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Moscow Winter
During the one of the worst years of the horror of the Russian
Revolution, 1920, many people froze and starved to death, even in their apartments in Moscow. It was a prime lesson on what can happen here. In Moscow, oddly enough, the electricity was still on for most of the winter, so one tactic was to make a small hut/igloo out of matresses in the middle of your apartment and then run an electrical cord into it with a light bulb on it the end to heat up your little hut. Scavanging firewood in the city, such as slats from a fence, was forbidden and to get caught doing so could easily get you summarily shot (it was considered stealing from the proletariat). In at least one case, some Bolshevik soldiers evicted two families out of their apartments. One apartment was above the other so they closed of the lower apartment, cut a hole in the floor of the upper apartment and used the hole as their toilet for the winter. The common parting salutation was usually something to the effect of, "Hope to see you alive tomorrow." Cannibalism was rampant throughout Russia and even the summary execution of cannibals didn't do much to stop it. One saving grace for many was that it was the days before 'drywall' so people were often able to peel the wallpaper off of their walls and scrape the dried wallpaper paste off and make soup out of it. There was a thriving black market and even the Bolsheviks couldn't stop it. There was one large open air market that the Bolsheviks didn't bother shutting down because many of them were using pillaged loot from the 'enemies of the people' to buy food for themselves. A single kilo (2.2 US pounds) of wheat grain was going for as much as the modern equivalent of US$3000. Payment usually needed to be in gold. Replace 'Bolshevik' with 'Environmentalist' and/or 'Globalist' and you have a modern recipe for the horror to repeat itself. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Young To: Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 8:16 PM Subject: [medievalSurvivalGuild] 7 day disaster I think the red wagon is a great idea. Even without kids, much less diaper poopers, I've stocked a couple packs of diaper wipes for hand wipes. I oughta use the foil packed ones with the antibacterial, that would be better. Toilet continues to be my achilles heel. Don't have that properly backed up. I've heard several good articles about "tenting" indoors, really great idea. During Ice Storm 1991, some of my neighbors put a blanket on the living room door, and ran the stove. Gas was on. Camping stove is better than propane torch and meat on the fork, but torch is better than being hungry. If it's cold enough to freeze jugs of water, leave the food outside. Transistor radio gives music, and "government approved" news. Police scanner is also a great gadget. Some are made handheld, and take batteries. I'm not a user of tea or coffee, but I do stock Nodoz. I use one about every two weeks on the road when I don't have time to be sleepy. Also in the bug out bag for emergencies when I can sleep later. Tea and coffee drinkers really should have Vivarin, Nodoz, or equivilant in their medical chests and bugout bags. Christopher A. Young "The wagon jolted along on the homeward road through the Big Woods. The sun set, and the woods grew darker, but before the last of the twilight was gone the moon rose. And they were safe, because Pa had his gun." -- Laura Ingalls Wilder ----- Original Message ----- ] (fwd) 7 day disaster On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 15:48:59 -0400, in misc.survivalism BernadetteTS docfont@v... wrote: I would add a few things to your list. Transister radio and batteries to keep aware of what is going on. If it is weather related or an area problem, the radio stations will be giving out information and advice. For a low budget I prefer a tiny radio with an ear bud. They will run for days on a couple of AA batteries. If kids are involved, it might be better to have something with speakers. Alternative is a crystal radio with ear phones or ear plug. No batteries needed and the kids have something to do. Check with local churches if they have emergency shelter plans. Many churches have gymnasiums or kitchens that serve the area in emergencies. Check with the red cross too to find out where local evacuation centers are. Be ready to head for one and get a place before they are over loaded. If you are a part of that church and a member of the emergency team to cook or hand out blankets, even better. You have a place to go and something to do. You will be fed and have heat. Know that you need to conserve water, heat. It is simple to push the kitchen table into a corner of the room, drape blankets over it and climb inside. Put the sleeping bags inside. It is conserving heat in the smallest area. If the table is too small, use a couch or bunk beds to make a "tent". Sanitation is important. Even with no heat, lights or water people are going to need to go potty several times a day. Use a 5 gallon plastic bucket lined with plastic bags and a toilet seat that sits on top of the bucket. Have clorox or pinesol to keep the smell down. Keep some waterless hand cleaner around. Keep hands clean. Waterless handcleaner for the kitchen and paper towels. If there is no water to wash dishes, keep a supply of paper plates and styrofoam cups. It is better to be misserable than to be sick and misserable. Have a stashed bag of hard candy. Works great as bribes like, "If you play with the blocks and don't fight, I will give you a piece of candy each hour." Also cold burns up calories. Stash hot chocolate packets at the same time. If you are a coffee or cola drinker, stash some coffee packets too. Caffiene withdrawl is not fun. Have a propane torch handy. They are simple to use. When your power is off, in my case my college roommate did not pay the power bill, you can cook meat using a fork and a propane torch. It is better than letting it go bad in a refrigerator without power. If it is freezing outside, plastic jugs filled with water can be set outside to freeze solid, then brought inside and placed inside the refridgerator to keep it cool. IMHO, any bug out plan with small children involved should include a radio flyer wagon. It hauls your bug out supplies and it is easier to let an exhausted child ride on a wagon than to carry one. Are these the kind of tips you needed? Bernadette --- End forwarded message --- -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com |
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"Stormin Mormon" wrote: During the one of the worst years of the horror of the Russian Revolution, 1920, many people froze and starved to death, even in their apartments in Moscow. It was a prime lesson on what can happen here. So, what does this have to do with anything on-topic for this group? It was -45 the other night just north of here, and no one died and nobody ate their wall paper. -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
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