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   If you have shied away from participating in your Neighborhood Association, now may be the time to assert a more active role. Many of us live in neighborhoods with 20, 50 or even 100 other homes. Most of which have active neighborhood associations with directing covenants in order to promote harmony within our little slice of urban paradise. 
Consider the worst, you live in one these neighborhoods and TRULY, the SHTF. Sure, your prepped for 30 or whatever days so your cool. But, the majority of your neighbors can live off their pantry for what, 10 days. What happens on the 11th day. If you have food and water and they don't, you should be prepared to ration ALL your preps. 
Here's a few ideas to discuss w/your association president. Call it "Emergency Preparedness" or whatever. 
Committee Members
1. Leader
2. Security
3. Medical
4. Labor
5. Accounting
A brief description of each:
1. Identify a leader - The BOSS. Consider a policeman, fireman or business executive. Obviously the most important assignment. If it become necessary to implement this "plan", some not so popular decisions will be required.
2. Security - Military background or police training a definite. Enforcement of neighborhood security. A roadblock at the neighborhood entrance may be required. Refugees will need to be rerouted or absorbed into the community. Neighborhood property will need protection.
3. Medical - Any doctors in the house? For all the obvious reasons. Also, nurses and paramedics.
4. Labor - Construction manager, plant manager, trucking executive, someone experienced in organizing carpenters, plumbers, electricians and labors. A hospital set up, latrines & fences built, supplies consolidated. Many necessary activities.
5. Accounting - Accounting, logistics or transportation training. All community property will need to be accounted for and distributed fairly. Someone has to do it, might as well be this guy. It will be necessary for most families to move what supplies they have to a common building. Medical and accounting to distribute as needed for community use. No family should be required to contribute their preps. Those opting out will be protected by security but will not draw on communal food except by trading or barter.
What can you do? Want to feed your neighbors? Learn how to preserve meat. Potting, canning, smoking, curing and drying. Think of this way, you live in a neighborhood with 30 homes. Thirty homes means 30 freezers. And then poof, the power goes out. How many roasts, chickens, steaks and fish are in those 30 freezers. 

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JMcB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote JMcB Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Neighborhood Association Posted: April 07 2006 at 12:45pm
	If you have shied away from participating in your Neighborhood Association, now may be the time to assert a more active role. Many of us live in neighborhoods with 20, 50 or even 100 other homes. Most of which have active neighborhood associations with directing covenants in order to promote harmony within our little slice of urban paradise. Consider the worst, you live in one these neighborhoods and TRULY, the SHTF. Sure, your prepped for 30 or whatever days so your cool. But, the majority of your neighbors can live off their pantry for what, 10 days. What happens on the 11th day. If you have food and water and they don't, you should be prepared to ration ALL your preps. Here's a few ideas to discuss w/your association president. Call it "Emergency Preparedness" or whatever. Committee Members 1. Leader 2. Security 3. Medical 4. Labor 5. Accounting A brief description of each: 1. Identify a leader - The BOSS. Consider a policeman, fireman or business executive. Obviously the most important assignment. If it become necessary to implement this "plan", some not so popular decisions will be required. 2. Security - Military background or police training a definite. Enforcement of neighborhood security. A roadblock at the neighborhood entrance may be required. Refugees will need to be rerouted or absorbed into the community. Neighborhood property will need protection. 3. Medical - Any doctors in the house? For all the obvious reasons. Also, nurses and paramedics. 4. Labor - Construction manager, plant manager, trucking executive, someone experienced in organizing carpenters, plumbers, electricians and labors. A hospital set up, latrines & fences built, supplies consolidated. Many necessary activities. 5. Accounting - Accounting, logistics or transportation training. All community property will need to be accounted for and distributed fairly. Someone has to do it, might as well be this guy. It will be necessary for most families to move what supplies they have to a common building. Medical and accounting to distribute as needed for community use. No family should be required to contribute their preps. Those opting out will be protected by security but will not draw on communal food except by trading or barter. What can you do? Want to feed your neighbors? Learn how to preserve meat. Potting, canning, smoking, curing and drying. Think of this way, you live in a neighborhood with 30 homes. Thirty homes means 30 freezers. And then poof, the power goes out. How many roasts, chickens, steaks and fish are in those 30 freezers.

JaxMax Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: March 01 2006 Status: Offline Points: 801	Post Options Post Reply Quote JaxMax Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 07 2006 at 12:52pm
	JMcB- We actually had this develop in our neighborhood after several hurricanes. For Americans, the ONLY model that works is the wagontrain of the old West. Each family separate for food and shelter, united for defense. These groups will develop either formally or informally after a crisis strikes. We were never able to organize until AFTER a crisis developed, and then we disbanded upon normalcy.
	He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 13:20, The Bible

JMcB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote JMcB Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 07 2006 at 1:06pm
	JaxMax....Maybe you could share some of the pitfalls you experienced while in that environment. Anything that could be helpfull.....THX

JaxMax Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: March 01 2006 Status: Offline Points: 801	Post Options Post Reply Quote JaxMax Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 07 2006 at 2:19pm
	JMcB- Sure. 1. Wait to see who is left. Many will flee or evacuate. They may ask neighbors to watch their homes. If they are fleeing, and can not carry all their supplies, they may leave them with those remaining. This added a tremendous amount of supplies to our neighborhood, which we gave to the unprepared. 2. Of those who are left, we started informal organization by setting up a television in the front yard operating on an inverter, and played a taped Football game. Realize that when the power goes down, people just start walking around the neighborhood. Soon we had quite a group. 3.Then we organized security shifts and set up roadblocks. 4. If people are using generators be sure you have a carbon dioxide alarm. We agreed all generators off at nightfall which helped with security since it will be deathly quiet. 5. This will need to be modified for the bird flu since isolation is the important. However, all this can be done with minimal risk if the meetings are outdoors and social distancing is practiced. 6. Be sure the kids know where to go if their parents die. 7. Garbage disposal and sewage become community needs.See the sanitation thread for expedient toliets and showers. 8. Discuss nighttime communications by shining spot lights at windows. People are very nervous and trigger happy at any approach to their yard. 9. Amerians must have their own house. 2 people can not share the same kitchen. 10. If each house has a lawn well, be sure everyone has water.
	He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 13:20, The Bible