Comments on: Procrastinating the Day of Preparedness http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness Rants and musings about things political, philosophical, and religious. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carb'swife http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62655 Carb'swife Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:11:43 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62655 Hey Connor, I feel Like I know you from listening to Carb talk about your posts. This article is perfect, What do we, the even Semi-prepared do when our family and friends are starving? In our home, we have an over abundance of food storage, for that reason. We ALSO have a supply of ammo to defend our family from the raiders that will surely come. The neighbor who ignored our warnings? I hope I could be charitable enough to help them in some way without jeopardizing my own family. But when TEOTWAWKI truly comes, who knows how we will react? Hey Connor, I feel Like I know you from listening to Carb talk about your posts.
This article is perfect, What do we, the even Semi-prepared do when our family and friends are starving? In our home, we have an over abundance of food storage, for that reason. We ALSO have a supply of ammo to defend our family from the raiders that will surely come.
The neighbor who ignored our warnings? I hope I could be charitable enough to help them in some way without jeopardizing my own family. But when TEOTWAWKI truly comes, who knows how we will react?

]]> By: Marc http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62648 Marc Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:52 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62648 Talcott obviously doesnt understand the scriptures or know anything about history. What an utterly ignorant thing to say (speaking of "doomsday nonsense"). Perhaps you should go hang out with the folks that mocked Noah. Then when the water starts to rise you can fight over who gets the high ground. Talcott obviously doesnt understand the scriptures or know anything about history. What an utterly ignorant thing to say (speaking of “doomsday nonsense”). Perhaps you should go hang out with the folks that mocked Noah. Then when the water starts to rise you can fight over who gets the high ground.

]]> By: Connor http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62604 Connor Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:27:31 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62604 Talcott, Shoo, fly. Don't bother me. Talcott,

Shoo, fly. Don’t bother me.

]]> By: JBTalcott http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62602 JBTalcott Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:53:28 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62602 So Connor, do you actually believe all of this "doomsday" nonsense? If so, my observations about your views on the ethics initiative were spot on. So Connor, do you actually believe all of this “doomsday” nonsense? If so, my observations about your views on the ethics initiative were spot on.

]]> By: Kelly W. http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62591 Kelly W. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:53:24 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62591 Cameron brings up a very meaningful observation of the TIME it takes to use all those atvs, trailers, etc. I have certainly seen people who are, on the surface, devoted latter-day Saints but who have invested so much money into the atvs, boats, trailers, etc. that they justify the investment by just "quietly camping" on the Sabbath because they have pulled that trailer so far to camp on Saturday. We can certainly judge someone's true character and commitment by where they spend their money and TIME. Cameron brings up a very meaningful observation of the TIME it takes to use all those atvs, trailers, etc.

I have certainly seen people who are, on the surface, devoted latter-day Saints but who have invested so much money into the atvs, boats, trailers, etc. that they justify the investment by just “quietly camping” on the Sabbath because they have pulled that trailer so far to camp on Saturday.

We can certainly judge someone’s true character and commitment by where they spend their money and TIME.

]]> By: Cameron http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62586 Cameron Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:50 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62586 Very interesting. There is so much peer pressure to keep up with the Joneses these days, though the recession has been good for everyone in the sense that it's become more fashionable to be prudent. I took a drive with some friends the other day and passed through some atv areas. We all wondered at how people can afford not only the atv's, but the trucks, trailers and time it takes to use them. Upon later reflection, it strikes me that I could afford it. But only in the sense that I would forgo savings, and perhaps even adjust downward the fast offerings I donate. But even then I would have to finance much of those activities. Very interesting. There is so much peer pressure to keep up with the Joneses these days, though the recession has been good for everyone in the sense that it’s become more fashionable to be prudent. I took a drive with some friends the other day and passed through some atv areas. We all wondered at how people can afford not only the atv’s, but the trucks, trailers and time it takes to use them. Upon later reflection, it strikes me that I could afford it. But only in the sense that I would forgo savings, and perhaps even adjust downward the fast offerings I donate. But even then I would have to finance much of those activities.

]]> By: Kelly W. http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62584 Kelly W. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:41:41 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62584 Thanks Allan, your thoughts are much like mine. Now I don't have to type it all out, I can just Amen your comments. I was talking last week to a fellow who is very much into providing for himself and family. He is super-knowledgeable on many subjects related to nutrition, gardening, storing and preparing. He has been interested in LDS doctrine of food storage, and has asked me if all Mormons store food. I told him the sad truth. But this fellow recognizes the need to prepare because of the sorry situation our world finds itself in economically, politically and socially. He believes like I do that 9/11 was an inside job, but says that the myth of 9/11 doesn't matter anymore because we are past that, and have entered into an even greater crisis of social collapse that will require preparation. But I countered to him that the knowledge of 9/11 is one of the greatest keys to get people to realize that what we see on TV and read in the papers is only just a cover-up to keep us from entering into the scenario that Connor described in the introduction to his post. I think that the percentage of people who know about the myth of 9/11 AND are seriously making preparations for the future is far greater than the the percentage of people who DON'T know about the myth of 9/11 and therefore don't prepare, because they believe what's on TV and in the papers which tell us "all is well in Zion." Thanks Allan, your thoughts are much like mine. Now I don’t have to type it all out, I can just Amen your comments.

I was talking last week to a fellow who is very much into providing for himself and family. He is super-knowledgeable on many subjects related to nutrition, gardening, storing and preparing. He has been interested in LDS doctrine of food storage, and has asked me if all Mormons store food. I told him the sad truth.

But this fellow recognizes the need to prepare because of the sorry situation our world finds itself in economically, politically and socially. He believes like I do that 9/11 was an inside job, but says that the myth of 9/11 doesn’t matter anymore because we are past that, and have entered into an even greater crisis of social collapse that will require preparation.

But I countered to him that the knowledge of 9/11 is one of the greatest keys to get people to realize that what we see on TV and read in the papers is only just a cover-up to keep us from entering into the scenario that Connor described in the introduction to his post.

I think that the percentage of people who know about the myth of 9/11 AND are seriously making preparations for the future is far greater than the the percentage of people who DON’T know about the myth of 9/11 and therefore don’t prepare, because they believe what’s on TV and in the papers which tell us “all is well in Zion.”

]]> By: Allan http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62583 Allan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:53 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62583 I would like to add a little more to your scenario; your usually friendly neighbor has been out desperately trying to find food for his family to no avail; violent gangs are out in the streets taking anything they can; his wife is saying to him "our children are starving to death what are you going to do?" The one thing he has stored is a gun and some bullets and he knows you have stuff to eat. He knows it is wrong but his children are close to dying from starvation. What do you think he will do? I also know several single family moms that do not have the means to store much food, since they are barely able to meet the needs of their children as it is. My wife thinks I am crazy because I keep wanting to buy more bulk storage items since we do not have a lot of storage space. I have thought about this for a long time; Personally I’m going to open my house up to as many people as I can, and share what I can with those that are struggling, all while praying that the cruise of oil and barrel of meal not fail. Seriously I’m not going to let people I care about starve while I eat. We may all die together, but don’t you think Joseph Smith would do the same if he were in that situation? (Christ would just multiply the food). I would like to add a little more to your scenario; your usually friendly neighbor has been out desperately trying to find food for his family to no avail; violent gangs are out in the streets taking anything they can; his wife is saying to him “our children are starving to death what are you going to do?” The one thing he has stored is a gun and some bullets and he knows you have stuff to eat. He knows it is wrong but his children are close to dying from starvation. What do you think he will do? I also know several single family moms that do not have the means to store much food, since they are barely able to meet the needs of their children as it is.
My wife thinks I am crazy because I keep wanting to buy more bulk storage items since we do not have a lot of storage space. I have thought about this for a long time; Personally I’m going to open my house up to as many people as I can, and share what I can with those that are struggling, all while praying that the cruise of oil and barrel of meal not fail. Seriously I’m not going to let people I care about starve while I eat. We may all die together, but don’t you think Joseph Smith would do the same if he were in that situation? (Christ would just multiply the food).

]]> By: Yin http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62581 Yin Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:39:54 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62581 Great post. I will always remember a gal I met once, whom upon investigating the church and learning about emergency preparedness, sold her $20,000 diamond engagement ring in exchange for a $1500 one. She used some of the money to fully supply herself and her family with a year's worth of goods. How inspiring! Great post. I will always remember a gal I met once, whom upon investigating the church and learning about emergency preparedness, sold her $20,000 diamond engagement ring in exchange for a $1500 one. She used some of the money to fully supply herself and her family with a year’s worth of goods. How inspiring!

]]> By: David http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/procrastinating-the-day-of-preparedness#comment-62579 David Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:27:28 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-62579 Connor, You are welcome to come move into my neighborhood. I think we are below average in neighborhood materilaism, but I would never shun another well-prepared neighbor ;-) Connor,

You are welcome to come move into my neighborhood. I think we are below average in neighborhood materilaism, but I would never shun another well-prepared neighbor ;-)

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