I grew up on a farm, miles outside of a town of 8,000 people. So I know what it’s like to be self-sufficient. Unless you’ve lived in a place like New York City in a power black-out—there’s no way to describe it, I guess. That’s why I went out to the suburbs.
You did the smart thing. On re-reading my post it came a little harder than I meant for it to. It was more directed at the N.Y.C. population as a whole and not you personally. Good luck!