Getting Started In Emergency Preparedness: Friday's Thoughts and ...

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

The Importance of Entertainment
Many years ago, I was in an accident, a serious accident. To help me recover, the doctors prescribed some awesome painkillers. These drugs took away my ability to concentrate; I couldn't read more than a paragraph, carry on an intelligent conversion, or answer the newspaper's crossword puzzle. Just so you know, I couldn't even follow the soap operas.

In other words, I was bored, so I had to find some other enjoyable entertainment. I finally found it in reading comic books.

My temporary relocation has presented similar problems. I have left friends and family behind, and I am bored, again. Plus, I am trying to leave as much stuff back at home.

Because,

'If' I have to evacuate (bug-out), I will leave a minimum of 'important' stuff like a bed, bedding, clothes, electronics, books, and ... Plus, I'm trying to be very frugal. In other words, I have few distractions.

So, what does this have to do with prepping?

During certain disasters, we (you and your family) may have excess time on our hands.

Take a power outage.

Televisions, game consoles, and the internet will be inoperative. What will your family do?

Play board and card games, read age appropriate books and magazines, and other low energy activities.

Needless to say, you and your family are going to have to practice these habits because you, your partner, and your children are going to need to find games that interest your family. Same for books. If the children like science fiction, you and them need to stock-up on scifi books.

You get the point by now, but I would like to make another one.

According to FerFAL, writing at Surviving in Argentina, during an economic crisis inexpensive entertainment is important because folks don't have excess cash to spend and crime increases making going out dangerous for you and your family.

So,

That means a DVD played and a Netflix account just might be a prepping consideration for you and your family.

Small Towns
I?want looking for a largeish cardboard box, a couple of days ago. Guess what?

Yeah, I couldn't find one because there are no businesses in town that receive merchandise in a large box.

Another down side to living in a small town.

Source: http://gsiep.blogspot.com/2012/10/fridays-thoughts-and-other-stuff.html

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