Philosopy

As a group of Ham Radio enthusiast, we have a common belief that preparedness is important, even desirable. As world governments and world economies seem to fall into more and more disarray and become more and more dysfunctional, we believe that the only ones we can depend on are family, friends, church, community and ultimately ourselves.

Thus, we have a portion of our site dedicated to information, experience, examples and guides that help us as a group to prepare for hard times which very well may be a catastrophe, local or global. Ever heard of Covid-19? We focus on keeping a positive attitude while using reality as a litmus test.

There is a term that is germane to the topic of preparedness: normalcy bias. Here is a simple definition for normalcy bias:

Normalcy bias, or normality bias, is a cognitive bias which leads people to disbelieve or minimize threat warnings. Consequently, individuals underestimate the likelihood of a disaster, when it might affect them, and its potential adverse effects. The normalcy bias causes many people to not adequately prepare for natural or manmade disasters. Such examples can be: market crashes, catastrophes, hurricanes, tidal waves, fires, riots, food shortages, crop failures, electrical outages, unseasonable storms and anything else that challenges the status quo.

We practice preparedness, so that we do not become a statistic. We practice preparedness to be a part of the solution and to not be a part of the problem. When one's basic necessities are not met, they are help to no one. They are governed, even ruled, by fear and uncertainty. This is the core state of normalcy bias.