A Hard Winter

[TheGuru]

I see now that my extremely poor up-bringing in a rural part of Scotland with shit loads of snow and just an open fire to provide all the heating and cooking needs, with long spells of no power due to the snow bringing the lines down has set me up ok. When I look back on them times with my brothers and sisters it was probably some of the best times in my life, as a kid we had fantastic fun all living in one room and driving our parents crazy. Although my mum stocked up a lot of the time the food came from the odd sheep or cow that went missing to feed several families, or my sister and myself would join the que at the local bakers to get rolls freshly made. Its strange to read on here about storing weapons and stuff and getting ready for mortal combat when it comes to your door, (me included) but the reality back then was that the locals stuck together and helped each other out and I can ensure you they were real tough times.