What SHTF scenarios do you prepare for the most?

[Bunny]

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[Great-Kazoo]

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[Sawin]

Bio. Only a matter of time . Our huge population, air travel, and nasty bugs- natural mutation/ man made fuck up. Black Plague killed 50% of Europe in 4 years. Spanish Flu pandemic killed 5% of the world. We lost more to flu than to those prick Germans. Another flu with a crazy cytokine response and there goes 300 million of the strongest of the herd. Something's gonna happen.

I agree this is likely, coupled with the ever-increasing resistance to antibiotics... previously minor infections and ailments that used to be curable in a matter of days, are already starting to kill patients again. http://video.foxnews.com/v/2673703168001/cdc-to-release-new-report-on-antibiotic-resistance/

However, that's not exactly the kind of thing you can plan for, other than being a recluse and avoiding contact with others. I think most of us already do that to one degree or another...but even if a huge bug were to take hold of a population, it's unlikely everything in society would break-down quickly because of it.

I still prepare more for a generalized "supply chain" disruption, where grocery stores are not stocked quickly enough for the masses... by simply keeping a few weeks or months worth of food on hand, you're way ahead of the herd. Then by having the means to protect those supplies, you're again, better prepared.

[Skip]

IMHO...

The most likely disaster is the economy shutting down or USD imploding--the economy is a house of cards. While this would be bad for all states, I think it's worse in states like ours where we have more population than agriculture and a government that has tried to shut down energy production.

In a black/grey market, there is only so much of tangible value that can be traded--you need to create tangible value to keep folks alive.

Then you have Denver which presents all sorts of interesting challenges in such an environment. The density combined with the entitlement mentality is a disaster. Imagine a transitional period where the markets just didn't work and the banks were closed. Maybe that lasts a couple of weeks. In Denver that's a complete disaster. In other parts of the state, folks would help each other out and make it through. But the chaos from Denver would spill out and who knows how far it would go?

We always look externally for doom and disaster; asteroids, disease, war. But I think the seeds of what ends America have already been sown. We seem content to let our leadership water and nurture these seeds so I don't see things changing.

If we had solid state leadership, they would be doing everything they could to firewall us from DC right now. To include a massive budget surplus (rainy day fund) and stockpiling food, medicine, etc... They could start looking at ways to establish and protect a post-USD marketplace (because you can't stop it) to prevent crime and create growth. And above all, they should be getting as many people off of welfare/entitlements. Just returning the mindset of self-sufficiency would be a huge advantage and keep people alive.

Just my thoughts... I'm sure some "new thinker" will come along shortly to tell me the economy is great because the DOW is flirting with 16,0000 (again) and they just bought a new truck (on credit).

[spleify]

JM Ver 2.1............

[cstone]

One of the best things about living within 10 miles of the Zero Mile Stone in DC... No need to prepare for a nuclear war.

I will agree, another flu like pandemic will bring a dose of reality to the world. Last thing I read, the Spanish Flu made the jump to humans in Kansas where it went to Ft Riley into troops preparing to ship out for the Great War. It can start anywhere and once it gets moving, hunker down and deal with it, because with or without Obamacare, tens of millions will die.

Rather than preparing for any specific event, prepare to be flexible. Having skills to make use of available resources and forming groups of mutual assistance before they are tested in crisis would be my suggestion.

[ruthabagah]

Bio. Only a matter of time . Our huge population, air travel, and nasty bugs- natural mutation/ man made fuck up. Black Plague killed 50% of Europe in 4 years. Spanish Flu pandemic killed 5% of the world. We lost more to flu than to those prick Germans. Another flu with a crazy cytokine response and there goes 300 million of the strongest of the herd. Something's gonna happen.

This^^^. Overpopulation is going to create new strands of bugs. government and authorities will collapse and it will be survival of the fittest.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

JM Ver 2.1............

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[Delfuego]

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[Wulf202]

Your much more likely to have a personal disaster than a large one.

Job loss
Death of a loved one
Structure fire
Major medical issue
Actually having to meet ronin
Etc