I'm just gonna kill myself
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Yep, who wants to survive teotwawki
Looking into purchasing a firearm. Too many stupids in this country. Have to protect myself.
Just in case, if you're unfamiliar with firearms most community colleges offer firearm safety courses for cheap or free.
Are they acreditted for things like CCW? I haveine, just curious.
In my state you get a CCW just by walking into the courthouse, no classes needed, so I'm not sure how it works elsewhere.
Used to be like that in VA, with just an online course. Pretty pathetic to be honest. At least now they have a class
apocalypse has happened before it's bound to happen again, no preparation will help
just ask any Native American
Prepping certainly is a fun and worthwhile exercise if you prep for things that will most likely happen. As someone who likes making lists and thinking through things this is a fun question.
For food I have a box in my pantry with canned beans, fruit, vegetables, salt, pepper, and rice. I also learned recently it’s best to keep a couple bags of cat food just in case!
Your point on water is good. I honestly don’t know what I would do since I rely on the city.
I also don’t know what I would do for my child’s milk but they could eat see same food as us.
My work in academia would be instantly worthless if the country fails. It is still worthwhile to me though. I’ve considered printing out my notes and papers. You have made me think I should do it this month.
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For more end of the country preparedness I do have tools to defend my family. I have our documents printed out and in a fireproof container. I also keep maps of the nearby states in my car.
for things that will most likely happen.
When I took the First-aid/CPR course, the red cross trainer spent like 30 minutes doing a list of what can realistically happen where we are. An interesting exercise.
Full blown apocalypse is unlikely, but doing stuff like checking the flood-risk map before renting/buying a home (Especially ground floor apartment and single-floor house) does wonder at not having to evacuate. Knowing the kind of dangerous factory/goods in your area also helps a lot planning for the right thing.
How was that course? That sounds great.
Those are all good tips. How do you figure out the dangerous stuff though?
I honestly don’t know what I would do since I rely on the city.
You need some bottles of water.
Something to consider: How do you cook your rice without electricity?
You've heard of fire, right?
With fire?
How long does bottled water last? Can I do it myself and just rotate it once a week or so?
Good point. I have no method other than fire. I am good at cooking it without a rice cooker. Thanks for the suggestion! That is our main source of carbs.
Bottled water doesn't go bad, but the bottles can leak harmful plastic contaminants into the water over long term.
Glass bottles don't have that problem.
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Realizing that each human life encompasses a time-space span of generally double digit years and miles. Further that a good life is good but a good death is superior to a bad life. Death is inevitable but it is a choice to "experience" the apocalypse.
but a good death is superior to a bad life.
But that's apples and oranges. You could theoretically have both? The good death doesn't really offset the bad life? It's not as cool-sounding, but I think "a good death is superior to a bad death" and "a good life is superior to a bad life" are still pretty much true, if technically subjective.
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I just bought 20 pound bags of bread flour, sugar, and all purpose flour. Plus what I have in my chest freezers I’m good for a few months..
Not joking
Be sure to keep the flour as cold and dry as possible. Refrigerate or freeze if possible. You can sift out grain beetles and larva, but they're very allergenic and the more exposure you get to them the higher the chance you'll develop a severe allergy.
Not sure if you have a typo, You said I can sift out the beetles , but you say by doing so I can wind up with an allergy?
Yes, even if sifted out they leave behind particles of their body and feces that have allergenic proteins
My allergy to grain beetles went from bad to dangerous while I was working at an industrial bakery, so I'm on a crusade to tell everyone about this little known hazard lol
Why not just leave the beetles in, if it still harms me? If it comes to that, I'm going to be tired and cutting corners.
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Losing weight, building up endurance. Saving "money".
Won't you miss that extra body fat when it's cold and there's nothing to eat?
Might also put more actual meat on your bones, which is a risk. A lot of people are more into Filets vs. like a Ribeye, for example.
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Solar power with battery storage, hunting and fishing for meat, gardening for vegetables, rain barrels for water.
The same way we prepared for Y2K!