I can't remember who (CDC? DOD? FEMA?) had a report that was kept fairly quiet that said that a nationwide event (like a Carrington event) had ~85% mortality rate nationwide, most dying within the first couple months, and highest mortality rates in urban areas.

My mom is over in Hawaii now watching my aunts house (who flies back in tonight). my step son is in the army and over there also, he's calling my mom right now to see if she is prepared for the storm. bet she is not.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/3889 ... ears-state

I have relatives Oahu and big island.

All HI resupply is by boat/plane. both harbors and runways can easily get duobleplusfcucked by a hurricane. Like most disasters, for the majority of folks it is the aftermath that's tough to survive.

Will the hotels that have 'all you can eat' buffets cut back to 'one trip' only?

Talked with the guys at the Port last night and they have container ships off of our coast on hold waiting for the storm to pass. Hopefully the docks aren't to damaged to offload supplies there.

Maybe the 30" of water will slow down the lava flows.

Haha hahaha haha

Well maybe less tourist boats approaching from the sea.

I remembered our helicopter tour guide saying something about the limited supply for the entire state if ships stopped coming in, Here's from an article in 2015:



thats only 3 DAYS! worth of food

http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/06 ... local-food

The same timeframe will probably apply to this area if a large earthquake hits. Grocery stores usually carry enough stock to cover about 3 days, assuming typical sale volumes. Take a bunch of bridges out of the transportation picture because they fell down or are deemed unsafe, and each store becomes an island unto itself. In 3 days, those islands will be looking pretty barren.

Prayers sent to HI.

The more convenient and interconnected our species has become, the more stable and pleasant our standard of living.
Interrupt that interconnectedness and stability and watch the friendly people turn into starving animals.

I do not expect that to happen on HI, but it's coming some time.
A big SME, the supervolcano, 9.0 on the west coast, a coordinated and well planned series of terrorist attacks, asteroid / big meteor strike ... Any number of other things are going to reveal some primate tendencies in our neighbors and ourselves perhaps.

Talk about a place where you need a healthy stash. Just like here!

Maybe a Federal judge over there in Hawaii can issue an injunction, end the storm.
Bonus points if he/she/it can blame Trump for all of the trouble as well.

If that doesnt work, maybe those guys who threw rocks at the smoke could go do their magic over there... I mean it totally worked right? Sky all blue today..