“I have to say I don’t understand why more churches do not promote the tenant of self sufficiency that the Mormons do; The Lord helps those whom help themselves”
Growing up in the mid-west we always canned food and had lots in the basement. This is truly the first time in history where people thought you were weird for stocking up on food.
Thru most of history people had to store food in order to survive.
We use to call it a fruit celler. Point is we had fruit, canned goods and other dry goods stowed away in some place. When this turned into a bad thing, I don't know. Must be part of the hope and change BS that a majority of folks fell for.
In most of history, a bad winter could keep you stuck and unable to get to town for weeks or even months. Even now we occasionally get bad snowstorms that make the roads impossible for days.