Wayne shrugged and summed up an explanation in response to Denny's expression: [b]"I guess so. [u]The government's priority will to re-assert control over the situation as soon as possible[/u]. Sounds great on paper. But then you realize that being independent or self-sufficient means you aren't necessarily under government control. Ergo, you become a threat to the US Government because you're just about the only thing left afloat... rats will cling to you."[/b]

He sighed, [b]"Best chance is we lay low until the time comes for the government to get its act together, then hope they'll let us surrender peacefully on the condition we can maintain some degree of autonomy. Of course, every local government bureaucrat will want a piece of that pie too, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they won't last more than a week. [i]Gathered supplies won't mean anything if we don't have anywhere safe to use them[/I], and there's quite a few large parks out in the mountains to the west. Many of them have some pretty lavish seasonal ski-resorts. Worst case is this all blows over in 36 hours and we get busted for trespassing, so we may as well do it with some style and dignity."[/b]