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“This is why I moved to my 32 acres in KY in 2011.”

When “it” collapses, your 32 acres in KY will be as much worth or of use as a pile of 2 dollar bills.

Better start making homemade diabetes pills, blood pressure medications, a sustainable fresh water source, a self sustaining filtration system, renewable fuel from local sources, and adjustment to life without electricity. And a home defense system rivaling the National Guard, because you know the urban and suburban masses will be on the move. Good luck with that 32 acres.

When “it” collapses, your 32 acres in KY will be as much worth or of use as a pile of 2 dollar bills.

He's dug in like a tick among like minded people. When the shit hits the fan there is no better place to be than rural Kentucky. Well, except for out in the hills in West By God Virginia :)

Better start making homemade diabetes pills, blood pressure medications, a sustainable fresh water source, a self sustaining filtration system, renewable fuel from local sources, and adjustment to life without electricity.

Diabetes meds? Easily made in a simple chemistry lab when you don't have to worry about patent laws or the FDA. Ditto for blood pressure meds. Boot legging is what we do around here and I'm willing to bet it's a lot easier to make a batch of blood pressure meds than it is to make a good batch of whiskey.

Sustainable fresh water source? You ever been out in the hills? Water runs downhill, you just have to put your house half way up the holler and it just flows on by.

A self sustaining filtration system? Own the land all the way to the top of the hill and the water will still be potable when it rolls past your house.

Renewable fuel from local sources? It's Kentucky dude. The dirt burns around here. More than enough coal for a million years just waiting to be dug up. Not to mention his 32 acres probably has 10 acres or so of woodlot.

And adjustment to life without electricity? Yeah, that 'lectricity stuff is hard for us country boys to figure out... What does that require, some sort of generator or something? Drop by one of our county fairs one of these days and take a look at the old boys showing off their hundred year old steam engines. We've had this stuff figured out for a long, long time.

I think Mr. Douglas will be doing just fine where he is and if the city hordes get to be too much to handle I'm sure some of his W.Va. neighbors can pop over and lend him a hand.

Hey, I’m with you. It’s not about risk elimination. It’s about risk reduction.

And I don’t plan on needing those pills. And I have a “clean” natural well as well as two streams. I have 28 acres of trees for fuel to keep warm.

It would not be a walk in the park, but it would be better than living in the city. Meanwhile, we live on our own piece of heaven on earth. :-)