On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 02:40:03 -0800 Mark Willis writes: > Natural disasters & strikes & other Emergencies happen, too - the >local grocery store I have usually been going to, cannot even without >a natural disaster, keep Milk or some other foods completely reliably >on their shelves. (Really bugs me, too.) In case of a major natural >disaster, major terrorism, or a state-wide trucking strike, you can >basically BET that they'll run out of goodies - I'm expecting they'll >run out sporadically this coming November and December, from people >getting nervous. (Heck, they ran out somewhat THIS year during the >holidays, on some items - higher demand than supply. If people are >getting antsy, I expect it'll be worse!) BTW, the local grocery chain here tries to keep only about a 1 day supply of most items in each stores warehouse. Each evening, the warehouse space was overflowing, and by morning, it would be nearly empty. This means that if the trucks stop coming, they will have empty shelves within 2 days. (1 day on the shelves, 1 day in the back room.). Mark Moss Amateur Radio Operator, Technician, and General Tinkerer (and former grocery store employee; yuck!) Kalamazoo, MI U.S.A. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]