by Jason H., Survival Blog:
Opening caveat: A lot of what I describe below is highly illegal in normal times. It might even be frowned upon during semi-normal times. Only you, as a logical and thinking adult, can make a decision to take actions that could result in potential prison time.
But this article is for those bad times, a true WWOTROL (World Without The Rule Of Law) scenario.
Like many here, I’m an older gentleman, having retired almost 20 years ago after a 25 year law enforcement career. I’ve also been a faithful Survival Blog reader from almost the beginning.
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And like many here, the days of grabbing my Go Bag and heading for the hills have come and gone; for the last couple decade I’ve made extensive preparations to hunker down at home when the time comes.
Obviously, this is a personal decision and everyone needs to construct a viable plan that works for them and their loved ones. In my case, age, some health issues, adult children working locally and young grandchildren have dictated that hardening our property and abode is the best decision for us.
First, echoing Ol’ Remus and Commander Zero, avoid crowds and get out of the city now. The subject matter I’m about to share won’t be successful in a high rise apartment or a crowded city. But a move to a lightly populated suburb, even living in a neighborhood of tract homes, will allow one to develop the ability to defend themselves and stay alive.
Quick look at my background: I worked as a police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically in the East Bay. My journey into becoming a prepper came after the 1989 Bay Bridge World Series earthquake, or the Loma Prieta earthquake.
One of the dirty little secrets about the aftermath of the quake was the decision of off-duty police officers and firefighters to either not answer their phones or refuse to voluntarily respond to their duty stations after the quake. I was one of these public safety officers to make such a decision; with young children at home and aftershocks coming one after another, the danger of fires or looting and other factors made this an easy decision for me to ignore my phone when it rang. Also, like many public safety officers at the time in the Bay Area, I lived outside the city I worked in.
Criticize me all you want, but I wasn’t going to leave my family on their own to drive over 30 miles to report for work; I’d make this decision again without guilt.
