I can't imagine anyone taking your tins of food and axe when there are shops full of electrical goodies and cars. Hide your real valuables and come back as soon as you can. Even Katriana was a matter of days till the Feds got there. If any poor souls are stuck there so long the shops are empty; they are welcome to empty my kitchen.
By the way does anyone know of a time in the US when this oft quoted 'arresting of people for hoarding' has ever happened? I didn't hear of it in katrina. By what law would they justify this?
The Sock