>>>I just KNOW that if my area is hit by a major earthquake, I will be in the shower at the time, it will be night, and it will be raining or snowing outside. I just KNOW it! <<<

Susan, I suspect our brains were separated at birth. I'm also convinced that a disaster will happen at the most inappropriate time for me. (and family)

Perhaps there is a lesson to be taken from that. We should always preface our mental survival-exercise from a "not prepared" viewpoint.

Suppose you hadn't taken the time to make sure you had a full tank of gas, or bought those replacement batteries, or had forgotten to put your PSK in your pocket, hadn't replaced borrowed items from your survival backups, etc.

Even with all my pessimism, I always imagine starting out with everything perfectly in place and ready for use. Not a very realistic scenario.