> I don't keep any meaningful amount cash on hand and neither does anyone I know. That's your choice, not a problem with cash > Most of the stores I shop at w

> I don't keep any meaningful amount cash on hand and neither does anyone I know. That's your choice, not a problem with cash > Most of the stores I shop at won't actually be able to sell me anything But many other stores will > ... by the end of the day Often, it is all that is needed Not all outages are apocalypse scenarios. Sometimes, it is just about finding something to eat for the night, the kind of small things that add up in an emergency situation. Take the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami for instance, it caused big problems like flooded cities and the Fukushima disaster, but it also caused small problems for millions of people, power outages, stopped trains, etc... These people had to eat, sleep,... while most of the infrastructure was down, it got better the next day, but in the meantime, it is good not to have to worry about millions of people being able to buy their meal when thousands are in need for immediate assistance.