Reply #64: All kidding aside, just what does this bunch of clowns have in mind? [View All]

Remember, we've been here before (1919) and come through without even enough of a burp to be worth a sidebar in a high school history book. Unfortunately, this isn't 1919 and people are more likely to panic in my opinion.

Food shipments - grocery stores are re-stocked daily - have you ever seen the panic buying ahead of a hurricane or snow storm?

Hospitals - emergency rooms get overloaded with cardiac cases on hot, humid summer days, what's the plan if 50 flu cases show up? 500? 5000? What if the nurses don't show up for work? What if housekeeping doesn't show up for work?

Banking - gotta keep plenty of currency around to avoid panic

The worst possible scenario would be law enforcement officials unsure of their authority. People trying to exit New Orleans after Katrina ran into some pretty close calls with cops from out of town giving them conflicting orders and threatening to enforce those orders at the point of a gun.