Hi Martin,

nearly everyone Iīve met in my life did some preparation for "bad times".
The obviously difference is the grade of itīs extent. <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Most people are "PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER." (as Black Ops called them) but even those try to prepare (mostly by Fond-Investment or so <img src="images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> ).
As we all know itīs impossible to prepare for every thinkable case of desaster/problem/situation and so everone has to decide what her/his main points of interests are depending on whatīs expect to happen.
If your homeīs near a nuk-powerplant you probably need thyroid blocker, other hand if you live beside a hospital you neednīt necessarily surgical equipment.

To return to the question about your friendīs behavior, I think the serious point is that he seems to look forward to one or more of the described situations !
Itīs like an athlete who trains long and hard: One fine day he wants to get the challange to show everyone what he could - and under this sight Iīm a "little bit worried" about your friend and his weapons <img src="images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> ...

Donīt get me wrong, Iīm a "parnoid freak" even too - but thatīs another story ...

greets
Molf