I bought the One Second after. It is wrote in the location near where I live. Good so far.

Well, that was a real eye opener. Pretty sure I'm as prepared as I can be but about chap. #8 I asked the wife to buy a few more vacuum packs of rice and a few of the 5lb jars of Skippy Smooth pb. Guess I will continue to stock up on ammo, you can never have to much. That's what I tell the misses. Very poignant and did point out a few insights I had not thought of. Won't mention cause don't want to be a spoiler. I'll start the second book tomorrow.

Was surprised to see he is an alumnus of my school, but until these books I've never heard of him. Thought provoking for sure.

P.S.

Even though the book is fictional the premise is real and valid, it is very possible.

^yup.

Looks like deep winter will be here on Monday....took a while to get here. Hope it is good I need a book for evenings when I camp out next week.

OK, two down one to go. I found " One Year After" to be as thought provoking as the first book, if looked at from a true what if prospective. Also made me think about looking into some extra coffee LOL. That's the first time I have ever typed those 3 letters. I'll finish the third book by Wed. I'll let you folks know when I'm ready to pass them on.
Case

I finished the "Final Day " yesterday, read all 3 back to back, don't recommend anyone do that. It's not good for you. Feel like reading some Tolken or something maybe an old Zane Gray.

It's not William Shakespeare, but it is poignant and profound and quite sobering. If anyone like myself that has been preparing for the downfall of U.S. society for over 3 decades reads this they can use it as a road map. Keep your friends close and your family closer. There is no such thing as to much ammunition, firearms, foodstuffs, or concrete for that matter. The fact that it is all very possible is a great concern. After all wasn't it one of us that gamed useing an aircraft as a weapon of mass destruction, now this guy is giving some other despot ideas.

Summation: glad I read it, wished I didn't know it existed.
Case.

bout done with 'deep winter' it is a good read...appreciate the info on it.

Halfway thru One Second After. Definitely an advantage to living where there's few people.

I have all of Rawles' books. They're great. I like that you don't have to read them in any particular order as they are chronologically concurrent with each other... You get to see the events unfold as witnessed by the characters in different places and dealing with different aspects of "the crunch."

Parts of the books are a little thick with technical matters. But as soon as you accept that the books are an instruction manual with pertinent info you wade through it.

A lot of the info/instruction in the books are likely second nature to people on sites like T-man. But he covers some stuff that you might call "updated" info to make the "old ways" a bit easier or more productive. It also teaches you how to look at an area and weigh your assets and liabilities to help you decide whether to leave or stay.

It also clearly portrays that a good portion of people in government are there as a means to personal gain at the expense of everyone else.

The entire series is in my "required reading" lineup along with Unintended Consequences by John Ross.

Now I have to look into the OSA series too I guess.

Mike

Yes and no. You definitely don't want to be in a major city. But the notion of holing up with just immediate family in a cabin in the woods is a good way to end up dead.

Mike

Bang on, hence my suggestion keep your friends close and your family closer. Let's all pray it's only fiction. But I have auto and home insurance for a reason, might as well have other insurance also.