How to Save your Bacon after the Downfall of Society.

Hello readers.

Recently, a friend asked me what I would propose to do if civilized society breaks down. Meaning that through some external event (asteroid impact, polar shift, nuclear war, collapse of global infrastructure, etc), society crumbles in to factioned city states which leaves scarcity, lawlessness and a very real threat of nuclear war hanging over the heads of the survivors ,much like the sword of Damocles.

Upon thinking about it, I offered this very prolonged description of what I might do at that time. However, I must state that this scenario assumes the United States government is fallen and that the rule of law is dissolved. It also assumes that I am able to acquire the resources fast enough and have no difficulties transporting them to the desired location, and finally it assumes that all parties are willing to work towards the plan. However, despite my vivid imagination, it would be much more likely that I would die in the process. However, this is for entertainment purposes, so who cares.

This is how I would do it.

Step #1 -- Lining up my Ducks

At this point in history, people will be eager to be lead by who ever has the ability to feed and protect them, and their loved ones. So gathering willing candidates should not be a problem. The first step would be acquiring vital resources in my locality (By negotiation, theft and by force if necessary). This would include food and water, transportation, fuel, weapons, and medical supplies. In addition to the material supplies, highly skilled people such as doctors, educators, engineers, pilots/equipment operators and scientist of every stripe would also be recruited into the endeavor; as their presence would become vital to my long-term goals.

Step #2 -- Sammuab’dib’s, Long March to the Sea

After acquiring the needed supplies and transportation, the goal would be to form a convoy to travel to a surviving seaport and acquire the rest of the larger supplies needed for building and maintaining a settlement large enough to house 50,000 people for fifty years.

These would include materials necessary to build and maintain Geo Thermal electrical stations, water processing/treatment plants, hospitals, Fuel storage, Various Research Laboratories, Manufacturing and Fabrication Facilities, Earth moving/evacuation Equipment, Residential Quarters, Helipad, Communications arrays, Arboretums’, Green houses, Mining equipment /explosives, Chemical processing/Storage etc. Suffice it to say, millions of tons of supplies will be needed. Unfortunately, as before, most of this would have to be acquired at the end of a gun. However, since people are vital to making the great plan work, the olive branch would always be offered first. After all, if given a choice, many people want what is best for their family. Offer them a ticket out of hell, and they will most likely accept.

Then after people and all the needed materials are acquired, they will be loaded onto cruise ships, fishing boats, icebreakers, tugboats, crane ships and many, many cargo ships. From there, we will sail south.

Step #3 – Let us call it, Rapture.

Once we leave the former United States our course will take us to the most remote, barren and inhospitable place on the planet…Antarctica. Specifically, the Ross Ice Shelf, and more specifically, Mt Erebus.

The reason I choose this location is that it has vast amounts of potable water,it is isolated from the rest of the world, it has an extremely hostile climate that discourages visitors ,and it is geologically stable. So ,when the world starts falling apart and nuclear devastation sends the worlds populace back into the Stone Age; perhaps living in a structurally reinforced city beneath a mountain at the bottom of the world will be the safest place on earth to be?

Once there we will approach McMurdo base and if there are still survivors, we will offer them a chance to join. We will then utilize the existing facilities, and then build additional facilities to house the populace as needed. While we are doing this, we will then start planning our base infrastructure ,and where and how, to tap the geothermal power from the volcano (Yes, Mt Erebus is an active Volcano). Geothermal heat from Mt Erebus will be used to power all the facilities within the city. Then after we complete our analysis of the area, we would start the building of the underground city that will be the home to 50,000 people.

Which leads to the question of what would people call their new home? Recently, I played a video game called Bio Shock, and really liked it. The game is set in a failing undersea utopia called Rapture. What a perfect name that would be for a city built by those who fled a dying land to build a Shangri-La at the bottom of the earth.

The city would largely be a collection of vast arboretums and green houses used to produce food, oxygen, natural pharmaceuticals, and chemicals; as well as give the residents a place to walk and relax. In addition the city would have sections for Residential units, Manufacturing/Fabricating, Scientific research and Chemical/Synthetics productions, Medical wing, Knowledge center (schools, library ), Administrative/Expeditionary Wing(communications, field operations),Warehouses, Weapons Arsenal, Water/Waste water pumping/processing, Recreation Promenades (swimming pools, athletic courts, weights ,movie theaters, pubs, etc),Geothermal power plants and several other facilities I have not mentioned. In short, Rapture would be of an enormous size and unlike anything ever attempted.

After 10 years of living on supplies and indigeonous resources, Rapture would be a self-sustaining colony, and able to start on the true mission that spawned its creation. That mission is to return to the world after the smoke has cleared, and to pull it back from the Stone Age by educating the remnants of mankind.

That would mean that as a citizen of Rapture, a person would have to commit a great deal of time to education and application within their field. They would have to become masters of the technologies that they would have to teach others. With this will come amazing leaps in technology and science; we will be those who lead the remaining peoples of earth out of darkness and into a golden age of knowledge.

Hear the words of Sammuabdib, and drink from the fountain of knowledge

So there you have it my friends. It may not be a perfect plan but at least I have one!

Hello Readers,

I am reaching out to all my readers today in hope that I can persuade you to visit my blog and comment on one of my various blogs (I have many).

Today, marks the first day of my comment drive !

I am curious just how many people will visit and leave their two cents; I love the feedback. All I ask is that you please be polite in your comments. In addition, if you are on my friends list, feel free to leave a testimonial about my blog.

Thanks for listening out there. I cannot wait to hear from you.

Best Wishes,

Sammuab’dib

How to cope with a Hangover

Dedicated to Brother Darkness

Hear the words of Sammuab’dib and grow in wisdom.

Since people first became aware of alcohol and its deleterious effects, there has always been the ever -present by-product of alcohol consumption called the Hangover.

The hangover is the result of dehydration associated with the ingestion of alcohol; a byproduct of the fungal/ bacterial metabolization of sugars. As of this date, there has never been a successful attempt to eradicate the common hangover. The key is in prevention.In all honesty, it is better not to drink. It is a sloppy buzz that is difficult for many to control. However, there are things that one could consider when attempting to reduce the symptoms of a hangover.

Preventive actions taken before drinking.

Eat Something Filling.

To slow the absorption of alcohol into your blood stream it is always a smart idea to eat a filling meal before consumption; preferably one with a high starch content. .e.g.(pasta).Of course, most places that offer alcohol also offer snacks or food of some type. The important thing is to keep your stomach full of food. Consumption of alcohol on an empty stomach will undoubtedly cut the party short.

Drink water, lots of water.
Consuming at least one quart of water or electrolyte fortified fluids before you pick up that first drink. This will help divert some of the alcohol that will soon be purging the fluid from your body tissues.

Preventive actions taken during drinking.

Limit your consumption.
As a rule; never exceed one alcoholic beverage per hour and be consistent with what you drink. Do not switch up brands every drink; this will only serve to make you sick. Pick one, and make it your drink for the rest of the evening.

Consider what you will be drinking.
Many alcoholic beverages have the alcohol content listed on the label. Choose the weaker ones; It will make the party last much longer. Stay away from dark colored liquors and deep red wines. These tend to be high in tannins, alcohol and other hangover inducing impurities. In addition, when dealing with alcohol keep in mind in does not necessarily have to be expensive to be potent. In many cases, the cheapest items have the most alcohol (Consider Malt Liquor).

Drink water, lots of water
Once again I will emphasize the need to consume liquids. Spacing out your alcoholic drinks with hydrative drinks will help the liver do its job. Alcohol is classified as a diuretic, and purges more fluids from bodily tissues than it contributes. This in turn impedes the livers ability to rid the body of the toxins(alcohol).In short, you get really smashed, really fast, and wake up with a hangover.

Preventive actions taken after drinking.

Drink water, lots of water
Right about now, I must be sounding like I am harping on the whole water drinking business; however, I just cannot overstate its key role in hangover prevention. Just remember, water in, water out. A smart move would be to have several large bottles of electrolyte fortified sports drinks available to you as soon as you arrived home. Make sure you drink at least 1-2 before trying to sleep.

Put food into your body.
Alcohol flushes protein globulin and sugars from your body and leaves the immune system weakened. It is imperative that food be eaten after a drinking session to help speed recovery from the alcohol.

Re-nourish your body
Alcohol has the additional effect of stripping vitamins and minerals from your body; apart from the obvious loss of water(Multiple bathroom trips).Take a good quality multivitamin after eating.

Words of Wisdom

The one way to be free of hangovers is not to consume alcohol. However, if you must drink do so with dignity. Do not become a drunken thug looking to pick fights, or the bar room slut looking for fun with anybody. Drink at home and invite friends over that you can trust. It is cheaper, safer and keeps people out of the jail, or even the morgue. So hear my words of wisdom and keep the consumption to a minimum and in a secure location. Please be safe.

Hear the words of Sammuab’dib, and drink from the fountain of wisdom.

Sammuab’dib