Agreed, Doc, and thank you for that montage of photographs.
Still, I'm always surprised at the reaction of people to natural disasters. And I'm always surprised at how poorly most people are prepared for whatever calamity befalls them. When you live near water there's always a chance of floods. When you live in the mountains count on getting snowed in every now and again. You've got to have a Plan B and most people don't. They sit back and wait for "the government" to bail them out and complain the loudest when government services are working through the same problems affecting the local citizenry.
Growing up in the Midwest tornados are always a constant spring through fall as is snow and ice in the winter. The Fnords learned, many years ago, to lay in two week's worth of supplies and rotate them through as expiration dates near: food, bottled water, batteries, meds, etc.
We couldn't withstand an end of the world scenario, but we'd make out okay until basic services were restored. Of course, there are also enough arms and munitions available to deter those not as well prepared.
