BTW, Loco, I failed to see much panic at all. I just saw lots of coverage and people responding to the coverage by demanding why the govt. was not willing or prepared to protect it's citizens.
Bingo. Objecting to what's not being done isn't panic.
Yes. And neither is putting some low-cost preparations in place just in case, especially if those preparations are non-specific enough that they can be used anyway even if the threat doesn't develop. I guess the guys that are laughing about "panic" probably don't insure their houses.
