Life after TSHTF

[Scythe13]

(23 January 2012, 14:45)bigpaul Wrote: Its the spread of disease that worries me the most, anything else i can cope with-either by preparing for it or by using something at a reduced level, but disease is a completely different ball game, its something that for the most part will be invisible and unknown-unless you have people dying in large numbers-then you know something is up.! the amount of garbage and other rubbish left by people would need to be sorted as this could spread disease, so would need to be either buried or preferably burnt, ditto any dead bodies lying around, all your own household waste would have to be buried or burnt also, human waste(poo) can be composted so long as you dont use chemicals on it, its the chemicals which stop it bio degrading naturally, urine can be used on the garden-dilute it 5-1, people would have to clean up after themselves more( no bin collections after TSHTF!) to stop any infections before they start. apologies if this post affends anyones sensibilities-its just how i see it

I'm with you on most of that Paul, however, I don't think we would be as wasteful as you'd think. There wouldn't be any packaged food aftera few months, unless in possession of a prepper. Which says that the majority of the wasteful behaviour would be over.

Empty tin cans are so useful! Empty cans just need the bottom cut out then a vertical slice on one side, and you have a small metal roof tile. Also they can be nailed together to make a sun reflector to pump up some solar panels you have working.

The uses are HUGE if you think about it. I'd be scavenging empty tin cans and using them for so many things. The problem would be the risk of a cut and getting tetnus or some other infection. But that would be a part of everyday life anyway, so you just deal with it and collect those cans.


I think I would go around burning bodies as well though. Even sheeple deserve better than being left on the floor to rot. Anyway.....good source or protein haha.