actua…

Do many people think that with their single assault rifle or other weap9n, that they would successfully defend against one or more truckloads of vandals looking to steal whatever they have stored up "self-sufficiently"? History seems to indicate that in the absence of law, those with the most people inside a fortified structure and position are the most likely to survive.

Survival is all about being prepared for all kinds of scenarios, adapting to the situation, and a ton of luck.

I rather have a few weapons, than no weapons at all.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by xomiachuna »

Have yet to read the whole thing, but skimming the outline and dipping my toes here and there made me believe this is indeed a valuable piece of knowledge - not some absurd "how to survive zombie apocalypse" but more like "how to be reasonably prepared for mundane disasters and try to avoid most of them in the first place". Guess I found my next read! Thanks

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by anticodon »

koonsolo wrote: post #64
anticodon wrote: post #54

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I work with plenty of people from Ukraine. And recently, someone went abroad. So it's definitely still possible.

Very unlikely. Men of ages 18-60 are forbidden to leave Ukraine since February 27 or 28 of 2022. Women cannot cross the border since 2023.

Of course, there should be some exceptions. For example, some people need to go abroad to bring Western supplied munitions, officials can leave to visit other countries, etc.

But almost 100% of the population cannot leave Ukraine under any circumstances.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by spaqin »

dghlsakjg wrote: post #53
tosapple wrote: post #30

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I think in the US legally they have to have a beacon while flying now, but my thought the other day was about them being parked/down.

It depends on a number of factors about legality, but the hardware to make a drone that doesn't have software forcing it to follow the law is cheap and plentiful. Its not particularly hard to get either, even with the drone ban. For ~$200 you can build a very good FPV drone that can carry a dangerous payload and travel at highway speeds. Another ~$200 buys you the video receiver and a controller. Drone warfare is ter…

Warfare yes, but that's all warfare that's terrifying. Similarly you can make a point that for $10 you can buy a knife that can be used in all different morbid crimes.

FPV drones as a fun hobby in the rest of the world has had, in the last 10 years since it became somewhat popular, a total of zero fatalities or serious injuries. Don't let the irrational fear guide you towards further unnecessary regulation that makes others' lives worse.

Re: Disaster planning for regular folks (2015)

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Post by kakacik »

spaqin wrote: post #69
dghlsakjg wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It depends on a number of factors about legality, but the hardware to make a drone that doesn't have software forcing it to follow the law is cheap and plentiful. Its not particularly hard to get either, even with the drone ban. For ~$200 you can build a very good FPV drone that can carry a dangerous payload and travel at highway speeds. Another ~$200 buys you the video receiver and a controller. Drone warfare is ter…

Warfare yes, but that's all warfare that's terrifying. Similarly you can make a point that for $10 you can buy a knife that can be used in all different morbid crimes. FPV drones as a fun hobby in the rest of the world has had, in the last 10 years since it became somewhat popular, a total of zero fatalities or serious injuries. Don't let the irrational fear guide you towards further unnecessary regulation that makes…

Regulations are coming whether regular Joe wants them or not. Drones had moved from toy hobby to dealing with weapons and explosives level of scrutiny and this is not reverting anytime soon.

I saw writing on the wall and donated in 2022 my dji drone to Ukrainian army, hopefully it was used well for defense of their homeland. I don't want to have a hobby that I need to do covertly and illegally, and last thing I want to do during vacations is dealing with bureaucracy.

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