Alright, alright, so maybe the idea of being trapped inside a dome with two hundred people sounds a little too much like prison to you. They always say the grass is greener on the other side, but let me assure you that after the fires, there won’t be any grass… maybe for years. But some people aren’t meant to be tied down. If being contained within a finite space makes you unhappy, then dome life is not for you.

Inside the dome it will be so important that the people congregated there are committed to perpetuating a safe and efficient society. Your admission that you’d want out of there is understandable but unacceptable within a community that will rely on the equal contributions of each and every member.

Outside the dome, you will be experiencing the same kind of forced analog existence that is happening within the dome. The world is suddenly going to feel impossibly large again. As you outfit whatever kind of survival shelter you’ve decided to build, make sure you’re including a good selection of helpful books that will assist you in returning to simpler ways: books on home healthcare and survival skills would be a good place to start. And while the great wide open may not be navigable for a while, I do understand the comfort you many find in the freedom of knowing you can step outside any time you like.

I am trusting that there will be survivors outside the dome, but it will be those who properly outfit themselves and quickly adjust to a new way of living. If you think the boredom is going to be your undoing, toss in some activities that will help occupy your brain as you ride out the first waves of what is coming: jigsaw puzzles, Sudoku, crossword books, and mystery novels will help pass the time.