Calling fellow city dwellers

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(26 March 2013, 09:56)Nutmeg Wrote: I am new here but I dont think I am wrong.
I get the idea that all you think that survival in a city is to hard.

How many here live in a big city? There is so much to be found in a city.
Yes it is dangerous at times but to escape to the country would be impossible without crossing really bad parts where guns and knives are used every day. Even the police wont get out of their cars there during the day let alone night time.

Take London. From the center to outside is 20 miles minimum.
No tube, no trains, no buses, no car, and you want to walk out?
You must be joking. Use a bike? You really are joking now.

I would also be unsure how to live in the country.
Except for trips to the coast the countryside seems like open spaces with not much there.
Within a mile of me is all sorts of things. Hospitals, chemists, warehouses, shops. When you look at what I can find, and what you seem to want to eat (roots and berries), unless I cant breath the air, why move.

Most city livers know how to survive.
Street awareness? We call that everyday living.

Perhaps you need a section purely on city survival.
Meg.

Hi there Nutmeg,

I see your point there but for my self the greatest concern is not that you could not survive in a city it's more about the limited resources and the massive amount of people who along with you would be trying to get at them.

Also as I think was mentioned if there's an illness of any kind sanitation would go out of the window.

City's cannot cope with the amount of people they hold with out huge amounts of logistical help. Like a house of cards I guess, if you take just one card from the bottom the rest begin to fall.

There's a saying that we're only 3 days away from anarchy which I believe holds a lot of truth. My advice would be to have a little back up plan to use that three days to your advantage to move out of a population hub.

As for surviving in the country, quite simply we all had to start somewhere.
Buy a couple of pocket books about shelter, food and fire etc and you'll be amazed at what you can learn. Sure it'll be basic but its a start.

Hope this helps a little!