Yes, glad you pinged to number #15. We can use these little mini-emergencies to find out HOW prepared we are. Are we sensitive enough to unfolding events to respond quickly? Is our supply loadout sufficient? Can we get to our bugout (or in my case, bug-in) location efficiently in mass panic traffic (by being ahead of the traffic wave)?
It was a very good test, and I passed — THIS time.
How many people would have spent a far better night than what they did with nothing more than a sleeping bag, a couple of MRE’s, a flashlight and a gallon of water in their trunk?