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physioex

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5. I saw the Gavin Newsom show this week....
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:59 AM
Dec 2012

And he was talking particularly on this topic. Perhaps we should work on public policy and get of fossil fuels as quickly as possible.

Doomsday Preppers [View all] Jack Sprat Dec 2012 OP
One thing I'll give the show RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1
Mostly they profile wackos with guns.... physioex Dec 2012 #4
Some of them don't have guns Renew Deal Dec 2012 #21
Before I even finished reading the OP I was already formulating ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #9
It seems to me Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #18
I don't plan to do squat. I don't want to survive nuclear attack, etc. roguevalley Dec 2012 #39
What about an earthquake or other natural disaster? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #41
which for me here in Alaska is everyday life. :D We just had a 5.7 or 8 and roguevalley Dec 2012 #59
After watching "The Road" I came to the same conclusion you did Taverner Dec 2012 #56
I had about five minutes of it, then had to stop. I love Viggo but that was toxic to me. :D roguevalley Dec 2012 #60
We are one Carrington Event away from societal mayhem and possible collapse Fumesucker Dec 2012 #2
Then we will try to live until we die. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #24
Well NoOneMan Dec 2012 #32
Surely. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #35
There will be famine and economic collapse NoOneMan Dec 2012 #3
I saw the Gavin Newsom show this week.... physioex Dec 2012 #5
But we wont NoOneMan Dec 2012 #10
Oh I agree we are failing miserably.... physioex Dec 2012 #12
I have spoken to a large number of people have a vague sense of unease. Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #48
That show is chilling Robyn66 Dec 2012 #6
This season they have closed each episode with a statement that the scenario is very unlikely Renew Deal Dec 2012 #23
It's the background music for the libertarian free-dumb fighters. Everyone for himself! freshwest Dec 2012 #7
I've lived in California my whole life XemaSab Dec 2012 #8
Good comment, XemaSab. love_katz Dec 2012 #14
All this being said, of course XemaSab Dec 2012 #16
Apparently it is the top rated show on NatGeo EVER, not that that is a big deal I suppose. kelly1mm Dec 2012 #11
I love the show NoOneMan Dec 2012 #13
If any of those scenarios played out, Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #15
I totally agree NoOneMan Dec 2012 #17
There isn't anywhere in America more than a week away from food riots Fumesucker Dec 2012 #20
Then we all need Xanax bad right now. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #26
I haven't owned a TV in a long time so I don't know much about popular entertainment Fumesucker Dec 2012 #34
The Canaries are not a threat for several thousand years, at least Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #50
What I got from that article is that the threat level is a matter of scientific dispute Fumesucker Dec 2012 #53
I speak frequently with the sci group watching el Hierro Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #55
That's a relief Fumesucker Dec 2012 #57
The Great Chinese Famine didn't produce riots NoOneMan Dec 2012 #33
As you point out, this is America Fumesucker Dec 2012 #36
You have a skewed understanding of what extreme hunger does to the body and mind TalkingDog Dec 2012 #44
That's why I said "no more than a week away" Fumesucker Dec 2012 #45
I think you make a good point. For people to survive such an event, madinmaryland Dec 2012 #43
Its the reason theKed Dec 2012 #47
Our house is headquarters for certain friends and family in the case of Zombie appocalypse Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #52
My house is the same for ours. LOL. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #61
Well, this is the thing, right? theKed Dec 2012 #46
Glad I cancelled my Nat Geo mag subscription. This shit and UFO shows was... Logical Dec 2012 #19
Yes I completely agree those shows are crap.... physioex Dec 2012 #25
Is "prepping" in the magazine? Renew Deal Dec 2012 #27
No, but just disappointed in the organization Logical Dec 2012 #29
I can understand that Renew Deal Dec 2012 #31
Ohhh...I didn't notice that... physioex Dec 2012 #30
Nothing wrong with being prepared Marrah_G Dec 2012 #22
We have about three weeks of food in case something happens... WCGreen Dec 2012 #28
I don't know the show defacto7 Dec 2012 #37
That is fascinating. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #38
There are quite a few survivalist websites Tsiyu Dec 2012 #40
I'm a prepper too, a little tiny one ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #42
As addicted to my technology as I am... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #49
They're printing these pages out so they can laugh at you . . . DanM Dec 2012 #51
I think doomsday prepper crowd can be divided into 2 categories, PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #54
What is this kind of insanity? guardian Dec 2012 #58
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