[fabsroman]

Toxic,

I take it you didn't take my post the wrong way. Obviously, if she doesn't have a way to get out of the city, then I think she is correct in complaining about the government's lack of help.

However, like Val said, we should all be prepared for the worst. At this Sunday's family dinner, I am going to mention that should anything big happen around here, we are all to meet at my parent's place. I live the furthest from them, but have the best chance of making it there because I have the best truck out of all of us. Now, one of my sisters is on the way, so I think I might tell her to stay at her place and wait for me to pick her up. The other sister is living with my brothers right now and they are 2 minutes from my parents.

McPat,

Regarding a family of 4, think about what the water consumption for a single person should be for a day, multiply it by 4 and then by 14. That is the amount of water you will need. As far as food goes, I think pasta, rice, and beans will cut it for several weeks. You might want to have other things on hand, but I don't know what they are off the top of my head because I have never had to plan for this stuff.

Does anybody know what a person needs nutritionally to survive for 2 weeks?