AMEN BROTHER! My concern, I don't worry either, with me being single and the kids gone... is tornadic weather. It's the local big killer. But I find that preparing for the tornados and bad weather also leaves me prepared for house-fires, mutant zombie bikers, and democratic administrations.
/johnny
“But I find that preparing for the tornados and bad weather also leaves me prepared for house-fires, mutant zombie bikers, and democratic administrations.”
Bingo. Preparation is a state of mind, and an outlook on life, not a checklist of things to buy (though, those things help). Self reliance is a good thing, and something we, as a society have lost. It’s vital for people to pull together, roll up their sleeves and help out one another, and if that happens, we can get through everything.
That having been said, let me tell you, I do not come from tornado country, but that my mother does, and they scare her, and are something I hope to never, ever, have to deal with! As a school kid I saw a dust devil (tiny, tiny tornado of dust and sand) throw a teacher against a chainlink fence, and I’ll never forget the look of terror, desperation and helplessness that she had on her face! No thanks!