I think the examples here (India, Puerto Rico, Ukraine) are pretty different than the US. People in those cultures are used to much more hardship than people i

I think the examples here (India, Puerto Rico, Ukraine) are pretty different than the US. People in those cultures are used to much more hardship than people in the US. In my community, there are lots of hills and water is pumped uphill by pumps powered by electricity. If the power grid failed for an extended period of time, I'm pretty sure it would be total chaos. Long lines to get water just to drink. Ferried by car, but when the gas runs out, that walk up the hills would be a killer. Once water is an issue, I think social niceties would be out the window.