How about something completely different?

[FarmerJamie]

So many threads here talk about how to survive a TEOTWAWKI scenario.

I have a different question - what would you "MISS" in such a situation?

I would miss: OLIVES. Yes olives, from oil to just eating. We can't grow them in Ohio. LOL

What say you?

 

[baymule]

There's lots of things to miss if our world did indeed, go to crap. I would miss eating out. I think I would get real tired real fast of the drudgery of cooking without my shiny electric stove. Hmmmm..........would definitely miss my dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. OMG, this should have been in FIRST place------CHOCOLATE CANDY!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

My truck - chocolate - and AIR CONDITIONING in the summer! Many, many days last summer with temps 100+ and heat indices in the 110+ areas.... coupled with ridiculous humidity. And without AC all my chocolate would melt anyway...

 

[baymule]

I am not that far from you @frustratedearthmother and I have lived for several years at a time with no air conditioning as an adult. When I was in school in Houston, there was no AC until my senior year. The first time I had central air was my first apartment when I was 17 years old. It can be done. To sleep cool w/o AC, spray the sheets with water, turn the fan on and get in bed. It will almost make you cold.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I'm gonna have to remember that one - THANKS!

 

[Hinotori]

I'd miss the dishwasher (I hate doing dishes). I'd also miss sugar. Honey we can do here. I've thought about trying to grow sorghum.

 

[moxies_chickennuggets]

"Living without" is a good exercise in mental preparedness. We, my DH and I, live "thin" now. I know he would miss his job...but if things were to get that bad....there would be no market for manufactured items anyways. No interstate commerce, no orders, no gas to ship the orders, no way to contact customers who buy the things made.

I would miss the elec for the well pump. All that potable water.....and no way to get it to the surface. We are still looking at alternatives for well access.

Winter heating. Well, we heat with propane and electric. Guess we'd be wearing more layers of clothing.

Food. Boy, our garden would have to get real and start growing things. I can't imaging living ONLY on what we are able to grow. So far, that hasn't been successful. I guess, plant more beans for drying, sweet potatoes, and do lots more research.

Cooking oils. Hmmm...that's a good one. Fats are necessary in a nutritious diet. Needed to maintain our nervous system, and many other bodily functions. Now, how...where....what.....to make cooking fats? Pigs yes...but ya gotta have one or 2 of them first.

We do take so much for granted in our daily lives. If everything were to stop...all at once... those still here would have to figure out the details on how to keep on living.

I do have some Foxfire books for reference at least. One can't remember all of everything, and the internet would no longer exist either.

 

[Denim Deb]

Baymule, the first thing I thought of was chocolate! And I think I'd miss riding my motorcycle. I also don't like the thought of cutting up all my firewood w/out a chainsaw!

 

[Bush Woman]

What I would truly miss would be the washing machine!!!!!! Doing laundry by hand for a family with little kids takes up A LOT of time!!!!! Other than that, the deep freeze because it is soooo handy to use to put food up fast!! Everything else, it would just take me about 2-3 days to convert myself to and I would be all good!

 

[moxies_chickennuggets]

How do you get your water for laundry? Bush Woman?