Surviving the Day
after Tomorrow
Part 1
When we consider what life would be
like if society broke down when we watch the nightly news and see anarchy
murder and death that shocks the heart and causes us to wonder literally what
the world is coming to. Do we sit in terror shaking in our bones and wonder
what are we to do when the only one that can save us is ourselves! And that is
what I would like to discuss with you as others are doing we take small steps gathering
as we go and preparing for a future that we hope will never happen.
One way to start to do a little
reading checking and seeing what others are doing and weighing our options on
the can afford and we cannot afford. Many times we can do things that we did
not consider like buying a few extra cases of pork and beans and tomato soup
and we can still use at home but also make it that extra meal we can eat cold. Another
thing you can do is buy a bunch of little Bic lighters and you can place them everywhere
in your car and your home and in a little bag to keep with you. You will never
believe how awful it is soon a cold house or cabin or car and shiver in the
cold. Not just for an hour in traffic or broke down on the side of the road but
for days and weeks because you could not start the fire. Simple advice, right?
Another piece of cheap advice is
buying a case of water and keeping it in your car. You have it when you’re thirsty
and when you’re sitting in that breakdown lane. But best of all can save your
life in an emergency as we can live in 30 days without food but only three days
without water. The nice thing about it is you can usually get flat for fewer
than five dollars which is cheap and you can possibly add some of the additive
electrolyte solutions to and help sustain yourself. Another thing you can do is
to have that small bag place the lighters in it along with a small flashlight
and some granola bars or energy bars. Check around some of the sporting-goods
areas in Wal-Mart you can find emergency blankets which can keep you warm and
cost only pennies on the dollar.
On the home front you could
consider a solar oven uses no electricity and only requires the heat of the sun
to cook a meal when there is no electricity or propane for the stove. Nowadays many
people buy them but it is possible to make one with the box some aluminum foil
and a piece of glass. As you can see from the example below they are not that
complicated, maybe not as efficient homemade one would work just as well. If
you want to consider making one start with a medium-sized box and cover the
entire inside and the flaps with aluminum foil, buy a piece of glass lightly
larger than the opening so that you can seal it but still let the light in, and
take a small piece of wood or heavy cardboard and paint them black. This’ll be
the shelf at the pot sits on needs be slightly longer than the side of the box.
Place the shelf on an angle so that it is flat when the box tipped on its side
and pointed at the sun. At this point of brick or piece of wood can hold the box
at an angle facing the sun.
