I live in a rural area, too, and could get by for few months with no contact with the rest of civilization. My wife and I have anticipated the possibility of some disaster either here in Texas, such as a storm, or a national one such as being discussed. Just as the poster said, when ALL the power poles are down, and ALL the roads are blocked, it takes along time to recover. And add to the fact if it was a national disaster, Obama’s people would be robbing and killing everyone they could, making it even harder to repair the situation
‘Obama’s people’ all live in cities and would die once the food ran out. Other than a couple thousand gang-bangers they are unarmed. Those living in the Burbs might take a bad hit, but country boys wouldn't have much to worry about.