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To: Lee Nelson who wrote (25334)	7/7/1999 5:24:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

Actually, there is no budget yet for this. So it justifies nothing. We have told all of the troops not to make plans for Christmas or New Years because we may be activated from Dec 22 to Jan 15. But there is not yet a budget for this and it looks like there will be none unless something happens. Then it falls under Federal disaster relief. Civil Disorder? We are using a hurricane model - Just before a hurricane, in Florida, there are some parts of the state where you will be hard pressed to find even a can of tuna on the store shelves. People will hoard and not share with friendly neighbors. Some will take it with a gun. My brother is a cop. When we had a storm on Labor day 98 that blew out power in one town for a whole week, the poor people were rioting in front of the welfare offices. Apparently the storm came the week that welfare checks had already been issued. Families had spent the month's check on bulk groceries to last them the month. When power went out and all their food spoiled, they asked Welfare to reissue a check. The welfare department said no. The people were pissed and threw rocks through the Welfare office window. How were they to feed their families. That rage had to go somewhere. Another case, Power blackout in NYC 1977 "Summer of Sam" (the movie documents this). People just took it as an opportunity to break windows and loot stores and homes that no longer had alarms or telephones to call for help. The police were powerless and stood idely by until the national guard was called and posted armed troops on every corner. Imagine a nationwide power and communications outtage. You may be far removed from the city ruffians, but there are many densley populated areas where a lack of services could trigger these tensions. And with no telephone, you can't call for help. Then there are the hate groups, just waiting for a sign where the "guvvament" is weak so they can cause the Great Race War that God is demanding to cleanse mankind. -Bill_H