The death of ROMsites
I have been telling myself it is coming since 2006. So I have full sets for every console I can find.
I think I could survive a Prohibition for quite some time, and even homebrew and sell it or run a speakeasy.
Terfs
I have a trans pride flag and a baseball bat next to my front door
Remember to keep your bat dressed with a long sock, so if someone grabs it, their hold will just slip away along with the sock
That’s what the barbed wire and nails are for!
Good point, time to order some trans pride programming socks
dress the bat in a series of pride socks so it cycles through them all if they keep grabbing the bat
Also it might make sense to have a baseball/softball glove nearby for plausible deniability reasons.
I don’t think a game of baseball will solve anything. :P
Well, it’s a good thing OP is willing to try an innocent sports game, and not anything premeditated
There’s a chance it could bore the attacker into leaving.
Vaccines. I got my mpox shots because it works across a broad spectrum of pox viruses. The mpox vaccine is actually just the modern smallpox vaccine! Not terribly common, but in the past decade or so, someone found a frozen vial of smallpox in a university lab freezer.
While unlikely that mpox or smallpox will ever completely blow up into a huge pandemic, it is good to have.
Sub-zero degree sleeping bag in the trunk of my car, plus a jug of water and some MRE-type food packs with water-activated food warmers. I grew up in a very rural area and got stuck on the side of the road in a blizzard for too long; I came out ok but it was terrifying. Now I live in a densely populated area that doesn’t get blizzards but I still prep.
I used to let my toilet paper run nearly down to zero before I bought another pack. The pandemic lockdown months changed that. I used paper towels and liberated a couple rolls from work back in the day. Now I keep more on hand before triggering next buy. Never again.
I’m a good example of “we prep for our fears”. I also do backcountry backpacking and everyone in that hobby does to some degree. I go out with a nurse sometimes and her first aid kit is nearly three pounds while mine is a couple bandaids and rubbing alcohol swaps.
You described equipment for pretty much climber. You don’t have shops every corner in the mountains and sleeping overnight happens sometimes due to bad weather. Sub zero temperatures are the norm in the mountains
Well, I live 5 meters under sea level. The most realistic disaster to happen to me would involve a giant crushing wave of water, and there’s not much you can do to get out of that.
But since I like backpack hiking, and buying in bulk is cheap, I have something like a month of food, some lifestraws, some water, extra cooking gear, etc.
I live in the upper Midwest so I pretty much always have supplies in case we get snowed in. When there’s a big storm on the radar we get specific meals for 2+ days. It never really keeps us trapped instead for more than a few hours
A bit different than others, but every time I ride my bike, I have the equipment to patch a tire with me.
House fire.
(That’s a lie, I’m not and I live in an apartment, but I plan on prepping for it)
Had a gas can inexplicably catch fire in my yard but close enough to the house to scorch and melt siding. Was able to put it out on the third attempt just before the fire dept showed up. I now have a variety of sizes and types of fire extinguishing apparatus around my house.
Invest in fire safety. Lives are at stake.
On solo outdoors-y trips I pack twice as much food and water as I need, a rescue whistle and I inform a trusted relative before and after a remote trip who can get in touch with emergency services if I don’t call back by the morning after.
At home I honestly would be screwed by an earthquake or major catastrophe… at least I have an up-to-date fire extinguisher and first aid kit in a readily accessible area.
But fire extinguishers expire 🤦♂️. After I got frustrated by my attempts at preparation always being expired, I discovered fire blankets (I think that’s what they’re called. Now I have them on a hook next to my stove so I can easily smother any fire …best of all, they never expire!
Battery power on the go.
I have a ~400W power station in the car that charges off the accessory circuit. I have a small solar charging power station in the car. A small crank generator in the car. Two cigarette-lighter-to-USB-PD adapters.
I carry a 100Wh power station, a smaller power station, a wall-power-to-USB-PD adapter, and have three computing devices that can provide USB power with me at pretty much all times.
I keep a backpack in my car with at least two changes of clothes, allergy pills, ibuprofen, sunscreen, and deodorant, toothbrush, and first aid. Worst case I’m ready when shit hits the fan. Best case I’m always ready for a surprise slumber party.
I just like to be prepared for if I get stranded during a storm or my car breaks down
it’s a good idea to keep some drinking water in your car as well if you don’t already.
I used to do that, but had to take it out of the car every winter. What good is emergency prep that’s not available half the year?
Does anyone know what to look for in long term storage of something drinkable that could be left in a car over winter?
You’d want to leave a little space in the containers so they don’t burst if they freeze. I think it’s still worth having at least some emergency water even if you might have to figure out thawing it.
Bourbon.
I have one plastic bag that is full of other, crumpled plastic bags.
You would not believe how many more bags you can fit in that one bag if you fold them, rather than crumple them!
Folding plastic bags seems annoying though.
Might you be Arab by any chance? If not you can probably get citizenship somewhere.
I there a ethnic group around the world that does not do that ?
I have no idea.
Havin a baeg of baegs is just one of those things you do in the Midwest. Donchya know
Had to upvote for the ideal midwest pronunciation of “bag”
My kitchen has a tiny “cabinet” near the sink that’s about 5 inches wide and was put there just so the dimensions of the countertops would work. It’s still the full depth of the under sink cabinet, just really skinny.
It is absolutely stuffed with bags.
I occasionally use them as trash bags for the bathroom when I remember, and can be bothered to go and get one.
I feel like that was a universal experience back in the days of bags
8 tb media back up. Most non essential shit ever lol.
Figure if we’re without water I’m dead anyway.
Fellow media collector here. I get it! :D
FWIW storing a few extra gallons of water is a very easy prep
i wonder if theres a market for a residential water battery… it would refresh itself as you use your house.
