Anybody live in a city?

[ARPATRIOT]

Just wondering i anybody here lives in an urban city enviroment?I know a few people who do,they don't worry about getting out fast if something happens?Some think they'll be able to just drive off,others have told me it's the best place to be LOL.(walking distance to anything they need...)I've tried to convince them otherwise,but they know it all .

[shua713]

i live in a suburb of a city, not to far from wright patt airforce base. i have been told if we ever get bombed, this will be one of the first hit b/c it is such a big base. i would love to get futher out in the country, not because of the base but just b/c i would love to have more land and be able to set up my own shoot area.

[Vic303]

I live in suburbia. My bugout options are somewhat limited, so barring significant fallout, I will likely bug in, and fort up with the decent neighbors I know around me.

[munch520]

i live in a suburb of a city, not to far from wright patt airforce base. i have been told if we ever get bombed, this will be one of the first hit b/c it is such a big base. i would love to get futher out in the country, not because of the base but just b/c i would love to have more land and be able to set up my own shoot area.

Whats up fellow Daytonian? I was born at Miami Valley but haven't lived in DYT for some time now. I remember hearing from friends about frequent sonic booms on 9/11 near WPAFB. That is a very active base. I believe most of the action there happens subterranean. The friends I have in Phillipsburg and Troy love it there...maybe you can find a plot of land out that way?

OP, no matter what anyone says I'd avoid cities like the plague. I lived on the east coast (NJ) for a while and I'd rather die than live through a worst case scenario in such a populated area. I also used to live in downtown Columbus as well...an amazing city to visit but recently moved to the country north of town and feel much more comfortable. To those that say resources are plentiful, I'd counter with a question about ratio of resources to people. Sure, there are stores on every corner...but at the first hint of disaster places like that would be violently cleaned out. Then looting/home invasions would begin. The ties we have to neighbors in the country are much stronger and the ratio of available resources to people is much more to our favor. And what about 'resources' with 4 legs? Can you find deer and the like in the inner city? No. And I'd bet the majority of the people in a city wouldn't know what to do with one if they could find/down it. Out here deer are everywhere..plus I can walk across the street and grab all the corn and soybeans I want. If the SHTF the farmer gets a few of our horses and we feed on his fields. Like I said...good old fashioned country relationships

I live in suburbia. My bugout options are somewhat limited, so barring significant fallout, I will likely bug in, and fort up with the decent neighbors I know around me.

Not a bad strategy at all. We will most likely do the same...but find a friend with a plot out in the country if you have to move, you have a somewhat isolated location to fall back to. A few people have talked to me about doing this for the same reason.

[PappyM3]

I live a couple miles outside of a city currently, and have lived in a city before. I love living in a city. For the vast majority of my day to day life, it affords me numerous activities, new people to meet and wonderful restaurants to try out. It also means that I have an incredibly short commute. Not only does that make me exceedingly happy, it also means that I'm not too far from home should something happen while I'm at work.

Yes, on the off chance that something goes down I'll have to be smart enough to vacate early, or take my motorcycle out if things get clogged up. However, I don't base my entire life around the notion of the world coming to an end. I'd rather live my life the way I want. I prepare what I can, stay informed and stay vigilant. Preparation past that is not a life I'd want to live.

[Vic303]

Oh there is a friend we could bug out to, that is about 90min away by car and far more rural, but there is actually less support there for us than here. But it is a viable alternative if the home location becomes untenable. Then there is also the bugout to family in more distant states, but that would mean leaving a significant amount of supplies behind even if we took both vehicles.

We would LOVE to live in a more rural area, but unfortunately, DH's job depends on being in suburbia...

[munch520]

We would LOVE to live in a more rural area, but unfortunately, DH's job depends on being in suburbia...

I hear ya... fortunately I'm on the far edge of suburbia and my office is 6 minutes from my house so it worked out perfectly. Cities were fun when I was younger, bars on every corner! But not for me anymore (25 talking like I'm 60..must've drank too much too quickly..if that's possible )

[ARPATRIOT]

My fatherinlaw lives in a congested part of FL,and hates it.I'm trying to get him to move back up North.He's got a lease until next June though.I hope things stay together until then.

[cbyrd556]

I was living in the DFW metro area, Carrollton to be specific. It was great when I moved here from Wichita, Ks 6 years ago. But in the last year and a half alot of malcontents moved into the what was a nice apartment complex. Gangs and other assorted sorts of lovely people that just like to cause drama. So I recently moved out of the metro to a small town of 6000. The quiet is nice. Yes it increased my drive time to work, but the peace of mind is worth it so far. I just make damn sure my GHB is with me on any commute into the city now since it is 34 miles from work to home. That being said the Highway I have to take home, US75 is a parking lot during rush hour times. I can only imagine what it would be like during a crisis. I have alternate routes planned but they are not real feasible during normal commutes as they do add quite a bit of drive time.

[misanthropist]

City of two million here...three roads out of town, bridges on every one.

I have no plan to leave. If things get so bad that my place in town is at serious risk, the last place I want to be is in a giant traffic jam with desperate, frustrated motorists as they run low on fuel.