Agreed on their being a not so fine line between prudence and nuttiness. I think even prudent measures sometimes alarm people because talking to someone about being prepared for natural disaster forces people to think about being at risk and possibly dying. Most people in the developed world have the luxury of not thinking about that sort of thing if they don't want to.
Here in Alaska we don't have hurricanes, but risks of earthquakes and volcanic activity, plus more mundane risks of power outages or being stuck by severe weather is a realistic concern. I am definitely not ready for the end of the world/zombie defense/subarctic remake of the Road Warrior, but do keep a couple weeks food on hand for people and pets as well as the related stuff you'd want to have if the power went out. Also keep kits in the cars with with sleeping bags, blankets, freeze-safe food and such in the event of being stranded somewhere by weather.
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