Ask Dr. Helen: Preparing for Disaster — Prudent or Paranoid?
I have spent years collecting stuff like geiger counters, full body biologocal suits, food for a year, portable water filters, first aid kits, books on everythng from butchering an animal to emergency surgery. I bought a 3 acre escape cabin back in the hills with its own well, solar and wind power. I keep a collection of food seeds for every year, five years back, Guns, reloading equipment, generators, tools and gadgets for survival and just about everything I can get my hands on to survive some great ill-defined disaster that will pit me against whatever comes along. I have spent THOUSANDS on gear for what now appears to be something that will most likely NEVER HAPPEN. The most useful item I have in my bag of tricks is a BIG FIRE EXTINGUISHER in my trunk. All this JUNK will most likely get sold in one big awesome garage sale after I just plain die from old age. Really I prepared for everything except just living a good life. I’m better now!
