An electromagnetic pulse (commonly abbreviated EMP) just hit the USA
 

This is fantasy, I am not a prepper or a doomsday thinker.
An electromagnetic pulse (commonly abbreviated EMP) just hit the USA.
After a few days
Money is worthless
Grocery Stores are empty and Looted
Electricity , Cell Phones and Water is off
Rioting in the streets.




What is your next move?... Be descriptive.

The EMP hit the whole USA?

I **** your wife. that's my only plan.

Fire Pioli!

Thank God, all my Credit Card Debt is gone now.

Yes Massive outages Multiple EMPS

Head for the country.

I would probably just drive to Canada in an old car.

I load up the handguns.

What does yours look like? We may be able to work out something

All of North America

Can I just get on a ship and go to Japan or are the ships down too?

This thread wouldn't exist.

I put on my tinfoil hat.

Blame Obama

It was a tv series called Jericho.

I turn off the show, Revolution... and go to bed.

Not the same. That was Nuclear Bombs. They had to deal w/ Nuclear Fallout.

Stand your ground or leave?

Is that why my hair just spiked, like static electricity?

head to my underground bunker where I have 70 years of toilet paper and old Chiefs VHS tapes to watch!

I'd wait for FEMA to come rescue me.

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I would go to where I grew up. I know the land there. I know where Caves are that are inhabitable. Where there are springs that run year round. Where the lake makes for a defenseable place. Of course there are lots of deer, squirrel and fish.

Use the spare keys to the daughter's Mercedes 240D and drive around and watch the zombie apocalypse unfold in real time.....
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hTMal28MbT...edes240D_2.jpg

No Politics No blaming .. a foreign country just put us back to the early 1900's computers on the modern cars are blown out and stranded on the highway from east coast west coast. Computerized gas pumps are out...

I would blow up a couple of old bridges and claim myself the Mayor

Now we are talking....

computerized anything is down

post on Chiefs planet.
then raid the liquor stores.

Won't work, stores have been empty for days, you must barter for a bottle

Kill my neighbor. I hate that ****er.

For his food? You may need his strength when others come around to take what you have... Are you sure you want to kill him?

I'm going with him

What do you have to offer him? Another mouth to feed? Another to possibly get him or his family sick... There are no meds... Why should he take a chance on you?

I am going to kick anyone's ass that messes with him

He already has his own personal weapon, what are you going to be able him to offer him to realistically warrant you going with him? What if things go wrong, would you kill him to survive? I would't take you with me.

interesting you posted this, I just finished One Second After yesterday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Second_After

No because he's a douche. Seriously, the first thing I do is grab one of the horses from my mother-in-laws and head off to get my kids and wife.

Sorry dude. I have that covered. I already have about 20 people in my family that is going with me.
By the way I do have a large supply of antibiotics and medical supplies. Hand Crank radio. Large stock pile of dried goods. Very extensive arsenal of weapons. Been through 6 survival classes.

This is a type of thread Rainman normally starts.

I would go down to the basement and pick up a piece of coal from the rubble down there (this building is old) and check on the generator/gas systems. Then I'd take that piece of coal out to the building side wall and write "fire Pioli" on it.

Yes it is, I love his threads

Hi, batman.

This. It was an interesting and probably a fairly realistic approximation of what to expect if something like this (or any other widespread disaster) happens. The audio book narrator is somewhat emo and does a really bad impression for all of the female character voices.

TL;DR - Cessation of emergency services and lack of electronic communication causes a widespread panic. People in cities will be the worst off. Anyone needing daily medication (diabetics) or special care is boned.

There are a lot of variables.

What is the season of the year? Am I home or working out of town?


In my circumstances, I have no reason to over-react. Me and mine are going to be fine.

Come to pillage at your own risk.

Except his are usually funny and interesting.

The first guy killed in my ex father-in-laws platoon in Vietnam? The one who had specialized jungle training. Just sayin'.

I wish I wouldn't need any of that stuff. And I would of stopped the EMP catastrophy.

I have two US Army forts within 60 minutes drive. I'm sure I would head there, on horseback, along with the other thousands in the surrounding area.

Sorry Brock but you are welcome to take your unhappy ass out of it if it does not do anything for you.

They are not going to let you in.

EMP's are a process. Omaha.

Go to work, bum.

Why wouldn't they help? And unless the plan on opening fire on American citizens at the gate, I suspect they would have to do as much as they could to help the people.

I just got a big fat ass check today in the mailbox LMAO life is good

I am going back Nov 27

they are going to be busy, I bet you will be ignored and the gates will be shut and armed guards will shoot if you try to breach them.

Perhaps, but outside of my in-laws farm, I have nowhere to go. Failing at Fort Pickett or Fort Lee would send me back there to hunker down to try to stay alive as long as I could. (After I off my asshole neighbor, of course).

Sounds like you should keep the neighbor and you two team up

You working on a show?

They would not let anyone in. It would be a state of emergency.

No, I am on Short term disability for a broken rib

is that all you people have?

WTF Yall gona DIE!!

Well here is my thought.

1: Should have a "bug out bag" with clothing and other items such as fire starters, compass, axe and some other items ready to go. This should allow me to walk or find some sort of transportation to my Cousins ranch which is about 10 to 15 miles away.

2: Cousins ranch has 30 head of horses and about 20 goats and her husband is military and has weapons. Couple that along with my weapons and ammo and should be able to hunker down there for a brief time.

3: Bring in redneck family members that have guns. Its Texas so that quota should be filled quickly. This will assist on patrolling for people trying to steal the horses or cause havoc. Secure the area with traps and such so as to catch perhaps animals for food but humans trying to sneak in.

4: Slaughter a Horse or goat for its meat every week or so and then scout / raid other homes in the area for other animals or canned foods.

5: In the scout raid process look for more ammo, weapons and probably a couple older style vehicles. Diesel is preferred since you can make bio diesel and keep them running for a time frame.

Getting an older style vehicle assists in hauling items from locations and extends the scout / raid range further then a mile or so.

How am I doing so far?

Sounds like you need someone with logistical and planning skills not to mention someone to help keep the species going..you can't keep all that going within the family

Now this is some good thinking....


I am thinking armed roadblocks should be set up to prevent others from infiltrating our neighborhood.

Just remember, an injury could lead to death if it becomes infected without the proper antibiotics so pilfering in other neighborhoods and taking a shot in the leg could be the end of you.

Grab the old Chevy at work, put the battery back in, change the starter if needed. Hook up the trailer, which has 2 generaotors and 10 gallons of gas. Load up my guns, survival gear, clothes, food and head to the little town I lived in before moving here. I have tons of friends there, 3 rivers originate there, tons of game and catlle, and two Hutterite colonies raising their own food. Its a pretty tight-knit community.

How far away?

after reading One Second After.....probably eat a bullet.

This it? http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/2191690...cond+After.pdf

90 miles on back roads. A little shorter if you use a short piece of interstate, which I'd avoid.

yup

Don't know that you could get that far, people would probably be shooting at you from the woods.

Stay at our farm.


I can see 10 miles each direction and we have food growing around us in the form of crops and cattle.

Over 10,000 rounds of ammunition in every form from .22 to .308 with a perfect reloading facility.


For intruders, why do you think I have been practicing 500 yard + shooting? ;)


Within one moment flyover country becomes prime real estate. If it does happen I hope it happens during the winter so that the city scum get weeded out before trying to take over the countryside.

I put on my robe and wizard hat

I'm just fine sitting in my Faraday cage.

Release my zombie army.

Yup. I grab all my guns and head to the farm got a propane furnace there that needs no electricity to heat the house.

I start a weed farm, mannnn