The Collapse of Society.

[River Song]

Coming late to the debate but here's my 2p worth.

I don't want to enter the debate re lone wolf v groups etc. I understand the debate and I have made my choices.

At the risk of repeating what others have said ........

I am not convinced of a total collapse immediately unless we have a nuclear or Chem Bio war situation and the middle east looks a bit of a nightmare but in those cases (almost) all bets are off.

I dont think it will be a stone-age situation but it will be more like Heath Robinson crossed with Mother earth. I'm more inclined to Heath Robinson (see Wood/Gas fired cars)

Security -- depends - timings are also important. If looting occurs in the cities and the hoodies start roaming then IMHO they have to be killed. Otherwise they will return with others. My analysis is that the urban pondlife will start reaching the surburbs in about 5-7 days and the countryside in 7 - 10 days.

If food and water are depleted then .... water? Covered elsewhere -- make sure you have filters.

Food - well I've got my stock in - however, even though I'm a Great cook, I really don't want to have to think too much about these things. I haven't gone the freeze dried mountan house route but 6 months - 1 year would at least take the pressure off and I can concentrate on other pieces of infrastructure like heating, medical etc etc. If I have to concentrate on Food alone, that can take up all my time and in a post TU situation, I don't have it.

Communications? Sorry NR but although the power MAY be there to drive cold-war comms, the cold-war comms aint there any more. HMG has run them down and virtually ALL critical comms to my knowledge are based upon selected prople and groups receiving special SIMS cards which will be the only ones working (probably)

In order to lighten the load on comms...

Paddy finds Seamus talking to an empty envelope.
"WTF are you doing?"
"It's Voicemail innit"

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