I have a Honda Element -- a vehicle designed for sleeping in (either by reclining all four seats or taking the rear seats out). But it would be creepy and dangerous to sleep in a car in this city -- even parked in front of my house.

The most viable threats to homes in this city are, in this order: fire, terrorism (bio, nuke, dirty bomb), tornado, hurricane.

To protect from looting, I'd pull an all-nighter or two to protect my property and start removing the most valuable (and irreplaceable) items as quickly as possible. Possibly store it at unaffected friends' homes.

Truth is, other than my dog, photos and trip journals, the rest is just stuff.

If I could do life over -- I'd have a lot less stuff. Would gladly exchange a lot of it for a replacement-value insurance check.