Survive Infinite Dangers: The Family Survival Guide of 21st Century Dangers (21 page)

Seriously, as long as you live in a free country, exercise your rights of free speech and whatever else your country affords you but absolutely do not depend on always “dodging the bullet” by peaceful negotiation. If negotiation always worked there would be no sports. The captains of the two teams would meet, decide on a tie (probably) shake hands, present each other with shared first place trophies then head home to that hot meal and warm bed. As we’ve been told by Al Qaeda (among others) the outcome acceptable to them is that we all die or “submit” (convert to Islam but remaining basically their slaves). They have no second offer, take it or leave it. Considering that their best offer is that we all die, it’s one we’ve passed on thus far. Once again, please no letters. I wrote the term Al Qaeda – not Muslim. Al Qaeda is a band of really bad people who have high jacked a religion hiding behind it when, in fact, their real interest in true Islam has been shown to be minimal at best. There are many peaceful and good Muslims who truly practice Islam in a peaceful manner tolerant of others. They are just eclipsed by those like Al Qaeda.

So even though it may never come to pass, just like buying fire insurance on your home you prepare to comfortably live through six months of (mild) anarchy to emerge in good health and to help rebuild society. Don’t become all wrapped up in political solutions believing talking, marching, demonstrating and so on is the answer (plus a lot more enjoyable and probably less expensive than this “survival preparation”) but don’t count on it! Be ready to head to your safe area on a moment’s notice. Have everything planned well in advance. Be prepared for everything except for permanent Armageddon or if you are unlikely to be at the epicenter of the disaster. Those living a mile from Mt. St. Helens in 1980 were vaporized within seconds. Yes, there were some hardy souls 50 miles away who had prepared and did live through it although they did move as soon as they could rather than live on land buried in six feet of volcanic ash and zero plant life or animal life remaining.

I’m not going to say much about government since I don’t know when this book will be read and by whom. We may still be a free country as we’ve been for 233 years or – well, we may not. You should be prepared so that you need no government aid or assistance whatsoever. There are few exceptions. A pandemic or mass outbreak of some very lethal germ (accidental or on purpose germ warfare) might require inoculation that you don’t have. Even then if you can barricade yourself in your safe area with zero contact with the outside world and poor ventilation if it is an airborne virus I’d first try to go it alone.

Once you’ve identified yourself and made your presence known you are inviting the world into your safe area. As explained in another chapter pills such as cheap and easy to buy Potassium Iodide (PI) is what the government has stockpiled ready to distribute via the post office (by the time the postman reaches your home your thyroid is destroyed and you’ll be dead from thyroid cancer in a year or two). There are certain antibiotics you can manufacture yourself or obtain yourself (I am NOT advocating stealing medication or the like). If you keep contamination from your area (i.e. a neighbor a month later begging to be let in – yes you will have difficult decisions – he’ll bring with him all that has happened “in the world” since the disaster. If you do decide to let them in, skip this part if you blush easily, they must enter naked with their clothes several hundred feet from your home. It will burn but they must disinfect before they enter. No, not straight bleach – you will kill them. Probably 10% bleach 90% water. Cut off as much hair as possible. Quarantine them in another part of your home for two weeks. If they showed up coughing, signs of welts on their skin, etc. You are not a hospital. Let them keep their clothes but show as much humanity as you can without jeopardizing your own group. Fix them a week’s worth of food and water, give them some barter goods and send them on their way. Be humane but make it clear if they come back with a large group of “friends” they will be the first ones you aim at and shoot to kill. Make sure they know you have enough guns and ammo for a small army whether you do or not.

As already mentioned, there is a new Youtube channel titled THEPATRIOTNURSE that contains much useful information. There is much information on survivalism on Youtube but much of it is just people showing off their safe areas and their supplies. THEPATRIOTNURSE on the other hand, has many videos of absolute superb medical information for medically surviving a major disaster. Watch all of her videos – NOW! Don’t put it off. Have a note pad and pencil ready to copy important information. For instance she claims (I have no reason to doubt her) that antibiotic for animals that will be adequate for humans is available to the public WITHOUT a prescription from veterinary supply distributors. She shows at a least one address. I am not endorsing or encouraging anyone to do this – just making you aware of it. Go to
www.youtube.com
then put in THEPATRIOTNURSE into the search window and watch all of her videos. They, together, include far more medical information than is contained in this plus most other survivalist books combined. Put this book down and watch these videos now then pick up here where you left off.

I’m putting off talking about government. I won’t any longer. Government will be “government’ no matter what. They will DEMAND control and obedience. They may just get in the way but no matter how many guns you have you will be outgunned. Do not depend on government being your friend in such a time. You have thousands if not a million plus government “enforcers” enforcing “martial law” whether it is needed or not. “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you” is an old joke but it’s not funny in a time like this.

They are not the “government”. They are a huge number of people in uniforms also scared to death dearly wanting an enemy (any enemy) to fight. How about you?

Here is a prediction. IF such a crisis erupts and this does not happen I will eat a copy of this book. I get to use ketchup. Count on some pencil pusher but military commander to issue an order to identify and take (as in steal) ALL survival items found at places like yours! Your carefully laid plans are gone and you go into a FEMA camp with everyone else who didn’t prepare and your survival goods all get dumped into their bulging warehouse with much of it rotting or being stolen by renegade military who have the uniforms and AK-47’s -- but “helping people” – give me a break! Refer to the chapter on being stealth. They may have the best intentions but NOT for you! Short and sweet – if they are on the radio and making it sound so inviting to come out of hiding – don’t do it. You have this book, all the supplies I told you to buy, you took all the training – you are set to survive on your own. If after a few months you are positive civilization is reforming and government is no longer forcibly putting people into “holding” camps and not invading homes like yours then carefully come out and have a look around. Hopefully at night and you bought night vision goggles. You get the picture. If you have ever been paranoid and cynical in your life, this is the time. Trust no one outside your group and that means anyone and everyone. Blunt. OK?

Chapter 18

Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s)

Make use of NGO’s in advance. The Red Cross offers medical classes up to the paramedic EMT level. Reach that level and volunteer with your local fire department to be a backup EMT. Get some real experience. There are other organizations that offer everything from all types of training to survival manuals to you name it. See the list in back of this book and spend time on each of their Web sites. Don’t forget your local hospitals and junior and four-year colleges and universities. Especially junior colleges and vocational schools that offer, say, nurse training among many useful training classes. I noticed today a local junior college offers “medical survivalism” as a night class. You’ll need to do your own checking. You know the schools and NGO’s around you. BUT be careful saying anything to anyone about your SA back home or wherever it is. In a time of crisis with people starving expect some well meaning Red Cross worker to tell a policeman “we have a man in a class who said he has -- -“. Knock on your door – more likely kicked in – about 30 minutes later and your well laid plans are in this book. Left on the floor as they handcuff you for hoarding (it will become a crime under martial law). Your family is split up and you’ll probably never see any of them again.

AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO BRAG ABOUT HOW SMART YOU ARE WITH YOUR SURVIVAL GROUP AND SAFE AREA, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! AT THE OFFICE, PLAYING GOLF, I DON’T CARE – KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT – THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP. ESPECIALLY YOUR KIDS AT SCHOOL IF THE DISASTER IS SLOW IN COMING AND MAYBE NOT A SURE THING YOUR CHILDREN WILL REALLY WANT TO BRAG ABOUT HOW SMART THEIR DAD AND MOM WERE IN PREPARING FOR THIS PENDING CALAMITY. ESPECIALLY IF A TEACHER BEGINS TO PRY ASKING “DOES ANYONE HAVE EXTRA SUPPLIES AT HOME?” YOU MIGHT BE WISE TO KEEP YOUR KIDS HOME. OTHERS WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING BUT PROBABLY FOR DIFFERENT REASONS SUCH AS FILLING UP THE FAMILY SUV OR VAN AND LEAVING FOR PARTS UNKNOWN (AND TO NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN MOST LIKELY).

Chapter 19

Civil Unrest

As recommended in the first chapter buy and read the new book “One Second After” and the book “The Patriot” (authored by Mr. Rawles already mentioned) to be in the proper frame of mind to take this book seriously and avoid what I, as the author, fear the most. What is that? That you’ll leaf through this book then put it on a shelf vowing to “get to it when I have time”. Fact: that free time will never come. You need to understand and accept human nature at its worst. If it takes reading two well-written fiction books then so be it. Most people except those few who lived through disasters such as multi-day major city riots, hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and other such disasters extending back to the burning of Atlanta in the Civil War and so on. Other parts of the world have experienced more times of civil unrest then periods of peace and calm (i.e. parts of Afghanistan). With these exceptions, most Americans have never experienced “civil unrest” of any level. They’ve lead a life of relative peace and calm. People naturally assume the veneer of civilization is thick and strong. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Civilization as in law and order is only a few hours away from that “peace and quiet” being broken and perhaps broken forever. The veneer of civilization is, as they say, a mile wide and an inch deep.

You could do worse than to be a student of human nature. The author has spent most of his life in technical sales so “reading” people by “body language” has often made the difference between making a sale or not. That’s just business while this can be “life and death”. There are so many books on human nature, psychology and classes offered by thousands of schools I can’t recommend where to even start. There is probably enough on the Internet to learn quite a bit for free.

Probably the shortest route to a complete break-down in civil order is an EMP occurrence (refer to that chapter). When 99% of motorized vehicles suddenly stop, thousands of aircraft fall from the sky, all radio and television goes dead and the world just seems to stop that one percent of the population that is plain and simple evil would almost immediately take advantage of their “good fortune” by pillaging, robbing and worse. The next nine percent who would be bad if they are sure they wouldn’t get caught join in within hours. The 90% of most populations who are decent, honest human beings will be left to their own devices to fend off the evil advances of the other 10%. The first few days to the first few weeks is a very good time to be stealth (refer to that chapter) while everyone else sorts things out of who will survive and who will not. Roving gangs feeding off others (especially those who prepared – like you!) will last as long as the food, water and whatever else is out there to be stolen. So be stealth and be prepared to defend your group.

One thing most people won’t think of is that those of “authority” are just like you and me except in uniforms and many carrying guns. Most will be scared to death but trying not to show it. Many will fall back to their basic training and that means “follow orders”. If they are ordered to take all provisions found they will do so. If told to take any vehicle that runs, they will. It is important to consider yourself ON YOUR OWN. “Authority” figures or groups MAY be of help to you but why take the chance by making your presence known? If you did a good job following the contents of this book you do NOT need help from anyone! Do not ask for it and do not make yourself known to anyone outside of your group.

Until your cherished and valuable shortwave radio echoes the waited for word that “help is near” and civilization is really going to return within weeks to a month remain stealth. Until the goods and services of civilization return and you see it for real don’t become impatient. Survive for five months only to die by “coming up for air” a few days early - don’t do it!

When you do emerge do so quietly and with no “fanfare”. You have no assurance another disaster won’t occur or some delayed disaster happen that could throw you back into your safe area as fast as you can get there!

Once again and said many times already in this book, when dealing with civil unrest DO NOT PARTICIPATE! If civil unrest is caused by political or government policy or action and you wish to “exercise your civil rights” even resorting to violence or at least public demonstrations you are reading the wrong book. This book is for you and your group to survive while others sort out the world “above ground”. Not “patriotic”? sorry, I am as patriotic as the next person but if all-out civil unrest is caused by a government or political action, new law or whatever and you do care strongly about “one side or the other” you’re probably of more value to “your side” alive and well a few months later than to become a dead statistic in the first 24 hours. Be a hero by biding your time then act when the odds are in your favor. They are unlikely to be in your favor for weeks if not months.