| Millions of Americans are taking steps to protect | | | | and basic care. Think the government will take |
| their families and are stocking up on emergency | | | | care of us if that happens? Based on the fact |
| supplies and food. In unprecedented numbers, | | | | that they are actually the ones that created the |
| people are purchasing long term food supplies to | | | | mess, I'm not holding out much hope that they |
| ward off what many are scared will be case of | | | | are going to be of any help. |
| survival. Many news agencies have reported on | | | | That's why it's extremely important to plan for |
| record number of gun and ammo sales, but very | | | | survival if the unimaginable actually happens. Ask |
| view have covered the similar situation that is | | | | yourself honestly - do you have the emergency |
| happening in early 2009 with emergency supplies | | | | essentials covered that will allow your family to |
| and food. | | | | survive for any extended period of time? You |
| So what is causing all of this? The facts are all | | | | need to make sure that you have long term food |
| around us and many people are now very scared | | | | requirements (dehydrated food, freeze dried |
| about the worst of the many potential scenario's | | | | food, mre's, canned food) emergency water |
| that could play out. Many fear there could be a | | | | supply, cooking fuel, and guns and ammo? You |
| total collapse of the the financial / banking | | | | should also consider stocking up on seeds for a |
| system. Others fear another terrorist attack on | | | | garden, getting all your gold and silver coins |
| our soil. A bitter divisiveness is starting to grow | | | | together, special medications that you need, items |
| between the conservatives and liberals among us | | | | such as blankets for winter warmth, emergency |
| prompting many to think a civil war is possible. | | | | communications such as am/fm radio or a short |
| And then, there are those that are very | | | | wave radio, flashlights that work, etc.. |
| concerned about an out-of-control government | | | | So every family should be considering what it will |
| which appears to be over-reaching into individual | | | | take to defend and take care of itself for an |
| rights with a totalitarian idealogy.Whichever reason | | | | extended period of time, maybe even 18 to 24 |
| you subscribe to, there are more and more | | | | months. You will want to have plans to survive |
| people concerned about steps they can take to | | | | any type of natural disaster such as an |
| prepare for what sure appears to be a looming | | | | earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other extreme |
| crisis. | | | | weather event, except obviously for a much |
| In the 1930's depression, 21% of American | | | | longer term. The sad reality is that most people |
| families lived on a farm. Although the depression | | | | probably can't make it 30 days, much less an |
| was tough on everyone, that means that 1 out | | | | longer period of time. So how do you get |
| of 5 families could sustain their own. Today, less | | | | started? |
| than 2% of Americans are farmers which means | | | | You can't do everything at once, but you can get |
| that the vast majority of people will have no way | | | | started. One of the best ways to get started is |
| to provide food for their family. This is something | | | | to buy long term food packs that are designed to |
| that many of us never thought we might see | | | | offer a well-rounded selection of food products |
| again in the USA. | | | | with the required daily nutritional requirements to |
| Unfortunately, if any of these scenario's play out, | | | | sustain energy. Some people may need to start |
| the end result could all be the same. And that is a | | | | with more basic supplies. But whatever you do, |
| total breakdown in civilization as we know it, | | | | get started soon and not do put this off any |
| leaving millions of people without access to food | | | | longer. |