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How does anyone practice for the end of the world? Putting in time at the shooting range isn't enough, and just fishing or gardening for fun can be very challe
by xenophonf 11y ago
How does anyone practice for the end of the world? Putting in time at the shooting range isn't enough, and just fishing or gardening for fun can be very challenging. I cannot imagine starting a farm in the middle of the apocalypse without at least a few years experience of preparing the land, planting, cultivation, and harvesting---and once you've brought in a harvest, you have to figure out how to preserve it. Having all the seeds, fertilizer, water, gear, and books in the world but none of the relevant experience seems like a good way to starve to death. Never mind the fact that the guy who lives in Downers Grove (a humorously apt name given his expectations) is going to be in for a world of hurt when Chicago gets nuked:
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- smacktoward 11y agoYeah, the suburbs seem like the worst possible place to build your doomsday fortress: too close to lots of people to avoid notice, too far from the kinds of places you'd want to scavenge from...