What is your one horrible weakness in a Zpoc? You'll be surprised to hear mine

Ok, I have the skills, the equip, the location, etc in real time in the real world. As I have mentioned many times, I live 100% off grid in the Rockies.

So what's my biggest fear or weakness? What scares the shit out of me?

I wear glasses.  I am horribly myopic to the point that without corrective lenses I can see clearly only about 8 inches in front of me.  Genuine coke bottles!  Typically I wear contacts and have several pairs of glasses on hands. 

 But contacts eventually break down and get rips, pin holes or rough edges.  And they have an expiration date, wherein the plastics also get weaker the older they get, even unopened, so they don't last as long and would be kinda worthless after 10-15 years of stockpiling. And they have maintantence issues with cleaning, solution, etc.

 And glasses get scratched up, break or are easily ripped off your face. Plus they impede your vision during rain and get fogged up easily  (Try wearing glasses in a gas mask sometime)

This concerns me to the point that I have seriously considered Lasik, because this is my one big Achilles' Heel in life.  Especially when it comes to night vision, I'd be absolutely useless without glasses on or contacts in.  I could see well enough during the day to drive a car, but not well enough to scout the horizon or shoot and actually hit something.

So, what is your Achille's Heel - what is your one horrible weakness that may end up causing your demise or swing the advantage against you in a disaster or Zpoc?

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Permalink Reply by Nick Thompson on October 11, 2011 at 10:09am
Paranoia, mostly that. I jump at EVERY noise, or get a gun when I see mysterious people on my property..My mind would possibly fail me. Also, I care too much, I wouldn't save strangers but people I know and care about. Wouldn't every one?
Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on October 11, 2011 at 10:35am
Paranoia, mostly that. I jump at EVERY noise, or get a gun when I see mysterious people on my property..My mind would possibly fail me. Also, I care too much, I wouldn't save strangers but people I know and care about. Wouldn't every one?
****We're talkking weaknesses. Being observant and watchful is a strength.****
Permalink Reply by Nick Thompson on October 11, 2011 at 11:15am
Ahh..I see. Sometimes that would be a weakness though, because If I wake up one night and shoot a fellow survivor. oops?
Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on October 11, 2011 at 1:51pm
Then your weakness is in training, and recognizing the enemy from a friend.
Permalink Reply by Jaci Childs on October 11, 2011 at 12:18pm
Mine would be glasses as well. I cant see anything that is a foot away from my face 
Permalink Reply by Bridget G Caudill on October 11, 2011 at 7:26pm
so mine would be that i have asthma and i have childern not saying at all that they are a burden but it would be hard to keep them quit while the zombies were around
Permalink Reply by Derek Fuller on October 16, 2011 at 1:54pm
Horrible eyesight. as soon as my contacts expire I''l have to like fashion a strap of some sort to fit on my glasses. But even then right now my prescription goes up 1 each year. I hope I can get Lasic.
Permalink Reply by ubduomk on October 18, 2011 at 12:41am

i just discovered I'll likely be seeing a dentist every 3 months for the rest of my life...

I have periodontal problems, aka, gum disease. if i don't get a special cleaning every 2-3 months I would loose my teeth in less than 3 years.  no teeth = inability to eat = starve to death. actually i'll probably never make it that far, take a bullet to the head when the pain becomes unbearable... 

 

floss and brushing only cleans the exposed tooth & just below the gum line, there is virtually no way for me to clean below the gum line where the problem is. 

Permalink Reply by Tori Luve on November 8, 2011 at 4:36pm

So, one of the items in your bug out kit should be a specific dental pick assortment that you could train yourself to use.  I'd also stock up on hydrogen peroxide for mouth wash (as well as other multiple uses) add to your dental kit several tooth repair kits that can be bought at Walgreens for about $10 a piece.

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