We need to look for water. Water, water, water, water.
Rat is a lot like duck, except with a wonderfully nutty flavor.
The vast majority of the population seems to look down their noses upon self-reliance as some quaint dusty relic, entertained only by the hyperparanoid or those hopelessly incapable of fitting into mainstream society.
It's like I'm in a closet in a college dorm room.
If I don't have s*** in my pocket now, you'll have s*** in your pants later.
Moral of the story: try to get things right, figure out what's going wrong with the scenario, and don't give up.