'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

[NickB79]

53. Indeed. I'm under no illusion I can go off-grid

I just laugh at the "hardcore" preppers I encounter on Facebook who think they can live off the land like the mountain men of the 1800's. It's a hard, unforgiving life that none of us would choose.

My goal is to lessen the blow to my household as best I can, get fresh food along with fresh air and exercise, and trade with my like-minded liberal friends and coworkers locally for goods and services I can't do myself. For example, my neighbor is a master electrician and I have given him lots of eggs in exchange for some rewiring help (I hate working with electricity, it scares me). Saved me a few hundred dollars vs calling someone. And now that they're expecting their first baby this spring, we've offered to help them as much as we can. I told his wife I'll grow her extra vegetable transplants this spring for her garden.

Establishing a solid, local friend group in times like this is often as valuable as money.