Comments on: Will You Survive? http://www.thecorias.com/2010/05/10/will-you-survive/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:16:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.thecorias.com/2010/05/10/will-you-survive/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 admin Wed, 12 May 2010 04:34:26 +0000 http://www.thecorias.com/?p=907#comment-2169 Also, we're talking about a pandemic flu that affects 1/3 to 2/3 of the population. It won't be just the worst of the worst, but a healthy mix and you'd be surprised how easily "normal" people slip into a primal state when their basic needs aren't met. I believe the saying is, "our society is 9 meals away from anarchy". Also, we’re talking about a pandemic flu that affects 1/3 to 2/3 of the population. It won’t be just the worst of the worst, but a healthy mix and you’d be surprised how easily “normal” people slip into a primal state when their basic needs aren’t met. I believe the saying is, “our society is 9 meals away from anarchy”.

]]> By: admin http://www.thecorias.com/2010/05/10/will-you-survive/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 admin Wed, 12 May 2010 04:28:21 +0000 http://www.thecorias.com/?p=907#comment-2168 Katrina is a special example. (Competency had little to do with NO's poorest of the poor not evacuating, they had no means to leave [The local gov'ts never planned on evacuating these folks even though they knew they existed]). The following day, towns not affected by the broken levees setup checkpoints with armed police that wouldn't allow people on foot to come into their town. Yes, this is a worse case scenario that is not far off what could happen in any major metropolitan area under these extreme circumstances. Your water source would soon be overloaded with others needing water too. The collective would have to decide how much is too much and where to draw the line. In part 5 I think, one of the professors says, "will you stop and pick up one person still in the ocean if it means you risk killing every one else on the full life boat, or will you paddle away?" We don't have to make those decisions, because we haven't had to face them, but it wouldn't be too far fetched if we were thrust into a situation like this. Katrina is a special example. (Competency had little to do with NO’s poorest of the poor not evacuating, they had no means to leave [The local gov'ts never planned on evacuating these folks even though they knew they existed]). The following day, towns not affected by the broken levees setup checkpoints with armed police that wouldn’t allow people on foot to come into their town.

Yes, this is a worse case scenario that is not far off what could happen in any major metropolitan area under these extreme circumstances. Your water source would soon be overloaded with others needing water too. The collective would have to decide how much is too much and where to draw the line. In part 5 I think, one of the professors says, “will you stop and pick up one person still in the ocean if it means you risk killing every one else on the full life boat, or will you paddle away?” We don’t have to make those decisions, because we haven’t had to face them, but it wouldn’t be too far fetched if we were thrust into a situation like this.

]]> By: Von http://www.thecorias.com/2010/05/10/will-you-survive/comment-page-1/#comment-2167 Von Wed, 12 May 2010 02:03:49 +0000 http://www.thecorias.com/?p=907#comment-2167 Well for sure it is a sensationalized worst case scenario. I don't know how well Katrina can stand in as an example for the rest of the country. One glaring difference is that all the competent people had already evacuated NO, so they were left with the worst of the worst. That being said, LA probably would be as bad as they said, but other communities (like SLC and Denver) would probably do pretty well. I'm just glad I live near a water source and have a 3 month supply of food. One thing they fail to account for is the fact that some organizations (like the Church) would continue to function on a small scale. Well for sure it is a sensationalized worst case scenario. I don’t know how well Katrina can stand in as an example for the rest of the country. One glaring difference is that all the competent people had already evacuated NO, so they were left with the worst of the worst. That being said, LA probably would be as bad as they said, but other communities (like SLC and Denver) would probably do pretty well. I’m just glad I live near a water source and have a 3 month supply of food.

One thing they fail to account for is the fact that some organizations (like the Church) would continue to function on a small scale.

]]> By: Ginger http://www.thecorias.com/2010/05/10/will-you-survive/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Ginger Tue, 11 May 2010 21:27:24 +0000 http://www.thecorias.com/?p=907#comment-2166 Yes, I became a little soured on blogging when I try to start a post and am interrupted umpteen times by small children, or a messy house that need tending to. Well, the kids will always need something and the house doesn't seem any cleaner, so maybe I will start again. Yes, I became a little soured on blogging when I try to start a post and am interrupted umpteen times by small children, or a messy house that need tending to. Well, the kids will always need something and the house doesn’t seem any cleaner, so maybe I will start again.

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