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I am a natural born skeptic, so I should preface my remarks with that. But lately I have been thinking about the what ifs of the speculation that 12/21/12 could be the beginning of the end from a Doomsday perspective.
What got my attention was monitoring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's web site and the "space weather.com" web site. Originally, NOAA scientists were poo-pooing the notion that the planetary alignments will cause any adverse effects on Earth. They were outright dismissive on the idea. Then, slowly, the tone changed from "not gonna happen" to "well, it is always a good idea to be prepared just in case."
So...that made me a little more pensive on the subject. Wonder if they are seeing things differently for a particular scientific reason, as opposed to a bureaucratic CYA move in case all hell breaks loose.
The possibility of solar flaring leading to a geomagnetic storm seems to be fully anticipated at this point in time, so much so that they are suspending airplane travel over the poles during this projected event, reportedly.
Since the folks here are presumably preppers for a reason, it seems to me that perhaps a serious discussion should ensue about what to expect.
Me personally, I am using it as impetus to reorganize my bug out and bug in gear, to fill mags, to add to the food, water and batteries stash, and to make sure all my preps are current and ready (since they are never really complete if you're a real prepper, right?) in case the Mayans (and others, now even some scientists) are right that the planetary alignment could be a triggering event.
So...I am curious what others are thinking and doing. Are you increasing your prepping activities? Are you gearing up? Or do you think it is a bunch of hooey designed to make people buy things they don't really need so retailers can profit more from selling based on fear?
Please share your thoughts. Thanks!
What got my attention was monitoring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's web site and the "space weather.com" web site. Originally, NOAA scientists were poo-pooing the notion that the planetary alignments will cause any adverse effects on Earth. They were outright dismissive on the idea. Then, slowly, the tone changed from "not gonna happen" to "well, it is always a good idea to be prepared just in case."
So...that made me a little more pensive on the subject. Wonder if they are seeing things differently for a particular scientific reason, as opposed to a bureaucratic CYA move in case all hell breaks loose.
The possibility of solar flaring leading to a geomagnetic storm seems to be fully anticipated at this point in time, so much so that they are suspending airplane travel over the poles during this projected event, reportedly.
Since the folks here are presumably preppers for a reason, it seems to me that perhaps a serious discussion should ensue about what to expect.
Me personally, I am using it as impetus to reorganize my bug out and bug in gear, to fill mags, to add to the food, water and batteries stash, and to make sure all my preps are current and ready (since they are never really complete if you're a real prepper, right?) in case the Mayans (and others, now even some scientists) are right that the planetary alignment could be a triggering event.
So...I am curious what others are thinking and doing. Are you increasing your prepping activities? Are you gearing up? Or do you think it is a bunch of hooey designed to make people buy things they don't really need so retailers can profit more from selling based on fear?
Please share your thoughts. Thanks!