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Quote from a un-typical surbabanite on how she thinks about current events. “I now think of storing extra food, water, medicine and gasoline in the same way I think of buying health insurance and putting money in my 401k,” she said. “It just makes sense.”

The NY Times writes this week about how the new trend in lifestyle may be preparedness in the wake of economic uncertainty and maybe even a touch of Peak Oil worry. A depression, either real or self-prophecy, has many middle-class americans learning new(old) skills of gardening, wine making and living more energy efficient to sustain their way of life if the world around them changes.