Rod, In an ancient post I related testing a flashlight with such intensity ( mine, not the light) I almost walked into a skunk. The Wahhabi movement that spawned al Qaida wants us to be afraid, to surrender freedoms. I love the campy trilogy TREMORS. Burt cracks me up. I don't want to be Burt. Your reasonable concerns should grow into reasonable preparations. Then when something does happen; a flood, power outage etc. you will be free. Free from helplessness ;O)