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I had a friend who actually started a business selling cricket flour. He did pretty well for himself back then.

What are you trying to say? Preparation is not dumb. Being conscious of dangers and preparing for problems is a smart thing to do. We have fire extinguishers and spare tires and life jackets, and generators and secondary parachutes and safety glasses because a little bit of preparedness can...

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I also have a spare tire in the back of my car.

I don't think you're totally wrong here. I did start this thread after my daily "reading the tea leaves", and hearing about the possibility that we might be about to start WW3. I was kind of down over that (because I prefer peace to war), and I thought I might write something humorous to vent...

I see this more as a "handle your own business" kind of thing. If someone gambles away all of their money, or spends it on drugs, or just lives beyond their means, is anyone else responsible for paying their rent for them? What if someone can't be bothered to get a job, but they need to eat -...

People go to the store and will actually complain if the flavor of chips they like is not stocked on the shelves. I've seen full on meltdowns occur by grown adults who found out that something they wanted to buy isn't available. Remember the fights that broke out over toilet paper not long...

Well, I'm not a communist. I don't think that other people have a claim over the things I own. If I buy a can of beans today, it doesn't belong to everyone tomorrow. In the same way, I don't lay claim to the things other people have. I wouldn't go help myself to other people's things - even...

Others have said it, but Steel Composite Material (SCM) will be a good option. It is heavier and cutting it takes some patience, but it'll do what you need it to do. Print what you need onto vinyl, laminate and apply just like you would onto ACM.

It looks like they have some kind of platform bolted to the top of that van. I wouldn't categorize that as safe, but at least they put some effort into getting a flat surface to work on. I'd give it a 4/10.

But, if you gave up your stockpile to keep them alive, doesn't that just mean you'll be starving alongside them once they eat through your supplies? In a situation like that, you have got to prioritize yourself and your family. Sure, banding together is good, but it has got to be a mutually...

Hey, I guess we'll find out, eh? I hope you're right!

Well, it is a fact that some day the paradigm that we live in will crumble. Perhaps not like Mad Max, and perhaps not in your lifetime, but a collapse is inevitable. And you would really have to have your head in the sand to not see current national and global events as alarming. I personally...

And you don't think that "Will you have someone trained in appraisals who can determine the value of guitars, batteries and gold teeth, and how big of a "Family starving, will do literally anything for food!" sign it will get them in trade?" It isn't a dad joke, true, but that is funny. It...

Awwe. And I cared so much about your opinion. Oh well.

Anyone have a favorite post apocalypse movie? Zombies, war, whatever...

How have you gotten this far in life without knowing how to recognize a joke?

Good question. The whole zombie thing throws a monkey-wrench into everything. Want a hammer? Fight your way to the store and take one. Want to get drunk? Fight your way to the liquor store and take whatever you want. I'm guessing that things like community and fresh food and a place where...

Gold has value because you can't just turn on a printer and crank out more of it. There is a limited supply of gold, and it takes effort to create. That is why it is money. Fiat is currency, not money. Of course, it all depends on how far we fall. If we go back to the stone age, gold is...

Oh, of course there will still be a need for signs! And think of all the possiblities! We won't have a steady supply or pretty much everything, so we'll get to improvise!