Wow! Today was scary. Last night, our kitchen faucet started sputtering and then stopped giving out water altogether. Mr. Fix-it and Sons went outside to check the well pump and discovered that the pressure switch had burnt out. So into town they went to buy a new one. This was all at nine at night, mind you.
They got back and put the switch in. Then Mr. Fix-it and Sons tried turning on the water. Imagine their surprise when the water didn't respond the way they wanted it to! After poking and prodding some more, they discovered that the well pump itself was officially broke.
By this time, it was going on ten o'clock. They decided to call it a night and clocked in. The following morning, they were back on the job.
All this time, we had no water. We did have about thirty gallons of water stored in our garage, but that only goes so far when it's stretched among thirteen people. We had to refill them twice over at our neighbors' house.
So, while our toilets were out of service and running water itself was a mere memory, I started to think. What if this were permanent? What if, say, an EMP went off over the Midwest and shut down all the electronics? I'd be out of water for more than just a couple of hours. I could be out of water for a couple of months, maybe even a year.
I realized that my family and I needed to be more prepared for the future and perhaps, even get ready for a future completely off-the-grid.We needed to learn how to be Cave Men. We needed to be Survivalists.
