>> Water becomes far more precious when you have to haul it sveral miles by bucket (and filter the to-drink bits). <<
No shit. That's why it's important to gauge your access.
>> Having allergies is a relentless exercise in keeping other people from accidentally killing you. (This is why we keep asking, every single time, "Does this have X in it?" It's not an insult; its a survival technique, and even then it doesn't always work.) <<
Yep. The American foodstream is a contaminated mess.
>>Anyone who requires life-sustaining equipment or medicine should plan for disasters as one would plan an expidition to the Amazonian rainforest, the Pacific Ocean, or possibly Mars.<<
If it's medicine you need, buy it online from a saner country. Despite all the disaster prep advice to "carry extra medicines" -- including the government sites, who of all people should know better -- that's basically illegal with prescription medication. You're only allowed to have exactly as much as you need. You also can't get things you'll obviously need in an emergency, like antibiotics. Buy human ones from another country, or buy veterinary supplies of the same stuff (which you can get over the counter). The government will tell you not to do these things. It's up to you whether or not you want medicine available when you rip your leg open while wading through floodwater or whatever.
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Re: Thoughts
Date: 2020-01-20 06:34 am (UTC)No shit. That's why it's important to gauge your access.
>> Having allergies is a relentless exercise in keeping other people from accidentally killing you. (This is why we keep asking, every single time, "Does this have X in it?" It's not an insult; its a survival technique, and even then it doesn't always work.) <<
Yep. The American foodstream is a contaminated mess.
>>Anyone who requires life-sustaining equipment or medicine should plan for disasters as one would plan an expidition to the Amazonian rainforest, the Pacific Ocean, or possibly Mars.<<
If it's medicine you need, buy it online from a saner country. Despite all the disaster prep advice to "carry extra medicines" -- including the government sites, who of all people should know better -- that's basically illegal with prescription medication. You're only allowed to have exactly as much as you need. You also can't get things you'll obviously need in an emergency, like antibiotics. Buy human ones from another country, or buy veterinary supplies of the same stuff (which you can get over the counter). The government will tell you not to do these things. It's up to you whether or not you want medicine available when you rip your leg open while wading through floodwater or whatever.