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We all know it is coming, don’t we? There’s no denying the truth any longer. All the signs are pointing to it.

Heck, the ancients knew it so we’d better stop fooling ourselves. You know what I’m talking about.

The end of the world.

Maybe the Mayans were right.  Maybe we incinerate ourselves in a nuclear holocaust.  Maybe EMPs detonate near all major cities. Maybe some scientist engineers a virus that wipes out most of the population. Maybe the super volcano erupts. Maybe the dead will rise.

But whatever it is, we need to be ready.

How can we get ready, though? Stockpiling food, turning the pool into a fish pond, and building a shelter of some sort are popular options. You’ve heard of Doomsday Preppers, right?

But, let’s get real. Not many of us can do those things. So, what should we do?

We need to prepare ourselves to use the junk left around us. Tons of the items we use every day will be worthless after the apocalypse. Or will they?

Sure an iPhone will not work, but does that really mean it is worthless?  We need to put our brains to work, people.

Let’s start with the common things that will be everywhere: appliances. Yup, we’ll be tripping over these relics of a more civilized age. Let’s make them useful again.

We’ll start with the three most common and generate some ideas.

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What a cool idea!

“If you would create something, you must be something.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I’ve going to have to try out this grilling recipe sometime. They make this look so easy, I know I can do it.