re: atlanta: When/If the $hit Hits the Fan............

While all true you are still assuming that whatever (Virus, zombieism, nuclear attack) would happen in a large city. I've shown that many of the worlds major pandemics have originated outside of the cities before spreading to the cities. The smaller cities were decimated before spreading into the larger population bases. I am trying to argue that Jeff's premise that cities are bad and we are safer in suburbia are ill founded.

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, a few families living near a decent water source (even a small but steady stream) would have much less trouble gathering, filtering, transporting water supply for the much smaller group, etc.

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You are assuming that a pandemic or whatever strikes equally. History shows that typically it does not. If those families in the wilds are struck first it won't matter what their proximity to water is. It would be worse for the sickness to strike the outlying areas. (As history shows it typically does) IF they are wiped out first, then the people in the cities would be trapped trying to get out of the cities due to clogged roadways, etc and your premise would be correct.

Think about it. Our missle silos are out in the midwest far away from large city centers. Our enemies aren't necessarily going to attack the large cities....they are going for our nuclear arsenal and atomic power plants which are not in large city centers. By going far away from the big cities you would probably be putting you and your family at greater risk.

You can talk about a scenario, but those scenarios are based on what you have seen on TV and in movies, when in reality history shows just the opposite usually happens. There is an old saying..."Those that do not know history, are doomed to repeat it."

Actually...all we can do is guess at what might happen. As I said, I don't anticipate any of this happening...on the other hand, the Balck Plague was not anticipated, either.