Aspies For Freedom

Well, I'm always thinking of which household items make the best defensive weapons

my house is quite lethal actually =p

no - thank god - I am sitting peacefully at my computer having breakfast, it is Spring and the birds are singing. We are a long way (in distance) from the hubbub of the world down here.

Got me cold weather gear..me combat boots..me truncheon :p me mess tins..

Always working out...rain or shine johnny felon is  going down..

lol

Terrorists? lord no.

I'm protecting myself from my countrymen.

Okay, that was pretty damn funny.

2 Sharpish metal frame lamps (candle and electric) in the living room (high school metalwork class, me and my bro respectively) 1 Kirby cast steel based Vacuum Cleaner (believe me get that on any part of your body and you're goin down ), assorted chairs and small tables, a stool...assorted kitchen implements.

And a quite strong 19 year old to wield them

Chest expander, makes a perfectly servicable nightstick, even has a little loop on the end to wrap round your wrist

My aim is to not kill but temporarily disable someone long enough for the proper authorities to arrive...I heard a good story once, one guy tackled an intruder to the floor, got someone to call the police, and sat on him til the police arrived. Another intruder had the misfortune to break into a Rugby Players house...he got rugby tackled down the stairs.

I am not, but my autistic neighbor not only is interested in emergency preparedness (with a specific emphasis on preparedness for disabled people who usually get overlooked in disasters, like New Orleans) but appears to be multiply-certified in it.

We're pretty much laugh at the "live in irrational fear because it makes the Republicans happy" thing. We have earthquakes to worry about.

I am pondering a "benevolant dictatorship" style currently much like the Knights of old =p

I'm a Katrina surivivor so I make sure to have the usual hurricane supplies around.

Other than that, I don't bother. I couldn't care less about terrorists or whatever boogeyman the media comes up with.

Swan, are you till in your original home or were you displaced? Louisianna or Misissippi?I know some people who were sort of "sent" out here (San Francisco Bay Area.) I hope you're doing okay. The stories I've heard from my friends about how some family are doing back home sound really difficult.

And you're right about how the media wants to kep shouting 9/11! 9/11! and wishes everyone would totally forget about Katrina.

Yes, and let's not forget Hurricane Mitch, all the twisters that regularly hit some US states, and Earthquakes. I think the best idea is to be alert but not alarmed (unless there is immediate reason to be alarmed).