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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nadaka" data-source="post: 3846365" data-attributes="member: 14651">Lakes. Not islands. How many islands do you know where are, right now that meet the following criteria?1: no people living there.2: no bridges or tunnels connecting them to the outside.3: no in visible range of a populated area.4: not in a frequent flood zone5: with arable land6: with a clean fresh water source.7: with safe shelter from the elements?I know of only one, some of those would count as marginal matches at best. And the only reason I know it is that it is the site of a town that relatives of mine helped build more than a century ago, and it is a really nice place to flyfish. This towns residents were relocated under eminent domain when the Stennis rocket testing facility was built nearby.To die of thirst in 3 days or less assumes that one drinks no fluid. In a worst case scenario, you can fill a bathtub with about 50 gallons of water, the toilet resevior is good for 2 - 10 more gallons. You fill every pot, pan, bottle and ziplock bag with water while its still safe. When water isn't safe, bleach it and let it air out for 24 hours before drinking. There is no reason for any intelligent human being with access to any plumbing in the hours at the beginning of a disaster to not take these kinds of precautions. I have two weeks of food and water year round, when I am not expecting a disaster. After the utter and total failure of FEMA its the least I can do.</blockquote>

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