My grandfather died in January, two states away from us. My brother had to stay at the ranch so my dad could go to his father’s funeral. Being gone from a ranch even four days is a huge deal in the winter.
The lack of even a basic knowledge of agriculture is stunning. If some people ever have to feed themselves it will be interesting.
Living out here we are natural preppers. When talking to one of my neighbors (farmer/rancher where I get my eggs from) who was concerned about TSHF, I reminded her, if we know nothing else, we know how to grow food. City folk will have issues, we will have our gardens, our neighbors, our animals, our farms, and our canning, hunting and fishing skills. Add to that, most of us have generators, firewood, wood stoves, and supplies.
As my Freeper friend from UT said when he came out this summer “This place is a preppers paradise and you do it automaticially!”
And I am sorry about the loss of your grandfather.