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[nun ya]

oh yes, that too!

[missy1]

On 6/24/2014 tansy said:

On 6/24/2014 AprilFlowers said:

Well he is very healthy......the thing is he and his friends really believe someone could attack us....the fed, economy failure etc. The place he likes does have a great hospital within 25 minutes....I had no idea how many people feel this way until I went to Costco and saw all this dehydrated food there. We live in weird times I do agree.

Sorry, he may not be crazy but he sounds paranoid.

Disagree. Some people want privacy, a simple life, and control of their lives (to a degree).

[missy1]

On 6/24/2014 scotttie said:

It doesn't have to be about guns. It can be to prepare for all kinds of emergencies i.e. natural disasters and catastrophic electrical grid failures.

Exactly.

[Teacups]

why would anyone delete my post? I just said it was not about guns etc......and they were worried about grid and that the world was crazy and you never know what would happen...gee whiz is that a bad statement??????

[NoelSeven]

On 6/24/2014 nunya said:

oh yes, that too!

Wouldn't you miss libraries, restaurants, movies, a nearby drugstore or a grocery store with fresh food?

How about knowing an ambulance could be at your service within minutes, or MD specialists that could save your life?

I get the lure of the outdoors, our vacations were that when I was a kid. I learned to fish, chop wood, shoot a rifle, all of that, but I wouldn't want it every day.

[Teacups]

Also my friend lost her house in Sandy and they were not prepared at all....poor thing...we have tried to help her although we live 3000 miles away.

[NoelSeven]

On 6/24/2014 AprilFlowers said:

why would anyone delete my post? I just said it was not about guns etc......and they were worried about grid and that the world was crazy and you never know what would happen...gee whiz is that a bad statement??????

I didn't see it was removed, sorry. But as for never knowing what would happen, you've still got that when you're off the grid... crazies like the unibomber living nearby, forest fires, dangerous storms, a heart attack that could easily be reversed if only there was a hospital close by.

[Teacups]

I think you have internet and I stated that hospital was 25 minutes....I don't think anyone could live off grid forever...I was not talking about off grid...just way out. I wold not miss too many of those things as I have a big garden....movies no. I don't think out neighbors would be like the unibomber ...lol

[NoelSeven]

On 6/24/2014 AprilFlowers said:

I think you have internet and I stated that hospital was 25 minutes....I don't think anyone could live off grid forever...I was not talking about off grid...just way out. I wold not miss too many of those things as I have a big garden....movies no. I don't think out neighbors would be like the unibomber ...lol

You never know. If you want to avoid possible dangers, nowhere is safe.

[Teacups]

That is very true.....that is why being off grid is crazy......I have to have internet.....and my kitchen!!