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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Imagine if things were bad enough that instead of sitting in their
> cars waiting for the traffic to clear up they walked away, walked
> on... just looking to stay alive.
> Would it make a difference? I don't know...

I don't know either. In this case they were ordered to leave and very 
recent history scared many to obey. Under most Apocalyptic scenarios people 
would stay in their homes and die.

Now, if you need the peace of mind, consider how far a healthy person can 
walk in a day, carrying provisions. At about day ten the provision load 
would be lighter and the person would be weaker. Anyone who made it to the 
two hundred and fifty miles it would take to get here would receive my 
respect and help.