This man survived Hurricane Helene. His house wasn't washed away. But he was in Asheville, where the power and water grids were down for months. He was fairly well prepared for it. But he says his life revolved around getting and purifying water. The things he wished he had were:
Pens and paper
Extra fire extinguishers
Boots & Waders
Battery Powered AM/FM radio
Buckets
Systems & equipment for potable water uses
He said buckets were so important because that is how he flushed his toilets. One can imagine that, if the grid hadn't come up eventually, he would have really wanted a willow feeder. He also said that community is everything. The annoying side of that is that his neighbors would come up to talk whenever he was working outside. There were all these chores that needed to be done, But people who had no more access to Facebook would have to go outside to get their social interaction. But he concluded with, “If you are not interested in taking care of each other, what’s the point in surviving?”
It is well worth the 40 minutes to watch.
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