Some time ago I was on line, 'talking' to a group of people who were all in a tizz about what they would do if 'something really bad' happened and they had to take care of themselves.
There was a lot of 'what-iffing' going on and somebody asked me what I would do if my power went out.
I said I'd use my oil lamps for light.
What about charging your phone and computer?
I have an adaptor for the cigarette lighter in my vehicle that I can plug both into and charge them pretty quickly.
What about cooking?
I have an awesome wood cook stove in my kitchen and plenty of wood stockpiled.
Heat?
The cook stove heats the house quite effectively, thank you very much. Plus my house is set up so I don't have to heat all of it unless I want to.
Hot water?
Big kettles on the cook stove, hel-lo-oo.
Well, what about WATER? What if you lose your city water supply?
For starters, I have a LOT of jugs filled already. Also, if it's winter there's usually plenty of fresh snow all over the ground. AND my cistern collects water from my rain gutters.
Oh.
That pretty much shut them up.
Just sayin'. It's not really all that complicated and it hasn't really been all THAT long since our progenitors were 'roughing it'. If need be, we can certainly manage.
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