Never, in the history of man, have we been so vulnerable - so dependent on others - and most don't even know it. Without that thin wire from the house to the road - we're plunged into chaos.
I grew up on a farm deep in the Maine woods with my g'parents. No electricity, No phone.
We always had a years food on hand: in the garden, in gleaming canning jars, in barrels - chicken and eggs in the coop; butter, milk, beef and pork in the barn; berries on the vine; apples on the trees; meat in the woods and fish in the waters.
We cut our own wood for heat and cooking, had a water pump on the side of the sink, hot water tank on the side of the stove - etc etc
Never had to worry about a "power outage".
Now I wouldn't want to live without my hot water spigot and bath tub or computer, but I could survive.
More people need to learn to old ways and stock up on food staples.
Same here, maine-iac7. “Country folks can survive!” ; )