Being prepared to stop bleeding or ward off hunger or thirst for a while is not any crazier than having a spare tire or carrying a weapon. All of these help to deal with a possible problem. If you have any sort of accident and no one's around, cell phone doesn't work, those supplies will look good!
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OC for ME
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With this:How would you respond to this if you saw it in the middle of your street?
Gotta move this to the Social Lounge, just gotta.
Have one in the basement.
Unless you are in the basement too that would be like having a gun at home while you are out.
OTOH - wonder if speed dial would work.......:lol:
OC for ME
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You do know that these things are purported to be able to walk up, and even down, stairs. Ikeep "him" in the basement cuz I got HOA nazis always on the watch for "unauthorized" lawn decorations.
EMNofSeattle
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I'd throw down all my weapons, the predator won't kill unarmed people. Or kneecap myself because they won't hunt cripples. Apparently they have sportsmans ethics
molonlabe821
Regular Member
ED-209.
and lmao @ 1st reply.. "tactical wheelbarrow"
and lmao @ 1st reply.. "tactical wheelbarrow"
Man o' man. Don't know about you, but I'm not going to share a cell with Big Bubba in the hopes that he will be gentle with me either :uhoh:
EMNofSeattle
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Man o' man. Don't know about you, but I'm not going to share a cell with Big Bubba in the hopes that he will be gentle with me either :uhoh:
Haven't you seen the movies? in the first one the predator never kills the unarmed hostage rescuees, only the armed soldiers protecting them. in the second movie a predator decides not to kill an armed police officer because she's pregnant.
they have a strict code of honor, and besides, if you've watched all the movies, your chances are much better trying not to shoot them anyway.
How do you tell a bad apple/rogue predator (who have no honor) from the good ones who act in accordance with their code. Do the bg's wear [strike]badges[/strike] identification or sumthin'? (whooops - sorry John)
You wanna take point?
My philosophy for SHTF? Be on the back side of the fan. I'm in a region where it will be difficult to get home if there's a major earthquake that destroys our freeway systems. However, we have enough camping supplies onhand to survive a few days, weeks even, and walking distance to stores if need be.
As far as buggin' out? Puhleeze. Seattle's like top 3 for traffic. There will be no buggin' out here. Plus, I'm within a 50 mile radius of Bangor and Everett Naval Stations, and 75 mile radius for Ft. Lewis, so any military strikes will pretty much destroy our area.
As far as buggin' out? Puhleeze. Seattle's like top 3 for traffic. There will be no buggin' out here. Plus, I'm within a 50 mile radius of Bangor and Everett Naval Stations, and 75 mile radius for Ft. Lewis, so any military strikes will pretty much destroy our area.
EMNofSeattle
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However, you're close to the foot of the Cascade mountains, if you and the fam are in reasonable physical shape, you could probably make it into the mountains in 1 day of hiking roughly following 522 past monroe...
We'd go over the pipeline likely, then cross over to Stevens Pass following the powerlines. I'd head for that neck of the woods. Lots of lakes that are hidden up there. Take the train tunnel through to the other side, hang out in the orchards in Leavenworth/Cashmere area.
EMNofSeattle
Regular Member
which tunnel? the old cascade tunnel via the Wellington sight on the Iron Goat trail? or the modern cascade tunnel?
I suppose it depends upon weather. I wouldn't want to travel Stevens pass in the winter, in March of 1910 the deadliest avalanche in US history killed over 90 people in a small town called Wellington on the pass. that's where the Iron Goat trail now passes. I would try to follow the transmission lines out by Duvall out south, then risk a brief hike through Carnation and take the John Wayne Trail (Iron Horse State Park) out over Snoqualmie. if during the winter that is. I wouldn't want to cross Stevens pass between November and May....
We-the-People
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Stores? Really? If any part of your plan post SHTF includes going to the store to pick up what you need....you need a new plan!
Stores will be magnets for those who are desperate and have not prepared. They aren't going to be open after such an event thought they are likely to be be looted and bare shelves in mere hours after such a cataclysmic event as an earthquake that shuts down all freeway systems. Just look at the experiences on the east coast before a major storm. People run the stores and empty them of things that they should have had on hand already. BASICS like food, snow shovels, etc.
EMNofSeattle
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or the owners and their buddies will be set up on the roof with rifles and shoot anyone who attempts to loot the place.
We-the-People
Regular Member
Ah yes, the LA riots situation in which stores guarded by owners with defensive rifles were spared the looting experienced in unguarded stores. California took care of that though with all their ridiculous new anti-gun laws.
EMNofSeattle
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well remember, California is a state run by leftist idealouges...
actually the AWB in california was passed in 1989. the riots were in 1992. from what I understand a korean radio station actually illegally broadcasted at full power speaking in korean asking for koreans around the country to help... from what I've read I think many of the "evil assault weapons" were actually brought in by koreans from Nevada who came in to assist their sister community in LA
no koreans were ever prosecuted on any charges as a result of the armed defense of K-town
We-the-People
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I believe the AWB in CA didn't affect those who already had them and registered them. My father had a "pre ban" Colt AR15 and when he passed my mother gave it to the local PD (arrrrgh) but he was a cop and they said they would put it to good use so she gave it to them. Along with 40 and 30 round mags, case, 4x scope, etc.
They may have been grandfathered AR's on those roof tops.