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If you had to iron down your life to only the necessities due to some cruel fascist dictator taking hold of the country through either a rigged election, assassination and faked presidential will or complete military overhaul of the nation causing minimal casualties but still gaining control of all major media centres in an attempt to brainwash the next generations in a way that could be compared to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il whose people worship him in an almost, if not completely, God-like manner and ANYWAY....
If you had to live with only the essentials what wouldn't you throw out...?
For me, my computer, my TV, my DS, my books, the internet, the XBox 360, my music and my LEGO (15 isn't too old!!!)
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I want to live in a Dieselpunk world reading Steampunk books
I want to see how a nuclear family looks
I want to live in the 40s era
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2009, 01:58:57 pm » |
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I wouldn't throw my wife out. I'd definitely keep her.
As for the rest...it's just stuff. You can do without stuff if you need to.
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2009, 02:00:29 pm » |
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Lip balm.
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2009, 02:05:40 pm » |
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Food, love, shelter, comfort.
Those are four things I would find it hard to live without. I think in that order of importance as well.
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2009, 02:07:37 pm » |
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2009, 03:35:39 pm » |
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Food, love, shelter, comfort.
Those are four things I would find it hard to live without. I think in that order of importance as well.
I would have to amend your list, as indeed love is the greatest of all these things. With it, you could pass away peacefully for lack of food. The others are easily obtainable, by instinct alone. And I've sustained myself on nothing else during difficult times. Thought this is my opinion only, due to my unique experiences. |
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« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2009, 04:44:24 pm » |
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I'll make the list shorter by naming the things i'd keep in this dystopian nightmare rather than the things i would throw out...
CB radio
Compass
Springfield .45 auto
Mossberg 500
Water purifier
Survival gear (tent, sleeping bag etc.)
The SAS survival guide
Throughout history, whenever facist regimes have taken power, they always seek to disarm the populace and take away anything that would make them independant from the state. These are the things i could not (or would not want to) live without.
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« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2009, 05:00:14 pm » |
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not including those things which are necessary for my body to continue its natural processes (food & water etc) my list is as follows: my wife knowledge, and the opportunity to expand my own supply my trusty, hand made (by myself) leather satchel which contains various emergency survival gear (wind up torch, SAS survival guide, camping stove with solid fuel, first aid kit etc) Apocalypse, zombie infestation, fascist dictatorship coup... |
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« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2009, 05:45:11 pm » |
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If you had to iron down your life to only the necessities due to some cruel fascist dictator taking hold of the country through either a rigged election, assassination and faked presidential will or complete military overhaul of the nation causing minimal casualties but still gaining control of all major media centres in an attempt to brainwash the next generations in a way that could be compared to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il whose people worship him in an almost, if not completely, God-like manner
my computer, my TV, my DS, my books, the internet, the XBox 360, my music and my LEGO Welllllll.....if this imaginary Dictator is along the same lines as Kim ("I'm so ronery")Jong-Il you wouldn't be allowed to own a computer or at least one with an Internet connection (and even if you were allowed one, 95% of the 'net's content would be banned/censored). You also wouldn't be allowed to watch western TV. Only programmes that are uplifting, patriotic and praising The Glorious Leader. The books you read would also be heavily censored or banned and you wouldn't be allowed to play your decadent western music. You'd have to listen to martial music and songs praising The Glorious Leader.Which just leaves your DS (whatever that is) and your LEGO...have fun! |
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi
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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2009, 05:53:47 pm » |
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Food, love, shelter, comfort.
Those are four things I would find it hard to live without. I think in that order of importance as well.
I would have to amend your list, as indeed love is the greatest of all these things. With it, you could pass away peacefully for lack of food. The others are easily obtainable, by instinct alone. And I've sustained myself on nothing else during difficult times. Thought this is my opinion only, due to my unique experiences. *Swoons* Sir, you appear to be a True Romantic.  |
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« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2009, 06:01:29 pm » |
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Things to keep in a dystopia? Hmm. Bearing in mind I would have to rebel against the regime and live in the wild.... My best mate Paul (Para, bodyguard, bouncer, boxer- the kind of guy that's useful to keep around...  ). My gerber knife (for hunting/protection when fists won't do). My ancient zippo. Pair of sturdy leather buckle boots. And something silky and sexy, to help me remember that I'm actually a female.... ¬¬ |
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2009, 06:06:54 pm » |
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Keep in mind that retaining your firearms means that ultimately, you wont have to lack for ANYTHING. With a little backbone, you can take anything you need off someone ELSE, should it come to that.
And yes, love, like morphine, would allow you to pass away in comfort, even if you had nothing else to survive...
Sorry if i'm being a bit mercenary here, but the object is survival, no?
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2009, 06:08:31 pm » |
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Keep in mind that retaining your firearms means that ultimately, you wont have to lack for ANYTHING. With a little backbone, you can take anything you need off someone ELSE, should it come to that.
And yes, love, like morphine, would allow you to pass away in comfort, even if you had nothing else to survive...
Sorry if i'm being a bit mercenary here, but the object is survival, no?
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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2009, 06:23:40 pm » |
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Family... and warm and sturdy winter clothing....I am in Canada after all.
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2009, 06:28:09 pm » |
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Insulin, and pens with good fine needles... God bless Banting and Best!
Cheers
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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2009, 07:07:54 pm » |
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My book collection
My friends, bless 'em
A crate of whisky for barter and deadening the pain.
A large invertebrate and cart to carry them.
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There is nothing that cannot be made a little worse and sold a little cheaper
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2009, 10:13:34 pm » |
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Oxygen, for starters:
Let me control a planet's oxygen supply, and I don't care who makes the laws.
Attributed to JR "Bob" Dobbs
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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2009, 11:51:58 pm » |
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Oxygen, for starters:
Let me control a planet's oxygen supply, and I don't care who makes the laws.
Attributed to JR "Bob" Dobbs
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Hey, it's not my fault that science is really combustible.
PM me about adding a thread to the OT archive! _|¯¯|_ r[]_[] |
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« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2009, 12:33:57 am » |
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I keep: Only one of the three computer in the house, only one of the three tv in the house, our electric oven ,our fridge and our phone.
Edit: Since shelter not included, i would add central heating.
I throw out: everything else, their not more efficient or useful than their ancestors.
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I prefer be king in hell than slave in heaven, but being king in heaven would be much,much, better.
He sent a messenger to the other bride, and asked her to return to her own kingdom, for, as he informed her, he already had a wife,and someone who had found an old key did not need a new one.
-The Twelve Huntsmen, Brother Grimms.
"Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance." Sir Isaac Newton
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« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2009, 12:50:51 am » |
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I actually did lose the majority of my possessions about 10 years ago. (Remember the 'dotcom crash'?)
This list may best apply to living in a privately-owned commercial campground, but it applies to a lot of 'survival' situations. Not necessarily "zombie apocalypse/other end-of-the-world" scenarios, but real-life SHTF, like depressions, hurricanes, etc.
What was of most help was:
1) My basic cooking tools and stored food. If you can make a big pot of chili, smoke a rack of ribs or roast a turkey, someone will smell it and usually, offer to pay for a meal, in cash or barter. You also eat better.
2) My basic set of hand-tools. If someone is complaining about "this broken POS", offering to fix it often pays. If you can make something "cool" and leave it visible, you can often find a customer. If you have automotive tools and knowledge, you can actually turn a profit. A surprising number of people paid upwards of $60US for bullwhips braided up from $3US of paracord and mason-twine and 2 hours work- the "crack" sound attracts them...
3) A dry place to sleep. A dead minivan worked admirably. A good tent, or tents is good too.
4) Something comfortable to sleep on. This cannot be given too much stress. If you cannot sleep well, you BECOME a zombie.
5) Basic self-defense tools. I never had to resort to the .45 (thankfully) but a hand on a sheathed belt-knife, or leaning on a fireman's axe can have a salutory effect on even the most stupidly-inebriated.
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« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2009, 01:29:11 am » |
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My Jeep, my toolbox, a few choice pieces of paintball gear and my laptop and I'm set!
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« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2009, 02:26:36 am » |
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Beer, and my dog.
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« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2009, 02:47:23 am » |
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My books. Damnit, they're going to be my livelihood! Even fascist dictators need science!
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« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2009, 02:50:46 am » |
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Food, love, shelter, comfort.
Those are four things I would find it hard to live without. I think in that order of importance as well.
I would have to amend your list, as indeed love is the greatest of all these things. With it, you could pass away peacefully for lack of food. The others are easily obtainable, by instinct alone. And I've sustained myself on nothing else during difficult times. Thought this is my opinion only, due to my unique experiences. Well said, Captain! Love is indeed the most important thing... |
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« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2009, 08:48:34 am » |
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I couldn't survive without my laptop, tools, brass-plated stompy boots, and minions friends and lover.
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