I like Halloween. Every year I look forward to watching the kids dress up for trick or treating, looking at the carved pumpkins decorating the landscape and sneaking in a few bite size chocolates. I even like scary books and movies, the supernatural kinds, NOT the mayhem and torture ones. Not a whole lot of things really scared me… at least until I read the book One Second After did I feel a real chill down my spine. Now I know what thoughts really terrify me:
- Empty grocery shelves with no food or water
- Having the family hungry and not being able to provide for them
- Long lines at the gas station or no gas at all
- Electricity being completely shut down by an EMP
- Roving bands of criminals threatening us and being without a weapon
- Pandemic of some kind, and having no medicines or antibiotics available
- Becoming homeless
- Being a refugee during a disaster
For a short time I felt paralyzed by all these scenarios and I was actually losing sleep over them. Once I realized my real fears, I began to think of ways to alleviate them. My antidote to being afraid is to become as prepared as possible. That is why I started prepping and the reason I started this blog. If I felt this way, then certainly a few others must share these insecurities and we can encourage and learn from each other. The thought of starting with nothing was discouraging at first, but it got better. Now that I am doing a little something each week, whether it is buying a few extra cans of food or filling in a few gallons of water, or learning a new skill, I feel better every day.
A happy and safe Halloween to everyone!
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While an EMP event would do all of the above and then some all we need to do is look at some of the natural disasters we have had where most of what you have listed happens also but to a lesser degree. It is nice to see the issue of prepping going a little more mainstream.
One Second After was terrifyingly real for me. I’m so glad that we’re preparing.