Jack Spirko owns a media company, has a wife and son, and lives in a nice house in Arlington, Texas. Spirko, considers himself an average guy explains the Connecticut Post of April 19, 2009. But for the past few years, Spirko has been stockpiling food, water, gas, guns and ammunition. He also has a stash of red wine, Starbucks coffee and deodorant. Spirko explains, "I refer to myself as a modern survivalist, which means I don't do without. I take all these things very seriously" Jack Spirko, is part of a growing movement of people referred to as "modern survivalists" or "preppers," who are constantly preparing for a disaster-- natural, economic or Palin-made, I mean man-made. Or as survivalists put it; TEOTWAWKI, and no it is not Ewok Language, but instead stands for The End Of The World As We Know It. According to the Associated Press of May 25, 2009 Survivalblog.com, just one of the many survivalist websites which garners 137,000 unique visitors per week and the number is growing. Frank Furedi, Professor of sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury, says people should calm down. For all the talk of a global bird flu pandemic, in the past five years there have been 200 human deaths from bird flu. In the same period No.1 more than six million people have died from diarrhoeal diseases and No. 2, more than five million in road accidents – these would seem to be more pressing, practical problems to solve. Today we will first, discuss the problems associated with the do or die trend. Second, we will swoon over the causes. And, finally we will “give up the ghost” by focusing on some solutions.