Am I paranoid?
With all that's going on in the world today I want to be more prepared. I'm not interested in stockpiling 10 years worth of MRE's but I would like to have a month's worth of food and water around. I plan on getting three 55 gallon water barrels and slowly building up the food supply until we have enough to last a month. I'd also take care of the dogs and cats too.
The problems in New Orleans also reaffirmed my decision to get me a couple cheap guns and maybe keep a bit of ammo around. It's sad that during a disaster that the worst of people comes out. I hope to God I never have to go thru something like that but I simply refuse to save up a little food and other supplies only to have some thug take it away by force. I'll be more than happy to help anyone I can but lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
Am I paranoid? I read the news and hear about the war and terrorist attacks. The economy could very easily turn to crap or even this damn bird flu virus their talking about could rear its ugly head. Winter is coming and we could have a massive ice storm that paralyzes everything for weeks. Lots of things could happen that could require you to "hole up" for a few weeks.
I don't want to be someone who is dependant on someone else should something happen. As a man I refuse to put my wife and child at risk because I didn't prepare for an emergency. I don't want to be like those poor souls who were stuck in the Superdome down in New Orleans with no food, no water and totally dependant on someone else.
I'm not talking about building a bomb shelter and stocking up years worth of dehydrated food. I don't have chemical suits and I'm not too worried about hordes of Chinese soldiers coming down the street. I just want to be ready for the things that can and do happen to normal people. I guess if wanting be be a bit prepared makes me paranoid then so be it.
The problems in New Orleans also reaffirmed my decision to get me a couple cheap guns and maybe keep a bit of ammo around. It's sad that during a disaster that the worst of people comes out. I hope to God I never have to go thru something like that but I simply refuse to save up a little food and other supplies only to have some thug take it away by force. I'll be more than happy to help anyone I can but lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
Am I paranoid? I read the news and hear about the war and terrorist attacks. The economy could very easily turn to crap or even this damn bird flu virus their talking about could rear its ugly head. Winter is coming and we could have a massive ice storm that paralyzes everything for weeks. Lots of things could happen that could require you to "hole up" for a few weeks.
I don't want to be someone who is dependant on someone else should something happen. As a man I refuse to put my wife and child at risk because I didn't prepare for an emergency. I don't want to be like those poor souls who were stuck in the Superdome down in New Orleans with no food, no water and totally dependant on someone else.
I'm not talking about building a bomb shelter and stocking up years worth of dehydrated food. I don't have chemical suits and I'm not too worried about hordes of Chinese soldiers coming down the street. I just want to be ready for the things that can and do happen to normal people. I guess if wanting be be a bit prepared makes me paranoid then so be it.
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