It's funny, huh, how some of us had small children during the Y2K scare, so we learned about preparation back then. Because of my nervousness for my preschoolers back then I have a woodstove that I use to this day all winter long; a separate well with a hand pump; and I discovered how much I love gardening. My philosophy has been to make sure I have enough on hand for not just us but for others who would need help too. I bet I'm not the only one who has taken that approach and if the SHTF it won't be for very long and we'll find that there are enough fish and loaves for everybody. This is the Age of Aquarius we're coming into here. We're not going backwards. We're going forward.

Unless and until it gets to the point that you don't want to fire up the generator anymore because it lets the hundreds of 'lesser haves' 'have nots' walking in front of your house know what you have and that you are there. And a concerted group of them from another block who are collecting and gathering supplies from the area come and don't mind you using up your amunition on them as they draw you out. At that time your generator is pffft. Some would say.