This is fun.Probably just someone stirring the pot,but still fun.In my area we frequently have grass fires,tornadoes etc that compromise the well being of a town.Literally overnight,people are moving strangers stock to their own pasture,hauling in hay,clothes,food,anything and everything.Bringing their tractors.Finishing someones harvest.Bringing themselves and their dogs,horses to find the lost or dead.Loaning,vehicles,horses.A pseudo military mind set is the norm out here.Children grow up learning the individual family's emergency plan for each type of emergency,including human attacks.By 6-8 y.o. they are well versed.This age shoots safely,drive vehicles and know their daily chores necessary to keep the farm,ranch rolling.By no later than 9 or so,most of them can shoot a running,zig zagging rabbit from in front of their chasing dog with a 22 rifle.When Dad or Mom says "this is serious"there are no longer any childish behaviors.The list is long,just on the children's abilities.City folk honestly don't have any idea of rural people's abilities.
This is fun.Probably just someone stirring the pot,but still fun.In my area we frequently have grass fires,tornadoes etc that compromise the well being of a town.Literally overnight,people are moving strangers stock to their own pasture,hauling in hay,clothes,food,anything and everything.Bringing their tractors.Finishing someones harvest.Bringing themselves and their dogs,horses to find the lost or dead.Loaning,vehicles,horses.A pseudo military mind set is the norm out here.Children grow up learning the individual family's emergency plan for each type of emergency,including human attacks.By 6-8 y.o. they are well versed.This age shoots safely,drive vehicles and know their daily chores necessary to keep the farm,ranch rolling.By no later than 9 or so,most of them can shoot a running,zig zagging rabbit from in front of their chasing dog with a 22 rifle.When Dad or Mom says "this is serious"there are no longer any childish behaviors.The list is long,just on the children's abilities.City folk honestly don't have any idea of rural people's abilities.