Misc What if TSHTF - Page 11

R8RFAN · 07-07-2013, 01:32 PM

First off I am not a prepper except for guns and ammo, with that said.. Also, I am bored with talking about the George Zimmerman Trial

What if The Shit Hit The Fan

Banks were closed and money becomes worthless.
Stores were looted and the shelves were empty.
Electric,Water and Sewer services gone..
Gas rationed heavily, roads probably not fit for movement..

What happens next? How do people react? Whats the best course of action..
What would you do? What happens when people start getting hungry?

tooge · 07-07-2013, 09:24 PM

I was thinking more along the lines of trading for food/ ammo, but whatever works. Mechanics, people in health care, mechanical engineers, farmers. These people will be important to have around

tooge · 07-07-2013, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Diddy

What do the doctors get paid with for fixing the burning sensation downstairs. Not saying that I have this problem, just being prepared.

You will have to come up with something other than sex with your wife as trade bait

**J Diddy** · 07-07-2013, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooge

You will have to come up with something other than sex with your wife as trade bait

She can give a toothless hummer.

ThatRaceCardGuy · 07-07-2013, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

Shoot everything that moves

Welp in that case....move. Lmao
I keed I keed

**DaneMcCloud** · 07-07-2013, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooge

I meant continue.

Chief_For_Life58 · 07-07-2013, 09:37 PM

I would just start killing everyone. ghenkis khan status

Cannibal · 07-07-2013, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Diddy

Somebody has the whole movie up on youtube.

Might check Netflix!

**CrazyPhuD** · 07-07-2013, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooge

Having certain job skills would help as well. Accountants and retail folk would be of no value to anyone else

Now now accountants can be useful too! You need someone to keep an accurate count of your kills! Plus someone has to keep the 'kill list' up to date!

LiveSteam · 07-07-2013, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thatguy

Welp in that case....move. Lmao
I keed I keed

I wasn't

**lewdog** · 07-07-2013, 10:24 PM

Another big "What If" question that I would like answered.

driver2 · 07-08-2013, 03:03 AM

[QUOTE=Aries Walker;9797372][QUOTE]

Excellent post, most of which I agree with.

Everything would come down to basic survival , Potable water, food , shelter, arms and safety(a secure) place to reside would become the prime motivators. Decent into tribalism, people banding together, for safety would become the norm.

History says that societal collapse in a major community will lead to overall decline of all civilizations.

Example ; the Roman Empire. Complete decent into barbarism.

If any posters have the patience Reads Gibbons "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire".

Human nature will Take over!

Aries Walker · 07-08-2013, 04:53 AM

Except that the Roman Empire didn't descend into barbarism after it fell. A good example is what happened in Britain when Rome fell; the Roman army literally packed up and moved back to Rome, leaving a tremendous power vacuum and a lot of disorganization, much like what would happen to us in this hypothetical. As a result, the people there banded together into small groups and saw to their own interests; then, the Saxons invaded from Germany with so little resistance that it was almost like they just moved in. Their cultures merged and formed a new society, the Anglo-Saxons.

We no longer call them the 'Dark Ages' (they are now properly the 'Early Middle Ages') as the image of rampant barbarism and lawlessness is misleading to say the least. Innovation, for example, continued, but it was less along the lines of the theoretical or philosophical as it was in Classical Greece and Rome, and more along the lines of the practical, such as pattern welded steel and architectural advancements. There were despots and brutal monarchs, of course (it was, after all, medieval times), but it wasn't nearly so uncivilized as many think. We would be able to expect much the same.

**Saulbadguy** · 07-08-2013, 07:09 AM

I'd let all the psychos with guns off each other. That'd be a good fresh start for society.

SDChiefs · 07-08-2013, 07:11 AM

rape and pillage. i thought that was a forgone conclusion.

Chief Roundup · 07-08-2013, 07:14 AM

Has this not been covered in one of your other threads on this same subject?

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R8RFAN Molôn Labé Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: North Carolina Casino cash: $8566872	What if TSHTF First off I am not a prepper except for guns and ammo, with that said.. Also, I am bored with talking about the George Zimmerman Trial What if The Shit Hit The Fan Banks were closed and money becomes worthless. Stores were looted and the shelves were empty. Electric,Water and Sewer services gone.. Gas rationed heavily, roads probably not fit for movement.. What happens next? How do people react? Whats the best course of action.. What would you do? What happens when people start getting hungry?
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07-07-2013, 09:24 PM	#151
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $4044112	I was thinking more along the lines of trading for food/ ammo, but whatever works. Mechanics, people in health care, mechanical engineers, farmers. These people will be important to have around
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07-07-2013, 09:37 PM	#156
Chief_For_Life58 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: KC Casino cash: $9925938	I would just start killing everyone. ghenkis khan status
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07-07-2013, 10:24 PM	#160
lewdog Mod Team Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Valley of the hot as **** Casino cash: $2021900	Another big "What If" question that I would like answered.
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07-08-2013, 03:03 AM	#161
driver2 Starter Join Date: Jan 2009 Casino cash: $10005870	[QUOTE=Aries Walker;9797372][QUOTE] Excellent post, most of which I agree with. Everything would come down to basic survival , Potable water, food , shelter, arms and safety(a secure) place to reside would become the prime motivators. Decent into tribalism, people banding together, for safety would become the norm. History says that societal collapse in a major community will lead to overall decline of all civilizations. Example ; the Roman Empire. Complete decent into barbarism. If any posters have the patience Reads Gibbons "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire". Human nature will Take over!
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07-08-2013, 04:53 AM	#162
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	Except that the Roman Empire didn't descend into barbarism after it fell. A good example is what happened in Britain when Rome fell; the Roman army literally packed up and moved back to Rome, leaving a tremendous power vacuum and a lot of disorganization, much like what would happen to us in this hypothetical. As a result, the people there banded together into small groups and saw to their own interests; then, the Saxons invaded from Germany with so little resistance that it was almost like they just moved in. Their cultures merged and formed a new society, the Anglo-Saxons. We no longer call them the 'Dark Ages' (they are now properly the 'Early Middle Ages') as the image of rampant barbarism and lawlessness is misleading to say the least. Innovation, for example, continued, but it was less along the lines of the theoretical or philosophical as it was in Classical Greece and Rome, and more along the lines of the practical, such as pattern welded steel and architectural advancements. There were despots and brutal monarchs, of course (it was, after all, medieval times), but it wasn't nearly so uncivilized as many think. We would be able to expect much the same.
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07-08-2013, 07:09 AM	#163
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07-08-2013, 07:11 AM	#164
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07-08-2013, 07:14 AM	#165
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