[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I know one full blown "prepper" and it is interesting to see the mentality. Zero argument, having some preparation is a intelligent logical thing. It is so easy to go overboard and spend a fortune.

We for sure don't worry even a little about a tsunami. Mega earthquakes are pretty unlikely. We don't have to worry about a flood. We had 11 inches of rain in a day and all it did was flush out out gutters. Forest fires are not a worry with just a few trees around.
In the end, a tornado is all that I really figure can damage the house. We have a tornado shelter. Even the worst meanest 300+ MPH tornado that hit Moore, OK only damages a very small part of the city. Just a few blocks from total devastation is civilization and help.

I figure in a mega disaster bullets will be the real currency. Food and water or any resource will be hard to keep safe from the bad guys.

Interesting anecdotal topic, when I travel to the coasts I always get the "you guys get tornadoes" conversation. I always tell them that not only are you safe in a basement, but that even a massive tornado is about 1 mile wide. Pretty tough to hide from an earthquake or tsunami. And they certainly impact more than a 1 mile wide swath. So what I'm saying is, I'll take the tornadoes.