PATH OF STAMPEDE
A loyal minion asked about my thoughts on living on the I-80 corridor, in the path of the Golden Hoard. I will be living a half mile from the river and one mile from the Interstate. Yet I am not really worried. Why not? Won’t the rush of worthless mouth breathing Yuppie Sheeple from the ( former ) Golden State threaten me?
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Simply, no. Elko Nevada should hold little appeal for anyone other than the corporation mining gold nearby. There are no trees for firewood. Little farming. Why would this be a destination? The Sierra’s would be a more likely stopping place for Californian’s, as would Idaho or Oregon. I think the Great Basin is last on the list of most refugees. There is no potential here other than small scale nomadic herding. People will be leaving there, not coming. And why would there be that much traffic passing through to begin with? California refugees go north, not towards Utah. Utah folk coming here, why? I just can’t fathom why I-80 through Nevada will be traveled en masse. Some folks will be going to family in the Midwest or east. They won’t stop. If they break down or run out of gas, the numbers staying should not equal those leaving.
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I would be more worried about living in Idaho, even off the beaten path. The natural inclination will be to head for the mountains. The odds of that many folks stopping by my neck of the woods will be remote. It is a God-forsaken desert. Which is why I like it. It is three hundred miles from Reno, about two hundred from Salt Lake. Few will make it that far. The odds are in my favor. And all that is a full scale collapse. In the coming economic collapse things won’t be as lawless or dangerous ( I know crime will increase- but not firefights over a can of beans ) and most folks won’t have the money to travel on $8 a gallon gas. They will stay put and be homeless in their current location.
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Great news, sports fans. I can pre-post on this blog site. I publish a post, but specify a day and time instead of publishing it immediately. It might be obvious to you but I wasn’t aware of this feature until just now. So I can post several days ahead of time, not needing an Internet connection everyday. So, perhaps there is no need to cease publishing for the two weeks I’m moving. Let’s see what develops.
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If you live near a Dollar Tree, run down there this minute. They have $1 LED lights. The stick up, round, push to turn on types ( with three LED's ). Uses three AAA batteries. Brighter than the $10 Wal-Mart lantern LED. I am in the process of an endurance test on them for battery life. I will let you know. And speaking of batteries, my wife loves her hand held Yatzee electronic game. I had to buy her a new one. They went from using a AAA battery to using a watch battery. The rectal munchers at Parker Brothers, may their foul corporate souls burn in the fiery depths of Hell for all the ages, thought it was a great idea that my battery replacement costs went from twenty five cents to $2.30.
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You should build a small, partially underground house with the open side facing the south. Plant grass over the roof. Become . . . invisible.
I don't think the Golden Hoarde will be going to Idaho. You have to cross some pretty desolate country to get there and without water and a lot of gas it ain't gonna happen.
I think moving there is a good idea as well. That area is so desolate that the horde will not be branching out to loot. I think they will be following the path of least resistance (I-80) to get to hopefully greener pastrues. Wandering around on foot in either the summer or winter in that area = death for most people. So the initial hord is likley to blow on throutgh.
Monsewer Dakin:
Please take a minute to look up the definitions of Hoard and Horde. You still don't get it...
If you are more than 1/2 mile from a major road there will be little need to worry about fleeing sheeple finding you.
9.57 - STFU
I have to agree with anonymous #1...the Golden horde will more than likely try to stay in California, or head North along the coast. With most Americans being sheeple and being horribly out of shape, anyone that would possibly get out to the miriad of depopulated areas would not only be very few, but they would be near zombies by the time they got there.
Actually, according to the Hasbro website, the 1999 electronic yahtzee used CR2032 batteries. The newer version uses AAA.
BTW, you can buy 20 CR2032 batteries off e-bay for less than $7 shipped.
"BTW, you can buy 20 CR2032 batteries off e-bay for less than $7 shipped."
That's BS and you know it you F**king liar
You all might want to read a book called "The Last Free Man"
You might want to investigate a resistor to step down the voltage of the AA battery to match that of the watch battery. It might be an ugly fix (with the AA gaffer taped to the back) but the AA will last FAR longer than watch battery (though you *can* recharge the CR2032 with a small solar charger).
Regards,
Hawaiian K.
I am not so sure this theory is correct. Imagine the hoards passing through by the hundreds of thousands on the interstate. Breaking down, running out of gas, being preyed upon as supplies of every kind dry up.
There is likely to be a swath of humanity, concentrated on I-80 but also radiating out from it for some distance as people search for resources in order to keep going or try to avoid the lawless and confused mass.
The outlyers are going to be in dire need of supplies and many will consider your abode a tempting supply depot. In fact, from reading your blog, they will have hit the mother lode.
Sure, you can try to defend yourself and property. But to stay on your guard 24/7 against a number of people can be well neigh impossible.
I concur that Nevada would not be on many peoples short list of SHTF destinations.
The roads and highways are already a veritable nightmare on holidays and weekends. The nightmare will only get worst if the SHTF.
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