1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like?
NE Ohio, Zone 5B. Southern edge of the snow belt that receives lake effect snow
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status?
married, with children
3. How would you define self sufficiency?
planning for the future, being able to provide for basic needs - food, water, shelter, and protecting your family
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed?
produce and animal farming and food preservation
5. Have you ever built a house , or other types of building? Do you want to?
Have build many small sheds and helped with several larger buildings. No, I hate climbing ladders and I have issues visualizing some of the more complex aspects on construction
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet?
nope
7. Who or what inspired you to become more self sufficient?
Grandparents with large gardens with a love of canning. I want to pass those skills on to my kids
8 Cloth or paper?
whatever is handy at the time
9. In what ways are you self sufficient now and in what ways would you like to learn more?
Raising chickens for eggs and meat and improved canning skills. I'd like get more into heirloom seeds and plants beyond the "usual"
10. In what way(s) will you never choose to become self sufficient?
I like electricity all the technology we have that use it. and travelling. As long as I can afford paying someone to process my chickens, I will continue doing so.
11. Are you interested in stocking up for future needs?
in progress
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world?
in my garden or in the woods
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi?
tractor, definitely, never tried a semi
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these?
no time to do that
15. Can you have legally livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds?
CHICKENS...... 
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood?
nope
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing?
YES. what seeds to have that you can share? Every year I try to plant something new
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives?
bait
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City? Country?
several acres in the country
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, General, Advanced? ARRL?
21. What is your self sufficient specialty? Or what one would you like to learn?
gardening and canning. fermenting
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take?
with two degrees, I'm finding school is overrated
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet?
I do a pretty good job at sanding, painting, and sanding
24. Are you interested in herbal medicine?
curious, not ready to take that leap yet
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be?
in the foothills in the mountains
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking?
nope
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be?
Green Lantern. If he can imagine it, his power ring can create it.
28. Are your family or friends also interested in self sufficiency?
family yes, close friends, yes, less close friends think I'm "unique"
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs?
yep to all
30. What was your MOS?
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs?
in my younger days, now, no, too many nut jobs trespassing during hunting season, I chose not to risk it
32. What skills do you have that help you be more self sufficient?
ability to plan ahead and identify risks and contingencies needed. Not afraid to get dirty and sweaty, and can zone out to be able to plod through long boring tasks
33. In which fictional universe would you most like to live?
I'm happy here
34. Do you have solar panels? Plans to use solar energy?
return on investment is just not there right now
35 What is the mass/weight ratio of a European swallow carrying a coconut from the tropics to England?
I don't know....*woosh* aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh.....
36. Have you ever lived completely off grid? Would you like to?
no and no
37. In what do you trust?
God, Remington and Winchester
38. Do you make things yourself to save money?
when it makes sense balancing the cost versus required quality of the end product, I'll build my own small coop, but not my garage
39. Has trying to be more self-sufficient changed your attitude or habits about money/spending?
Trying to eliminate waste and excess usage
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