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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
As the thread is marked "Seriously thoughtful" I'll give a seriously thoughtful answer or two.
In her first post, DG mentions some of the things that could happen - hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attack disrupting food/water systems. But no matter how many would die, it would be a local problem.
As such, we can plan for the foreseeable scenarios. If we live through that giant earthquake or hurricane, we'll have a better chance of making it thru the period of recovery afterward.
Some things we prepare for simply by being aware of the potential of a problem, and understanding how to react. Those in tornado areas are aware of where to find shelter without always dwelling on it. The same can be said of those in earthquake and hurricanes prone areas.
Some of us have a "grab it and run" bag with the essentials to get us past a few days. That, and a larger supply of food/water/clothing/medicine in reserve will get us past most of the emergencies that 95% of us will ever face.
Someone mentioned having a credit card in an emergency as an option. Don't laugh, I used one to move my wife and mother out of the path of a hurricane and into a hotel. It was a near miss, and when we returned the worst we found was a chimney that was knocked over.
Peope who understand what may happen and make plans for it are far better off than those who believe that "someone" will take care of them in a disaster.
In that near miss by a hurricane I drove well inland. Because all of the food and survival gear in the world wasn't going to protect an old wood framed house 50 feet from the bay where we lived. I also took some food, clothing, water, and camping gear incase the hotels/motels were full.
Aside from tending the animals, KK isn't going to have any problem handling heavy snow storms. I could handle that too. I have handled 11 fall days without power, and several 1 to 3 day winter storms without power. It's not a real problem if you're prepared.
On the other hand if you gave me a house for free in an earthquake area, provided that I lived there, I would say no think you.
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In all seriousness, you're right. For the civilization collapse scenario, you have to be able to go where people aren't and where people can't easily get to. The best buffer is a large stretch of water, to a place with little attraction to people (but you've figured out how to live there). The problem with this is you're effectively abandoned civilization
before it's collapsed - and it may not.
For the lesser things, lesser measures will suffice.