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Eyes austing AVERAGE JOE: tothe tight, we found the hatchback where Daron sai it be We eeit messing aroun, Ths mes Brod Pia Cored octave lO tofindour | parkinglot Parents cy awarzone” / Benes Oe oe ard De reeteac td Banceee erry Pectec tad Pieroni Peart ro FEDERAL AGENT: Erik Lund’s Approach ‘metivated my increased secunty protocos. but never wanted. ever wanted to work inside a bullet esstant box, but what wanted and what needed were two entirely deren things. Along withthe Protective encosure security cameras prowee me a fll360-degree ‘ew outside the bulllng. And wht saw was not good ‘Agraup of marauders 20 to 30 strong, hac descended upon my store and several ofthe ‘leaders were kickhg and iting the rent security screen in anatemetto breach the bung, |yeled to Damon and Rck."Gra the hose and hook tu tothe spit! Now when yaure dane!" |graibed my celphone and made a quickat to my sono infor him what was happening with nstructons to cathe "Michigan State Poce anything ca happen to me, wanted someone ‘other than the locals to know what causec my demise asked he to be ready to come pck meu atthe sto needed Whle a have my oan vehicle nthe back parking kt had no way of protecting or securing And had no way to know ft woul bein dnvable cond tion when fray gt tt My son acknowledged that hea be recy for my call anc could reach the store about 30 minutes My two employees came running tothe counter "Al set boss? Damon said, ooking abt nervous, but trying to sound brave “Now what?" Ito them the plan was for them to stay nsice the secury counter andtt call my cellphone. was going tthe oof witn tne hse | wanted them to watch the eameras ana me whee the mab was moving around the store. They understood the plan and locked the securty door ase forthe back of the store Aer geting dressed as warnty as possible gven the cxeumstane dragged the hose up the access ladder in the storeto the root. “Te roo! was a wth a sallange wal at an aroun the crete: ence o the builingItafforded te move around witha small degree of cone could hear the chanting, laughing and cheering ven clearer now Lyng prone. | peeked over the knee Wal could see a lage part othe ‘croup tough the atg snow Even onthe oot could feel the vibra tions ofthe blows to the secunty curtains shaking the bulding. Those curtains had done 2 good job so ar, but I rit know how much on ger they would hed. held the nozze othe hose just over the knee wall and squeezed the handle tla of keezing Wale rained coun on several subjects attacking the seculy screens Several seconds passed before the thugs realued exactly what was happening They were thoroughly soakedin sub zero temperalizes tying tour out of range of my ose amia yells and curses. Those thugs willbe hypother ric 10 minutes if they dent lave and get out ite protection and alowed me Jerk. From te reat 2 et coe, thought to myself The fest wavehas been repeted Trough the hoots and jeers of the crave laughing athe enced rats running around my inital success quickly faded, Some the crowd accepted my defense as a challenge and began trawing everything that wasted down at me analthebulang, They wisely kept thelr stance fro my hose: rating upto throw some ob ‘andi quickly retreating | was wing to play tis game as lng as could tutaftera couple of hours the cold was quickly affecting me, too. Everything was numb, Peering over the wal observed one particu larly defant soul push trough the crow and walk ight up tothe ‘fort of the buleing Rising upto cen the boldrat | was greeted sth steady cadence of pops ning out from his pstot “Fark mel" screamed. as |dove behind the knee wal. | wasn't about orandomiy shoot back into crowd ae the roof was no longer safe option ‘Checkmate I needed to get sce and work my way back tothe securty counter ‘mina down the access addr | could hear more shots peng through the securty screen Reaching the counter, my two wide eyed ‘employees opened the door and lt me in. ‘Damn, cde! Theyre shootg at us" Damon screamed. “Thank you, Captain Obvious" I sheuted back ‘Cal the polce aga. Let them know were getting shat at Looking up| immectately saw my lvestment in the secunty Counter had pald off Tw shots had random hit the secur gas, ‘andi one would have injured someone had the glass not stopped Meant, Damon had mraculously reached alive voice and was conveying our station. Then, he shook his h 18. ashe puis phone ‘aay got Brough, but the operator sad everyone was gating shot at and they would send someone as soon as they cou ‘Wels ong as we stayin this box Isai "well be OK" ALthat ‘act moment, Rick pointed to the camera covering the back ofthe store and yell, Who the hel is that Four men with les jumped aut ofthe SLY and moved toward the back door | pulled my Glock rom ts hobiter “They are not geting isi thes stor | said “Daron,callthe cops again tel them there's ‘bout to bea gueight" I movedto the back othe store and ook up 2 potion to engage anyone who forced their way through the back door Sudeniy the back door erupted wath banging the lock eady to shoot should the door break loose. Over the sound Cl the banghg heard voices arguing, btthen |recogrzed one "Dad Ws Jacobl Open the doce! Myson ana some of his nends had arrived, sounds raised had never been so happy to see my Son (wel except maybe.on theday he was born) Weall pled into the SUV and Ket the store. The fourwheel hive handed the snowy roads just as easly asthe fou ils would have handled any predators lookng for an easy meal Thanks tothe quick hiking of my son, we allmade ithome ste ‘Several day ater, the ros finaly ended and reatwe calm returned to theatea, The store had been ransacked and set onthe it was taal loss Insane covered most of my sees bu choosenettorebld Reteng othe cour seemeca more apeaing ein 4 3 SURVIVAL EXPER’ buses, ans andthe Devo People Mover light ral system had been| suspended, Wehad no way ou ofthe neighberhiaad except on feat My home inthe suburbs would be unreachable, but hada rough dea of where my employees Wed Both Wed on the outs ‘downtown. Altera uick dscussion, ound au thatthe young an Rick, ied closest tote store about 5 blocks away — but ont ther sde ofthe rts epicenter There was no way ilk our Bes fon that trek The other worker, amen, ved 22 blocs aay fom th sore but vay rom the ain rcting We agreed thal ved head there oratleasttryto Alter tung te store's cash into my walt and jacket pock loaded Then faced the back door Sea ur only backpack with snacks drinks. anda bax cute. ressed my ea agar the door andistened fr a ew mements As quietly as possible, unlocked the door and opened i acrack. The alloy was dark eady, even though sunset had net quite come | sa come maverent by the alley opering. so | ducked back inside to weit The ai was cold and raw withthe show Rares fang None o us Alter another pek down the alley showed tat the way was lar yelled and lacked the two desdboltson the ty meta doo. The ere begenngto rand needed ths tobe our Daman apartmen |hvaked ight to ahuge muscular man wha was sinking of quar hiskruckies were dripping be What do thnk about that verdict mar?” he asked, Reatzing te Those courts are out to ge everyoody cant ven belive i just cant belive it” The bg rman simply ranted and headed ff with sight stagger. Another ts broly pass + lock passed and soon the crowds startedto thin But we werent out of danger yet Thugs sll ;oamed the streets looking for old Frostbite was a serious concern now BU eight blocks mare an both hands and yanks hard wast fazen shut twas locked. 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Here ae the most commen pathogens Bacteria: these si Earth —evenin the ous places, suchas thermal han there are human celsin your body There are mc Fungi Scotherectious ‘organism that can be reat sy found among us fungi which includes yeast and mals Fungus can be multicear as well as unicela Some tungh Lunt prime conditions alow them to grow These proper ties make if tough to completly eradicate spores from a edicated area. Most tung wilt cause body harm — a some are used to make delicous goodies ke Gods it to the weld, beer However eve area few that can be det Equals a Pound of Cure The best way to dea with all ese germs is prevention and one fective method i to block the routes of transmis: Jon. 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Bing so ar ram Meanwhile. aman in is * tial te constantly and only moved und ess to avoid detection nati existence lied Ns sto what he cried his Amide aged man occupied ater - puts ofthe densely populated a = figure an had narcotics npn ve the streets sos hen asked i they woud tea Thoughts onthe subject of sheter vaned great depen Ing upon the stuaton and the Indias temperament Ze. Many ofthe home nallencampment his sfar away from the der ners competing for resources, But About Food: ventional cooking and efrger tion wil be imted or nonexstent About Water: Regardless ofthe type of sheer used themes reaccuring throughout ur interviews Every mar ay of getting his sleeping area up off ofthe jground — belt pats. a mattress or bedaing material. Als tem of approaching danger while they slept Some placed broken glass or trash in the pathways of buildings Others ted rp wes inthe woods or senply blocked entrances with materials that would beni to move Those who chose to stay wih other hemeless people 2c aly used some challenge words or code ~ much ike the ‘ies did during} at Word fs 0-Day when raops woud challenge anybody approaching withthe werd "ash" and shoot the password “thunder” wasn't given in return. ee - About Shelter: About Security: Because the location wll Imustforany suvvalst.beita —_dependon your specticstua- —_lessness or after a natural sas ste miklugorstate-cFtheart ton and where you choose to te, overcoming inevtabe at Ina SHTF scenario, Consier stanless tee water battle ee set upcampa.theresnasngle shelters whether stun bythe urchasigmeaisreadytoest © OFFGRID' Fal 2014 sve for best type ofsheter Butroof government orchantabl oe (ake MRE} learning hw to rere! ver your headand abedking —_izatons.s prover tet prepare your awn canned ood, area elevated ofthe grounds So,establsh ether atrustd net: lorstocking upon co ‘Meat Feast featur once the basic need acitional needs tat are not so immediate, but stl quite Medical attention Is usually gven out at nics and pals but what there are none avalabie? sinthe case with shelters you dont want to be forced to gve up ur observations, the ek of ends the kind your Me atematives aent prety Most vagrants ether se ‘meslcated or simply sufferel through thei alent. Aso ln on the streets without medical support appeared to ‘9 exponentaly more cficut wit Increasing age (Ona related nte, oper hygiene could have nt only prevented some o the infections and medical sues we ‘observed but aso could have served secondary pur of looking more presentable. And no, we're not aking about essing up for jab interviews, There appeared tobe fine line between looking to clan and heaty hereby mak Ing onesal a target forthe have-nots) and looking totaly esttute (making one target of tose who prey upon the weak while ao unapproachableto those wo might He wil Ingo oter help), Depending on the type of ésaster you tnd yourselin, money ight sti be weth something I you are ‘Ssplaced to an area not under distress, you may be abe to work for cash, so you need tobe approachable It money ‘snot worth anything, you cans rade your labor for thangs you need, whieh man of the homeless do. A general nat begaing or panhandling was ot very effective so you cntrety on handouts Another survival concept consistent among thehiometass asthe value of having cheap transpertaion rable bicycle Those homeless adistinct advantage over those who dit. Every street person weinte viewed eyed our bicycle with envy and a ‘menitoned the importance of one. Why? Fuel may not be avaiable, and roads ae easy clogged by panicked motor ists — but Bycles can go almost anywhere with nothing ‘mere than alte leg muscle Ps, theyre easy to hide secure and alow a person to travel reat distances quicty hile expending ite energy: These altrnues low one sain resources ro farther away and help you get tof harms way swiftly. The impoverished who owned ‘bcycles also hada lock (oreferbly a Uc. a smal set of basi tools and soar parts to keep thelr bes retable, One ‘men suggested having a smal cycle tral for Maung ae ‘tonal supplles and gear (See OFFGRID' Spring 2014 sue formere on bug out bkes and thet accessories) Learning how to adapt is abo sronaty sugested, For ‘evamole, the older man replaced a broken pedal wth one fabricated out of@ wooden bloc. you nd yours fF ‘fe. mpravsation willbe used every aspect of youre, otjust those regarding your bicycle namely About Medical Prepare some basic medical gear and know how to use it Know where alternate ‘medica facies are(as haspta might be overcrowded over. or quarantined and plan transportation utes to each them Also. you have edery relatives to cae fo, youl need to plan according ) About Hygiene: Not only daes improner hygiene cause medical sues to flare up can also mark You aa target. Dont lk te clean, but dont lok com Sy destitute ether [About Transportation: Of the rie bicycles are king Without the ried for fossil els or elect, bikes can gel you outof Dodge quickly and via many Asie rm geting a chance to eee es er ee ee ry Deed her personaly emarding reasons Dee ie ees Invisible People ee eens ra eet eee pee fret Sey Pere oa ed eee Sed Coe etic Sooo eee Ca See SS ete Peo) UT ns Dea Se et nd asistance programs Tey een te Co Demers Soe That’ right You read correct — backpacks We now how much youlove them, slisten up Topping the ist of needs ofthe homeless the backpack The ganeral consensus is that it you want to keep some thing. shouldbe kept on your person Think ital ems ke your 1D, cash, payment cards and weapon(s, Depending on the stuation, these tems can ave you ‘accesso resources suchas your bank account or government assistance should yoube able to reach These belongings are almost posible ta replace a deaster scensaia (Ato shoul there be some se: bran 20 aw and order, youll want your CCW permit handy i youre carrying a weapon concealed) Tocarty allo your other needs, you should havea 0d qual. low profi medium sized backpack. Tha ‘About Backpacks: means should appear used and somewhat dity A uge pack that's altering new with kinds of good ieshanging off oft wal deftly make you target Many ofthe interviewees related instancesin which rey were robbed, Others recalledhow they often sleep wit an am through one of ther pack’ straps We asked all cur interviewees I you could have ‘backpack fed with anything but cash and crack cocaine. what teres would you wantin 7" Not surpris ing the 5s popped up in everyone's answers: a container for wate, a calting implement (uch asa knife), cover (eg, a tar tent, or slegping bag) cordaye (to secure tems and make shetef and afeem of car buston usualy alight, though tres were seddom used because they atractatentor Inacatin to the other items pewous bythe interven ilerestin Paving alashight, smal radio, extra warm ing bers, extra footwear, extra set of dothes.weing inpierents, baby wipes, smal stove and cookeng and ceaing ulensis These are typical ess mast survvalits would haven a 72haur gota somectth vagrants Few things areas essential asa goed backpack because itcan carry allot your ether vial lt ate, fod. restart:

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