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So, what is a contingency plan?

It is often called a "back up" plan for when things go wrong. Do you have a plan for an emergency such as a tornado, hurricane, flood, earthquake, etc. etc.?

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I have been thinking about contingency plans for quite some time. I am not the kind of person who lives in fear of things, but rather, the kind of person who likes to be prepared for when and if SHTF.

For some time, I have been reading about the turn of events in Iran and North Korea. I have been reading statements made by Newt Gingrich (he was my former teacher) concerning the potential for there to be an EMP strike against the United States.

Newt Gingrich: EMP From One Nuke Could Destroy America | Right Soup

Now, this may sound like pure lunacy to some people. But high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) device is absolutely destructive, and here is why:

Electromagnetic pulse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It makes anything that uses electricity inoperable. This means that your car's ignition will not work. You cannot use your computer to communicate, you cannot refrigerate food (food will rot in grocery stores ... people will starve). Your flashlights will not work at night. Emergency rescue workers will also not be able to use resources to help people. It would be pandemonium, with people looking for water and food. Things would get violent.

The United States Military has a contingency plan in case of an EMP strike. They have protected electronics in their vehicles and bases for such a strike.

However, the average citizen will have no electricity.

Do you have a contingency plan in case this were to ever happen?

What would you do? Do you live in the city, or the country? Do you know how to hunt and fish for food? How many things do you know how to do to survive if you absolutely had to? Would you know where to look for water, what kind of water is safe to drink? How many different plant variations can you identify?

I just thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss, it may be educational for us all.

Being deaf or HoH also means that CI and hearing aids will not work. How would we communicate with the hearing in the event of an emergency?