Fleataxi
Deceased
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Author's Note:
This is a work of fiction. While based on real people, the events are the figments of the Author's wild imagination. The Author does not condone any illegal activities.
Also please note that while the main character was more prepared than the average "Sheeple", he got complacent toward the end when he "thought" there wasn't anyone around, and got sloppy.
Even when you're 100% prepared several things in a SHTF environment can kill you:
1) Dumb Luck - wrong place at wrong time.
2) Bad Decisions, or not thinking things through. If Nicole would have realized she was less than 2 miles from Borego Springs, she could have walked 2 miles East instead of almost 50 miles West to get to civilization.
3) Lack of will to Survive. While Nicole's husband was armed, She didn't like guns, and he lost his life defending her, when if she'd been armed and willing to use deadly force, he might have been able to act tactically, instead of exposing himself to direct fire, he could have sought cover, and shot anyone his wife didn't get.
4) Complacency!!!
This is the big killer. Sheeple live in Complacent Mode - "Nothing bad will happen to me." Survivalists/preparedness nuts have to be careful to NEVER get complacent. Even inside a fortress, there are ways you can die.
Thus Endeth the Sermon - Enjoy the Story.
If you want me to, I've got several other short stories I can post here. Also, I'm in the process of converting 15 stories I've written to Adobe Acrobat PDF files and copying to CD-ROM, and selling the copies. If anyone is interested let me know, then I'll ask Dennis if it's OK to advertise them on Timebomb.
Thanks,
Fleataxi
Author's Note:
This is a work of fiction. While based on real people, the events are the figments of the Author's wild imagination. The Author does not condone any illegal activities.
Also please note that while the main character was more prepared than the average "Sheeple", he got complacent toward the end when he "thought" there wasn't anyone around, and got sloppy.
Even when you're 100% prepared several things in a SHTF environment can kill you:
1) Dumb Luck - wrong place at wrong time.
2) Bad Decisions, or not thinking things through. If Nicole would have realized she was less than 2 miles from Borego Springs, she could have walked 2 miles East instead of almost 50 miles West to get to civilization.
3) Lack of will to Survive. While Nicole's husband was armed, She didn't like guns, and he lost his life defending her, when if she'd been armed and willing to use deadly force, he might have been able to act tactically, instead of exposing himself to direct fire, he could have sought cover, and shot anyone his wife didn't get.
4) Complacency!!!
This is the big killer. Sheeple live in Complacent Mode - "Nothing bad will happen to me." Survivalists/preparedness nuts have to be careful to NEVER get complacent. Even inside a fortress, there are ways you can die.
Thus Endeth the Sermon - Enjoy the Story.
If you want me to, I've got several other short stories I can post here. Also, I'm in the process of converting 15 stories I've written to Adobe Acrobat PDF files and copying to CD-ROM, and selling the copies. If anyone is interested let me know, then I'll ask Dennis if it's OK to advertise them on Timebomb.
Thanks,
Fleataxi