Gun Control

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

for some reason, phoneman reminds me a lot of Burt from Tremors....

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Maybe a little....but guns are the bom.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

for some reason, phoneman reminds me a lot of Burt from Tremors....

that was a cool movie.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

that was a cool movie.

x2+1

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Hell, forget about The Big One...disaster preparedness is always a good thing. Especially around here, where a single ice storm or snowfall is enough to shut areas down for weeks at a time. That's why my parent's place in NC has a 7kW generator, running off of a 500gal LP tank...enough power, hot water, and heat for three weeks. Plus enough snacks and water to last that long. The logic being, if you're completely isolated for longer than a month, things have really gone to hell and you won't be waiting for the grid to switch back.

That's part of why I installed the radio gear in the van - knowing if something happens or I get stuck somewhere and basically being able to communicate on almost any emergency frequency out there is a good thing. Cell phones (even for minor, local emergencies) take a shit when things go south - the only traffic in and out of an area often times is handled by radio.

Survivalism just isn't for the end of the modern world - it has its practical uses.

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

I keep my guns around for when the zombies attack.....

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

a la Dawn of the Dead?

I want to do what they did to those parking buses to my van.

Chainsaws = kickass.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I have my guns close by so I can bust a cap in Frosty's brain if he get's too close.....

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

Dawn of the dead, he had a gun store full of ammo, why was he not just constantly shooting them?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

why was he not just constantly shooting them?

He was - remember the part where the survivors on the roof of the mall would hold up signs saying which one to snipe?

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

hahahah Rosie

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

That didn't even look like Burt Reynolds...

I should watch that sometime, it's one of those crucial pieces of filmmaking that's so hellaciously out there it's good, much like Army of Darkness.

 

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I keep my guns around for when the zombies attack.....

Or, a la Resident Evil

 

[TPABlazer 10+ year member]

Hell, forget about The Big One...disaster preparedness is always a good thing. Especially around here, where a single ice storm or snowfall is enough to shut areas down for weeks at a time. That's why my parent's place in NC has a 7kW generator, running off of a 500gal LP tank...enough power, hot water, and heat for three weeks. Plus enough snacks and water to last that long. The logic being, if you're completely isolated for longer than a month, things have really gone to hell and you won't be waiting for the grid to switch back.
That's part of why I installed the radio gear in the van - knowing if something happens or I get stuck somewhere and basically being able to communicate on almost any emergency frequency out there is a good thing. Cell phones (even for minor, local emergencies) take a shit when things go south - the only traffic in and out of an area often times is handled by radio.

Survivalism just isn't for the end of the modern world - it has its practical uses.

When we got nailed by hurricane charley, most phones were SOL. I could make calls probably 50 percent of the time, nextel was out of commission, and a lot of landlines were out too. Now the family shop has a generator and propane tank for just such an occasion, and is now the go-to point for anything disaster related.

And yes, after the hurricane, My dad and I were **** happy to have guns, last thing we wanted was someone looting