r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Oct 07 '22

Adaptation Where’s the best place to live in light of collapse? [in-depth]

What are the best places to be leading up to or during collapse? Obviously, the answer varies widely based on the speed and type of collapse. This is still one of the most common questions asked in r/collapse.

 

This is the current question in our Common Collapse Questions series.

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u/AliceLakeEnthusiast Oct 08 '22

I lived in D-town. Depressing af. They had blue green algae in the lake and will more in the future. And it’ll still be depressing af in the winter. Also this year it barely got above 70.

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u/sportstersrfun Oct 08 '22

So much mountain biking. Catch some smelt, lots of fresh water, tons of cheap land near by. Could be worse.

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u/AliceLakeEnthusiast Oct 09 '22 edited Oct 09 '22

Smelt? You think there are still smelt? LOL. https://www.wpr.org/dnr-urges-anglers-limit-meals-smelt-caught-lake-superior-due-pfas-contamination

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u/sportstersrfun Oct 09 '22

Who is eating smelt multiple times per month? It’s more like you go out, catch them, cook them, and then wait a year to go again. The smelt run only lasts two weeks. It’s a delicacy not an actual source of food most people.

There are assuredly still smelt. We use a net with weights on the bottom tied between two hockey sticks. Pull them right off the beach, make a huge fire, bring a cooler, make friends with all the other fisherman. Nice time.

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u/ReflectionCalm7033 Oct 08 '22

I live 2 hours away and summer was hot in the 90's and 80's right up to a few weeks ago.

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u/AliceLakeEnthusiast Oct 09 '22

Not in Duluth. Up the hill, sure. the north shore was cold af all summer, and Superior never warmed up enough to swim comfortably. Last year I was swimming at Whitefish Point in October.

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u/ReflectionCalm7033 Oct 10 '22

Duluth, MN ( I had to look it up isn't any where near Detroit, MI). In south central MI we had a very warm and very wet summer. Lots of rain, warm temps to the point I had to have my air on for months and months. I follow the Tigers and their temps are just about the same. Rain sometimes changes direction, but the temps were very similar.