[Don Joe]

That still leaves it at my original question--- what are we suppose to do. I have heard so many times people say flee the cities. Well, that would be nice--- but highly impractical for a large number of the citizenry. Leaving this in the hands of the government is ludicrous, IMO. I feel they have a part to play. However, I strongly believe that CITIZENS need to organize themselves into responsible units to help safeguard their communities. How exactly this might be done, is what I would love to brainstorm.

I don't know what to tell you. Anything I'd be able to come up with would be so unpalatable that I'd rather not play the "prophet of doom" role. A weather guy can look at the maps, tell you he sees a storm coming, but he can't tell the storm to go away. And sometimes sitting in the bathtub or under a table in the northeast corner of the basement (or was it southwest corner?) ain't gonna do the trick.

If you can brainstorm some way out of it, then by all means shout it from the rooftops, because there are millions of people who need to hear it.

Millions...

Meanwhile, I suggest people watch Cabaret, and read Lucifer's Hammer. And hope it turns out better than either of 'em.

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And hope it turns out better than either of 'em.

Well, I saw Armageddon and Independence Day. Trying to stop it before it happened worked there. Sort of. I suggest people watch and read anything that helps them understand to do all you can to prevent, prepare and survive.