re: Are you a prepper?

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As the skies turned heavy, Atlantans cleaned stores out of loaves of bread, gallons of milk, bundles of firewood and cans of beans and beer. In some stores, all that was left were the apparently less-popular corn and asparagus.

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Atlanta residents ransacked neighborhood grocery stores in frantic preparation for their second major snowstorm of the year, waging fights over food items and leaving destruction and empty shelves in their wake, a stunning precursor to what will ensue once a major crisis impacts the U.S.

After three inches of snow shut the city down two weeks ago, causing major havoc and leaving miles of cars stranded on immobile roadways, the residents of Atlanta took heed and shopped early.

According to people who Tweeted photos of barren store shelves, residents went crazy over essentials like milk, bread, water and eggs, and in some cases “people were fighting. Yes fighting,” alleges one user.

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“I live and work in downtown. I was able to get from my office back home. My wife works in Morrisville, about 25 minutes away. She left the office at 12 p.m. and is still on the road. I am coaching her home with Google Maps. It appears that, from WRAL TV, the ramp from Wade Avenue to 440 is blocked by abandoned cars. That is a HUGE ramp (downtown Raleigh to highway).”

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As CBS 2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Tuesday, people have found themselves fed up with the hassle of plowing, shoveling and salting. In fact, they have been pushed to the edge, to the point where they have been taking out their frustrations on plow drivers.

Eric Ramirez, a snow plow driver on Long Island, said an irate man went so far as to rack a shotgun Sunday and threaten to shoot him because he was piling snow in front of the man’s Manorhaven home.

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The incident happened Monday afternoon along Underwood Street in Union Township.

Police say Eckert became angry when the self-employed driver, John Abraham, accidentally pushed some snow into his yard while cleaning a neighbor’s driveway.

“I went like this to put it in park and there was a gun right here in my face,” Abraham said.

Eckert is then accused of taking a .22-calibur pistol out of his coat, and pressing it against Abraham’s cheek, telling him to remove the snow.

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Despite warnings from FEMA, as well as the prevalence of popular preparedness TV shows, Americans still don’t seem to understand how susceptible we are to a complete destabilization of life as we know it. It boggles the mind that most people seem to think that when disasters strikes they’ll be able to depend on someone else to provide them with assistance.

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“Last time I was totally unprepared, I was completely blindsided,” said Lisa Nadir, of Acworth, who sat in traffic for 13 hours and then spent the night in her car when the storm hit Jan. 28. “I’m going to be prepared from now on for the rest of my life.”

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mizzoukills

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That place is absolutely sick. Can you see it without having to drive right up to it?

I think his point stands.

The main problem with prepping is that people are doing it mostly alone, house by house. Preppers are vastly outnumbered by those who are addicted to having their every need just a grocery store, hospital, or public utility away.

I've spoken to many thousands about the need for neighborhood prepping. A single home is a target during a catastrophe but a well-prepared neighborhood is a fortress that can defend its resources.

Practically speaking, the American public has no interest in planning ahead for a disaster. They are so imbued with the sense that big government will take care of them, they actually resent being told that, given a scenario involving rowboat economics, they will have to care for themselves.

reedus23

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That place is absolutely sick. Can you see it without having to drive right up to it?

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You cannot drive up to it. You have to see if from Hwy 65, but it's only a half mile or so off the Hwy and it sit on top of an Ozark mountain, so the view is perfect.

My wife and I have contemplating purchasing a lot on the country road that Pensmore Mansion is built on. That road run parallel to Hwy 65 and is an incredibly beautiful 5 mile drive.

However, the entrance to Pensmore Mansion is gated and there are signs near the gate that the entire property is under surveillance.

Mainly ammo and firearms. Rest is negotiable

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Dude has an entire fridge dedicated to beer as well, so that would help.

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thanks, I need to update my list.

Problem for me is that I was decently prepared when I lived in the Rocky Mountains...now in Chicago prepping is much more difficult. Previously it was just about having a plan to make it out to the mountain house where long term survivability would be much easier - food wasn't as much of an issue. Downtown Chicago would require barricading in for a long period of time, there would be no escaping the city during a melt down.