Originally Posted by mordwyr

Absolutely. One thing we did a few years ago is we had our house re-done to be completely electric. No gas. That means our new water heater can also be accessed by a spigot in case we need drinking water. We also have a lot of canned goods, etc. We have our "earthquake bag", too, which has all our passports, medical insurance cards, and a stack of cash. Just in case...

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.