Comments on: What If You Had To Walk Home http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/ Re-: to do again. -actuate: 1. To put into motion or action; . 2. To move to action Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:13:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ron http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-23878 Ron Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:37:25 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-23878 The world's probably changed a little since your Ma was young. :) Yesterday I drove to lunch and realized I just put myself 10 more miles from home, just to get some chicken wings. But as in all things you have to weight risks vs benefits. And they are really good wings. :) The world’s probably changed a little since your Ma was young. :)

Yesterday I drove to lunch and realized I just put myself 10 more miles from home, just to get some chicken wings.

But as in all things you have to weight risks vs benefits. And they are really good wings. :)

]]> By: global village idiot http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-23876 global village idiot Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-23876 My ma taught had something to say about this. She said, "Never drive anywhere you can't walk home from." Easier said than done, Ma. I've got about a 20-mile drive home from work too. Rural roads, mostly. Walking it would take time, that's all. I'm a G.I. and walking is just putting one foot in front of the other. You might want to visit www.alpharubicon.com and see what it has to say about EMP and disaster preparedness in general. My ma taught had something to say about this. She said, “Never drive anywhere you can’t walk home from.”

Easier said than done, Ma.

I’ve got about a 20-mile drive home from work too. Rural roads, mostly. Walking it would take time, that’s all. I’m a G.I. and walking is just putting one foot in front of the other.

You might want to visit http://www.alpharubicon.com and see what it has to say about EMP and disaster preparedness in general.

]]> By: Linoge http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22654 Linoge Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:43:05 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22654 Trust me, our distance is constantly on my mind, even moreso when things look like they could be making a turn for the worse. I really have no idea how I would get up there from here, short of packing what I can in my backpack, and start walking. Definitely a fan of finding people to stay with on the way, but the trick is finding the right people. Unfortunately, my car is sorely underquipped at the moment... Definitely need to do some work on that. Trust me, our distance is constantly on my mind, even moreso when things look like they could be making a turn for the worse. I really have no idea how I would get up there from here, short of packing what I can in my backpack, and start walking. Definitely a fan of finding people to stay with on the way, but the trick is finding the right people.

Unfortunately, my car is sorely underquipped at the moment… Definitely need to do some work on that.

]]> By: Ron http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22498 Ron Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:07:58 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22498 Brass: Hadn't heard of the H.A.W.G, but it looks perfect for a car bag. Has water built into it and provided carrying space in a backpack. Brass:

Hadn’t heard of the H.A.W.G, but it looks perfect for a car bag. Has water built into it and provided carrying space in a backpack.

]]> By: Brass http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22493 Brass Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:15:50 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22493 In the winter I could just snowboard down to my condo. In the summer it's only a 3.5 mile hike that is all down hill. I keep a full camelback H.A.W.G. in my jeep at all times and change the water once a week. Living in the mountains makes getting home easy, the hard part would be when the food distribution system failed to get food to our grocery stores up here. In the winter I could just snowboard down to my condo. In the summer it’s only a 3.5 mile hike that is all down hill. I keep a full camelback H.A.W.G. in my jeep at all times and change the water once a week. Living in the mountains makes getting home easy, the hard part would be when the food distribution system failed to get food to our grocery stores up here.

]]> By: AlanDP http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22427 AlanDP Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:39:33 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22427 I was thinking about this more today, and weather could be a big problem. I mean seasonal weather. If it happened right now, you wouldn't need nearly as much water as if it happened in July or August. During the heat of the summer, try walking as fast as you can for about 30 minutes and see how much you sweat. Then multiply that by how long you think your full trip would take. Water would be a huge issue at the wrong time of year. I was thinking about this more today, and weather could be a big problem. I mean seasonal weather. If it happened right now, you wouldn’t need nearly as much water as if it happened in July or August. During the heat of the summer, try walking as fast as you can for about 30 minutes and see how much you sweat. Then multiply that by how long you think your full trip would take. Water would be a huge issue at the wrong time of year.

]]> By: Ron http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22417 Ron Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:08:14 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22417 Alan: One of the things that struck me was how we so casually do distances in a day that we couldn't walk home in more than a day. If my wife was at her parents house, somewhere she goes often, she'd be 40 miles from home. So walking would be an issue. I think stopping at people along the way could be an effective strategy. Or at least at places you know to be more secure. Having water and a way to carry it - maybe a small daypack with a liter bottle of water in it - would be a simple thing to have in your truck. I need to do that for my truck. There are lots of situations where it would be handy to have. I mean just being broken down an isolated highway till someone gets there. Alan: One of the things that struck me was how we so casually do distances in a day that we couldn’t walk home in more than a day. If my wife was at her parents house, somewhere she goes often, she’d be 40 miles from home. So walking would be an issue.

I think stopping at people along the way could be an effective strategy. Or at least at places you know to be more secure.

Having water and a way to carry it - maybe a small daypack with a liter bottle of water in it - would be a simple thing to have in your truck. I need to do that for my truck. There are lots of situations where it would be handy to have. I mean just being broken down an isolated highway till someone gets there.

]]> By: Ron http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22416 Ron Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:03:18 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22416 Linoge: <blockquote>my wife is 800 miles away, continuously. Now, *that* is a hike.</blockquote> I think about this everytime I go on a trip. I know people who were out of town on 9/11. The planes are grounded for days. How do you get home? In a nationwide EMP situation, you couldn't rent a car and just drive either. Linoge:

my wife is 800 miles away, continuously. Now, *that* is a hike.

I think about this everytime I go on a trip. I know people who were out of town on 9/11. The planes are grounded for days. How do you get home? In a nationwide EMP situation, you couldn’t rent a car and just drive either.

]]> By: Ron http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22415 Ron Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:01:16 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22415 Countertop: Hadn't thought about how weather would effect the walk. Probably cuz I'm in Houston and rain would be the only problem. An EMP, at least like in the book, wouldn't do any physical damage, so bridges should be OK. Countertop: Hadn’t thought about how weather would effect the walk. Probably cuz I’m in Houston and rain would be the only problem. An EMP, at least like in the book, wouldn’t do any physical damage, so bridges should be OK.

]]> By: AlanDP http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/comment-page-1/#comment-22413 AlanDP Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:30:07 +0000 http://www.reactuate.com/2007/03/05/what-if-you-had-to-walk-home/#comment-22413 I live a lot farther than that. It w0uldn't be very pleasant. However, I have a job that essentially requires me to walk quickly for at least 6 hours per day. I'm in better walking condition than the average person, I think. For water I would have to just ask. I do have a makeshift canteen in my truck that I could carry. I might try going to other people's houses who I know instead of taking a direct route home. I live a lot farther than that. It w0uldn’t be very pleasant. However, I have a job that essentially requires me to walk quickly for at least 6 hours per day. I’m in better walking condition than the average person, I think.

For water I would have to just ask. I do have a makeshift canteen in my truck that I could carry.

I might try going to other people’s houses who I know instead of taking a direct route home.

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