Can you just imagine the stress of walking up to an ATM and it having no money? Can you imagine the shock of walking up to another ATM and it also having no money?  What about a third ATM having no money…that’s horror!  It could happen if the United States suffers the same tragic economical collapse that Argentina suffered back in the 1990’s.

Not only would and empty ATM be dreadful, what about grocers who are wiped completely out of inventory. Think of hospitals packed to the gill and turning away people. Living for days, weeks, and even months without electricity.  How horrible of a picture do we need to paint to make you see that you need to prepare for the worst?  Don’t be caught out and think it won’t happen to you or your family.  Don’t think the people of Argentina didn’t think that way.  I bet they are much better prepared for disaster having lived through such an ordeal.

Start making plans now to protect you loved ones. Make sure you start and maintain a good food and water storage which includes things like protein rich foods, dry goods, canned goods and much more. You will also need  first aid supplies, feminine protection, diapers, etc.   Don’t forget radios and lighting. What about self defense items?  Generators, fuel storage, optics to name a few.

If you are unsure where to start, spend some time on the internet. There are tons of articles and websites that will educate you and help you get started.  Many even sell survival products.  Don’t be overwhelmed though. Start by picking up some extra items when you make that weekly trip to the store. Throw an extra bag of pinto beans in the cart. Maybe a roll of gauze and some peroxide. A box or two of ammo. The most important thing is to just start doing it! Don’t be a victim of paralysis due to over analysis. This isn’t rocket science folks!

Don’t be in the 99% of Americans who probably won’t be ready. Take it from the Mormons who have been preparing with food storage for years. Many of them have even benefited from their food storage when they found themselves without jobs. You just never know what life may hand you and the best thing you can do for yourself and your family is to BE PREPARED!

Can you imagine how many Americans would fall by the way side if/when such a collapse were to happen here? It’s a very good read and one that will open your eyes and let you in on what to expect if our system ever collapses. It will certainly make you re-think your survival and preparedness plans! This will be the end of the world as we know it for many, if not all of us.

I’d like to thank that Author for giving us an in-depth insite on what to expect in such a crisis. I’ve always believed that this is a more realistic scenario than the picture that most of the so called “Survivalist Guru’s” have been painting. Yeah, I’m more inclined to prepare against a threat from within than look for an invasion from U.N. or Chinese troops! What do you think?

For those who never watched the show, Jericho was a two season series on CBS about what people went through after a Nuclear terrorist attack on 23 major U.S. cities. The setting takes place in a fictional town of Jericho Kansas, but if you watched the show it wasn’t hard to tell that it was shot in California. Central Kansas doesn’t have those types of mountains!! By the way, the picture is from an opening shot of the show. Pretty awesome if you saw it.

The series had a number of sub plots, including a CIA agent that knew what happened, a rival town that plotted to take over Jericho, a Government sponsored private military company with renegade operatives, a crooked politician in the upper reaches of the U.S. Government who helped plot the whole deal. Plus a few others. Sound familiar?

I’m not saying TEOTWAWKI will come about because of a Nuclear terrorist attack, although it could happen. I don’t have an idea what will trigger it. Here’s a few things I think will be very much similar to the show Jericho if the SHTF.

• I think the larger cities will be ruled by Gangs and a mob mentality. Hell, look what happens when their favorite team either wins or loses a playoff game? They don’t need a good reason to start rioting and burning down their neighborhoods, just imagine what will happen when these thugs get hungry. I imagine you’ll have your “Green” areas where the Police and or private Security companies control, but the rest will be Gang ruled. It’s not the United Nations or even Uncle Sam I worry about, it’s Gangs or roving bands of ruthless people looking to take whatever they can get a hold of.
• You’ll see people who will try and benefit from such a disaster any way they can. You’ll have those who try and profit from it, as well as the thugs who want to rule and control. Then you’ll have those who just want to survive any way they can.
• I think you’ll see communities come together, at least the smaller ones, in an effort to secure their towns. They’ll probably throw together some “defense force” of one type or another. You may even see neighborhoods do this.
• You’ll see shortages of the basic necessities; food, water and fuel. I’m sure that many things we take for granted today will be in short supply or unobtainable in such a situation. How much toilet paper or firewood do you have stored up?
• I imagine they’ll be many refugees looking for some place to hole up. Hey, you’re place looks nice!
• I have no doubt there will be private Security companies hired to “keep the peace”.
• Just as with any war or uprising, you’ll have those that will give up their freedom’s for security. It’s these people you must be on the watch for. They’re the really dangerous ones.
• I can see “Neutral zones” where people come and trade goods, supplies and services. What would you have to trade or use for currency?

These are just a few of the things that I believe could go down when the SHTF that were portrayed on the show. In fact, I found it pretty darn eerie how it closely it resembled my theory of how life would be like after such an event.

So how do you think life would be like after a catastrophic event such as a nuclear attack on our major cities?

I felt like this video was appropriate for this post..enjoy