one thing we can all agree upon

[mbuttons]

natural disaster, local nut, international terrorist ... infrastructure is
fragile and consequences compound ... witness any wreck on the "I" during
rush hour ... it shuts or slows everything down for miles. Everyone should
have supplies to live free of it for 1-3 weeks.

Miami has been totally gridlocked by go-slow truckers during Elian; loss of
chunks power grid from wildfires in the Everglades;  ... and Hurricane
Andrew ... the horror of Miami without traffic signals! Many, whose homes
survived didn't have electricity for 2-3 months ... some relied on
electrically-pumped well water (even though urban). The phones still worked
and we blessed Bell for underground lines.

m-a



on 02/25/2003 2:59 PM, CADAOBH@aol.com at CADAOBH@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I think reasonable precautions are a good idea.  Recent postings and other
> input have pretty much convinced me that there is very little one can do or
> needs to do to deal with "attacks", but localized infrastructure damage could
> be quite challenging.   Cell phones may or may not work if the towers are
> without power.
> So maybe a CB  radio Ghetto Emergency Breaker Breaker Network might not be a
> bad idea.  If times get tough, friends are worth more than anything else.

-- Mary Ann Wilson
mbuttons@gate.net