Is anyone beginning to Prep?

[hollydolly]

Thats what happened here after Helene.... ATM/ card services went down and it took several days before most places would even take cash.

..and this is precisely what would happen if war was to come to your country.... only on a bigger scale.. so people like you , and your neighbours, and other who have suffered though disasters like Helene or Katrina or Sandy..etc... through your loss and experience,..if anything serious does happen then you will be the ones who will be able to cope best

 

[GoodEnuff]

If an EMP or something should take down the entire grid, how would you pay your bills? No internet, no phone, no postal service, no banks, maybe even no Federal Reserve (in the US). The mortgage company wouldn't be able to foreclose; how would they know you hadn't paid? Same with the insurance companies. And the tax assessor. Are they gonna sue in court? What court? Would the power companies shut off your power? LOLOLOL!!! What power? Kinda funny to think about it, in a sick sort of way.

Bill collectors walking to your house to collect cash? It's uphill all the way here. Maybe steal a horse to ride? An e-bike would die pretty quickly.

When one ponders prepping, ask yourself, "How long can I live with only what I have now and what would that be like?"

 

[hollydolly]

If an EMP or something should take down the entire grid, how would you pay your bills? No internet, no phone, no postal service, no banks, maybe even no Federal Reserve (in the US). The mortgage company wouldn't be able to foreclose; how would they know you hadn't paid? Same with the insurance companies. And the tax assessor. Are they gonna sue in court? What court? Would the power companies shut off your power? LOLOLOL!!! What power? Kinda funny to think about it, in a sick sort of way.

Bill collectors walking to your house to collect cash? It's uphill all the way here. Maybe steal a horse to ride? An e-bike would die pretty quickly.

When one ponders prepping, ask yourself, "How long can I live with only what I have now and what would that be like?"

there might be no house... ergo no bills !

 

[MACKTEXAS]

*shaking my head*

Actually, it's a nurse practitioner. I like this NP; she listens. Filling for a year would not work if insurance is involved or if there is the possibility that those meds would change.

I wasn't criticizing your post 103; just adding to it based on my personal situation.

You pointed out "would not work if insurance is involved." That complicates it for me and probably for most people, since three of the 4 prescriptions I take are fully covered by insurance. And, the doctor requires I get blood work every 6 months to monitor liver function. One RX is a schedule 3 drug, and prescribing requirements are strictly regulated by state and federal laws.

 

[StarSong]

Interesting points to ponder about prescriptions. Next Mexican cruise, I could buy a year's worth of my prescriptions OTC in one of their farmacias.

On the other hand, my prescription meds aren't for life-threatening conditions. In the case of an EMP, local bombing, or other disaster, a statin and thyroid meds would be way down on the list of my concerns.

 

[rwb]

not concerned

 

[GoodEnuff]

there might be no house... ergo no bills !

Hmmm...hadn't thought of that. If a bomb drops here, I would say "they missed their intended target". Isn't there something in a homeowners insurance policy that exempts damage from acts of war?

However, yesterday two fighter jets did fly over, very unusual. I was inside and heard them and a small corner of my brain was kind of waiting for a "boom". The roof guy mentioned it since he saw them fly over.

 

[hollydolly]

Hmmm...hadn't thought of that. If a bomb drops here, I would say "they missed their intended target". Isn't there something in a homeowners insurance policy that exempts damage from acts of war?

However, yesterday two fighter jets did fly over, very unusual. I was inside and heard them and a small corner of my brain was kind of waiting for a "boom". The roof guy mentioned it since he saw them fly over.

Same here..if a bomb were to drop here it would because they missed their target... the same thing happened during WW2.. in Glasgow Scotland, where my house was/ and still is is... there was a beautiful grassy boulevard , about 20 feet wide running in the middle the whole 6 miles of the road... , and the German bomber mistook it from above for the Clyde river just 3 miles away where the shipyards were building ships and submarines... and bombed all of the boulevard...