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50 reasons not to prep

Postby eightymesh » Tue May 22, 2012 6:09 am

The Top 50 Excuses For Not Prepping
With the way that things are heading in this country, it is not surprising that there are approximately 3 million preppers in the United States today. What is surprising is that there are not more people prepping. The economy is rapidly falling to pieces, the national debt is absolutely soaring, the earth is becoming increasingly unstable, a major war could erupt in the Middle East at any time and the fabric of our society is coming apart right in front of our eyes. We have become incredibly dependent on technology and we have become incredibly dependent on our economic system. If a major natural disaster, a killer pandemic, an EMP attack or the imposition of martial law caused a significant transportation disruption, America would literally change overnight. We live during a time of tremendous global instability, and yet most people still see no need to start prepping at all. Most people just continue to have blind faith in our leaders and in our system. But what happens if our leaders fail us? What happens if our system collapses? What are they going to do then?

The number of preppers in the United States today is steadily increasing, but the vast majority of people out there still see no reason to start getting ready for "the end of the world as we know it". Most people just assume that things will always somehow get better or that they will somehow be immune to whatever calamities are heading our way. Most people always seem to have a "good excuse" for why they do not need to prepare.

The following are the top 50 excuses for not prepping....

1. "The U.S. Economy Is The Greatest Economy On The Planet - There Is No Way That It Could Ever Collapse"

2. "Once Barack Obama Wins The Election Everything Will Be Better"

3. "Once Mitt Romney Wins The Election Everything Will Be Better"

4. "When Things Get Really Bad The Government Will Take Care Of Us"

5. "When Disaster Strikes I Will Just Steal From Everyone Else That Has Been Busy Preparing"

6. "The Rapture Will Be At Any Moment So I Don't Have To Worry About Prepping"

7. "The Economy Has Always Recovered After Every Recession In The Past And This Time Will Be No Different"

8. "The People That Are Running Things Are Very Highly Educated And They Know Exactly What They Are Doing"

9. "Wal-Mart Will Always Be There"

10. "Our Politicians Are Watching Out For Our Best Interests"

11. "The 2012 Apocalypse Is Almost Here And We Are All Doomed Anyway - So Why Even Try?"

12. "Preppers Do Not Have A Positive Mental Attitude"

13. "If An Economic Collapse Comes I Will Just Go On Welfare"

14. "There Are Some Things You Just Can't Prepare For"

15. "Prepping Is Too Expensive"

16. "We Are Not Like Other Countries - U.S. Cities Are Designed To Withstand Major Earthquakes"

17. "I Need To Save Up For Retirement Instead"

18. "The Stock Market Has Been Soaring So Why Worry?"

19. "I Don't Have Room To Store Anything"

20. "Prepping Is For Crazy People"

21. "I Don't Believe In Conspiracy Theories"

22. "All The Food I Store Is Going To Go Bad"

23. "I Would Rather Spend My Time Watching American Idol"

24. "All The People Who Freaked Out About Y2K Look Really Foolish Now, Don't They?"

25. "I Don't Want To Look Like Those Idiots On 'Doomsday Preppers'"

26. "An EMP Attack Could Never Happen"

27. "There Will Never Be A Nationwide Transportation Disruption In The United States"

28. "Instead Of Being So Paranoid, I Would Rather Just Enjoy Life"

29. "If Society Falls Apart I Wouldn't Want To Continue To Live Anyway"

30. "There Will Never Be Another World War"

31. "I'm Too Lazy To Grow A Garden"

32. "If You Assume The Worst Is Going To Happen Then You Don't Believe In America"

33. "Deficits Don't Matter"

34. "I'll Always Be Able To Get A Job In My Field"

35. "If There Is A Financial Collapse All Of My Debts Will Be Wiped Out So I Might As Well Live It Up Now"

36. "If Things Hit The Fan I Will Just Go Move In With My Relatives Who Have Been Busy Prepping"

37. "Those That Believe That There Will Be Massive Riots In American Cities Someday Are Just Being Delusional"

38. "My Spouse Would Think That I Have Finally Lost It"

39. "I Don't Know Where To Start"

40. "I'll Just Deal With Problems As They Arrive"

41. "I Don't Have To Prepare For A Natural Disaster - That Is What FEMA Is For"

42. "We'll Never See Martial Law In The United States"

43. "I Don't Want To Scare My Children"

44. "Once I Get Rid Of All My Debt Then I Will Start Thinking About Prepping"

45. "My Relatives Already Think That I Am A Nut Job - I Don't Need To Make It Any Worse"

46. "If People At Work Find Out That I Am Prepping It Could Hurt My Career"

47. "If There Really Was A Good Reason To Prepare They Would Tell Us About It On The News"

48. "People Have Been Predicting Doom And Gloom For Years And It Hasn't Happened Yet"

49. "The United States Is The Greatest Nation On Earth - There Is No Way That It Could Collapse"

50. "I Don't Plan On Becoming A Card Carrying Member Of The Tin Foil Hat Brigade"
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Re: 50 reasons not to prep

Postby russau » Tue May 22, 2012 11:27 am

1. "The U.S. Economy Is The Greatest Economy On The Planet - There Is No Way That It Could Ever Collapse"[/i]2. "Once Barack Obama Wins The Election Everything Will Be Better"** compaired to what??

4. "When Things Get Really Bad The Government Will Take Care Of Us"**the gubermint has already done that to us!!

5. "When Disaster Strikes I Will Just Steal From Everyone Else That Has Been Busy Preparing"the gubermint has already stole everything worth stealing!nothings left!

7. "The Economy Has Always Recovered After Every Recession In The Past And This Time Will Be No Different"***we are WAY past that!

8. "The People That Are Running Things Are Very Highly Educated And They Know Exactly What They Are Doing"****yep the thieves are out there in force getting whats left!

9. "Wal-Mart Will Always Be There"**i hope theyll still have the foodcourt!

10. "Our Politicians Are Watching Out For Our Best Interests"********yea right!!

11. "The 2012 Apocalypse Is Almost Here And We Are All Doomed Anyway - So Why even Try?"***thats the day i was to retire!guess what!~

12. "Preppers Do Not Have A Positive Mental Attitude"gently squezze it off! dont pull!


14. "There Are Some Things You Just Can't Prepare For"********partying with Leonard has tobe the first thing to prepair for if you can prepair for him!hahaha sorry Leonard!

15. "Prepping Is Too Expensive"**********not if you like ramon noddles!

16. "We Are Not Like Other Countries - U.S. Cities Are Designed To Withstand Major Earthquakes"******yep our socalled "legislators" dont want "their golden goose" to leave the nest!

17. "I Need To Save Up For Retirement Instead"**********beeeeeeeeeeeeep! to late! the company you work for has already to it and went to mexico!

18. "The Stock Market Has Been Soaring So Why Worry?"******but its soreing the wrong way!

19. "I Don't Have Room To Store Anything"********me either!have you been living in my shop???

20. "Prepping Is For Crazy People"********and i got papers to prove it also!thats the difference between you nad me!

21. "I Don't Believe In Conspiracy Theories"****unless it came from a good book to read!

22. "All The Food I Store Is Going To Go Bad"******it wasnt very good to begin with! esssspecially if it was grown out of country!

23. "I Would Rather Spend My Time dredgeing with Leonard!
24. "All The People Who Freaked Out About Y2K Look Really Foolish Now, Don't They?"*all except the ones that made a bundel of everyone else!
25. "I Don't Want To Look Like Those Idiots On Alaskan gold!

27. "There Will Never Be A Nationwide Transportation Disruption In The United States"***because everyone will have already crashed their car into someone else!

28. "Instead Of Being So Paranoid, I Would Rather Just Enjoy Life"********i actually like that idea!and a sip of Missouri spring water would help me along to boot!


31. "I'm Too Lazy To Grow A Garden"******not true! theres a lot of people out there rtight now growing and getting busted!



33. "Deficits Don't Matter"***********just blaim it on the other party!then its ok to borrow more!

34. "I'll Always Be Able To Get A Job In My Field"***growers are always looking for mules or gaurds for their crops!

35. "If There Is A Financial Collapse All Of My Debts Will Be Wiped Out So I Might As Well Live It Up Now"*******heck that happens a few years back!being broke aint so bad!

36. "If Things Hit The Fan I Will Just Go Move In With the USFS, they are growers aint they??

37. "Those That Believe That There Will Be Massive Riots In American Cities Someday Are Just Being Delusional"*****its already happening!

38. "My Spouse Would Think That I Have Finally Lost It"*****but she married me anyway!LOOKOUT MARTHA,HERE THEY COME AGAIN!

39. "I Don't Know Where To Start"********you cant get there from here!everybody knows that!

40. "I'll Just Deal With Problems As They Arrive"****i do that now! just sqweeze it off, dont jerk it! (EZ John!:))

41. "I Don't Have To Prepare For A Natural Disaster - *********when it comes i hope it hits me right on top of my head!
42. "We'll Never See Martial Law In The United States"*********haha,to many armed citizens to pull that line of CR*P!

43. "I Don't Want To Scare My Children"********heck theyve already scared me with some of their stunts,time to scare them back!

44. "Once I Get Rid Of All My Debt Then I Will Start Thinking About Prepping"******i was there several times but i keep buying stuff on that neat little card !



46. "If People At Work Find Out That I Am Prepping It Could Hurt My Career"*****thats EZ! just quit your stinkin job that you hate anyway!go to Alaska and get some of that EZ gold!

47. "If There Really Was A Good Reason To Prepare They Would sell it at Walmart!
48. "People Have Been Predicting Doom And Gloom For Years And It Hasn't Happened Yet"

49. "The United States Is The Greatest Nation On Earth - There Is No Way That It Could Collapse"********but it may POP from all the gass these socalled "representaives"are generating whenever they think! or is it stink??

50. "I Don't Plan On Becoming A Card Carrying Member Of The Tin Foil Hat Brigade" ****im already a chater member! i dont need no stinkin card!
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Re: 50 reasons not to prep

Postby gremlin » Tue May 22, 2012 6:07 pm

i live in tornado ally. i am ready for any thing. i have seen first hand what happens when the brown stuff hits the fan.
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