Hi, all!
So, I know that there are many reasons for prepping. I also know that there are some significant others/spouses are less than enthusiastic about assisting in this hobby/lifestyle, seeing things like "zombie apocalypse" or something.
But that's not the case. Here's a prime example: Up in Brainerd, Minnesota, there were some very fierce storms that began at 4 am and finally blew out at 6:30 am. Although not officially declared a tornado, the winds were severe enough to uproot trees, twist metal into bizarre sculptures and cause general chaos. The rains came down so hard that parking lots were washed out, flash floods happened, and entire towns lost power. The main pump in the water tower blew out. Nobody had electricity, nobody had water.
People ran out to the stores to buy water, but the backup power didn't come on. The registers were down. Only the stores that had handwritten receipts were able to sell bottled water and supplies, and only to people that had cash. Once power returned, the stores were completely sold out of bottled water, milk, bread and toilet paper within minutes. Over half of the city had no idea of the "boil water" order, because they had no power to their TVs and many did not have radios. My parents live up there, and this happened. They had only two gallons of water on hand, and my Mom had to sort of sneak that past my Dad. It happens everywhere- many cities in Colorado have had issues with water in the recent past. So if you need to have examples to prove to loved ones that prepping is necessary and not just for Zombie outbreaks, use that example.
