Episode 206 -- Would Grid Down Really Be Like The 1800s?

The prepping experts always say that if we lost the grid, we would revert to living like the 1800s. Would that really be true? Let's look at life in the 1880s from the perspective of someone who actually lived then.

Also, the Tool of the Week is tomato cages. Here's a link:

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