Originally Posted by Rochard

You don't need doomsday to have problems.

During the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, I was without power for four days. No power, big fucking deal, right? Within twenty-four hours everything in your fridge is going bad, you can't cook, all stores, restaurants, and gas stations are closed. Your stuck with what you have on hand in your pantry. I worked at a restaurant in town, so I went and picked up some sterno and canned goods to get by. Now we have sterno and lots of canned goods in the house.

In Phoenix one time the gas pipeline shut down - and suddenly there was no gas in all of Phoenix for nearly two weeks. We saw it coming as the gas stations were shutting down so we got by; The Lightspeed offices closed for over a week because no one had gas and we all worked from home. Now I keep two containers full of gas here at the house - just in case.

Then... Last year my home town here was evacuated. A tanker train full of propane caught fire, and when they explode they can take out an entire town. Three fours of my town was under an evacuation order. The evacuation line was right up my street - meaning everyone across the street was ordered to leave. We had a dozen people living in my house for three days. It was "amusing" how unprepared people were for this. They had fifteen minutes to leave their houses. Now we keep bags full of clothes and sleeping bags in the garage. If I ever have to leave, I need two minutes.

I'm not saying the end of the world is coming, but after these three incidents I'm somewhat ready.