Our DIL that lives in Texas chirped that if everything went bad, they were coming to our house. I looked at her and without missing a beat, gently said "that is not a plan". She innocently asked what I meant and I told her that my stores and my skills were going to take care of us, and that while we would never turn our backs on any of the kids or grandkids, relying on what we've done to prepare was not a viable plan for them.
I think it set her and the oldest son to thinking about things that had never before entered their minds.
People always make a plan to “go somewhere” but those of us in flyover country are better off to stay right where we are. Its a good idea for useful urbanites to look at a bug out plan but they really do need to be useful if they intend to stay somewhere.
I’ve got liberal cousins who are finally realizing that there are serious problems looming and are looking to me to learn to be self sufficient. I’m willing to help them but have explained that fantasies they have about organic gardening and living in harmony with the earth have got to go.