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This is not about fear mongering, it is about being prepared and knowing what to expect and how to deal with the possibility of "Civil Unrest".
Many people are losing their jobs and their homes. In desperate circumstances people will do desperate things, to feed oneself and their family.
Home invasions are climbing quickly and neighbors are looking out for each other more now.[
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In the event, that the barges stop coming in, due to the "Swine Flu Pandemic" our resources for food will be limited.
Even if you Google: "Civil Unrest" there is little information on the subject.
Here is a link from "Backwoods Living" that will help everyone understand,what is to be expect in the event, that "Civil Unrest" happens here in Hawaii.[/b]
http://www.rense.com/general85/prep.htm
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Why would you think the barges would stop coming in due to a widespread mild flu?
How do you picture this civil unrest, people looting stores?
Last time I looked, oil was going down and stocks were going up.
The economic meltdown so many predicted just hasn't happened.
Oh well, maybe next time.
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Being an Island environment, I don't think a disruption in services, power, food, etc is that far fetched.
If the situation ever came about, however, I feel that communities that join together and support one another will fair much better than people who choose to isolate and arm themselves against the "marauding hordes".
We may come to appreciate the abundance of telephone books delivered to us after all (If you know what I mean)[
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why the assumption that a disruption in supply would lead to civil unrest?
Different unrelated issues me thinks (and experience - read on.)
In my personal experience in the past, a disruption in our island supplies led to just the opposite as we all pulled together pooled our resources knowledge and efforts until they got the DC-3 fixed sometimes weeks as parts came by snail mail.
IMHO ones best defense is to have a large circle of friends - and to be a good one to others the payback a bitch when the "stuff" runs out and the lights go out.
On the lighter side a severe disruption will go a long way in solving the barking dog problem - yum!
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Doomsayers discredit legitimate emergency planning and preparedness.
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I like The Lack's response. The original poster is entitled to his point of view of course and we in the islands do face challenges that those on the mainland don't but he seems to have gone out of his way to pick a particularly inflamatory way of discussing this topic. Technically the topic can apply to Hawaii but my gut reaction is that it is an excuse to start an argument. The link he provided is heavy on conspiracy theory and fear mongering, based on a whole lot of assumptions. I don't see room for a whole lot of constructive discourse. I was hoping everyone would just let it lie.
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The discourse can be as constructive as you want it to be, let it be or make it.
Being prepared for contingencies in an island environment sounds like a worthwhile
subject to me.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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Very well said Greg (and Lack).
I had the H1 flu and it was no worse than other flus. It is pretty much absurd to think that would be the reason for supplies to stop coming here.
I do agree we need to be as prepared as we have storage room to be and I also would like to think that the island would come together to help each other if it should ever happen. We do have the Red Cross here ya know!
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Originally posted by Greg
Being an Island environment, I don't think a disruption in services, power, food, etc is that far fetched.
If the situation ever came about, however, I feel that communities that join together and support one another will fair much better than people who choose to isolate and arm themselves against the "marauding hordes".
We may come to appreciate the abundance of telephone books delivered to us after all (If you know what I mean)[]
punatoons
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In California we're told to have two weeks supply of food and water on hand in case of a major earthquake. And a means to cook the food.
We recently picked up a booklet about the H1N1 flu virus and the authors, our county health department, suggested the same thing.
My take on it: it can't hurt to be ready in an emergency. Not paranoid, just practical.
