What If everything that runs on electricity stopped working right now?

Would you be ready? Would you know what to do? These are very normal things that happen in 2nd and 3rd world countries on a regular basis. In North America we have become so used to reliable and abundant electricity.

I think a great eye opener for most people on the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada was the last large power outage. Most people coped well. Most got along knowing that the power would be restored in several hours or maybe by morning. Everyone was fairly civilized. Helped their neighbours, had community bbqs and kept an eye on each other. Would it be the same if the power never came back on?

One example of the power not coming back on was when hurricane Andrew swept through Florida. The individuals that decided to shelter in place were faced with people who wanted loot and pilage the houses of people who survived the hurricane. Most of the infrastructure was blown to pieces and most people only had basic survival rations. I believe that having enough equipment and food to last 2 weeks is not enough. You should have enough for 1 month. You just never really know what kind of timeline you might be dealing with.

In the next post I will go into more detail about the what can be done and what should be done to prepare and make your adjustment time quicker and increasing your comfort and survival of you and your family.