When it comes to personal survival you think and form plans in your head or blog. You think about what situations you could face and how to prepare for them. If you remember in one of my previous post I talk about me wake up call. About how I went from being a horse with blinders on to a person who is finally seeing the world for what it truly can be. Cruel.
Unfortunately the other night I had yet another wake up call. I got into bed and tried falling asleep. Just as I was about to doze off I heard a helicopter flying kind of low. This isn't entirely uncommon as we live relatively close to a hospital, and the occasional air lift isn't uncommon. Tonight was different. Not only was it lower than normal, but it didn't seem to be getting further away. It was circling around my neighborhood. immediately my slumber was gone. I knew something was up but didn't know what. It was suddenly then that thoughts raced through my head. What was happening? I knew it was something serious. My mind began to think of possible answers. Everything ran through my head from the police looking for a criminal(s), riots, or perhaps an alien invasion/zombie outbreak. (yes even aliens/zombies went through my head) After such thoughts passed through my head I began to thing again how UNPREPARED I was. I thought, yeah I have a pistol, but I only have about 40 rounds. I don't have anything packed just in case we need to get out quickly. I wasn't even sure if all the windows/doors were locked.
After several minutes of listening to the helicopter I began to heard noises within the household. It sounded like it was downstairs. After a few more minutes I got up and listened by my door (which is at the top of the stairs.) I heard more noises and realized it was my roommate. I opened the door and noticed he was awake. After I confirmed that the doors and windows were locked we went outside to see if we could see what was going on. We watched the lights from a helicopter for a few minutes then it flew off. We thought maybe it was an accident and it was a medivac. I went back to bed because I figured whatever was going on was done and over. How wrong I was.
Another few minutes passed and I began to hear more helicopters. Again I was alarmed. I knew something bad was happening and not knowing what it was killed me. I got up again and went downstairs. I looked to see if the news was still on, but by this point it was midnight and the news was over. I googled my hometown and news, and then I discovered an article on one of the news channels website. I discovered that it was an amber alarm in my neighborhood for a missing 9-year old girl. I was relieved and saddened at the same time. After shaking off the news I finally got to bed around 2 AM hoping for good news...
The next morning brought about tragic news. Some sicko took this girl into the apartment complex basement and brutally raped and killed her. Absolutely tragic. If their is one thing that upsets me its crimes against children. Fortunately they found the sicko and have him in custody. I sincerely hope they stick a needle into his arm. My heart goes out the the friends and family of that poor little girl.
This really hit close to home for two reasons. First it was physically close to my home, about 2 blocks away. Secondly because this proves that no matter were you live, this kind of stuff can happen. I know I have to be more prepared for things.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Overview/Thought Process
My thought process for how to start preparing for "the cruel world" is beginning to form. My biggest issue is when you begin to search the internet you find TONS of information out there. One of the hardest things to do is to find a starting point. I haven't yet found the best way to sort through all the data yet, but I have been downloading and saving and bookmarking all information I think could be useful. Will it all be useful? Most likely not, some will be redundant, or not important to my situation, but at least I have the information to sort though.
I will go over what I have found thus far. I wanted to identify the most probable issues that could be a threat to me and what steps I needed to take to minimize it. The biggest and most probable threat I can perceive would be that of another person.
After deciding that would be my greatest threat I decided to I would purchase a firearm. (I will be doing a review of it at a later time) That decision was based on the fact it would serve as a great self defense tool in almost any dire situation. Now that I have a firearm I feel a lot safer in the house, although I currently do not have a license to carry, but I will be getting that soon enough.
I suppose I'm still searching for the format of this blog. My assumptions are that it will be a mixture of articles, ideas, thoughts, reviews and questions.
-R
I will go over what I have found thus far. I wanted to identify the most probable issues that could be a threat to me and what steps I needed to take to minimize it. The biggest and most probable threat I can perceive would be that of another person.
After deciding that would be my greatest threat I decided to I would purchase a firearm. (I will be doing a review of it at a later time) That decision was based on the fact it would serve as a great self defense tool in almost any dire situation. Now that I have a firearm I feel a lot safer in the house, although I currently do not have a license to carry, but I will be getting that soon enough.
I suppose I'm still searching for the format of this blog. My assumptions are that it will be a mixture of articles, ideas, thoughts, reviews and questions.
-R
Sunday, April 24, 2011
First Post - Thoughts and Ideas
Okay here is my first post. Not entirely sure how this whole thing is gonna end up. I have tons of ideas floating through my head about how I want the blog to work and how it'll help me in my journey. I'm not sure how I want to word everything, but I suppose I should lay some ground work and it'll perhaps help me get going.
A little background:
I'm 26 years old. I live in suburb outside of Philadelphia. Far enough to be away from the chaos but close enough to travel in for a visit easily. I live my girlfriend of 2 1/2 years, and my best friend since high school. I have two jobs and go to college part time.
There are two phrases I've heard in my life that ring truer and truer as I get older. First is "If I knew then what I know now" and "Ignorance is bliss." I'm sure everyone can relate to the first phrase, but some may find the second one more puzzling. Simply put when your a child you think everything the world is a safe and wonderful place. The older you get and the more exposure you have to the world the more you realize that its less and less true. When your young you never worry about someone knocking down the door potentially hurting you, but as you get older the thought eventually crosses your mind. So what I mean with the second phrase is that the more I know the more I realize how unprepared I am. This relates to everything from an intruder to a natural disaster.
I never thought about all the things in the world that could go wrong that could prevent something so basic as living my life. The wake up call for me came out kind of comically. There has been countless zombie movies/books/comics out there. One day we got the idea, hey what would we do if there was a zombie invasion? Kind of comical yes? Then I began thinking. Well I would need food, water, weapons etc etc to survive it. Then I dismissed the idea of an actual zombie invasion, but other thoughts crept into my mind. What would happen if say there was a terrible virus, natural disaster, or even something simpler as someone trying to enter my home? These are the thoughts that made me start this blog.
Purpose:
So my purpose for this blog is to document my journey from someone who is a native person, to a person who is growing, learning, and preparing for anything I perceive as a threat.
A little background:
I'm 26 years old. I live in suburb outside of Philadelphia. Far enough to be away from the chaos but close enough to travel in for a visit easily. I live my girlfriend of 2 1/2 years, and my best friend since high school. I have two jobs and go to college part time.
There are two phrases I've heard in my life that ring truer and truer as I get older. First is "If I knew then what I know now" and "Ignorance is bliss." I'm sure everyone can relate to the first phrase, but some may find the second one more puzzling. Simply put when your a child you think everything the world is a safe and wonderful place. The older you get and the more exposure you have to the world the more you realize that its less and less true. When your young you never worry about someone knocking down the door potentially hurting you, but as you get older the thought eventually crosses your mind. So what I mean with the second phrase is that the more I know the more I realize how unprepared I am. This relates to everything from an intruder to a natural disaster.
I never thought about all the things in the world that could go wrong that could prevent something so basic as living my life. The wake up call for me came out kind of comically. There has been countless zombie movies/books/comics out there. One day we got the idea, hey what would we do if there was a zombie invasion? Kind of comical yes? Then I began thinking. Well I would need food, water, weapons etc etc to survive it. Then I dismissed the idea of an actual zombie invasion, but other thoughts crept into my mind. What would happen if say there was a terrible virus, natural disaster, or even something simpler as someone trying to enter my home? These are the thoughts that made me start this blog.
Purpose:
So my purpose for this blog is to document my journey from someone who is a native person, to a person who is growing, learning, and preparing for anything I perceive as a threat.
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