Prophets of Doom....

[jcountry]

Here you go:

This is from the History Channel special. They have all sorts of guys talking about ways which could cause the SHTF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSpLUpiMkj0

The oil guy was most interesting to me. People don't realize that our entire society is built on a few week supply of cheap, plentiful oil.

-In my opinion, this is the most probable cause of a SHTF situation. If Saudi were to fall, I think we would see a lot of oil stop PDQ. If a broader war started in the Middle East, we could see total supply breakdown.

-Watch the oil guy. If you are not a believer, he will convert you.

-Folks, we live in scary times. Not to be a total alarmist, but bad stuff can happen, and those who are unprepared will simply die.

 

[azb]

As long as you're breathing, life isn't over. It just changes.

Az

 

[MMatt30]

Guess horses will become popular modes of transport again.

 

[mm30004]

Water could be a major issue also...we've already had shortages here in Georgia before...could happen again, especially if the tree huggers have their way!

 

[azb]

Water could be a major issue also...we've already had shortages here in Georgia before...could happen again, especially if the tree huggers have their way!

I've lived in Atlanta for almost 50 years, and I remember when it was the tree huggers that saved the water we have now.

Az

 

[WakeSS]

I just started reading "Power Down"

Coes pumps new heat, blood, and flat-out action into a well-worn premise--terrorists are out to break America by attacking its energy resources--in his frighteningly plausible thriller debut. One target is Capitana, an American oil rig located in the Pacific off the coast of Colombia. Rigger gang chief Dewey Andreas, a former Delta officer, fights back and succeeds in saving many lives, but the oil platform is destroyed. At the same time, Canada's Savage Island Project, the largest hydroelectric dam in North America, is blown up, killing hundreds and destroying a vital link in the U.S.'s energy production. Behind these schemes and with many more to come is Manhattan billionaire Alexander Fortuna, who will stop at nothing to destroy America, a country he was taught as a child to loath. Abetting Fortuna is a despicable traitor, Vic Buck, director of the CIA's National Clandestine Service. Readers will eagerly await Coes's next effort and hope for Dewey Andreas's return