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Have you come across any suggestions for alternate forms of local communication during a 'basic systems down' scenario?
How can we get messages and instructions to friends/relatives/lovers if we're separated across town from each other?
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Faith, trust and guidance of your inner-voice should be the only thing you need, but since we are not all perfect yet ...
In Australia we have UHF CB radio, that can work and I plan to get some good quality units while I still can. They are limited in range though. They wont reach from where I work to home!
Cool as they are, they are just "tools" and may help, but when TSHTF, you will only have what is with you at the time
The real thing is plan ahead, be prepared and vigilant, so you see the signs early of a disaster and allow yourself to be guided out of harms way.
You need to pre-arranged drills with back-ups for re-establishing contacts, evacuation scenarios. The bigger your network of friends the easier this is.
In a disaster my priority will be to get home, and my SO knows this. However if a bushfire is moving towards my house then we have pre-arranged plans, so I should know what she will do. However, if that plan stuffs up there are fall backs; and fall backs for fall-backs. For example: I may be delayed because I need to help those around me. She knows that and will wait in complete faith that I will try my utmost to get back eventually. While I am gone she will be busy filling the bath with water etc
The first casualty of any situation (engagement with the enemy) is the plan! You need a plan with robust backups. You need to plan for that horrid possibility that it might take 2-3 days to get back to where your tribe is.You and your loved ones need to know that whatever happens - in the end, no matter the outcome in this physical realm, it is all for the best, and there is a reason for everything.
Yours fearlessly,
A..