tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4239157368803380227..comments2024-03-28T19:58:31.110-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Emergency preparations, Part 7: Food for thoughtPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86520776333405565772012-04-14T10:43:52.126-05:002012-04-14T10:43:52.126-05:00There's a saying that's been around for a ...There's a saying that's been around for a while: no city is more than three days away from anarchy. Same idea - after three days without fresh supplies, the existing stock of a given area will be gone.<br /><br />The UK version is "<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024833/Nine-meals-anarchy--Britain-facing-real-food-crisis.html" rel="nofollow">nine meals from anarchy</a>." Similar concept.CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61657740888366546492012-04-14T10:14:15.496-05:002012-04-14T10:14:15.496-05:00The "Great Floods" on the Missouri back ...The "Great Floods" on the Missouri back in 1993 and later on the Mississippi disrupted traffic so much that some of the auto companies were having parts flown from Mexico in chartered jets in order to meet their production schedules. If more than a few bridges and interchanges go out, even chartering aircraft won't do it. And that only works for small, very valuable stuff, not basic necessities. (That said, where I live, radiopharmaceuticals are flown in already.)<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6413491851283576842012-04-14T09:05:30.095-05:002012-04-14T09:05:30.095-05:00Saw this scenario play out up close and personal h...Saw this scenario play out up close and personal here in New Orleans after Katrina. <br />Sentencing last week of cops who stayed behind to try to control the anarchy and made an incorrect threat assessment - 40-60 years in prison. No sane cop will try to fight chaos in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84656974017989715082012-04-14T07:46:15.192-05:002012-04-14T07:46:15.192-05:00Some food for thought here, Peter. Thanks.
We ...Some food for thought here, Peter. Thanks. <br /><br />We are "preppers" or whatever folks want to call us these days. We have to be - we live in hurricane country - but we've ramped it up a bit past just a few days food and the like. <br /><br />Thanks again for the link - I'm going to make a couple of adjustments based on the information.Johnny D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17141127764617679586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44961458141029003042012-04-14T07:02:40.229-05:002012-04-14T07:02:40.229-05:00The ATA reports includes this: "Consider a tr...The ATA reports includes this: "Consider a truck stoppage in the states around Washington, D.C. The federal government<br />will be slowed down within a week and could grind to a halt within two or three weeks." ("Other Effects," page 6, paragraph 4)<br /><br />If there's a way we could orchestrate such a truck stoppage within the Capital Beltway which surrounds Washington, D.C. I would gladly contribute some dollars to the effort. To whom do I mail my check?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com