Unfortunately travel may be a problem. Being out in the open, exposed, is pretty much an un-defendable position to be in.
Others desperate to leave will kill you and your family, and steal your car.
The key is to get the hell out of dodge by being on the road within minutes before everyone else realizes the event is not a drill. And stop for nobody.
This is very true.
I have an area I plan to go to, but I have to work on the rest of it, building a cache and all.
Don’t see any reason to build up stores here in the city, when it’s as simple as a ladder and some broken glass for people to get in.
As for helping other people, great plan, but you can’t pull someone out of the water, unless you are standing firm on the bank.
“Stand your ground’ could be a tough go unless you’ve got help. Talented help. We’ve made some discreet arrangements with some of our neighbors to ‘double up’ when it starts looking dicey.
And yes, the key is to call it before most everyone else does. Time for a ‘vacation’ or something like that. I’m prepared to excuse myself from work citing a ‘family emergency’ and head back ASAP. I can walk the 48 miles home if I have to.
A friend of mine who worked in Falls Church at the time clocked out of her office when the plane hit the Pentagon, went home and loaded up her camping gear, and didn't stop to make a phone call till she got to the mountains.
I believe she'd have to do differently today, with several small children, but I'll bet she's just as quick-thinking and prepared.