Flooding

I hope those of you folks who are fortunate to not experience this disaster will realize how important it is to be prepared at all times. Not to freak anyone out, but it is critical to ensure that one has enough,
  1. Water to last a week (or longer if possible). Make sure the amount of water used for washing and cooking is also in your consideration.
  2. Food to last a week (jerky, canned foods, dried fruits, etc.). BTW, for the diet conscious folks; fatty foods are best for survival if one can get their hands on them.
  3. Medicine (First Aid Kits). One can get small kits for about $30 that includes all the necessary essentials. Consider having something similar to the TacPacks .
  4. Some really good flashlights (or torches as most of you folks say). I highly recommend Surefire .
The above list is a must for anyone.

For the ones who are more equal than others make sure that there is a stockpile of
  1. Firearms, and
  2. Ammunition
Yes, the pen is definitely mightier than the sword... till a sword is needed.

Often people say that if a disaster takes place, then they will just get in a car and leave. In MOST CASES (i.e. unless one has to evacuate) this is the worst thing one can do. I'd rather be dug in an area that I know intimately than be in an area where I am not familiar with. As an example most attacks in Iraq target convoys that are outside the Green Zone. In a disaster, your home is your Green Zone.

BTW, it does not take much of a natural or man-made cause to turn an event into a disaster. Just look at where you reside and see how many jails are around a 100km radius. You get the picture.
 
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LagunaBeachCA said:
I hope those of you folks who are fortunate to not experience this disaster will realize how important it is to be prepared at all times. Not to freak anyone out, but it is critical to ensure that one has enough,
  1. Water to last a week (or longer if possible). Make sure the amount of water used for washing and cooking also in your consideration.
  2. Food to last a week (jerky, canned foods, dried fruits, etc.). BTW, for the diet concious folks; fatty foods are best for survival if one can get their hands on them.
  3. Medicine (First Aid Kits). One can get small kits for about $30 that includes all the necessary essentials. Consider having something similar to the TacPacks .
  4. Some really good flashlights (or torches as most of you folks say). I highly recommend Surefire .
The above list is a must for anyone.

For the ones who are more equal than others make sure that there is a stockpile of
  1. Guns, and
  2. Bullets
Yes, the pen is definitely mightier than the sword... till a sword is needed.

Often people say that if a disaster takes place, then they will just get in a car and leave. In MOST CASES (i.e. unless one has to evacuate) this is the worst thing one can do. I'd rather be dug in an area that I know intimately than be in an area where I am not familiar with. As an example most attacks in Iraq target convoys that are outside the Green Zone. In a disaster, your home is your Green Zone.

BTW, it does not take much of a natural or man-made cause to turn an event into a disaster. Just look at where you reside and see how many jails are around a 100km radius. You get the picture.
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Just pointing out that guns are illegal here (and why the hell I'd want one except maybe to kill the odd rat I don't know:roll: ). As I'm typing I've got no running water and Gloucester just down the road has no power or running water. Dunno what all the fuss is about with most people though I do think they should evacuate old folks and children.
 
LagunaBeachCA said:
For the ones who are more equal than others make sure that there is a stockpile of
  1. Firearms, and
  2. Ammunition
Yes, the pen is definitely mightier than the sword... till a sword is needed.

Often people say that if a disaster takes place, then they will just get in a car and leave. In MOST CASES (i.e. unless one has to evacuate) this is the worst thing one can do. I'd rather be dug in an area that I know intimately than be in an area where I am not familiar with. As an example most attacks in Iraq target convoys that are outside the Green Zone. In a disaster, your home is your Green Zone.

BTW, it does not take much of a natural or man-made cause to turn an event into a disaster. Just look at where you reside and see how many jails are around a 100km radius. You get the picture.
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LB, you know I love ya man, but we're talking about a flood not an invasion.

First half of your message - sound advice. Good words.

Re: the second part.... que!?! I am not expecting any meltdowns of law and order in the UK over some flooding and I think people are pretty safe in that assumption!


On a separate note, anyone here affected?

This is some scary stuff:
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LagunaBeachCA said:
I hope those of you folks who are fortunate to not experience this disaster will realize how important it is to be prepared at all times. Not to freak anyone out, but it is critical to ensure that one has enough,
  1. Water to last a week (or longer if possible). Make sure the amount of water used for washing and cooking is also in your consideration.
  2. Food to last a week (jerky, canned foods, dried fruits, etc.). BTW, for the diet conscious folks; fatty foods are best for survival if one can get their hands on them.
  3. Medicine (First Aid Kits). One can get small kits for about $30 that includes all the necessary essentials. Consider having something similar to the TacPacks .
  4. Some really good flashlights (or torches as most of you folks say). I highly recommend Surefire .
The above list is a must for anyone.

For the ones who are more equal than others make sure that there is a stockpile of
  1. Firearms, and
  2. Ammunition
Yes, the pen is definitely mightier than the sword... till a sword is needed.

Often people say that if a disaster takes place, then they will just get in a car and leave. In MOST CASES (i.e. unless one has to evacuate) this is the worst thing one can do. I'd rather be dug in an area that I know intimately than be in an area where I am not familiar with. As an example most attacks in Iraq target convoys that are outside the Green Zone. In a disaster, your home is your Green Zone.

BTW, it does not take much of a natural or man-made cause to turn an event into a disaster. Just look at where you reside and see how many jails are around a 100km radius. You get the picture.
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Are you one of those crazies we see on documentaries here who live their life in a constant state of preparation for war/martial law?!
 
agentundercover said:
Are you one of those crazies we see on documentaries here who live their life in a constant state of preparation for war/martial law?!
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Hey! pipe down there. LB's a good guy and it's nighttime where he is so he won't be able to defend himself for half a day.

He's not crazy. He just likes his guns a bit too much ;)
 
Morbyd said:
Hey! pipe down there. LB's a good guy and it's nighttime where he is so he won't be able to defend himself for half a day.

He's not crazy. He just likes his guns a bit too much ;)
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LB should stop advocating guns.
You said it yourself Morbyd; this about flood not invasion.
 
Guys, it's seriously not THAT bad. Apologies to anyone who has been directly hit by the floods, but the general population of Britain have been un-affected. It's only towns/villages directly next to rivers that are suffering.

There's a lot of typical British scare-mongering going on at the moment. No need for guns, ammunition, or anything ot that kind lol.
 
Morbyd said:
He's not crazy. He just likes his guns a bit too much ;)
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I wish we had the constitutional right to arm bears! Everytime there was a slight shower I'd send out my brown grizzly Ralph to shoot a couple of the neighbours. Just so they knew not to touch my Armageddon Pepperami stash!

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I'm not crazy either, of course!
 
I live in Witney just outside Oxford. A few of my friends completely flooded on saturday. Luckily for me my part of town is higher up. The town was divided in 2 as the bridge which runs through it was deemed unsafe & could collapse! The devastation left behind is just awful, the smell alone is unbearable.
 
Sez said:
I live in Witney just outside Oxford. A few of my friends completely flooded on saturday. Luckily for me my part of town is higher up. The town was divided in 2 as the bridge which runs through it was deemed unsafe & could collapse! The devastation left behind is just awful, the smell alone is unbearable.
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Agreed! I have friends in Tewkesbury who are completely cut off, friends in Gloucester with no running water (tho apparently the power came back on this morning), and we have no running water here in Cheltenham. I'm currently using bottled water to wash and clean my teeth BUT that novelty wore thin reeeaaaaally quickly:evil:
 
Morbs:

Thanks for coming to my defense when I was catching up on my zzzzzs. I really appreciate it.


All:

With regards to the firearms aspect, just like water, food, etc., all I am saying is that the folks who have them, just make sure that there is enough ammunition. If one has flashlights at one's disposal it would make sense to make sure that there is an ample supply of batteries. This is no different. The point is to be prepared and not need anything, than be unprepared and caught with your pants down below your ankles.

The reason why I mentioned ammo for folks who have firearms (even though I know very well the sentiments on the issue) is because of a few reasons:
  1. In the event of an extended period of lack of food one will be forced to hunt or gather food. When was the last time anyone hunted with a bow and arrow or a spear. It is easier to learn how to use a shotgun to get a rabbit or a scoped rifle to get deer than to use a bow and arrow or a spear.
  2. When people go into a survival mode, rules of law do not hold any value. If a couple of flats in your area have a lot of water and no one else in the neighborhood, I would like to see how many be nice and polite after being without water for 2-3 days. As an example during the LA riots (a man made disaster) only the South Korean stores came out OK. While law enforcement was no where to be seen, they being survivalists, took charge of protecting themselves and whatever they valued dearly. Moha, you would like to know that most of them were armed with your Swiss Sig Sauers which seems to be very popular amongst the S.E. Asian community followed by tools innovated by your German (H&K) and Austrian (Steyr) brethren.
Finally, a high degree of situational awareness and preparedness can be easily achieved without being "crazy" or being paranoid. As an example, in many parts of US a lot of people leave their garage doors open when they are out during the day, or they leave their blinders/curtains open at night. In other parts of US and in other parts of the world people are aware of what might happen if one were to be so care-free; they would consider it stupid to do such things. The folks who keep their garage doors closed or blinders closed at night are not crazy or paranoid, and they do not walk around being all jacked up.
 
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