Two months left...

[Cdnwolf]

If you believe in that sort of thing, humanity can expect a mere two months left of existence before the Mayan apocalypse hits Dec. 21.

Today (Oct. 21) starts the two-month countdown toward doomsday, according to an interpretation of the Mayan calendar that has taken hold in some New Age and spiritualist communities online.

Two ancient texts confirm the end date of the Mayan Long Count calendar on the winter solstice of this year, which is Dec. 21, 2012. That day is the last day of the 13th bak'tun, or 144,000-day cycle, of the calendar. Ancient Maya would have seen the end of the 13th bak'tun as the end of a full cycle of creation.

[Snake Eyes]

I got my shotgun and plenty of bottled water. I'll be under my bed, hunched up in a fetal position.

[Grimace]

Well, if I subscribed to such a thing, I wouldn't need anything for a 2nd issue of the fanzine. However, since I don't believe the veracity of such claims, I'm happy to continue along as though things are 5 by 5.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Forget the end of the world, what about the end of everything?

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

Forget the end of the world, what about the end of everything?

That was good. I'll have to buy the book. Once more, unto the Amazon...

[bobcat]

food, water, water purification supplies, weapons, ammo, repair parts, a still for fuel, sewing kit, cold weather gear, repair part for vehicle., ...etc

i think i might make it.

[Hybris]

I thought that i was prepared with MRE and equivalent that is until i saw Doomsday preppers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH6UA_Zs3ho

[Webstral]

I'm more concerned about people taking this end-of-the-world thing seriously than I am about an otherwise innocuous alignment with the center of the galaxy. I'm glad I'm not an MP in the CA ARNG. Those guys are all going to be mobilized on 19 or 20 DEC 12, methinks.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

"Oh, it's all right. I've planned ahead. We're just three miles from a primary target. A millisecond of brilliant light and we're vaporised.

Much more fortunate than the millions who'll wander sightless through the smouldering aftermath. We'll be spared the horror of survival."

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by Webstral

I'm more concerned about people taking this end-of-the-world thing seriously than I am about an otherwise innocuous alignment with the center of the galaxy.

+1

People who think the Maya predicted the end of the world know next to nothing about Maya culture, math, and cosmology. If you do just a little research -staying away from material published by the myriad New Age opportunists that have been coming out of the woodwork for the past couple of years- you will soon learn that the "Mayan Prophecy" stuff is a load of steaming Bantha Poodoo.

On the other hand, I'm sure there's plenty of nutcases ready and willing to hasten armageddon as 12/21/21012 rolls around.

[mikeo80]

Originally Posted by Hybris

I thought that i was prepared with MRE and equivalent that is until i saw Doomsday preppers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH6UA_Zs3ho

I agree. I thought I was doing well to have 60 days of food and water ready to go. Sheeeesh.....

But, as far as I can tell, I am WAY ahead of my neighbors. Good People. Honest, hard working people. Grasshoppers.

It is not EXACTLY a topic of conversation. "So, John, what do you have set up for the "OH, S***" occurance."

My $0.02

Mike

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Waaaaait...are you guys for real? Am I missing a meta-joke here and y'all don't really think the world is going to end on Dec 12 2012 despite the fact that the only reasons we can figure the Mayans put it like that was because they ran out of room to write it?

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/...aya-2012_n.htm

[mikeo80]

Yes, I have my "stash" of food, water, guns, ammo, etc, etc.

But I have some thing else.

The will to live and protect who and what is mine.

So, Maya calendar or some punk looking for an easy score.

I'll promise one thing. When you come for me and mine, there will be a war. I might loose that war. But by God, you'll know you were in a war.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8r...rom_shortfilms

My $0.02

Mike

[Cdnwolf]

Originally Posted by mikeo80

Yes, I have my "stash" of food, water, guns, ammo, etc, etc.

But I have some thing else.

The will to live and protect who and what is mine.

So, Maya calendar or some punk looking for an easy score.

I'll promise one thing. When you come for me and mine, there will be a war. I might loose that war. But by God, you'll know you were in a war.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8r...rom_shortfilms

My $0.02

Mike

Won't do you any good when you are under 10 feet of water... got my tickets for a train ride somewhere in the rockies on the weekend before...

[mikeo80]

Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

Won't do you any good when you are under 10 feet of water... got my tickets for a train ride somewhere in the rockies on the weekend before...

For the ocean to get to Fayetteville, NC, they would have to rise 35+ feet. I think I would see that happening. Other than that, TEOTWAWKI will happen on December 21 while I am at work at Fort Bragg.

Nope, I do not see Mayan calander being any threat.

My $0.02

Mike