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Glinda · 03-06-2011, 12:51 PM

Of course, my success or failure in an "end of the world" scenario all depends on what kind of "end of the world" you're talking about.

Have hundreds of cities been blown to smithereens? Did a huge firestorm overrun the continent? Massive global floods? Or is it just general madness and mayhem in the streets? Do I still have my house/land, or did someone come take it from me and now I'm out in the woods with just the clothes on my back?

I'd most likely fail at being a lone survivalist dropped into a desolate land, but if the "end of the world" is more of a global governmental/crazy weather type crisis, I think I'd do fine.

Without any trouble at all, I'd have plenty of food (I'm very big on gardening, and pretty darned good at it, to boot) - I've got fruit trees, berry bushes, big vegetable gardens, a greenhouse, and enough chickens/eggs to keep me fed. I've got a well on my property (but I'd have to reopen it and cobble together a pump of some sort), and a shotgun (note to self: stock up on ammo).

I've got plenty of non-power tools, wood, chicken-wire fencing and t-bar poles, hammers, nails, screws, staples/staple gun, wire, saws, and so on. Got a nice wood-burning fireplace, and an outdoor fire pit.

I'd have to rig up some kind of windmill thingie for power (maybe I should go shopping for lots of batteries too, just in case!), I know how to sew and knit and make candles (but would need to stock up on the fixins), I can build shit (poorly, but wtf), and semi-sorta repair broken things with my l3e+ MacGyver skills (I surprise myself sometimes with my creative solutions), and if I absolutely had to, I could hunt and dress deer, rabbits, and so forth.

Plus, I've got a piano. So I'm all set.

03-06-2011, 12:51 PM	#37
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	Of course, my success or failure in an "end of the world" scenario all depends on what kind of "end of the world" you're talking about. Have hundreds of cities been blown to smithereens? Did a huge firestorm overrun the continent? Massive global floods? Or is it just general madness and mayhem in the streets? Do I still have my house/land, or did someone come take it from me and now I'm out in the woods with just the clothes on my back? I'd most likely fail at being a lone survivalist dropped into a desolate land, but if the "end of the world" is more of a global governmental/crazy weather type crisis, I think I'd do fine. Without any trouble at all, I'd have plenty of food (I'm very big on gardening, and pretty darned good at it, to boot) - I've got fruit trees, berry bushes, big vegetable gardens, a greenhouse, and enough chickens/eggs to keep me fed. I've got a well on my property (but I'd have to reopen it and cobble together a pump of some sort), and a shotgun (note to self: stock up on ammo). I've got plenty of non-power tools, wood, chicken-wire fencing and t-bar poles, hammers, nails, screws, staples/staple gun, wire, saws, and so on. Got a nice wood-burning fireplace, and an outdoor fire pit. I'd have to rig up some kind of windmill thingie for power (maybe I should go shopping for lots of batteries too, just in case!), I know how to sew and knit and make candles (but would need to stock up on the fixins), I can build shit (poorly, but wtf), and semi-sorta repair broken things with my l3e+ MacGyver skills (I surprise myself sometimes with my creative solutions), and if I absolutely had to, I could hunt and dress deer, rabbits, and so forth. Plus, I've got a piano. So I'm all set.