Potential SHTF scenarios & tinfoil hat thread (Please read post 1)

Its on its way
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/huge-solar-flare-threaten-chaos-542658.html?fb_ref=.T1fsNiNqOAM.like&fb_source=profile_oneline

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http://w3.newsmax.com/a/aftershockb/video47.cfm?promo_code=E580-1

Tabnabs wrote: »

In Greece we have the closest thing to a SHTF situation in Europe, so there are many valuable lessons to be learned from their predicament.

A good news story is that the population are getting smart and cutting out the middlemen and going directly to farmers to buy produce from them (do you know the local farmers in your area and what they produce?)

Yeah..Cows!!!And occasionally milk.:pIts a good idea though,but unless we were actually growing somthing on a national basis like spuds.It wont happen,as our veg industry is virtually dominated by Europe and specifically Holland.
AND whats the betting that if you did get a market like that open the vested intrests of Govt and big supermarket chains would be immediately calling for the closure of theses unregulated markets on "consumer health and safty issues"??:rolleyes::( [IOW consume our cruddy overpriced rotten in 3days,chemically full veggies and fruit from the EU and you dont get any smart ideas you peasents!!!]

But the bad news - Not a good situation for the health and/or safety of the wider urban population.

Why so??Unless you are a junkie sharing needles ,or a very promiscious Gay /Hetro?? Athens always had a major heroin drug problem,and expect to see more Heroin related crime in Ireland,as it is a drug of choice in a depression.Cheap & nasty ****e!

All from this article - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2012/mar/15/greece-breadline-hiv-malaria

Worth remembering when selecting gear for your FAK and BOB or bug in gear.

Be more worried about TB making a comback here,as it becomes more drug resistant and our health system starts to collapse.

What??Chicken out and miss all the fun!!Not likely!!;):D

Just seen that forecourts are closing amid panic buying in the UK
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/forecourts-closed-amid-fuel-panic-in-uk-545406.html

baords dyslexic wrote: »

But take no notice of the picture, a lot of supermarket petrol stations I know in the UK are always queued up with cars like that, cheap petrol also equals queues.

What interestes me is how badly the UK government have handled it so far.

This is true and if it happens here the Irish government will handle it alot worse

I have to laugh when I see the queues of cars at petrol stations given that the strike is still a couple of weeks away and it is likely that any fuel put into the car today will be long gone by the time the strike actually starts. However it does contain a few valuable lessons:

1. Never underestimate the stupidity of the herd mentality. You can't expect people to be rational because they won't. If you hear there is a possibility of a crisis coming in 8 weeks but think rationally and know there will be plenty of food/petrol/water etc until then, well come the 9pm news there will be footage of empty shelves and fist fights on the streets. When the news breaks it is too late. The herd will be at the shop before you. Best thing is to have a plan and some basic supplies in reserve all the time. That way you can cope with any short term blip and won't need to get involved in a knife fight for a pack of Tayto.
2. Never underestimate the stupidity of the government. We see the mess our government have made of the details of the new Home tax. Can you imagine how our esteemed pothole fillers would handle an impending strike like in the UK. Moan Burton would tell us not to panic as government buildings have a reserve supply so ministerial cars will not run out of fuel so in fact with no other cars on the road the government will probably preform far more efficently. Alan Shatter would come out swinging threatening to jail anyone found hoarding petrol. Then Big Phil would probably come out and tell us not to worry, no one is going to jail and actually you can store up to 100lt petrol quite easily in your attic by stacking it up in old 2lt Coke plastic bottles.
3. Never underestimate the stupidity of the Unions. In the UK it seems to be these tanker driver unions. They know how to press the government's buttons and are not afraid to use chaos to get what they want. In Ireland the union I fear the most are the guys in the ESB. There is a reason why average salaries in the ESB are over 80K per year and the ESB off the list of utilities to be sold off. The Unions only have to snap their fingers and the government give in to their demands. The problem is the government is no longer in control. The EU/IMF don't give a **** about maintaining supply in some backward little island off the mainland and don't know who Brendan Ogle is. They want their money back and that's all that matters. Reform is coming to the ESB and the unions will bring the country to it's knees in the battle to stop it.