I've tried to explain to my wife time and time again that our Communications network will crash like a Led Zeppelin if a real catastrophic event occurs and it will have almost nothing to do with infrastructure. 300 Million plus people all trying to contact someone or find out news at the same time will crush the system faster than any Earthquake or Comet Strike!
Was an interesting challenge for us Verizon customers. Social networks on land lines were all good for communication.
Practicing for Irene...