[Paulie]

Thanks for the heads-up, nicmarlo. I'm bracing for the possibility of some kind of attack although I can't really bring myself to go out to buy duct tape or stockpile an unusually large amount of food and water.

[nicmarlo]

I haven't bought anything (yet) either; although, I am thinking about food/water....nothing wrong with doing that. Even if something's wrong "somewhere else," it could still influence things up here. When I lived in CA, we had emergency food/water/blankets/medical/flashlights/battery operated radio/candles/food prep kit/plastic trash bags, etc., (and toys/things to occupy the kids), etc., for each person in the family for several days, in a new, clean large garage size plastic trash container that had a lid that could be fastened.....all in case of "the big" earthquake.......good to be prepared, at least somewhat, just in case.