I've read this and other comments you've posted on this thread.  It's clear to me that folks like you, John, do make a huge difference in a crisis.

That said, I do want to take you to task for the throwaway line at the end of your comment:

Get into ham radio and stop pretending with cell phones. It's not that difficult these days.

Bloody near everyone has a cellphone.  Relatively few of the readers of this series have the time, money, or inclination to get a basic ham license and equipment.  I think I took a pretty fair position on ham radio in this installment, considering that.

It's all about doing the most good for the most people -- and most people will, in fact, be depending on their cellphones in an emergency.  It would have been unrealistic to assume otherwise, and I have tried throughout to help people make more effective use of the resources they already have available.

-AG