What do you guys think is our most probable "doomsday"? how have you prepared for it?

Hurricane? Tsunami? Volcano? EMP (ha!)? economic collapse?

If we did have a SHTF scenario, how protected are we by the government?


For me, my friends always ask me why I buy guns and ammo and I tell them "just in case...of zombies". In my head i'm thinking, if the economy collapses and everyone goes nuts, i'll have enough to protect myself.
Living on an island, if our supply line was cut off (like say by a natural disaster) and we had to survive on what we have, things would get hella crazy.
I don't have enough food and supplies because I don't have the room to store it. I have enough for a couple of weeks at most

The first three would be both local and temporary.  It's the latter two I worry about.

My wife does not like talking about this subject. But I have convinced her to keep enough TP, propane and other staples around. We have a month of water but for some reason when I tell her I want to keep a months worth of food she thinks I am a wack job! WTF? So I have been slowly stocking the cupboards with canned goods and now we have about 3 weeks worth of frozen and canned food.

I doubt we will have an EMP attack because I don't think we are worth the cost or the effort. Natural disaster is most likely and it is our government's first priority to provide for us in a natural disaster. The question is will they? I believe they will because we are an important port for the navy.

Economic collapse could happen around us but because we are not so tied in with the mainland we have a micro economy in place. While it would be affected by economic collapse we would probably go back to trading food and staples until we run out. In which case we'll all throw a Donner Party!!! 

Don't know if anyone else noticed but there happens to be an economic collapse in progress, escalating natural disasters (including an ocean mass extinction event), a couple nuclear meltdowns, solar farts ever week, and the exec, leg, and judicial branches of the govt took the constitution out back and shot it in the face. They are still accepting dollars at the grocery store for now, though.

IMHO Hawaii is way overdue for a major natural disaster, So that's what I try to prepare for. About 3 months supply of food and water is the goal but so far I've only got maybe a little over two weeks worth to be honest  at the same time I can see economic collapse leading to social collapse being the next biggest threat, thats why I also prep for long term personal and home Defense.I'm sure the government has a contingency plan for anything that goes wrong but should anyone really be relying on that... 

IMO the most likely doomsday scenario is economic collapse, many governments are on the verge of bankruptcy, including Honolulu C&C. The world economy will probably recover at some point but there is still a chance for it all to come tumbling down.

Sure, the government has a contingency plan but I would never rely on FEMA 

Nothing to worry about here, your government is in control. Rail will solve everything.

Now go watch dancing with the stars or whatever the fuck it is you bid your time with.

Zombies, for real.

Natural disaster. I really hope I don't have to open up those MRE's I got. Ew. I'd probably rather go hungry.

Natural disaster, kinda like Katrina. There were no cops, murder rates jump, etc..

Yay mres yum!!!

Hurricane? Tsunami? Volcano? EMP (ha!)? economic collapse?

None of the above would really equal a true "doomsday". Natural disasters are localized and as Jkeone808 said, temporary. As long as the "rest of the world" is out there we'd only have to hold out for 72 hours (maybe upto a week) and should be relatively fine. I'd estimate a 95% survival rate.

I think a more probable doomsday would be an impact by a celestial body. An extinction level event type (1/2 mile +) asteroid would have worldwide implications. Something like that? It'd only be a question of when you'll die. Remember, were on an island in 64 million miles of ocean. The mile high wave would wipe us out.

I doubt we will have an EMP attack because I don't think we are worth the cost or the effort. Natural disaster is most likely and it is our government's first priority to provide for us in a natural disaster. The question is will they? I believe they will because we are an important port for the navy.

EMP's also occur naturally several times a year (solar flares). Just think of the panic when people lose electricity, cell phone and internet. Also, you're mistaken about our governments first priority. Help would most likely come from other nations in the Pacific & Asia long before OUR government gets done with the "paperwork" needed to send assistance.

I think economic collapse is the most probable. Rome and the former Soviet Union collapsed as a result of their economies. If the US economy collapses it will be a worldwide event as we are now more connected with the rest of the world than ever. Second I think would be a natural disaster that would have to have worldwide implications which I cannot imagine what could be that powerful that could take us by surprise.

I thought this video was interesting although kind of long. The first five minutes or so talks about a man who trapped wild boar and compared it to the welfare state which was in my opinion a good analogy. Later they talk about how the Roman people found it more lucrative to vote than to work. Meaning, voting in politicians who gave you government bread instead of giving wheat and the people having to be productive and make their own bread. Kind of like now, instead of providing jobs for the American people they just give food stamps. That's why people will vote in politicians who promise free handouts, the more free handouts the less productive society and possible economic collapse. I believe we are headed in that direction.

Mega Tsunami caused by part of the big island falling off that will wash over large portions of the other islands.

Don't know if anyone else noticed but there happens to be an economic collapse in progress, escalating natural disasters (including an ocean mass extinction event), a couple nuclear meltdowns, solar farts ever week, and the exec, leg, and judicial branches of the govt took the constitution out back and shot it in the face. They are still accepting dollars at the grocery store for now, though.

You mean Canadian dollars right?

I think he meant the dollar is still actually worth something.

I was kinda joking in that the Canadian dollar bounces  between being worth more then less than the US dollar.  Probably because they do not print as much fiat as the US does, then traders realize that Canada has socialistic tendencies . . .

 

Probably tsunami or hurricane.  Either way, need to have water, food, and emergency generator.  And, of course, a generous lead shield.

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Jus messing around . . .