"http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit

Homeland defense recommends sealing all windows, doors and air vents in plastic to avoid breathing in any harmful contaminants.

..... I find this extremely dangerous and stupid. "

"I actually saw it first in a pamphlet for disaster readiness at the social security office. The entire pamphlet tries to scare the sh*t out of you, talking about terrorists and biohazards and whatnot, and gives tips on how to stock up for a nuclear winter.

... Then they (essentially) tell you to lock yourself inside and suffocate your family with plastic sheeting. Not much better than "duck and cover" if you ask me. "

"I've also heard a "theory" about the airline crash position designed to snap your neck instantly.

... This in not true, btw."

"Not to derail the thread, but if one has no Vitamin C, how long does it take for scurvy to present itself in it's absence?"

"Forgetting vitamin C, scurvy is not a nice way to die and hunting will not provide it in your diet.



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"This water point is continuously hammered and people forget that in some areas water isn't a issue. In fact in my area it is to much water thag is our problem.
I can't dig post holss or a ditch past a foot without it becoming a well or stream.
So tell me why having 6mths to a years food in my back room and only a month of bottled water is bad."