Everyone needs to prepare, we were told long ago to prepare. Learn to live without the internet; you say the thought of it going away is terrifying, why is that? What aspects of it being gone would actually cause you harm or pain? Honestly asking that. Keep cash on hand, stock supplies, that Storm is nearing. EXPECT to lose the internet for at least a while, expect infrastructures such as power to be down, expect to sustain yourself for a period.