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Originally Posted by Golfingnut
I don't think the issue is being prepared, but rather why they are being prepared. You can have natural and man made disasters, but the true preppers IN SOME CASES live afraid and in a paranoid state of mind. That is like being an extremist against your own mind and not allowing yourself to live a normal life. Being prepared is a good thing, but believing in some of the wild way out there conspiracy theories is not healthy.
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You just said it in a nutshell.
Some of the men on the shows had drawn up plans about which door to use and which escape hatch, etc.......there were all variations of these preppers depicted. These are the ones I thought were eccentric.
But stocking up for inclement weather (which New England does get a lot of) or even if one came down with the flu and didn't feel like going shopping that particular week.........no harm in having a full pantry and plenty of water and first aid stuff.
No need to build bunkers and such.
However, anyone who has lived in New York City or elsewhere during the two major blackouts I remember.........when traffic lights were not working, elevators were not working, etc........would have been happy to have stockpiles of bottled water, infant formula, diapers, a full pantry, etc., candles, batteries, flashlights, alternate light sources and generators. Supermarket cashiers could not ring up the customer's orders. Nothing worked. A man's home is his castle and better yet if well prepared.
I often wonder how people in Florida would manage during the summer in the event of a prolonged power outage. No airconditioning. No refrigeration nor ways to preserve ice.
How do people in Florida prep?