I’ve got quite a lot of rice and beans saved up, and some canned goods and I’m a mechanic by trade, 2nd least likely to die in an Apocalypse scenario, 1st being Doctors, of course.
I’m rural and have running water just a short walk from the property if the well stops pumping and I’ve got an old revolver with a few rounds in case I feel like checking-out early.
You guys?
Not American but from EU, have a 3 day survival box with water and food.
There is a real chance Russia at some point attacks, I don’t think they will drop a nuke any time. But they might try to sabotage the electricity network or financial system. So if a large (cyber) attack happens my family has enough for 3 days, a week if we have to.
There is no upcoming apocalypse. That’s just doomscrolling too much of Lemmy.
BUT it’s always good to have a good supply of everything for natural disasters, pandemics, etc.
I am totally stocked and I wouldn’t have to rely on any services for over a year. When the pandemic happenend, I didn’t even flinch. I just went thru my stuff, and restocked when things got better.
My land is paid for. I can garden. I have chickens. I have solar power. I am good with my hands. And plenty of timber for heating. Snows and rains a lot here.
There will be no apocalypse just because you don’t like the president. People said the same shit the first time he was prez. But being prepared for anything is awesome. :)
There was one last time Trump was in power so why don’t you think there will be another?
Because it didn’t end the world and it didn’t happen just because Trump was in office.
So that’s your stance?
Even though it happened while Trump was in office and fundamentally changed the world since Trump wasn’t the sole reason it doesn’t count?
Even though it happened while Trump was in office and fundamentally changed the world since Trump wasn’t the sole reason it doesn’t count?
That’s correct. It happened to the world. Trump couldn’t have prevented it. No one could have. And since it didn’t happen BECAUSE of him I’m not scared it’s suddenly going to happen again because he’s in office.
Would you be this afraid if Harris were in office? Because the odds of a pandemic are the same regardless of who is in office.
The man is batting a thousand though.
My wife and I decided that if it gets that bad…
We won’t
Why would you wish to survive an apocalypse?
To rule as road King amongst my band of misfits.
See, this is the problem, no one wants to create a commune to fight the would be Road Kings
I’ve achieved full nihilism. Nothing makes a man more capable of vicious self defense.
Edgy.
I’m betting on Oregon not completely shitting the bed
Not preparing at all, just living my life like normal. When things get really bad here I’ll sell my car and move to Europe with my girlfriend (I have dual citizenship and can sponsor her).
How many planes will fly to Europe when things get really bad, to bring home everybody with dual citizenship and their loved ones?
People should leave through Mexico or Canada depending on which is closest and fly to Europe from there. Not just in an emergency or if you’re afraid of getting your passport taken. I don’t trust American airspace at all anymore just because of how many air traffic controllers have been fired.
Probably a lot more than you’d think. Especially if you take indirect flights. Especially given the large borders, getting put won’t be especially hard
Good question, but we pay close attention to the news and hopefully we’ll get out before that’s a problem. If we’re unable to leave the country then I guess I’d contact the Swedish embassy to see if they can help.
I got out permanently. You should too if you have the chance. Other countries don’t wrench your guts every time you see the news.
All of you idiots who haven’t started their EU paperwork. Start it tomorrow, or don’t at all.
Most people can’t afford to. Myself included.
All of you idiots who haven’t started their EU paperwork
I don’t think it’s right to say that staying and fighting back is idiotic. Protecting what’s yours is a core to American ideology
9mm
Crying?
Getting a second job… Gonna try to save up as much as I can for a while
Trying to get my retirement money moved to foreign assets and currency. Ideally I want it to out of reach of the US government so that if I do somehow make it out of the other side alive I’ll still have access to it. I believe the ideal way would be to create an offshore LLC and create a self directed IRA that I then move my retirement money to. I have no idea how tenable this is though.
Aren’t IRAs a US tax account? Like the Canadian TFSA.
They are, but like I said it’s possible to create a self directed one. Essentially I’m wanting to hedge my bets. On the small chance that things don’t go to complete shit I would like what I do to be above board and legal under the (somewhat) sane® laws and regulations so I don’t get nailed by the IRS. Doing what I mentioned would essentially put the money out of reach of the US government if they decided to start seizing assets or if I were arrested, but still legal if things don’t go south.
It’s not an insignificant amount of money, but it’s also not enough to have a dedicated firm or person to manage all of this (if it were I’d probably be safe in this oligarchy hell scape).
I can only wish you good luck.
Thanks. I’d say it was a good run, but I don’t like lying.
Gonna lay down and die.
Brother I’ve been doing it for years. It takes forever.
Welder/machinist > mechanic
I shall remember your valiant efforts to survive the purge and curse your kind for losing every last 10mm socket.
I’m stockpiling 10mm sockets. I shall rule in the wastelands.
