Personally I don't believe it at all, though it doesn't hurt to be ready in case something does happen, 2012 or no. That can be supplies, knowledge or, even better, both. The biggest concern I have about 2012 is how some of the believers may act near the "end". There's also the increasing ...

A heavy wool blanket, a fixed-blade knife, and a fire starting kit. If you count the fire kit as multiple items, a ferrocerium rod instead. The blanket can be worn as a cloak, used as shelter, a groundcloth, or even as a blanket. The knife can help prepare the fire, make improvised tools, to hunt, o...

Out of curiosity, is there a reason you choose welded over riveted?

Bombur?

Yep.

I'm not much of a riddler, but I'll give it a shot. The strongest of five from forgotten shores tainted was he by an evil lore, defeated by the riders and the trees he enslaved the little ones happy and free. This is probably way too easy...but it's all I can come up with right now. I think I'll sta...

Hm...Tolkien? Makes some sense...

This one isn't Middle Earth, but it's still amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCV20IReJGg


Now...for a little Middle Earth...skip to 10:25.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm9GTeTppew


Maybe we could use a Minecraft server.

They all look good, but only 5 of them would really stick out as Dwarves to me, Oin and Gloin being the most...Dwarvish...at least compared to the LotR movie.

Um...what have I got in my pocket?
Nah. I'll just hand this off to the next person, I've got nothing.

A shield?

Now THOSE are dwarves. I don't know what they were thinking with the others...especially with the triangle hair....

Just because they don't use real blades doesn't mean that they won't want them. The foam weapons are only used in combat. I've seen quite a few people carrying real blades, from knife to longsword, outside of combat. For a while it seemed Hivemind was making and selling knives for people on the foru...

Wonderful story. I've read it several times and it's still reads as good as the first.

I'm sure someone will buy it there, at the very least they'll want to buy it. Very trustworthy as well. Dagorhirrim are a good bunch of people.