okay, I have about had it with writers that never...

Look folks, grow rabbits, chickens and other little animals that reproduce rapidly... learn how to dry, salt and can... and teach and work together to survive... I love the rugged individual mountain man type, but he normally had at least one Native American woman taking care of him through the Winter... and two wouldn't have been hard to keep either. And Daniel Boone brought whole families with him, if the species is to survive, one needs two sexes, sex and Reproduction and Raising of Young - I am tired of this wonderful book where the number of cattle, pigs are the only source of protein and the calorie count by rationing is already down to 1200 per day. Chickens have always before modern groceries and stupid town improvement ideas (like no birds in the backyard) been a staple source of eggs and more chickens - this William R. Forstechen has never lived on his own resources nor thought through his society after the collapse well enough. He does like, most Leftist idealists, think that taking from the farmer and providing security in exchange is fair, taking all the medicines and rationing the remainder, and many other ideas for the survival of his book and his society are good things. Sigh, I will have to finish reading the book, but it is taking him too long to clear the railroad tracks, the highways and get the country moving again, one would think we are all going to wait on some one from the government to help us. Everyone get out there and plant some potatoes, the day the problem starts - get some chickens and learn to work together on your problems and for some reason his people can't wash in cold water and they stink. I have washed in cold water, know how to heat it, and only stink when I am in a hurry to get dirtier. Oh, do I have to finish this book?

Finished at 10:59 PM, what an ending, Mexico takes back the Southwest, China gets the rest of the west of the Rockies and Florida dies off... I really don't like the story, but then the Road takes place after... Because if the United States goes, you think that any of those fine countries like Zimbabwe will become a superpower, or Somalia? Yemen? Albania? don't forget ducks, geese and goats... potatoes, squash, and lots of hard work after the televisions are gone.