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I have a friend who is constantly making fun of all of my projects. She asks me when I am going to join the Amish. She doesn't understand my need to be self-sufficient when things are just as easily bought at the store. There was a time when I would have agreed with this, but I see the world in a different light now. It is important to me to know how to do things on my own in case a time comes when things cannot just be bought at the store. This might seem a bit farfetched but we have seen things happen in the last few years where the system has broken down due to various things like natural disasters. Even a short term emergency could throw many people for a loop. I don't want to be one of those people.