You are one of the few people here who has read that book. Alas Babylon, the Freeper, is another.
Well, time to drag out all those things we learned during the Y2K scare. Although that was a fiasco, we did learn a lot about survival. God works in mysterious ways.
I've been a fan of Alas Babylon for many years. One could do a lot worse then to have it in the bookshelf for reference in emergencies -- especially Floridians.