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go back and read the OP to see what we're discussing. a solar flare has no real impact on animals/people and an emp has even less effect. you're fucked if you have a pacemaker but in that event you've got one foot in the grave as it is and your chance of survival is not realistic. you're not even statistically relevant. only electrical devices that are powered on and arent shielded would be affected by and emp attack anyway, but the cabling and many of the components would still work just fine.
it's not bragging to say that I would, with a little bit of luck for the first few days (honestly compels me to admit that I wouldnt need much luck), be able to survive a scenario that would kill 80% of the population - it's fact. I suppose if my family didnt have property where they do, the experience they do, and I was raised in a different way then I'd probably die in a ditch like the vast majority of my neighbors, but the truth of the matter is that I am just better prepared than they are. basic survival techniques, situational awareness, and an educational mindset will take you a lot further than most things when your life is on the line.
Perhaps I worded it poorly. I quoted you qualifying your success with the necessity for luck. I was applauding the affirmation that even with plenty of skills and preparedness, some things are out of our hands.
No doubt there would be people that had no business surviving but make it on pure luck and the goodwill of others. Though luck favors the prepared.
I agree - I could easily be killed by someone as I make my way to a safe location. there's a gas station just down the block that gets knocked over every few weeks, crime is a common thing in my area.
Please tell me you send your family pictures of the broadway lights, and they send you homemade wine.