....2010 in the Washington, DC, area. The weatherboys are predicting
18-24" of fresh snow and ice by tomorrow afternoon, so, naturally, the
lines at the local gasoline stations are 50 cars long and the
supermarket shelves have been picked clean. It's the Donner Party redux!

The *real* problem is that a heavy load of snow and ice will bring tree
branches down on the power lines, and knock off electricity for a few
days...or longer. So what will happen to all that food from the
supermarket? You got it.