1. We have set up a sawdust toilet arrangement for emergencies, using extra heavy plastic bags in the (drained) toilet bowl and a bucket of sawdust and a box of baking soda at hand, per suggestions in this thread.

2. Some neighbors came to the rescue, kindly giving us the key to their basement where they have a shower and toilet.

The information from this thread so far has been immediately helpful, but it has also provoked some more serious planning for a "what if" scenario that involves no municipal waste disposal for several weeks. I had thought about it, of course, but until you experience it...

The current situation also reinforces my belief that no one is an island, and that mutual aid is one of the greatest assets one can have in a long-term emergency situation.

Thanks, everyone!

Frank2135