Excellent question. I drive 42 miles to work. We have a plan when the shtf. Most of it revolves around me getting back to the house. I work in a sector of public safety. I wear a good pair of boots to work. Ready to hoof it need be. Got the best way home if the shtf.
“We have a plan when the shtf.”
Probably should be number one on any “list”. :)
We’re implementing our personal “shtf” right now. “God willing and the creek don’t rise”, we’ve got about a year. Worst case senario, my husband’s job could be terminated at any time, in which case, the basic plan remains the same, but we’re not as “prepared” on the other end as we’d like to be. Or somewhere inbetween.
I have no crystal ball. I do not know for sure what lies ahead, but “common sense” tells me it’s time for us, personally, to take action. Faith in God, strong family ties,experience in survivng “hard times” before,and an understanding of the “community” we’re heading for, are the things I’m relying on to see us through what lies ahead.