Not sure if this is the correct category for this to go under, but its the closest I could find.

Basically, what would you do to prepare for a nuclear apocalypse. What would you get to help keep you alive, what skills do you have, does your location make your survival harder or easier (e.g. do you live in a large city, or small rural areas), what items would you collect, ect. Try to keep it realistic, don't say that you'd grab a tank, a helicopter, and an entire military armoury, along with a grocery stores stock, and sit in the middle of no where.

I live a bit away from Canada's capital of Ottawa. I have a feeling it would be hit, but not by a massive amount of missiles.

I have knowledge of first aid, and I have a kit, so I would be able to help with any injuries. I would go out and buy canned food, and bottled water before the bombs dropped.
For weapons, I'd have to use what is around my house. We don't have any guns, but we have a chainsaw, hatchet, a few baseball bats, and other tools that could be used as weapons, or a way to make weapons. I do also have a number of people that live in our house, and a couple of pets, so I assume food would be a very important issue.
I think we may also would have power. Our power comes from a hydro-electric damn (our own mini Hoover Dam ), and if that fails, a huge solar panel farm is outside of our town.

Biggest problems for us would be the fallout from Ottawa, and maybe people going nuts and looting. Quite a lot of hunters live outside of the town.

So, you guys go ahead and say your ideas, and opinions.

You could always go to the http://www.diefenbunker.ca/ if you live just outside of Ottawa. I wanted to go there on one of my trips to Ottawa during the Open House thing that happens once a year, but I ended up getting dragged to the French Embassy which was pretty cool, but it was no Diefenbunker.

As for what I would do? I would put my head between my legs and kiss my ass goodbye

If I was luck to survive, well I have guns and beer, so I would start with that

I haven't been to the bunker, and I doubt they let regular civies in.
Guns and beer sounds good, keep you safe, and enjoy yourself for as long as you can.

Once a year there is this "open house" thing where places not normally open to the public are opened. Such as the French Embassy and others. About two years back, that bunker was on it, but my friends' friend didn't want to drive all that way out there. I should have just ditched them and went on my own. The Military Museum is also a great place to go which is always open to the public (but for that one time where they were on strike, god that pissed me off).

Ahh the military muesuem. I haven't been there yet, but I heard its free admission.
Next week im on my way to Toronto, will be seeing the R.O.M. while I'm there. Doubt they will have cold war history, but anyways, off topic

I would "Duck and Cover" of course!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60

Nothing like the illusion of safety to put the public's collective mind at ease!