Taking stock

Who do you know? Who do you know locally? It's as good a spot as any to start.

Can you combine your knowledge and abilities with your neighbor? Have you ever been an electrician or plumber or carpenter? What have you done during your life? Can you build or repair an engine or generator? What kind of tools do you have at hand?

Power tools, hand tools wrenches, saws, shovels, etc. allow you to work with machinery or wood or the earth. Your neighbor probably has knowledge and abilities that augment your own. He may have some or many tools that you do not have.

Friends and neighbors often times work together to repair a problem. Some even go into business together to make money.

When you take stock be brutally honest with yourself. Are you a leader or a follower? What are your physical limitations?

Look at yourself. Look around yourself. Look around the neighborhood.

One of the best solutions to government is to not depend on them for anything.