Thank you Ravenwood. I enjoy the research. My hearing isn’t what it used to be so I would much rather read than watch TV (not to mention most TV these days is crap!). I wish I would have spent more time growing up paying attention to what my grandparents were doing. While supplies are great to have they will not last forever so I’ve been on a quest for knowledge about life back in the day. I don’t know if I will be able to replicate it but at least I will have a blueprint. I really feel that with what is coming that I will feel like the early settlers getting in a covered wagon heading west. The fear, trepidation and adventure that will lead to a new life. Lol, I’ve spent time in the West and I remember thinking when I topped a hill and there was nothing but scrub as far as the eye could see, how did they keep going? They kept going because they had to! Many perished along the way but many also created a new life for their families. Common sense, knowledge and perseverance will be what helps people survive long term, if they can just survive the short term “Tribulations” that will be faced. I fear for our country but I am not scared. If I am one of those that perishes on the journey it will not be because I did not try or that I gave up, it will be because it is my time...