This, is why you prepare for the unexpected:

[hatidua]

All too often, I think the term "prepper" gets tossed around by those who have some kind of misguided Mad Max fantasy. Sometimes, events we might not expect can make that extra weeks' worth of food come in awfully handy:

"Lyons, a small town of 2,000 near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, was cut off by what city officials described as a 500-year flood."

They took to Facebook to urge residents to prepare for up to three days on their own."We ask you to conserve resources during this time," the city said. "We are currently not able to get water or food into the town."

[Dave]

My wife saw FB posts from there that people were already begging for aid as they had no food, clean water or medicines in their house. I guess a large area there has sewage backed into the water supply.

[asmo]

Must not be a lot of "potential domestic terrorists" up there. You know the kind that prep for things by keeping food and water in their homes.

[StagLefty]

My first consideration in being a prepper is for natural events like today.l

[hatidua]

My wife saw FB posts from there that people were already begging for aid as they had no food, clean water or medicines in their house.

Woe be unto the person who had things squared away in terms of spare water/food and the overwhelmed neighbors find out about their provisions...

[Irving]

Woe be unto the person who had things squared away in terms of spare water/food and the overwhelmed neighbors find out about their provisions...

This just in, all pot-lucks have been cancelled in Lyons, CO this weekend.

[Great-Kazoo]

My wife saw FB posts from there that people were already begging for aid as they had no food, clean water or medicines in their house. I guess a large area there has sewage backed into the water supply.

Yep, they suggest a 3 min boil then cool. hahha, they have no power, gas turned off. OOPS. I heard a lady from "Lyons estates" on michael brown saying "
we have no power, no phone etc" SO WHAT IS SHE DOING?? Sitting on HOLD, on her cell waiting to get through to a radio talk show, PRIORITIES. Oh yeah can you put me through first, my battery is dying

[buffalobo]

Yep, they suggest a 3 min boil then cool. hahha, they have no power, gas turned off. OOPS. I heard a lady from "Lyons estates" on michael brown saying "
we have no power, no phone etc" SO WHAT IS SHE DOING?? Sitting on HOLD, on her cell waiting to get through to a radio talk show, PRIORITIES. Oh yeah can you put me through first, my battery is dying

Good thing is, in serious shtf, after 2 weeks, won't have to worry about her or those like her.

Sent from my electronic ball and chain.

[streetglideok]

All too often, I think the term "prepper" gets tossed around by those who have some kind of misguided Mad Max fantasy. Sometimes, events we might not expect can make that extra weeks' worth of food come in awfully handy:

"Lyons, a small town of 2,000 near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, was cut off by what city officials described as a 500-year flood."

They took to Facebook to urge residents to prepare for up to three days on their own."We ask you to conserve resources during this time," the city said. "We are currently not able to get water or food into the town."


Why I avoid the term "shtf". Preparing for emergency situations is a more correct term, and not as radical and offensive. Preparing for emergencies, in particular weather emergencies will get you closer to where you need to be, than being armed for zombies.

[funkfool]

I'm not a "prepper".... I'm an emergency planner.