Denial is Not an Option

Las Vegas, Nevada  Nov. 3-America has seen natural disasters hundreds of times past and present and still the average American lives in denial. Denial that any harm could ever touch there lives on any given day. People need to wake up and realize " Denial is Not an Option". Any moment our lives can be changed and effected we Americans are not immune. The Following article from- Off Grid Survival  discusses the reality of  the aftermath from Hurricane Sandy: For over a week, experts warned the public about this storm. In fact, they went out of their way to tell the public how deadly and damaging this storm could become. Sadly most of their predictions came true; even sadder are the many lives that were needlessly lost as a result of this storm. Over the coming weeks we will likely see even more people die; many of them due to the fact that they failed to take even the most basic of preparedness precautions.

Some areas of the East Coast could be without power and access to food, water and supplies for a week, maybe longer. Complicating the situation are the millions of people who failed to take these warnings seriously; and now find themselves stuck with limited supplies, no power and no real timeline on when things will return to normal.

An Epidemic of Unprepared People:

If you watched the twitter feeds over the last couple of days, it was pretty pathetic how unprepared most people in this country actually are. Even though they had almost a week to prepare, we read accounts from thousands of people talking about how they “should probably hit the grocery store” just minutes before the storm made landfall. By that time it was too late. Not only was the storm wrecking havoc on the East Coast, but most of the areas grocery stores had been completely sold out for over 24 – 48 hours. Across the East Coast, the scene looked strikingly similar; thousands upon thousands of empty grocery shelves and millions of people who needlessly put their lives in jeopardy.

Preparedness is a serious topic; a life or death topic. Rushing to the grocery store is not a plan – at least not one that’s going to keep you alive when the Shit Hits The Fan. When something like this happens, the last place you should be is at a grocery store.

Preparedness – It’s actually pretty simple.

Without over complicating things, Preparedness is something that almost anyone can do. Your overall preparedness level, and how far you decide to take it, really depends on you. But at the very least, every person should take the following steps to ensure their survival during a time of crisis.

THE BASICS -You need to have at least two week’s worth of food, water, fuel and emergency supplies on hand at all times. This means stocking up now, not when the danger is looking you right in the face.

Evacuation Planning – You need to have an evacuation plan, and you need to start putting it in place as soon as it looks like you might be affected. If the disaster misses you, well chalk it up as a mini vacation. If it hits, and you didn't leave, you might be chalking it up as a permanent vacation. The choice is yours.

PREPARE NOW – You need to take preparedness seriously . Despite the Mainstream Medias attempt to make preppers look like a bunch of whackos, the moment something like this happens the real whackos are usually the first ones along with their unprepared friends and family who are calling for help. Stop caring about what others have to say, and start caring about the health and safety of your family.

 Earthquakes, Storms and our fellow human beings can cause misery in an instance it's time to stop denying it could'nt happen in our own little world and for you. The time is now to take responsibilty for your own well being while we have the oppourtunity to prepare. The Government can not react timely enough nor has the resources to do this for you. It's a new day go out and make ready for the sake of yourself and your loved ones. For more information on Off Grid Survival check out their site @ http://offgridsurvival.com