@LilPecan In Boston, I think it's generational trauma from the Blizzard of '78 when the roads were closed for over a week and no food could get in to re-stock grocery stores. Plenty of power (for most) but no food!

@sbourne Huh, I never thought about that. Thanks for enlightening me. Most people might have thought that and also thought I am a putz but wouldn't have taken the time to educate me. I appreciate you.

@LilPecan There's still a big load of irrational behavior going on, too. Sure, it happened once, but not since! I think it's just something you can do about something you have no control over. But what are you going to do - as you pointed out - if the power goes out and you can't cook or refrigerate all that food you just panic-bought! Silly humans…

@sbourne We moved from metro Boston to the boonies and lose electricity all the time. I quickly realized the camp stove I use to fire PMC clay comes in handy for more than making jewelry. The first time I couldn't make coffee because I couldn't grind the beans, I snapped up a manual coffee grinder at the thrift store. This combined with my love of rechargeable lanterns, battery packs to power my various faux neon signs & our wood stove mean I don't worry overmuch when the electricity goes out.