Apocalyptic Thoughts #2 - Basics part 1

So in my mind, when people discuss the end of the world, I am still thinking that after whatever happens that I am still going to be here. They may not, but I will.

So what will be the determining factors in such a situation?
Preparation, like I had mention in the first installment.

But lets go to an even more basic thought process than that. Lets say during doomsday, all electronics are shut down due to violent solar storms or something similar to. The whole planet gets on big EMP (think war of the worlds), and no one can use their cell phones, watch TV, radios, Internet, microwave, etc. See people tend to forget that all the technologies that we have available to us (and us in first world countries especially) are all luxuries. Taken for granted and used almost more often than an substance abuser.

That being said, of course there will be those that go drastic lengths to make sure they have a generator and back up energy sources to keep their habits up and running (think Kevin Smith in Live Free or Die Hard).  If anyone found out afterwards though, what they were capable of handling... all that effort to maintain could be sabotaged by outsiders who feel they been left out.  See we've seen it time and again, when people become desperate... the most savage of responses become reasonable. It is isn't too far fetched that when push comes to shove, people will feel confused, eager and very volatile. In this kind of global state, what will you do to make sure that you and your new found clan of road warriors last in this new book of Eli?

So as you can imagine you are going to have break things down to the simplest of necessities, and what do you think is the most basic of needs for folks. If you ask Boogie, and he'd be right.... it's food, clothes and shelter. Ah, but in turn, my other question is how could we maintain all those. although clothes may not need it, the other two will definitely be dependent upon one key source of energy.... fire. The ability to create fire has allowed our species to jump forward through the times. It has helped create mud huts, cook food and bend iron.

So when all this goes down, make sure you hold on to your lighters and Duraflame logs. Tough times are ahead of us and we must be sure we know how to weather the storm. Just the idea that controlling fire will give you a head start when everything else is falling apart as a life and death are surrounding you and creating a thin line. Make sure you are on the right side of that laser limbo dance.


So fire is one of your key elements when going back to the pure basics of humanity. So just keep that in mind, and think about how useful aluminium foil will be. Shit it may even become a currency, but lets save for some other time.