Hi Galen, reading this post I can only say that I am grateful to life for what I have. My origin is a very humble family, I've worn as a child the shoes that my grandfather made with his own hands. I think I have never lost sight of the fact that I am privileged.
I am also no stranger to that "hostile" environment in which work those people who make it possible for the city to be clean, for the mail to arrive home, or for the refrigerator to be full.
And I'm glad you had a good time with friends and in the middle of Nature.
People (generally) have lost touch with nature and the ability to do things for themselves, be self-reliant, is diminishing which I believe is a bad thing. I'm not saying that everyone needs to have highly developed skills like some of us, just that being able to do a few self sustaining things is an advantage.
I think you probably agree.
Have you got some skills that help you be more self reliant? First aid, electrical, mechanical and other such skills?
In Nature I am sure to die. At home, it may seem silly, but I keep a paper DIY encyclopedia that I still consult from time to time when I need to fix something at home.
As for first aid, even if it is by profession, I have knowledge in emergency intervention, I am accredited as a trauma expert.