The Philosophy of Disaster Preparedness

[He's Dead Jim]

i tend to be the type that focuses more on cobbling stuff together after a disaster and living off that.

 

i would save a small amount of food and water to last about a week after the event, but then i would have to use my wits.

 

i already know several ways to:

 

purify crappy water

collect different local wild foods

kill and eat any wild animals in the area

make electricity from scrounged parts

etc. etc.

 

 

i would not keep large amounts of food and water because in most disaster situations, it is better to move around than to stay in one place. plus it will likely get stolen.

 

of course if certain disasters occur such as nukes or the aforementioned Yellowstone park thing, i know how to grow plants indoors and such.

[Zythryn]

Depends upon the disaster. I don't worry to much about a yellowstone supervolcanoe type disaster. Any disaster that eliminates my ability to get insulin from a pharmacy will kill me in short order.

However, fresh water and some food stored to get me through a week is always on hand.

[Turtle]

i tend to be the type that focuses more on cobbling stuff together after a disaster and living off that.

 

Ah yes. But cobbling is a specialized bit of business requiring specialized tools. :hyper:

A penny for a ball of thread

Another for a needle,

That’s the way the money goes,

pop goes the weasel.

 

Which brings us back to the theme of this thread, that of disaster preparedness, or A Stitch In Time Saves Nine.

 

Slideshow: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster By Jenna Wortham

 

When disaster strikes, the need for short-term housing is immediate and urgent. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that more than 800,000 people were displaced after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and UNICEF reported 130,000 residents were made homeless by the 2006 earthquake in central Java, Indonesia.

 

State-provided housing is expensive, too temporary and can be potentially harmful to residents. A growing number of architects and designers is exploring humanitarian design for people displaced by a natural disaster or other emergency. This gallery shows some of the most promising quick-fix shelters, from inflatable concrete tents to houses made from recycled wood pallets.

Slideshow: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster

[Jet2]

The Philosophy of Disaster Preparedness

We are talking the Philosophy here.

So I think, out of all sorts of preparation, the most important one is prepare to accept the unexpected disaster.

After all, **** happens, most of the time without any warning.

[Turtle]

We are talking the Philosophy here.

So I think, out of all sorts of preparation, the most important one is prepare to accept the unexpected disaster.

After all, **** happens, most of the time without any warning.

 

Well, I think it's safe to say from responses here on the whole, that you are in the majority. Just for a philosophical sake, shall we stop putting brakes on cars because after all most accidents happen without warning?

 

An ounce of toilet paper is worth a pound of corn cobs. :eek: :confused: