Is there any place that's really safe?

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I always thought that just living a bit out of town, that I was safe. but I don't feel safe anymore. I live in Ohio, about 40 miles from a major city, 5 from a town of about 15,000. I honestly believe Ohio is too densely populated to really be considered a "safe" place to live during situations like might require martial law.

Just wondering if you were planning to be life a completely self-sufficient life style, where in the U.S. you could live that would "insulate" you a bit more from troubled times.

-- Kimberly Hott (k_hott@hotmail.com), December 01, 1999

Answers

A lot more places than you may ever dream of if you have never been west of Kansas. some of the States where you could hide forever. NM, AZ, Northern California, Eastern Oregon and Washington, Idaho, Montana,Northern and Southern Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska and the Dakotas. If you get 40 miies off the interstate, there is NOTHING but little burgs and most are pretty darn independent and selfsufficient. Don't go in as a know it all from the city tho, or you may starve to death. Taz

-- Taz (Tassie123@aol.com), December 01, 1999.

I live in Fairbanks Alaska. Just called the local electric comapny and was informed that we aren't on the "grid" so to speak. Our electric company operates independant from any outside power ource except for the one down in Anchorage 380 miles south of here. They operate in the same way that we do. Furthermore all of our energy sources are produced locally from the pipeline, coal mines, natural gas, and hydroelectric plants. In no way is any Alaskan power plant connected to the outside grid. All of our power plants may be operated manualy also (without the use of computerized equipment). Most people move up here to be independant anyway. We don't have a whole lot of useless laws and silliness to deal with nor do we want them. Theres plenty of room out here though.

-- Christopher E. Crews (crews@mail.polarnet.com), December 02, 1999.

I think that the rural east has alot going for it-most especially plentiful water which is hardly a given in the west. I live in NCal like it alot-don't get me wrong-but land is so expensive out here compared to back east where I used to live(upstate NY). Also trying to move so late in the game might be pretty chancey too...so maybe where you are isn't so bad after all. All the best-Howie

-- Howie (biggguy79@hotmail.com), December 02, 1999.

There is probably no one place that would be entirely safe, instead you might think of what place is safer than another ie a small town is probably safer than a big city, a place in the country is probaby safer than a small town.

-- Stanley Lucas (StanleyLucas@WebTv.net), December 02, 1999.

Hi! I grew up south of Dayton,Ohio in Kettering. When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's Ohio was con- sidered a down-to-earth place where people pitched in and helped out. Also, it has very good soil if you need to grow your own food. So I would stay put. In fact, I have a social worker friend who just left Palm Beach, Florida and returned to Ohio, as she felt there was a more dangerous culture in Florida. She is happy to be back. I am amazed that out here in Utah, LDS folks are prepared, but not because they think there will be a problem, just because it is part of their religion. They seem rather blase about Y2K themselves. A lot of people don't bother to consider the complexity,and may be surprised.

-- Susan Thomas (jthomas@netmark.cedarcity.com), December 06, 1999.


Hi Susan, I don't live too far from Kettering and I grew up in the 60's and 70's too! I guess when I look around I don't have it too bad. We're pretty much surrounded by a farming community. A few of our neighbors are from the city, but most here have horses, steer, hogs, raise wheat, alfalfa, soy beans and corn.

I think I just need to calm down and take a look at the benefits of what I DO have where I am and not worry so much about what I don't have and where I'd like to be.

Thanks everyone for your input.

-- Kimberly Hott (k_hott@hotmail.com), December 06, 1999.


i think the safest place is the one most compatible with your personalty. when comfronted with danger some people like to run and hide---others to hunker down where they are at. history teaches us that either alternative can bring death or deliverance, depending on how the ball bounces. the strugle to survive y2k could be more of surviving prolonged hanging on rather than surviving a dramatic confrontation with peeved welfare receipants. when you are in your own home you ar in comfortable surroundings. in my opinion to move your home with great difficulty and expense to a remote spot (if that is your choice) leaves you prey to being picked off and to be jumped. i believe that roving gangs will quickly learn that it is safer to attack a lone cabin than to venture down a housing complex. the cross fire could be withering. also it appears that the national guard will be in the denser areas and will avoid the remote areas---leaving the remot areas suseptible to adventureism. i am for hunkering down where i am surrounded by hundreds of homes. at least this is the instinctive response of many fo us.

-- dan westin (dan009@webtv.net), December 08, 1999.

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