Just look at the toilet paper debacle. People went F'in crazy.Don't wait until then. I say this as someone who lived in a hurricane area for years. As soon as the warning goes out, the stores become a mad house. You walk in there with a list and come out with only half.
People around where I live are a bit different; no prepper mindset, always thinking everything will be fine, not seeing the signs, obedient to .gov and pretty oblivious to world affairs, ie, it's so far away it won't affect me... I do have extra supplies of most things but if it was going to be years until they were available again then I'd want more. Though what you say is true for me to an extent, as in I can always find more stuff that I hadn't thought of that may disappear quickly. We did have crazy runs on toilet paper during the scamdemic...Don't wait until then. I say this as someone who lived in a hurricane area for years. As soon as the warning goes out, the stores become a mad house. You walk in there with a list and come out with only half.
Agreed, I'll get more, don't actually have much. CheersI would suggest duct tape as it has so many uses
It was amusing how that was their major concern, like what one uses must be soft and have a pretty print on it! So many alternatives to get the job done. I don't think most people would really think for a while of what is actually going to be most important in this kind of situation, like light bulbs and so on. They will likely wait to see what is being depleted from the shelves and then go nuts trying to get that thing, whatever it is, even if they don't need or use it, just because other people are buying it.Just look at the toilet paper debacle. People went F'in crazy.
A bigger issue is fuels.Living in Australia, I am wondering about what supplies I should buy if China is to move on Taiwan, cutting off supplies to Australia as the shipping channels are closed.
I'm thinking things like light bulbs, batteries, bird netting, zip ties, shoes, medicines and so on. I would like to have a comprehensive list so I can go to the hardware store as soon as it happens and get the extra stuff, just don't want to miss anything. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Yes, Australians tend to have more blind obedience to and faith in government than I would have expected considering "its convict past" and its reputation for individualism. It is interesting that non-native Australians (i.e. those born overseas) tend to have a greater mistrust of the govt. This was borne out in the attitude toward compliance to recent scamdemic "health orders".People around where I live are a bit different; no prepper mindset, always thinking everything will be fine, not seeing the signs, obedient to .gov and pretty oblivious to world affairs, ie, it's so far away it won't affect me... I do have extra supplies of most things but if it was going to be years until they were available again then I'd want more. Though what you say is true for me to an extent, as in I can always find more stuff that I hadn't thought of that may disappear quickly. We did have crazy runs on toilet paper during the scamdemic...
I observed as early as about five years ago that the US pharmaceutical supply chain was "sick". (Please excuse the metaphor.)I have a friend that is a retired engineer for a major pharmaceutical company. We had a long conversation about this. The problem is not the drugs themselves, most of them can can be made here. The problem is the chemicals used to make the drugs, many of which ARE ONLY MADE IN CHINA. If those get cut off, most U. S. production of drugs will come to a screeching halt.
Two related reasons we can't make the chemicals here are labor costs (it would drive the price of drugs way way way up if they had to pay minimum wage), and the EPA regulatory burden which would also drive prices way way way up.
An approximate estimation is that ten percent of the US population will die if pharmaceutical supply chains, include refrigeration, are cut.I have been told many meds are made in China, if true many will die!
One of my essential criteria for the rural property I am seeking is that it must always have free-flowing surface water, for domestic use and for my crops and livestock. (NOT a bore.)Have solar panels but yes, they won't last too long and I'll need to replace them eventually. Cable and inverters I'll look into, thanks.
Needs a longer answer, but the basics are:Good question, like do they have a use by date if sitting in storage?
I also wonder about if the grid goes down, I don't have a battery for the solar but I think they are around 25K. If an EMP went off, would that just wreck all solar equipment anyway?
Living in Australia, I am wondering about what supplies I should buy if China is to move on Taiwan, cutting off supplies to Australia as the shipping channels are closed.
I'm thinking things like light bulbs, batteries, bird netting, zip ties, shoes, medicines and so on. I would like to have a comprehensive list so I can go to the hardware store as soon as it happens and get the extra stuff, just don't want to miss anything. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Hi, walk yourself thru a nightmare and make a list of everything in every drawer, shelf, box and corner. Look a every tool with which you could not live with or replace easily. Check every spare part, drive chain, sparkplug, filter, oil, lightbulb, connector, cable, blade, handle or lid from every machine.I imagine it will be something small that I overlooked that will cause issues.
I just looked up what your major imports are from China and it looks mostly to be electronics. But, I also ran across and watched this video yesterday from Australia, in which it talks about how, should China go after Tiawan, the first target will be the US bases in the Pacific, not excluding Hawaii.
If that is the case, then you can probably add any goods you import from both the US and Japan as well.
They talk about the problems of supply lines in Australia at the 35 minute mark.
Thanks very much, that's a common sense approach. I suppose if it's something I will need then I will already have it and it's about being able to replace what I already have when I need it. Though I suppose my way of doing things would be to buy an extra mower, for example, rather than buying spare parts for my current one. To have a back up of each thing I will need. Maybe not an extra car though...Hi, walk yourself thru a nightmare and make a list of everything in every drawer, shelf, box and corner. Look a every tool with which you could not live with or replace easily. Check every spare part, drive chain, sparkplug, filter, oil, lightbulb, connector, cable, blade, handle or lid from every machine.
All the rubber bands, paper clips, cotton swabs, toothbrushes, shoestrings, paintbrushes, lighters, knife sharpeners, can openers, beltbuckles, spare glasses, welding rods, fuses, batteries and charger, etc, etc, walk thru and look at simply everything and make a list of what to get slowly...or what, quicker.
That's nice.I'd be fine if we stopped importing anything from China. It might hurt some people for a short period of time but other countries would pick up manufacturing the same cheap crap that China does now. Anything important we'll begin making here in the US, like we used to.
Thanks very much, that's a common sense approach. I suppose if it's something I will need then I will already have it and it's about being able to replace what I already have when I need it. Though I suppose my way of doing things would be to buy an extra mower, for example, rather than buying spare parts for my current one. To have a back up of each thing I will need. Maybe not an extra car though...
I think you are underestimating the extent of the products China produces.I'd be fine if we stopped importing anything from China. It might hurt some people for a short period of time but other countries would pick up manufacturing the same cheap crap that China does now. Anything important we'll begin making here in the US, like we used to.
I think you are underestimating the extent of the products China produces.
For instance, there are many electronics devices (even some US military hardware) which depend upon components from China as the sole source.
It might be difficult to replace all those sources, as many of them will require extensive product-specific knowledge.
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