Message from @Dusty Morgan

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2018-08-23 06:30:39 UTC  

Gasoline is strictly better if you can get a supply though (like you're on the coast and the oil suppiles survive)

2018-08-23 06:30:47 UTC  

I will be using pumps connected to solar panels.

2018-08-23 06:31:00 UTC  

I'd avoid getting too complicated.

2018-08-23 06:31:02 UTC  

operations will be done in the day.

2018-08-23 06:31:17 UTC  

Everything shuts off during night to conserve on electricity and fuel.

2018-08-23 06:31:35 UTC  

Right now I am just focusing on building and gathering.

2018-08-23 06:31:40 UTC  

Getting the community together.

2018-08-23 06:31:49 UTC  

Then I will lay down the ground work for rules and conserving.

2018-08-23 06:32:13 UTC  

But there will be a operation going on while it is happening.

2018-08-23 06:32:19 UTC  

Removing the top soil in the surrounding area.

2018-08-23 06:32:31 UTC  

Scrubbing down the houses and stuff.

2018-08-23 06:32:39 UTC  

I have the perspective of a city dweller, I know LA gonna go mad max real quick in a disaster

2018-08-23 06:32:39 UTC  

Basically removing any radiation from the area.

2018-08-23 06:32:51 UTC  

Enjoy cancer

2018-08-23 06:32:51 UTC  

My concerns would be:

Long-term Food supplies (read: farming)
Long-term water supplies (read: rivers, lakes or groundwater)
Community defense (read: guns and ammunition)
Community coordination (read: electricity and radio)
Establishing relationships and resources for other things. Like producing the above.

2018-08-23 06:33:04 UTC  

Actually those who are tasked with that will be wearing radiation suits.

2018-08-23 06:33:30 UTC  

If the cities got hit, I'd probably be running somewhere. Either the armed services or to the Midwest depending on the situation.

2018-08-23 06:33:31 UTC  

One of my first things I will do, is establish homestead in a abandon military base, compound, or bunker.

2018-08-23 06:33:41 UTC  

....radiation suits is hard to get and radioactive particle can be finicky

2018-08-23 06:33:48 UTC  

Military does have a habit of abandoning stuff when withdrawing fast.

2018-08-23 06:33:55 UTC  

Vehicles, weapons, computers, etc, etc...

2018-08-23 06:34:02 UTC  

That's kinda ideal, but I'm not sure you could be assured you'd find something like that. And alot of those places aren't really suitable anyways from what I've seen.

2018-08-23 06:34:11 UTC  

The military will usually center around command.

2018-08-23 06:34:24 UTC  

Your best bet is the rain will wipe away most of the radiation

2018-08-23 06:34:31 UTC  

Yes, but there would be a reason they would run.

2018-08-23 06:34:33 UTC  

Where I live, there is a nuclear bunker, military base, and compounds.

2018-08-23 06:34:47 UTC  

And desertion would probably be high, with alot of deserters hoarding military supplies.

2018-08-23 06:34:57 UTC  

Not to mention there is power plant nearby that could be restored if needed.

2018-08-23 06:35:00 UTC  

It depends on the situation

2018-08-23 06:35:19 UTC  

I wouldn't count too much on power plants.

2018-08-23 06:35:26 UTC  

Stillwater will not be hit, because it isn't important in sense. Most nuclear missile bases will be, but the rest of the areas will be abandon and not hit probably.

2018-08-23 06:35:36 UTC  

The military have plans for nuclear disaster and trained accordingly for 60 years

2018-08-23 06:35:37 UTC  

We will mostly suffer nuclear fallout to be honest.

2018-08-23 06:35:43 UTC  

You would need the supplies to run the generators and the technical expertise to operate and repair the facilities.

2018-08-23 06:35:57 UTC  

That is why I said community is the best.

2018-08-23 06:36:10 UTC  

Wide range of expertise.

2018-08-23 06:36:36 UTC  

Since this stuff is located in Stillwater and community be from Stillwater, I think we will be lucky to have all expertise needed.

2018-08-23 06:36:43 UTC  

Well that will be hard

2018-08-23 06:36:53 UTC  

Stillwater isn't that big of city.

2018-08-23 06:36:59 UTC  

I can cross Stillwater in 5 minutes.

2018-08-23 06:37:04 UTC  

If you're in semi-rural OK, you're probably already in good shape on that alone.