Posted by oldtanker on November 16, 2012 at 23:25:24 from (66.228.255.239):
In Reply to: What would you do? posted by Greg1959 on November 16, 2012 at 18:52:07:
This is funny!
For this to play out like you first stated it would also involve the complete and total collapse of the federal, state and local governments.
Then all those city folks would have to leave instead of waiting for some to come and help them, like so many did on the east coast just after Sandy hit.
The natural instinct is to head toward a safer place with easy living conditions.....in the northern hemisphere that means south.
So your numbers are a bit off. 1. of 300K 100K are just dead. Another 100K stay put crying for help and the other 100K turns first on them. So now you have 100K that can go out and forage.......OPPS, most of em would have no idea how to do that.
Now again your numbers are goofy. 50 miles in a day? You have to be joking! At the end of basic training we had to do a 30 mile forced march. That was with a full ruck, weapon and all the battle rattle. Guys the weighed in at 150 were carrying over 1/2 of their body weight. Now in the Army a forced march is 6MPH with a 5 minute break every 2 hours. I don't think that most of us could have gone another 5 blocks at the end let alone another 20 miles. ANd at the end of basic we were in great shape! These survivors are going to have to carry everything they need plus spend time looking for food. They will turn on each other in a het beat, average 10-12 miles a day on good days and in a week be undernurished. The sick, lame and lazy are just going to be left behind. Most would not make the 50 miles. Most of the ones who are armed have no real skill with a weapon and will be armed with hand guns.
Now if you are going to run and hide and have no pre set up and stocked position you too will be packing the things with you that are needed to survive. So you too will be moving slow. Now add in that as you move the people in the area you are moving into are going to treat you as a threat.
So your beat bet is to set tight and protect whats yours.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
