[HCrunner]

I’m the youngest of 7 children. My oldest sibling was born in 1947 and I was born in 1974. Yes, my mom was nearly 47 and my dad was nearly 48 when I was born. My nieces and nephews are all roughly my age. Anyway, my parents were born in 1926 and 1927 lived through the first Great Depression, my dad was drafted at 18 and was on a boat for the Japanese land invasion when they dropped the bomb. He was re-routed to Korea where he was a lineman. My mom, her siblings and parents and my dad’s family all lived through rationing with the little red tokens, and coupons for shoes, sugar, flour, etc., etc., etc. As a child in the mid 70’s, the 80’s, and graduating high school in the 1990’s, I was well versed in home cooking, canning and putting back food, gardening, reusing anything from butter tubs, plastic bags, tin foil, flour sacks, and I learned all about using antique tools and how sturdy and valuable they are.

At this stage in my life experience, I am beyond grateful for everything I learned including old fashioned values and morals.

So prepping came very easy. I have sensed this coming for a long time and I have been prepping long before I considered it prepping. I just thought I was doing what my parents did, just a bit more lead and brass in what we’re putting back.