Bosnian man gets interviewed about SHTF experience

[Heimdhal]

http://sovietoutpost.revdisk.org/?p=72

"I am from Bosnia. You know, between 1992 and 1995 it was hell. For one year I lived, and survived, in a city with 6000 people, without water, electricity, gasoline, medical help, civil defense, distribution service, any kind of traditional service or centralized rule.

Our city was blockaded by the army and for 1 year life in the city turned into total crap. We had no army, no police, we only had armed groups – those armed protected their homes and families......"

More at link.

[palani]

A useful tip in a pinch!!!

http://www.literature.org/authors/voltaire/candide/chapter-12.html


"We had a very pious and humane man, who gave them a most excellent sermon on this occasion, exhorting them not to kill us all at once. 'Cut off only one of the buttocks of each of those ladies,' said he, 'and you will fare extremely well; if you are under the necessity of having recourse to the same expedient again, you will find the like supply a few days hence. Heaven will approve of so charitable an action, and work your deliverance.'

[solid]

Very good article. He lived in a city of 6000 people trying to survive. That sounds more like a small village, than a city. I wonder what his experience would have been like in a city of several hundred thousand people.

Also, this part of the article really made me think..

" If there is unrest, the government will seize all the registered guns. Never forget that. You know, there are many people who have one legal gun – but also illegal guns if that one gets seized. If you have good trade goods you might be able to get a gun in a tough situation, but remember, the most difficult time is the first days, and perhaps you won’t have enough time to find a weapon to protect your family. To be disarmed in a time of chaos and panic is a bad idea."

[madfranks]

Items and supplies will inevitably run out, but your skills will keep you fed.

I wish to say this: learn to fix things, shoes, or people.

My neighbor, for example, knew how to make kerosene for lamps. He never went hungry.

Lots of words of wisdom in that article.