“If they know you have something besides MRE’s to eat they will take it.”
The inner city ones will stay in the inner city and kill each other off. Some will then try to get to rural areas since they think anyone living in a rural area has plenty of water and food. That is not correct. Most people living in rural areas get their food at the grocery store. If they have a well, they can’t get the water since the power is off.
The ones who try to leave the inner city will get to one tank of gas out of the city maximum, and be stuck there unless they walk and they are already weak.
In Texas, there will not be many who make it out of the city as they will be shot and killed dead, real dead.
I actually cook from scratch. That's almost a lost skill in America, from what I see.
/johnny
A lot of people that live in small rural towns may buy most of their food from the store but a lot of the same food they buy is produced right where they live.
People with gardens generally produce more than they can use anyway, I know I do, and you would get farmers markets in a little no time. People might have to get used to eating “poor mans food” greens, lots and lots of greens, but they will eat.
Same with ranchers. They need to get rid of their calves, not enough pasture to expand the herd that much, sell them to individuals.
As for water, people that have wells a quart of gasoline and a generator and you would have more than enough drinking water to last you for a couple of months.
People in the country will make out ok in the food and water. People in the city, that’s a different story.
The private sector economy will go further in the tank as the more affluent and productive working people flee the cities.
These people will have to learn to do something besides push a pencil if they want to eat.
I would expect some type of food kitchens to be set up in the inner cities, but I also expect the violence will have them shut down in short order.
>> “The inner city ones will stay in the inner city and kill each other off.” <<
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If the power is down and “mass transit” isn’t working they’ll have no choice. But if MT is running the suburbs will be over-run rapidly. Rural areas, not so quickly. Most people can cover about 5 - 6 miles per day max.