I believe it would take very little for the trucks to stop rolling. No electric, no fuel pumps to get the diesel or of underground tanks. No internet, no way to inventory or run distribution. I've been shocked at how little it takes to disrupt many people lives. A two hour period of a cellular...
Trust me, those expiration dates don't mean they can't be eaten! I've been cut off by floods and snow even though town is only three miles away. I grew up always having a supply of " something".
I grew up eating things like organ meats, dandelions, wild game in season, saving bacon grease...
After reading the first post on this thread, I'll say this:
I, too, had parents who grew up during the great depression. Before the depression, they were or tenant farmers, working for others in exchange for a place to live. During the winter months, when there wasn't much farm work, they...