Wondering what your response might be should unplanned family/friends come to your place for safety and supplies? We have lots and like to help but what happens if too many come?
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So you think you'll just come to my place when TSHTF..?
“I’ll come to your place when SHTF” – no you won’t Posted by Glen Tate on October 22, 2013
(This post is something you can send to your friends or print out and hand to them when SHTF.)
Dear Friend:
I love my friends, but I will shoot you if I have to. I’m serious. Here’s why.
I tried to persuade you to prepare for what’s coming and, in the process, revealed that to you that I’m preparing. You realized that I have food, guns, etc., and ended up saying, half kidding but half serious, “I’ll come to your place when SHTF.”
No you won’t. I will shoot you. If you threaten me and my family, I will use force to defend against any threat. And showing up at my place hungry and unprepared is a threat to me. You will eat my food and use up my medical supplies, generator, firewood, etc. That’s less of these life-saving things for me and my family. That’s a threat.
Is this greed on my part? No. I will take care of the truly needy – those who cannot take care of themselves. But you are different. Very different. You had plenty of chances to prepare for yourself.
But what did you do? You spent the weekends watching football, went on expensive vacations, and never made your spouse mad at you with your “crazy” ideas that something bad was happening. You didn’t do shit because… you would just come to my place. Problem solved, right? You didn’t need to spend time, money, and create domestic strife because I did that all for you.
Not. Why should I spend my time, money, and stress just so you can waltz into my place and live happily ever after? I’m a nice guy, but – really? – I’m going to spend my (very limited) free time, disposable income, and domestic tranquility just so you can have a leisurely life and more material comforts pre-Collapse while I don’t?
Why do you think I will sacrifice enormous amounts of my time and money so you can enjoy yourself while I’m slaving away? Would you assume you could come over and leave your broken car at my house? That I would just spend thousands of dollars on parts and several weekends fixing it and then hand it over to you with a smile – just because I’m a “good guy”? Would anyone expect that?
You do, apparently. You actually expect to waltz over to my cabin and receive – with a smile – thousands of dollars of food and other supplies that took me all my weekends to acquire and store.
So, my grasshopper friend (as in the story of the grasshopper and the ant), here is your official warning: if your “plan” for your and your family’s safety is to come to my place, you’re wrong. When you show up, I’ll ask you to leave. When you don’t, I’ll point a gun in your face. If you refuse to leave, I will shoot you. You are a threat to me.
You had years of time and very clear warnings to get ready. But you didn’t. Hey, I love football but haven’t been able to watch a game in a few years; I’ve been fixing up the cabin, buying supplies, and training with the Team. I spent a lot of money doing all these things so I haven’t gone on a long vacation in… forever. I have had several difficult times with my wife because of all the prepping I’m doing; I could have easily done what you did, which is just say “Yes, dear” and not prepare because she didn’t want you to.
I hope this message jolted you. There’s still some time. Go prep. Please understand that your plan cannot be “I’ll come to your place.” I don’t want to shoot you.
Exactly
Haha! This is what I have told every person that has said that since the beginning. I told them “I will shoot you like anyone else”.
This exactly, every time I spoke to one of my relatives I said “Get food, have water all of it.” I have been saying it for the past 3 years.
That SHTF means loss of income. If you own a house great. Mortgages are a bitch. If SHTF and the money is worthless, everyone is screwed.
We have already formed a community and bought a farm. Oil and gas wells on said farm. thousands and thousands and thousands of rounds. 2 ponds and an underground river. heavily forested area. Next?
Glad to have the help to stand guard around the clock. What supplies are you bringing with you?
Very good and seems fair and square.
Also, if they have anything of value that can be used for barter, bring that too.
Any family member that needs to come will find me with my door open and waiting for them. Always and forever.
Sounds like you are ready.
Let's Go...
Since we're not clotshotted the likllihood of anyone who needs help coming to our house is close to zero.
Put a "Qurantined" sign on your door. lol
"If you have weapons and plan to help guard the place, then welcome.
We're not running a charity. Anyone who doesn't work, doesn't eat. "
That is what the Bible says, if a man won't work, he doesn't eat.
Make it an open conversaion NOW so YOU can plan regardless.
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If they came I trust God sent them. My 1911 will help keep them in line.
I can't imagine turning anyone away unless they are detrimental to the community.
What's a 1911
Probably the best side arm ever made!
I've been stocking up on stuff for a while, a lot more than I would need for just me and my husband. Our thinking has been that we don't know who else we will have to feed, meaning our kids ( we have 6 between us and 8 grandkids) Some of them we don't have to worry about, but at least 3 kids and 3 grandkids we do, so I'm stocking up extra stuff.
Their job in order to stay is go out and get more food and supplies.
.If it hits the fan that bad there.wont be space in my house for people waiting for me to provide everything to them
My philosophy is you are welcome if you are bringing something to the party...
Food, Ammunition or Skills. No twerking is not a skill!
Otherwise, No Entry.
Resources or willingness to bust ass to survive are the key to entry.
No free rides. I'll help with what I can, but you gotta be all in and on board. Ready for whatever may come down upon us.
Tell em you can't help and consider them enemies after cause they'll probably hate on you/
If they were living in their make believe world then let them sow what they reap. If you have supplies great but supplies run out quick with a lot of people. Keep them for yourself. Let the morons find their own way.
I’ve been thinking about this a ton. Remember Aesop’s fable, The Ant and The Grasshopper? You’re the ant. I’ve been expecting this for years and for years I was made fun of as a conspiracy theorist. Shits not too funny anymore, is it? My response. While everyone was busy living life, I was working my butt off and prepping, moved to the country, etc. Grasshoppers will come knockin, but they didn’t listen.
Do you have a community of prepared people around? If I run low on things I can count on my neighbors to help but maybe you could encourage the family to prepare themselves so that would give more time before they show up. Maybe you could give them a case of water and Datrex bars for their birthdays, lol.
No but thanks for the idea.
Yes, not all communities are tight knit and it’s too bad.