GhostCrab, an astute community member at MarketWatch, posted a thought or two last night that for some reason really resonated with me. I reproduce his post here with his permission.

I’m going to give you all one very, very large reason to kick preparations into high gear. My wife is starting to see eye-to-eye with me on the probabilities of a plethora of nasty scenarios that are unfolding, and that we are slowly but surely narrowing towards. She has been telling me to can it and been giving me “the eye” for at least two years. That she is getting on board, let alone my Dad, should be enough to worry anyone.
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