“When you’re used to having electricity and then all of a sudden it’s taken away, you’re basically just one step from being a wild animal.” – Jeff Kinney
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electricity is important, but clean running water is civilization. I can cope without electricity if I have to, but if there is no clean running water and sewage system electricity is not going to be that important.
Most water systems are electric.
i’ve prep’d to live without electricity but i will sure miss it…
This is why I am happy to have a septic system. No electricity needed, just water and gravity. If the electricity goes out we can haul water to fill the toilet flush tanks. A bit of a pain, but way better than using an outhouse! I hope everyone has a few old type kerosene lamps and a 5-gallon container of kerosene. Used sparingly it will last for years.