I too totally missed the Ramboism thread but find it interesting to read. Like most I've already made up my mind to bug in, and like some I've pre-decided to make myself useful in whatever situation arises. If that means splinting fractures and dealing with dead neighbors for 4-12 days after a bad quake, or planting what passes for a winter crop in the Pacific Northwest for mutual sustenance after something much bigger, so be it. I have roots where I am, an extended and talented family, some steady friends, a support system beyond any BOB, remote cabin or food cache. Either way or in between, we will do it together, here. I do have family I could flee to 2 hours, 24 hours and 72 hours away, but mostly that's for a pre-disaster decision, and I wouldn't expect their situation would be much better than mine. But generally, I will probably be on the last jeep (or litter) out of my neighborhood, because this is where I live, and all things being equal it affords me and my family the best chances of long term survival.

fwiw my sunny optimism is bouyed by my parent's experiences on the home front in WWII - stories of victory gardens, rations, and other pre-adolescent, non-combat memories (except for Uncle John, KIA in the Pacific, and Uncle Gerry, fought in Europe). More than anything, the ability of people to recognize that they really are All In It Together (TM), and to get through it they had better work together. I do believe in the angels of our better nature.