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[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

I'm neither American nor a native English speaker so take it with a grain of salt.

That's where I'd put the line between a regular prepper and a doomsday prepper.

Not to forget the very elusive Sergent Prepper.

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

How about the Red Hot Chili Prepper?

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Need to apply some Prepper-H after eating Chili Preppers, that's for sure

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah I think Dr. Prepper can write a prescription for that

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

I guess in my mind, 'prepper' is just short for 'doomsday prepper' and it's not the same thing as doing, like I said above, sensible preparation for natural disasters.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Anyone that has been through even a bad blizzard knows it's important to have some basic supplies. Depending on where in the US you live, it would actually be considered unusual and irresponsible to not have some basic preparation for weather and related stuff. Not having a cold-weather car kit and home preparations for losing power in a blizzard in the upper Midwest, for instance, would be considered stupid.

No one thinks tornado shelters are that weird if you live in tornado alley. I'm sure hurricane prone areas probably have their own set of ready prep stuff that would seem weird in other parts of the country.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

You're not talking about doomsday preppers.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah that's what I'm saying. The stuff I mentioned is just reasonable preparation for, like... life. Sometimes stuff gets disrupted for unexpected reasons. Like toilet paper during a pandemic lol.

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