One reaction that's always fascinated me is euphoria or sense of invulnerability. The movie Fearless does a great job capturing it. Would strongly recommend the movie. I've had that feeling after high stress military training.
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- Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:03 am
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Re: Something else about the recent blackouts
In light of the blackouts on top of COVID on top of crime and unemployment, awareness of common stress reactions to disasters is important:
If you look, its easy to see these stress reactions in response to present day disasters. Its important to recognize and work through them.
One reaction that's always fascinated me is euphoria or sense of invulnerability. The movie Fearless does a great job capturing it. Would strongly recommend the movie. I've had that feeling after high stress military training.
If you look, its easy to see these stress reactions in response to present day disasters. Its important to recognize and work through them.
One reaction that's always fascinated me is euphoria or sense of invulnerability. The movie Fearless does a great job capturing it. Would strongly recommend the movie. I've had that feeling after high stress military training.
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:35 pm
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Lights Out is another fictional work on the subject that's worth a read. Its based in Texas 
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:32 pm
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Good thoughts!
One other thing to keep in mind is that even if you are prepared, in a massive disaster friends and family will probably be looking to you for help.
With the recent blackouts, I ended up taking care of my parents for several days. We had more than enough food for ourselves, but supplies went a lot quicker when the number of people in the house multiplied.
Don't waste, but always have more than you think you'll need. An example is that I filled up my vehicle's tank of gas before the storm, just in case... not ever imagining I would really need the gas... good thing I did... I ended up needing to drive regularly through the snow and ice to get my wife to work. She had extra shifts due to the storm. I have front wheel drive which works in the snow, and she didn't. So even though I didn't need to drive anywhere for myself, I ended up driving a lot... during a time where all the gas stations were out of gas. But I had more gas than I thought I needed, so fuel was never an issue.
For emergency management operations, my GO Bag always had 72 hours of supplies. I like to have at least 30 days of storable food for the household (including the dog).
Lots of people were using generators, which is great for the short term. But emergency generators aren't made for running full time and they require lots of fuel to keep running. I see generators as a necessary stop-gap, but solar doesn't require storing flammable fuel and can generate power over a longer time.
One other thing to keep in mind is that even if you are prepared, in a massive disaster friends and family will probably be looking to you for help.
With the recent blackouts, I ended up taking care of my parents for several days. We had more than enough food for ourselves, but supplies went a lot quicker when the number of people in the house multiplied.
Don't waste, but always have more than you think you'll need. An example is that I filled up my vehicle's tank of gas before the storm, just in case... not ever imagining I would really need the gas... good thing I did... I ended up needing to drive regularly through the snow and ice to get my wife to work. She had extra shifts due to the storm. I have front wheel drive which works in the snow, and she didn't. So even though I didn't need to drive anywhere for myself, I ended up driving a lot... during a time where all the gas stations were out of gas. But I had more gas than I thought I needed, so fuel was never an issue.
For emergency management operations, my GO Bag always had 72 hours of supplies. I like to have at least 30 days of storable food for the household (including the dog).
Lots of people were using generators, which is great for the short term. But emergency generators aren't made for running full time and they require lots of fuel to keep running. I see generators as a necessary stop-gap, but solar doesn't require storing flammable fuel and can generate power over a longer time.