So, much like a SF guy would do in a foreign nation, you need to work on building your own intelligence network.

You need to engage with your neighbors and start building an alliance of local help.

Two examples are a gas station attendant at a non-busy hour or a clerk at a local corner store. In the example of the gas station attendant, how do you break the ice?

would ask you this: what major news scoop in the last thirty years was picked up by a news station first?

Talking to people is HUMINT (human intelligence) and it requires some skills to sift through as well.

The absolute best method for sifting information is having multiple sources in the same arena and comparing the data they give you. I’m

Maybe I should have started with how to use a CARVER matrix (Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effect and Recognizability) for blowing up bridges or 37 recipes for dragon’s breath shotgun shells. Hell, maybe I’m just mad I didn’t start selling water filters in the ‘90s instead of enlisting. But if you stop and think for a

Generally speaking, survival is a regional issue. That’s not to say the causes of the crisis can’t start far away because they can. It does pay to at least observe national and global news looking for potential cataclysms.

How about a manager of a local grocery store or Wal-Mart. Who