Thank you Firehorse, YLG, and Event for replying - I think Preparedness - mentality, physically, and resource-wise is SO important!!! People just don't realize how civilization always seems to be just one step ahead of chaos...
Can't remember where Kerry and Bill posted it but the website for Stan and Holly Deyo was a real discovery for me! Especially since that is the only non-governmental website I have been on this month that actually has a banner that reads "September is National Emergency Preparedness Month" - for those of us in the US any hooo. They have a great source that I am considering, "Prudent Places USA" - seems like a great find to me!
IF you can't, won't, or dont fee the need to move south - keep searching for others nearby and stay with this internet community!
Best to all