I lived in Los Angeles for about a decade, and prevailing wisdom was to keep a few days of food, water, flashlights, and ready cash stocked up in case you survived the Big One but local infrastructure (electricity, water, gas, etc.) was out of commission. Considering how often I lost electricity without an earthquake, this seemed reasonable.
A couple years ago, this habit carried over naturally to keeping a stock of same in my house in Massachusetts in case of an electricity-destroying blizzard or another great blackout.
Mind you, I knew people who also had this habit of preparing for the Big One in Arizona, which is vulnerable to power outages in California.
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Date: 2017-01-30 01:27 am (UTC)A couple years ago, this habit carried over naturally to keeping a stock of same in my house in Massachusetts in case of an electricity-destroying blizzard or another great blackout.
Mind you, I knew people who also had this habit of preparing for the Big One in Arizona, which is vulnerable to power outages in California.