When society collapses

[chel0524]

Originally Posted by goatlady

You said "It’s my belief that families thinking they are safely tucked away deep into the woods may, in fact, be sealing their own doom through isolation. (Examples: Zimbabwe and South Africa farms)" Zambabweans and S. Aricans are USED to walking miles and miles PER day as their normal life style. I REALLY don't think the city folks are going to be up to walking very far no matter the incentive. Blisters will slow them down, the lack of hydration and food will stop them in their tracks. By your figuring if it takes 40 to secure 100 acres (and I don't know a single person that has THAT much acerage) it would only take 4 to secure 10 acres and MOST of us rural folks have that covered if need be. Basically we're mostly betting our lives on the inability of the typical city person to walk very far especially trying to traverse Ar. gravel, up and down "roads". A horse has a tough time on my road, forget about walking in. Cross country would be even worse. We shall see how it turns out in any case.

Hey, Goatlady - you said you dont' know anyone who owns 100 acres. Well, now you do - we have 376 acres.

[FundieWife]

Originally Posted by Ozark Kid

Always make sure that you spell out "community" and not let anybody think that it leans towards a "commune" which was slang for COMMUNITY.
People living close together will have to learn to be neighbors or they will NOT make it.

Exactly. get to know your neighbors. In the country people are still "neighborly" and it's just not like that in the cities. When we lived int he city I didn't even know my neighbors names and I had lived in my house more then 6 years. Sad, but true. Small town life is much different.
Find some folks and get to know them before the SHTF. Band together and cooperate. You will find that you all have different skills and can help each other out.
It's one of the reasons we moved to where we did, to be closer to friends we know we can count on in a crisis. It may be too late for that now, but it's never to late to make some friends where you are.
You also might consider getting a good guard dog or two. a donkey will make noise and warn you as will geese. (only good if you have some land, I know.)

[juststartn]

We've been reaching out to like-minded folks since we moved here last year, and there are few of us who are on the verge of forming a MAG. Not sure when that will actually take place...but we're working on it. Since they live about 2 miles away (which is actually pretty close when you consider the neighborhood, lol), its a good thing...get to know your neighbors...seriously.

Rachel

[Six]

Please view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-bRzarendI

Interesting to write the least.


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