Just getting started learning Quickly though.

[Rob Painless]

Oh yea, Sorry about the acid comment. Popped out of my head in a flash..

There was nothing wrong with that comment.

 

[Joe SA]

Hello from South Africa.

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[Kexessa]

Is it wrong to feel good about preparing for a meltdown?

Welcome! No, I don't think so. Think of all the other things people prepare for. Your house burning to the ground, theft, break in, tornado, hurricanes with homeowners insurance. Being t-boned by a drunk driver or rear ended by someone madly texting their girlfriend with auto insurance. Cancer, chronic conditions unknowns with yearly physicals. Cavities with teeth cleanings & dental visits. Water heater deaths and heating system malfunctions with savings accounts. Retirement! Parents spend 18-22 years preparing their kids to function and contribute to a civil society (well, some parents).

The way we live now, 100% dependant on unknown, unseen processes & infrastructure. All delicately balanced to provide us with food, gas, electric, water treatment and the comforts of life 'just in time'. Just 2-3 days of no truck/train deliveries would disrupt fuel, food, medical supplies, manufacturing, garbage collection, ports, no cash at ATM's and the list goes on. And that's a "light" meltdown.

Just like a car accident that can't be predicted, neither can a meltdown. I haven't made a car ins. claim in 30 years. I may never need my preps. But god help me if I need them and don't have them. Prepare. Feel good about it! It sure feels better than paying your auto insurance every month.

(sorry, I tend to be long winded. You'll will get used to me )

 

[DrHenley]

Is it wrong to feel good about preparing for a meltdown? Seems a bit strange, but good.

Is it wrong to feel good about having good health insurance?

 

[Roninsensei]

Welcome!

 

[Brent S]

Welcome. We've all talked about prepping being for much more than just shtf. Illness, job loss, any kind of disruption in your life. Most of America lives from check to check and couldn't make it through a three week injury without considering bankruptcy. I had a friend that broke his femur, almost six months in a body cast. We can't prepare for everything, but knowing I have a warm, dry place to lay my head down at night, and knowing I have food to eat gives me peace of mind much more than an insurance certificate printed on a piece of paper.

 

[Psalm7]

Welcome , we dont just prepare for "a melt down" but also every day event's like bad weather , Civil unrest, crime, and so on .